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 Talbert Serry and Victarion Greyjoy engaged in combat. Art by Aleksandar Radovanovic | ||||
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| Allegiance | House Serry | |||
| Culture | Reach | |||
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300 AC near the Shield Islands, the Reach | |||
| Father | Osbert Serry | |||
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Talbert Serry is a knight of House Serry. He is the son and heir of Lord Osbert Serry of Southshield.[1]
Appearance and Character
Talbert is young knight without a beard. He is brave and unafraid of drowning, traits Victarion Greyjoy considers almost ironborn.[1]
Talbert is a good and quick fighter. In battle, he wields a castle-forged longsword and shield. He wears a white surcoat with the white rose in red escutcheon on his breast. His shield bears the same red and white device.[1]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
During the taking of the Shields by the ironborn fleet, Ser Talbert commands a ship in the Shield Islands fleet that defends the mouth of the Mander. Victarion Greyjoy, Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, rams Talbert's smaller ship with Iron Victory. Talbert ably fights Victarion, and the raider is forced to defend himself by catching the knight's longsword in his gauntlet, with the blade cutting into Victarion's hand. Victarion throws Talbert's sword into the sea, overpowers the younger man, and forces him overboard. After the battle, Victarion asks his men if they pulled him from the water, hoping to ransom him to his father or his liege, Lord Mace Tyrell. None of the men saw his fate, and Victarion thinks his adversary likely drowned in his armor.[1]
Later, Euron Greyjoy forces the women of House Hewett to serve the ironborn conquerers. Victarion is displeased, thinking that one of the women could be the wife of Ser Talbert and Euron's order would dishonor his fallen foe.[1]
According to Margaery Tyrell, Lord Osbert Serry's son and heir was slain.[2]
A Dance with Dragons
Victarion thinks about Talbert on his voyage to Slaver's Bay, as his infected left hand is not healing. Victarion wonders if Talbert's sword had been poisoned, but he discounts the idea of a knight using poison. Victarion instead considers blaming Maester Kerwin.[3]
Quotes by Talbert
Victarion: You! You of the rose? Be you the lord of Southshield?
Talbert: His son and heir. Ser Talbert Serry. And who are you, kraken?
Victarion: Your death.[1]
—Victarion Greyjoy and Talbert
Quotes about Talbert
May he feast as he fought, in the Drowned God's watery halls.[1]
—Victarion Greyjoy to his crew
—thoughts of Victarion Greyjoy
Serry, that had been his name. A knight, and heir to Southshield. I killed him, but he stabs at me from beyond the grave. From the hot heart of whatever hell I sent him to, he thrusts his steel into my hand and twists.[3]
—thoughts of Victarion Greyjoy
Family
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 56, The Iron Suitor.