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'''Serwyn''', better known as '''Serwyn of the Mirror Shield''', is a famous and legendary [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|agot|8}} He is still a favorite of the smallfolk.{{ref|acok|3}} He was born in [[the Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Gardener Kings}}
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'''Serwyn of the Mirror Shield''' is a legendary figure from the [[Age of Heroes]],{{ref|TWOIAF| The Age of Heroes}} although singers now claim he was a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|agot|8}} He is a favorite of the [[smallfolk]].{{ref|acok|3}} Serwyn served the ancient [[Kings of the Reach]] from [[House Gardener]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Gardener Kings}}
  
 
==Legends==
 
==Legends==
According to songs, he once saved Princess [[Daeryssa]] from [[Giants]].{{ref|agot|15}} He slew the dragon [[Urrax]] by approaching the beast behind his shield so the dragon only saw its own reflection, Serwyn then speared Urrax through the eye.{{ref|adwd|8}} He was haunted by ghosts of all the knights he killed.{{ref|adwd|43}}
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According to songs, Serwyn once saved Princess [[Daeryssa]] from [[giants]].{{ref|agot|15}} He slew the dragon [[Urrax]] by approaching the beast behind his shield so the dragon only saw its own reflection, then spearing Urrax through the eye.{{ref|adwd|8}} Serwyn was haunted by ghosts of all the [[knight]]s he killed.{{ref|adwd|43}}
  
Despite the legends that have him as a member of the Kingsguard, Serwyn lived in the time of the [[First Men]]<ref>http://asoiaf.yuku.com/reply/25042/The-Kingsguard#reply-25042</ref>, thousands of years before there was a Kingsguard or even knights in [[Westeros]].
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Despite the legends that have him as a member of the [[Kingsguard]], an institution created in {{date|10}} during the reign of [[Aegon I Targaryen]],{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} Serwyn lived in the time of the [[First Men]],<ref>http://asoiaf.yuku.com/reply/25042/The-Kingsguard#reply-25042</ref> thousands of years before there was a Kingsguard or even knights in [[Westeros]].
  
 
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Alias Serwyn of the Mirror Shield
Title Ser (in songs and tales)
Allegiance Kingsguard (in songs and tales)
Books

Serwyn of the Mirror Shield is a legendary figure from the Age of Heroes,[1] although singers now claim he was a knight of the Kingsguard.[2] He is a favorite of the smallfolk.[3] Serwyn served the ancient Kings of the Reach from House Gardener.[4]

Legends

According to songs, Serwyn once saved Princess Daeryssa from giants.[5] He slew the dragon Urrax by approaching the beast behind his shield so the dragon only saw its own reflection, then spearing Urrax through the eye.[6] Serwyn was haunted by ghosts of all the knights he killed.[7]

Despite the legends that have him as a member of the Kingsguard, an institution created in 10 AC during the reign of Aegon I Targaryen,[8] Serwyn lived in the time of the First Men,[9] thousands of years before there was a Kingsguard or even knights in Westeros.

References and Notes