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''' | A '''Smith''', or '''blacksmith''', is a metalworker under the command of a [[master armorer]]. They sometimes have apprentices. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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The [[Three Sage Kings]] sought after [[Andal]] craftsmen. Blacksmiths and stonemasons in particular were handsomely rewarded.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} | The [[Three Sage Kings]] sought after [[Andal]] craftsmen. Blacksmiths and stonemasons in particular were handsomely rewarded.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} | ||
Blacksmiths, | Blacksmiths, [[goldsmith]]s and silversmiths benefited from the prosperity and the developing trade under the [[Jaehaerys Targaryen|Old King]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} | ||
[[Hugh Hammer]] was born on [[Dragonstone]] as a blacksmith's [[bastard]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} | |||
After retiring from adventuring, Long [[Jon Heddle]] took over the [[inn at the crossroads]] and also took up [[iron]]working, forging a sign in the shape of a three-headed [[dragon]]. The black iron sign would clank in the wind, and gave his inn its new name, the Clanking Dragon.{{Ref|AFFC|37}} | |||
In {{Date|155}}, Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] bought a blacksmith's young and buxom wife for seven [[Currency|gold dragons]], but he soon returned [[Megette]] to her husband, who beat her to death within a year.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} | |||
===Recent history=== | |||
The blacksmith [[Ben Blackthumb]] worked for Lady [[Shella Whent]]'s [[Lord Whent (father of Shella)|father]] and grandfather, as well as for the last lord of [[House Lothston]].{{Ref|ACOK|47}} | |||
While working as a smith at [[Storm's End]], [[Donal Noye]] made [[Robert's warhammer|the warhammer]] for [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] which killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] at the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]],{{ref|AGOT|19}} as well as the first sword for [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|aSoS|76}} | |||
[[Tobho Mott]] is a [[Qohor]]ik [[master armorer]] who [[Shop of Tobho Mott|owns a shop]] at the top of the [[Street of Steel]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}} He is one of the few armorers who can work [[Valyrian steel]],{{Ref|ASOS|32}} taking [[Gendry]], one of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s unacknowledged [[bastards]], as an apprentice after being paid double the customary fee by a [[Varys|stout brown-bearded man with a hooded cloak]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}} | |||
On his sixteenth name day, [[Rolly's father]], a blacksmith at [[Bitterbridge]] in service to old [[Lord Caswell (father of Lorent)|Lord Caswell]], made a [[longsword]] for [[Rolly]] as a present.{{Ref|ADWD|8}} | |||
Lords [[Jon Arryn]] and [[Stannis Baratheon]] called upon Tobho and Gendry during their investigation into Robert's children.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} | |||
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Game of Thrones''=== | |||
[[Mikken]], the blacksmith at Winterfell, crafts for [[Jon Snow]] the sword [[Needle]], which Jon gifts to his half-sister [[Arya Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|10}} | |||
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] calls upon Tobho and Gendry during their investigation into Robert's children.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} | |||
[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], brings [[Longclaw]], his [[Valyrian steel]] bastard sword, to Donal's armory for repairs after it is burned, and the Lord Commander then gives the blade to his steward Jon Snow.{{ref|AGOT|60}} | |||
===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ||
In order for [[Bran Stark]] to get around his room, Mikken installs metal bars along the walls so Bran can pull himself around.{{Ref|ACOK|4}} | |||
[[Tyrion Lannister]] meets with the master smiths of the capital to build a monstrous chain in preparation for the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. They considered this work beneath them at first but obliged the acting [[Hand of the King]] in the end.{{Ref|ACOK|15}} | [[Tyrion Lannister]] meets with the master smiths of the capital to build a monstrous chain in preparation for the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. They considered this work beneath them at first but obliged the acting [[Hand of the King]] in the end.{{Ref|ACOK|15}} | ||
The silversmiths of [[Qarth]] gift rings and chains to [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|40}} | The silversmiths of [[Qarth]] gift rings and chains to [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|40}} | ||
A wealthy goldsmmith is killed during the [[riots in King's Landing]] and his manse is burned.{{Ref|ACOK|44}} | A wealthy goldsmmith is killed during the [[riots in King's Landing]] and his manse is burned.{{Ref|ACOK|44}} | ||
After [[Harrenhal]] is taken by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Ben Blackthumb enters the service of [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|ACOK|47}} He keeps the swords of the armory locked up.{{Ref|ACOK|64}} | |||
When Bran and his companions leave Winterfell after [[Sack of Winterfell|its sack]], [[Osha]] carries the sword from Eddard's [[crypt of Winterfell|tomb]], one of the last [[crypt swords]] to bear Mikken's mark.{{Ref|ACOK|69}} | |||
===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ||
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*[[Jon Heddle]]{{Ref|AFFC|37}} | *[[Jon Heddle]]{{Ref|AFFC|37}} | ||
*[[Lucan]] {{Ref|ACOK|47}} | *[[Lucan]] {{Ref|ACOK|47}} | ||
*[[Megette | *[[Megette's husband]] {{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} | ||
*[[Mikken]] {{Ref|AGOT|8}} | *[[Mikken]] {{Ref|AGOT|8}} | ||
*[[Nail]] {{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} | *[[Nail]] {{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} | ||
*Rolly's father {{Ref|ADWD|8}} | *[[Rolly's father]] {{Ref|ADWD|8}} | ||
*[[Steely Pate]] {{Ref|THK}} | *[[Steely Pate]] {{Ref|THK}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 16 September 2026
A Smith, or blacksmith, is a metalworker under the command of a master armorer. They sometimes have apprentices.
