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| Character_name         = [[File:House_Tallhart.PNG|50px|left]] '''Benfred Tallhart''' [[File:House_Tallhart.PNG|50px|right]]
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| Character_name = [[File:House Tallhart.svg|50px|left]] Benfred Tallhart [[File:House Tallhart.svg|50px|right]]
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| image = [[File:Benfred Tallhart.jpg|250px]]
 
| image_caption = art by ghoul-expert
 
| image_caption = art by ghoul-expert
 
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| Allegiance = [[House Tallhart]]  
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| Allegiance = [[House Tallhart]]<br>[[Wild Hares]]
 
| Race =
 
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| Culture = [[Northmen]]
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| Father = [[Helman Tallhart]]
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| Place_of_Birth =  
 
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| Date_of_Birth = After [[281 AL]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|279|289}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Benfred Tallhart|Benfred Tallhart]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death = [[Stony Shore]]
 
| Place_of_Death = [[Stony Shore]]
| Date_of_Death = [[299 AL]]
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}
| Books = [[A Clash of Kings]] (Appears)
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| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appendix)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appendix)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
 
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'''Benfred Tallhart''' was the eldest son and heir of Ser [[Helman Tallhart]], the head of [[House Tallhart]].  
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'''Benfred Tallhart''' is the eldest son and heir of Ser [[Helman Tallhart]], the head of [[House Tallhart]].  
  
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
Benfred is a tall boy, noisy and abrupt, described as a "a big, bluff, loud boy" , with a thick neck.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Bran</ref> <ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 37|Chapter 37]], Theon</ref>
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Benfred is tall, noisy and abrupt. He is described as a big, bluff, loud boy, with a thick neck.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}{{Ref|ACOK|37}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
During his visits to [[Winterfell]], he was often found in the company of [[Robb Stark]] and [[Theon Greyjoy]]. He was slain by Ironmen at the [[Stony Shore]].
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Benfred frequently visited [[Winterfell]] with his father, Ser [[Helman Tallhart]], and was friendly with [[Robb Stark]] and [[Theon Greyjoy]] during these visits.{{Ref|ACOK|16}} When visiting [[Torrhen's Square]] with Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Theon Greyjoy used to mock Benfred for his thick neck, to see how angry he could make Benfred.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
When his father departs [[Torrhen's Square]] for [[Moat Cailin]] to join [[Robb Stark]], he leaves Benfred at home. Hellman names Benfred's uncle [[Leobald Tallhart|Leobald]] as castellan.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Bran</ref>
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Excited by [[Robb Stark]]'s success during the [[War of the Five Kings]], Benfred surrounds himself with a company of lances. When his uncle, [[Leobald Tallhart]], calls them "young rabbits", Benfred and his company start calling themselves the [[Wild Hares]], tying rabbitskins to the ends of their lances.{{Ref|ACOK|16}} When Ser Leobald informs Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] about Benfred's Wild Hares, the elderly [[knight]] orders Leobald, the castellan of [[Torrhen's Square]], to command Benfred to remain at the Tallhart seat.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}
  
===''A Clash of Kings''===
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As the castellan of Torrhen's Square, Benfred's uncle Leobald sends Benfred and his Wild Hares to deal with the [[ironborn]] who have been raiding and plundering at the [[Stony Shore]].{{Ref|ACOK|35}} As Benfred and his company do not expect that the enemy will have many men, they do not send scouts ahead. [[Theon Greyjoy]] and his ironmen easily [[harrying of the Stony Shore|surprise and defeat]] the Wild Hares.
Excited by [[Robb Stark]]'s success during the [[War of the Five Kings]], he surrounds himself with a troop of young men, of whom the oldest isn't nineteen, and calls themselves "young wolves". [[Leobald Tallhart]] mocks them by calling them "young rabbits", but they circumvent the name taking the name of "[[wild hares|Wild Hares]]." They scour the country, rabbit skins attached to their spears, singing knight songs, until Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] orders Leobald to sort them out.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Bran</ref>
 
  
Benfred and his company ride out to the [[Stony Shore]] to see if the rumors of Ironborn raiding are true. They do not expect that the enemy will have many men and do not send scouts ahead. [[Theon Greyjoy]] and his Ironmen easily surprise and defeat the Wild Hares. Benfred is wounded and captured. He refuses to answer any questions, calls Theon a traitor and spits on him. For this [[Aeron Greyjoy]] has him drowned.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 37|Chapter 37]] Theon</ref>
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All but Benfred are killed in battle. Although Theon hoped to question Benfred, as the leader of the Wild Hares, the wounded Benfred refuses to answer any questions, and instead calls Theon a traitor and spits on him. For this [[Aeron Greyjoy]] has him drowned.{{Ref|ACOK|37}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
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==References and Notes==
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==References==
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{{References}}
  
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[[Category:House Tallhart]]
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[[Category:Casualties of the War of the Five Kings|Tallhart, Benfred]]
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[[Category:Characters from the North|Tallhart, Benfred]]
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[[Category:Deaths by drowning|Tallhart, Benfred]]
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[[Category:Executions|Tallhart, Benfred]]
 
[[Category:Nobles|Tallhart, Benfred]]
 
[[Category:Nobles|Tallhart, Benfred]]
[[Category:Characters from the North|Tallhart, Benfred]]
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[[Category:Supporters of Robb Stark in the War of the Five Kings|Tallhart, Benfred]]
[[Category:House Tallhart]]
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[[fr:Benfred Tallhart]][[ru:Бенфред Толхарт]][[zh:本福德·陶哈]]
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[[ru:Бенфред Толхарт]]
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Revision as of 19:09, 24 April 2020

House Tallhart.svg
Benfred Tallhart
House Tallhart.svg
Benfred Tallhart.jpg
art by ghoul-expert

Allegiances
Culture Northmen
Born 279289 AC[1]
Died 299 AC
Stony Shore
Father Helman Tallhart
Books

Benfred Tallhart is the eldest son and heir of Ser Helman Tallhart, the head of House Tallhart.

Appearance

Benfred is tall, noisy and abrupt. He is described as a big, bluff, loud boy, with a thick neck.[2][3]

History

Benfred frequently visited Winterfell with his father, Ser Helman Tallhart, and was friendly with Robb Stark and Theon Greyjoy during these visits.[2] When visiting Torrhen's Square with Lord Eddard Stark, Theon Greyjoy used to mock Benfred for his thick neck, to see how angry he could make Benfred.[3]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Excited by Robb Stark's success during the War of the Five Kings, Benfred surrounds himself with a company of lances. When his uncle, Leobald Tallhart, calls them "young rabbits", Benfred and his company start calling themselves the Wild Hares, tying rabbitskins to the ends of their lances.[2] When Ser Leobald informs Ser Rodrik Cassel about Benfred's Wild Hares, the elderly knight orders Leobald, the castellan of Torrhen's Square, to command Benfred to remain at the Tallhart seat.[2]

As the castellan of Torrhen's Square, Benfred's uncle Leobald sends Benfred and his Wild Hares to deal with the ironborn who have been raiding and plundering at the Stony Shore.[4] As Benfred and his company do not expect that the enemy will have many men, they do not send scouts ahead. Theon Greyjoy and his ironmen easily surprise and defeat the Wild Hares.

All but Benfred are killed in battle. Although Theon hoped to question Benfred, as the leader of the Wild Hares, the wounded Benfred refuses to answer any questions, and instead calls Theon a traitor and spits on him. For this Aeron Greyjoy has him drowned.[3]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Helman
 
Unknown
wife
 
Leobald
 
Berena
Hornwood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benfred
 
Eddara
 
Brandon
 
Beren
 


References