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| Culture | Northmen | |||
| Born | 279–289 AC[1] | |||
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299 AC Stony Shore village | |||
| Father | Helman Tallhart | |||
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Benfred Tallhart is the eldest son and heir of Ser Helman Tallhart, the head of House Tallhart.
Appearance
Benfred is tall, noisy and abrupt. He is described as a big, bluff, loud boy, with a thick neck.[2][3]
History
Benfred frequently visited Winterfell with his father, Ser Helman Tallhart, and was friendly with Robb Stark and Theon Greyjoy during these visits.[2] When visiting Torrhen's Square with Lord Eddard Stark, Theon Greyjoy used to mock Benfred for his thick neck, to see how angry he could make Benfred.[3]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Excited by Robb Stark's success during the War of the Five Kings, Benfred surrounds himself with a company of lances. When his uncle, Leobald Tallhart, calls them "young rabbits", Benfred and his company start calling themselves the Wild Hares, tying rabbitskins to the ends of their lances.[2] When Ser Leobald informs Ser Rodrik Cassel about Benfred's Wild Hares, the elderly knight orders Leobald, the castellan of Torrhen's Square, to command Benfred to remain at the Tallhart seat.[2]
As the castellan of Torrhen's Square, Benfred's uncle Leobald sends Benfred and his Wild Hares to deal with the ironborn who have been raiding and plundering at the Stony Shore.[4] As Benfred and his company do not expect that the enemy will have many men, they do not send scouts ahead. Theon Greyjoy and his ironmen easily surprise and defeat the Wild Hares near a fishing village.[3]
All but Benfred are killed in battle. Although Theon hoped to question Benfred, as the leader of the Wild Hares, the wounded Benfred refuses to answer any questions, and instead calls Theon a traitor and spits on him. For this Aeron Greyjoy has Benfred drowned in salt water as a sacrifice to the Drowned God.[3]
Quotes by Benfred
Robb will gut you, Greyjoy. He'll feed your turncloak's heart to his wolf, you piece of sheep dung.[3]
—Benfred to Theon Greyjoy
You'll lose your head for this, Greyjoy. The crows will eat the jelly of your eyes. The Others bugger your wet god.[3]
—Benfred to Theon Greyjoy
Quotes about Benfred
He remembered Benfred Tallhart, a big bluff loud boy who had often visited Winterfell with his father, Ser Helman, and had been friendly with Robb and with Theon Greyjoy.[2]
—thoughts of Bran Stark
Stygg was hardly the most expert of headsmen, and Benfred had a neck thick as a boar's, heavy with muscle and fat. I used to mock him for it, just to see how angry I could make him, he remembered.[3]
—thoughts of Theon Greyjoy
Family
References
- ↑ See the Benfred Tallhart calculation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 37, Theon III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 35, Bran V.