Davos Darklyn
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Davos Darklyn was a knight of the Kingsguard,[1] one of the seven knights from House Darklyn to serve that order.[2]
History
Ser Davos was a knight of the Kingsguard during the reign of King Maegor I Targaryen. In 43 AC, Davos marshalled five thousand swords in King's Landing for his king and struck out west to meet the rebels under the command of Maegor's nephew, Prince Aegon Targaryen. As Prince Aegon marched towards King's Landing from the Gods Eye, he found Davos' Kingslanders blocking his path, sitting on high ground behind a wall of spearmen. Hoping to break through Davos' host before other royalist armies fell upon his flanks, Prince Aegon commanded a charge. In the resulting Battle Beneath the Gods Eye, Prince Aegon was killed by Maegor in an aerial dragon battle, while Davos was slain by Lord Qarl Corbray of Heart's Home with the Valyrian steel longsword Lady Forlorn, the only notable casualty among the loyalists.[1]
The following year, Davos' aged father was slain by the Warrior's Sons who remained loyal to Ser Joffrey Doggett after the order was outlawed by Maegor.[1]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
When Brienne of Tarth sees the seven white swords displayed on the sign above the Seven Swords inn at Duskendale, she recognizes they represent the seven Darklyns who served in the Kingsguard,[2] including Davos Darklyn.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.