Editing Household knight

'''Household knights''' are landless [[knights]] who have been taken into service by a [[lord]].{{Ref|THK}} 

==Duties==
Knights in a household protect their master{{ref|ASOS|68}} and can respond to emergencies.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{ref|ADWD|61}}

Household knights and their families can associate with those of their lord.{{ref|AFFC|32}}{{ref|AFFC|33}} Some [[Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] have used household knights and [[men-at-arms]] to protect members of the royal family instead of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|ADWD|55}}

Household knights can include sons of a noble house who have not yet come into their inheritance, such as Ser [[Horas Redwyne|Horas]] and Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]], the heirs of Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]].{{ref|AFFC|28}}

==History==
During the [[coming of the Andals]] to the [[Kingdom of the Reach]], the [[Three Sage Kings]] took [[Andals]] into their service as household knights, such as Ser [[Alester Tyrell]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}

Ser [[Walton Towers]] was rewarded with [[Harrenhal]] by King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] after winning a melee between twenty-three of Maegor's knights in the streets of [[Harroway]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

A daring [[wildling]] girl was fostered by one of the household knights of Lord [[Theomore Manderly]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] was slain by one of his favorites, the household knight Ser [[Qarl Correy]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

A score of knights in the household of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] volunteered during the [[Sowing of the Seeds]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} According to [[Mushroom]], the crippled King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] would watch his household knights couple with servants and ladies of his court.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

The [[Tytos Lannister's second mistress|second mistress]] of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] outraged his heir, [[Tywin Lannister]], by giving orders to household knights.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} During the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]], Ser Tywin crushed Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck]] and his household knights with a much larger force.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

[[Aerys II Targaryen]] took as mistress the pretty young daughter of one of his household knights. Following the death of his son [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Jaehaerys]], Aerys accused his mistress of poisoning the child and had her and her family tortured to death.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Ser [[Colin Florent]] wed his daughter, [[Delena Florent]], to Ser [[Hosman Norcross]], one of his household knights, after the girl was deflowered by King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|19}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has a dozen knights and a hundred [[men-at-arms]] under her command in [[King's Landing]].{{ref|AGOT|47}}

===''A Storm of Storms''===
A dozen household knights escort Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] to the [[Drearfort|Fingers]].{{ref|ASOS|68}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Now Queen Regent, Cersei demeans her uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], for having been a household knight in service to her late father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], but Kevan explains he is still powerful because of his own incomes, accumulated wealth and base of support.{{ref|AFFC|7}}

Ser [[Balman Byrch]] considers four knights taken into the household of Ser [[Bronn of the Blackwater]] to be no more than upjumped [[sellswords]].{{ref|AFFC|24}}

Ser [[Hyle Hunt]] is judged by the [[brotherhood without banners]] for being a household knight in service of [[Randyll Tarly]].{{ref|AFFC|42}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Asha Greyjoy]] thinks that Ser [[Justin Massey]], who has lost access to his ancestral lands through the [[War of the Five Kings]], hopes to wed her and thereby improve his station, otherwise he will be no more than a household knight in the service of [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|'''Duncan''': Egg ... [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]], I mean, he is a good lad, but, Your Grace, I know you honor me, but ... I am only a [[hedge knight]].<br>
'''Maekar''': That can be changed. Aegon is to return to my castle at [[Summerhall]]. There is a place there for you, if you wish. A knight of my household. You'll swear your sword to me, and Aegon can squire for you. While you train him, my master-at-arms will finish your own training.{{ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]]}}

{{quote|Ser [[Argrave the Defiant|Argrave]] was a spare, leathery man, a seasoned household knight in dinted gray armor riding an unbarded horse. Dunk had known his sort before; such men were tough as old roots, and knew their business.{{ref|TMK}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

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