Description
[edit]Smiths heat and work metals in a forge or a smithy. Smiths are distinguished by the metals they mainly work blacksmith (iron and steel), coppersmith (copper),[1] goldsmith (gold),[2] silversmith (silver),[3] etc. Some smiths are regarded as masters at their craft and superior to common smiths.[4] They wear leather apron.[5]
Culture
[edit]Smithyton is the seat of House Shermer in the Reach.[6] House Ironsmith is a noble house from the north.[7]
Coppersmith's Wynd is a street in King's Landing.[8] Most smiths of King's Landing have their forges on the Street of Steel.[9]
Lannisport is known for its goldsmiths[2] while Bear Island have none.[10] White Harbor is known for its silversmiths.[3]
Goldsmiths and jewelers of Braavos shower the courtesans of the city with gifts.[11]
Tyroshi master armorsmiths make intricate armor in fantastic shapes.[12]
The goldsmiths on the Long Bridge of Volantis have guards at their door.[13]
History
[edit]The Three Sage Kings sought after Andal craftsmen. Blacksmiths and stonemasons in particular were handsomely rewarded.[14]
Blacksmiths, goldsmiths and silversmiths benefited from the prosperity and the developing trade under the Old King.[15]
Hugh Hammer was born on Dragonstone as a blacksmith's bastard.[16]
After retiring from adventuring, Long Jon Heddle took over the inn at the crossroads and also took up ironworking, forging a sign in the shape of a three-headed dragon. The black iron sign would clank in the wind, and gave his inn its new name, the Clanking Dragon.[17]
In 155 AC, Prince Aegon IV Targaryen bought a blacksmith's young and buxom wife for seven gold dragons, but he soon returned Megette to her husband, who beat her to death within a year.[18]
Recent history
[edit]The blacksmith Ben Blackthumb worked for Lady Shella Whent's father and grandfather, as well as for the last lord of House Lothston.[19]
While working as a smith at Storm's End, Donal Noye made the warhammer for Robert Baratheon which killed Prince Rhaegar Targaryen at the Trident,[20] as well as the first sword for Stannis Baratheon.[21]
Tobho Mott is a Qohorik master armorer who owns a shop at the top of the Street of Steel in King's Landing.[9] He is one of the few armorers who can work Valyrian steel,[22] taking Gendry, one of King Robert I Baratheon's unacknowledged bastards, as an apprentice after being paid double the customary fee by a stout brown-bearded man with a hooded cloak.[9]
On his sixteenth name day, Rolly's father, a blacksmith at Bitterbridge in service to old Lord Caswell, made a longsword for Rolly as a present.[23]
Lords Jon Arryn and Stannis Baratheon called upon Tobho and Gendry during their investigation into Robert's children.[9]
Recent Events
[edit]A Game of Thrones
[edit]Mikken, the blacksmith at Winterfell, crafts for Jon Snow the sword Needle, which Jon gifts to his half-sister Arya Stark.[24]
Lord Eddard Stark calls upon Tobho and Gendry during their investigation into Robert's children.[9]
Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, brings Longclaw, his Valyrian steel bastard sword, to Donal's armory for repairs after it is burned, and the Lord Commander then gives the blade to his steward Jon Snow.[25]
A Clash of Kings
[edit]In order for Bran Stark to get around his room, Mikken installs metal bars along the walls so Bran can pull himself around.[26]
Tyrion Lannister meets with the master smiths of the capital to build a monstrous chain in preparation for the Battle of the Blackwater. They considered this work beneath them at first but obliged the acting Hand of the King in the end.[4]
The silversmiths of Qarth gift rings and chains to Daenerys Targaryen.[27] A wealthy goldsmmith is killed during the riots in King's Landing and his manse is burned.[8]
After Harrenhal is taken by Lord Tywin Lannister, Ben Blackthumb enters the service of House Lannister.[19] He keeps the swords of the armory locked up.[28]
When Bran and his companions leave Winterfell after its sack, Osha carries the sword from Eddard's tomb, one of the last crypt swords to bear Mikken's mark.[29]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]Just like Queen Cersei Lannister before her,[30] Queen Margaery Tyrell is well-known amongst the city's goldsmiths.[31]
Known smiths
[edit]Masters
[edit]Blacksmith
[edit]- Barth's father[32]
- Ben Blackthumb [19]
- Donal Noye (also armorer)[33]
- Frynne's father[34]
- Hammer (also armorer) [35]
- Hugh Hammer [36]
- Hugh Hammer's father [36]
- Jon Heddle[17]
- Lucan [19]
- Megette's husband [18]
- Mikken [37]
- Nail [35]
- Rolly's father [23]
- Steely Pate [12]
Apprentice
[edit]Quotes
[edit]—Mordane to Catelyn Stark
Gendry: I'm a 'prentice smith, and one day might be I'll make a master armorer ... if I don't run off and lose my feet or get myself killed.
Arya: The next helm you make, put mule's ears on it in place of bull's horns![19]—Gendry and Arya Stark
My lord, this is crude work at best. There is no art to it. Suitable labor for common smiths, no doubt, for men who bend horseshoes and hammer out kettles, but I am a master armorer, as it please my lord. This is no work for me, nor my fellow masters. We make swords as sharp as song, armor such as a god might wear. Not this.[4]
—Salloreon to Tyrion Lannister
References
[edit]- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 2, Daenerys I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 8, Tyrion II.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 73, Jon X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 15, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 39, Cersei IX.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from the Reach
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: the North
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 44, Tyrion X.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 27, Eddard VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 12, Daenerys I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 34, Cat Of The Canals.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 27, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Andals in the Reach.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 37, Brienne VII.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 19, Jon III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 76, Jon XI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 10, Jon II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 60, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 4, Bran I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 40, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 64, Arya X.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 69, Bran VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, Princess In The Tower.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 8, Bran II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 7, Arya I.