Arthur Dayne
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Ser Arthur Dayne, known as the Sword of the Morning, was a famed and legendary knight from House Dayne and a member of King Aerys II Targaryen's Kingsguard. He was Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's closest friend.[1] He was the brother of Lady Ashara Dayne and Lady Allyria Dayne. His nephew, the son from Arthur's unknown older brother, is Lord Edric Dayne.[2]
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History
Arthur wielded the greatsword called Dawn as part of his office as Sword of the Morning, carrying it slung across his back.[3] His accomplishments include defeating the Kingswood Brotherhood. He got the smallfolk of the kingswood to love him by paying for what he and his forces took and taking their grievances before King Aerys II Targaryen. In the end he slew the Smiling Knight in single combat and ended the threat of the Brotherhood. Following that victory, he knighted Jaime Lannister, who would later become a sworn brother of the Kingsguard.[4]
Arthur broke twelve lances against Prince Rhaegar Targaryen in a tourney held at Storm's End, losing to the prince.[5] At the Tourney at Harrenhal, he was defeated by Rhaegar once again.[6] Sometime after this, he, along with his other sworn brother Ser Oswell Whent, aided Rhaegar in the kidnap of Lyanna Stark. During the ensuing rebellion, their lord commander, Ser Gerold Hightower, was sent to find Rhaegar when the war started to become out of hand. When he found the crown prince, Gerold stayed with his two Kingsguard brothers in the Red Mountains of Dorne, on the orders of the prince.
Arthur died at the Tower of Joy fighting Lord Eddard Stark and his companions, but the exact circumstances of his death are unclear. In a memory of his father, Bran Stark recalls his father Eddard describing Arthur as the finest knight he ever saw, and elaborates further that Dayne would have killed him if not for Howland Reed.[7] According to Catelyn Tully, Arthur was the deadliest of the seven knights of Aerys's Kingsguard.[8]
Arthur is remembered as not only a skilled fighter but a valiant and true knight. Eddard Stark, Jaime Lannister, Barristan Selmy, and Viserys Targaryen all recall or remember Arthur with nothing less than absolute respect for both the man and his legend. After his death, Eddard rode directly to Starfall, the seat of House Dayne, to return the sword Dawn to his sister, Lady Ashara Dayne.[8]
Quotes by Arthur
Our knees do not bend easily.[3]
– Arthur to Eddard Stark, regarding the Kingsguard
Arthur: And now it begins. Eddard: No. Now it ends.[3]
– Arthur to Eddard Stark at the Tower of Joy
Smiling Knight: It's that white sword of yours I want.
Arthur: Then you shall have it, ser.[9]
– Arthur to the Smiling Knight
All knights must bleed, Jaime. Blood is the seal of our devotion.[10]
– Arthur to Jaime Lannister
Quotes about Arthur
They whispered of Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning, deadliest of the seven knights of Aerys's Kingsguard, and of how their young lord had slain him in single combat.[8]
– Catelyn Tully thinking of Winterfell's maids
The finest knight I ever saw was Ser Arthur Dayne, who fought with a blade called Dawn, forged from the heart of a fallen star. They called him the Sword of the Morning, and he would have killed me but for Howland Reed.[7]
– Eddard Stark to Bran Stark
I learned from Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning, who could have slain all five of you with his left hand while he was taking a piss with the right.[9]
– Jaime Lannister to Loras Tyrell, Osmund Kettleblack, Balon Swann, Meryn Trant, and Boros Blount
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References and Notes
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 36, Davos IV.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 39, Eddard X.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 30, Jaime IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 42, Daenerys IV.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 58, Eddard XV.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 21, Bran III.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
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