Captain of the gate is a position charged with the command of a castle's gate or of the city's gates.
The Knight of the Bloody Gate[1] does not fit into this position because the Bloody Gate is not actually a gate, but a series of battlements that guard entry to the Vale of Arryn.[2][3]
History
Established under the reign of Maegor I Targaryen, the captains of the gates of King's Landing are high-ranking officials in the City Watch of King's Landing.[4][5] The likes of Ser Luthor Largent, Ser Balon Byrch, and Ser Adrian Thorne were all captains of one of the seven City Gates before being promoted to Commander of the City Watch.[6][7][8]
During the riots of King's Landing, Garth the Harelip, captain of the Dragon Gate, led his garrison against the rioters and managed to restore some semblance of order to the streets north and east of the hill of Rhaenys.[7]
During the regency of King Aegon III Targaryen, the captains of the Dragon Gate, the Gate of the Gods, the Iron Gate, the King's Gate, the Old Gate and the River Gate were all accused of involvement in the plot against House Rogare.[8]
Following the death of Manly Stokeworth, the captain of the Iron Gate, Janos Slynt, became the City Watch's new commander.[9]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
The captain of the River Gate, Ser Jacelyn Bywater, is promoted to commander of the City Watch after the dismissal of Lord Janos Slynt by Tyrion Lannister, the acting Hand of the King.[10]
A Storm of Swords
When Ser Davos Seaworth arrives at the gate of Dragonstone after the Battle of the Blackwater, he asks for its captain Jate Blackberry, but the new guardsmen do not know the name and believe him to be dead.[11]
The captain of Stoney Sept's gate informed the brotherhood without banners that they had been attacked by Bloody Mummers and wolves looking for Ser Jaime Lannister, who had escaped Riverrun, so the Mad Huntsman was now looking for him with his dogs, hoping to kill him as revenge for westermen raping the Mad Huntsman's wife and his sister, and slaying six of his dogs.[12]
When Jaime's escort of two hundred men led by Steelshanks Walton arrives at the Gate of the Gods, the captain saw their peace banner and assumed that they had come to bend the knee, like so many others, so he waves them through.[13]
A Feast for Crows
After the taking of Maidenpool by Lord Randyll Tarly, Ser Hyle Hunt is given the command of one of the town's gates. When a Serrett serjeant attempts to steal eggs from an old farmer and claim the farmer's wife, Brienne of Tarth intervenes and is surrounded by guardsmen, but the situation is diffused by Hyle.[14]
The captain of Duskendale's gate tells Brienne of Tarth that her oaken shield bears the black bat of House Lothston, which are arms of ill repute, and then recommends his sister to Brienne, as she is a painter who can repaint her shield.[15]
The captain of the Dragon Gate, Humfrey Waters, is promoted to commander of the City Watch after the dismissal of Ser Osfryd Kettleblack.[16]
References
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 34, Catelyn VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 10, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 5, Arya II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 17, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 8, Tyrion II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 10, Davos II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 29, Arya V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 62, Jaime VII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.