Morgil Hastwyck

	Morgil's death, as depicted in Game of Thrones: Histories & Lore
Title	Ser
Allegiance	House Hastwyck
Culture	Reach
Died	172–183 AC
Books	The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned); A Game of Thrones (mentioned); A Feast for Crows (mentioned);

Morgil Hastwyck was a knight from House Hastwyck who lived during the reign of King Aegon IV Targaryen.^[1]

History

Ser Morgil is renowned for slandering Queen Naerys Targaryen and being killed by her brother, Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, in trial by combat.^[2]^[1] According to Grand Maester Kaeth's Lives of Four Kings, these accusations were instigated by Aegon IV himself, who was at the time quarreling with his son and heir, Prince Daeron.^[1]

Quotes

Well, the singers embroider everything, but there was a Ser Morgil and he did accuse Naerys of various things... probably adultery and treason with Aemon, but I haven't nailed all that down yet....^[3]
— George R. R. Martin

Why, every child in Westeros knows how Prince Aemon the Dragonknight championed his sister Queen Naerys against Ser Morghil's^[sic] accusations.^[4]
— Cersei Lannister to Taena of Myr

Behind the Scenes

Morgil's name is once misspelled as "Morghil" in A Feast for Crows.^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryens Kings: Aegon IV.
↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 15, Sansa I.
↑ So Spake Martin: Answers to Old Questions, November 15, 1999
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.

[Rtwoiafthe_targaryens_kings:_aegon_iv{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryens Kings: Aegon IV.

[Ragot15{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-2] A Game of Thrones, Chapter 15, Sansa I.

[3] So Spake Martin: Answers to Old Questions, November 15, 1999

[Raffc43{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-4] 4.0 ^4.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.

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