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 Gawen Swann, as depicted in The Hedge Knight graphic novel | ||||
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| Titles | ||||
| Allegiance | House Swann[1] | |||
| Culture | Marcher[1] | |||
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152 AC or before[2] Stonehelm[3] | |||
| Book | The Hedge Knight (appears) | |||
Gawen Swann was the Lord of Stonehelm and the head of House Swann during the reign of King Daeron II Targaryen.[1]
Appearance and Character
During the tourney at Ashford Meadow, Lord Gawen's armor, cloak, and horse bardings were a riot of black and white, down to the stripes on his scabbard and lance.[1]
By 209 AC, Gawen was an old man and gray-haired. Ser Duncan the Tall regarded him as a knight of unexceptional tourney prowess, a lord of high birth but low skill. Prince Aegon Targaryen likewise thought him to be undistinguished.[1]
History
Lord Gawen's fool had named Prince Matarys Targaryen the "Even Younger Prince".[1]
Lord Gawen participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC, where he challenged Prince Valarr Targaryen. Although he nearly defeated the prince in the first tilt, Valarr knocked him from his saddle in the second tilt and Gawen quickly yielded to the prince, the second of Valarr's nine hollow victories against "undistinguished foes". When Ser Duncan the Tall searched for a seventh knight for his trial of seven, Gawen ignored his call for help, laughing softly at a comment from Lord Pearse Caron.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ See the Gawen Swann calculation.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Gawen Swann.