| Tanselle's uncle | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | House Targaryen |
| Culture | Westeros |
| Book | The Hedge Knight (appears) |
Tanselle's uncle was a Dornish puppeteer during the reign of King Daeron II Targaryen. His given name is unknown.
History
Tanselle and a group of Dornish puppeteers, including her uncle, perform puppet shows at the Ashford Tourney in 209 AC. Tanselle's uncle had carved the puppets, and she had painted them. The shows they perform include the stories of Florian and Jonquil, Nymeria and her ten thousand ships, Symeon Star-Eyes, and a knight defeating a dragon.[1]
The first night of the tourney, Prince Aerion Targaryen sees the puppeteers perform a show about the dragon, and takes issue with the dragon's death, calling it treason. Aerion has the puppets destroyed by his men-at-arms, and begins attacking the puppeteers, including her niece Tanselle, who is saved by Ser Duncan the Tall, a hedge knight.[1]
The puppeteers, including Tanselle and her uncle, leave for Dorne as quickly as possible afterwards. According to Steely Pate, Tanselle's uncle feels they would be better off "well gone and well forgot", and that it would not be good for her to see Dunk die in his trial of seven.[1]