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:''"Galladon" redirects here. For the member of House Tarth, see [[Galladon of Tarth]].''
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Ser '''Galladon of Morne''', also called '''the Perfect Knight''', was a legendary [[knight]] from [[Tarth]].{{ref|affc|4}} Many nobles and [[smallfolk]] from the island claim to be descended from him.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Men of the Stormlands}}
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Ser '''Galladon of Morne''', called the '''Perfect Knight''', was a legendary [[knight]] from [[Morne]] on the isle of [[Tarth]].{{Ref|AFFC|4}} Many nobles and [[smallfolk]] from the island claim to be descended from him.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}
  
 
==Legend==
 
==Legend==
Ser Galladon was a [[true knight|perfect knight]]. His valor was so great the [[Maid (the Seven)|Maiden]], of the [[Faith of the Seven|Seven]], fell in love with him. She gave him an enchanted sword, the [[Just Maid]], to demonstrate her love for him. No sword could check the sword's blows, no shield could stop them.  
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Ser Galladon is remembered as a [[true knight|perfect knight]] whose valor was so great the [[Maid (the Seven)|Maiden]] fell in love with him. She gave him an enchanted sword, the [[Just Maid]], to demonstrate her love for him. No sword could check the sword's blows, and no shield could stop them.{{Ref|AFFC|20}} According to the legend, Galladon only unsheathed the sword three times, not once against a mortal man, for the fight would have been unfair.{{ref|affc|20}} Galladon is said to have slain a [[dragon]] with the [[Just Maid]].{{Ref|AFFC|20}}
  
According to the legend, Galladon only unsheathed the sword three times, not once against a mortal man, for the fight would have been unfair.{{ref|affc|20}}
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Galladon might have been a warrior from the [[Age of Heroes]] whom singers later immortalized as a [[knight]], as knighthood was introduced to [[Westeros]] by [[Andals]] who [[coming of the Andals|arrived later]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}} In ''[[Kin of the Stag]]'', Maester [[Hubert]] suggests that Galladon was a historical figure from more recent times, noting that [[Morne]] was a royal seat of petty kings on the eastern coast of [[Tarth]] until the [[Storm King]]s made them submit. Hubert believes Morne's ruins were made by Andals and not the [[First Men]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
[[Maester]] [[Hubert]] in his ''[[Kin of the Stag]]'' suggests that Galladon of Morne was not a warrior of the [[Age of Heroes]] turned into a knight by singers, but an actual historical figure of more recent times, noting that [[Morne]] was a royal seat of petty kings on the eastern coast of [[Tarth]] until the [[Storm King]]s made them submit, though its ruins were made by [[Andals]] and not the [[First Men]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Men of the Stormlands}}
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[[Galladon Tarth]], the late son of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]],{{ref|AFFC|31}} was presumably named after the Perfect Knight.
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Dick Crabb]] and [[Brienne of Tarth]] discuss the legendary heroes of their homelands, Ser [[Clarence Crabb]] and Ser Galladon.{{ref|AFFC|20}}
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|The Perfect Knight? The Perfect Fool, he sounds like. What's the point o' having [[Just Maid|some magic sword]] if you don't bloody well use it?{{Ref|AFFC|20}}|[[Dick Crabb]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}
  
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Revision as of 18:58, 9 March 2021


Galladon of Morne
Alias The Perfect Knight[1]
Title Ser
Culture Stormlander
Born Morne, on Tarth
Books

Ser Galladon of Morne, called the Perfect Knight, was a legendary knight from Morne on the isle of Tarth.[2] Many nobles and smallfolk from the island claim to be descended from him.[3]

Legend

Ser Galladon is remembered as a perfect knight whose valor was so great the Maiden fell in love with him. She gave him an enchanted sword, the Just Maid, to demonstrate her love for him. No sword could check the sword's blows, and no shield could stop them.[1] According to the legend, Galladon only unsheathed the sword three times, not once against a mortal man, for the fight would have been unfair.[1] Galladon is said to have slain a dragon with the Just Maid.[1]

Galladon might have been a warrior from the Age of Heroes whom singers later immortalized as a knight, as knighthood was introduced to Westeros by Andals who arrived later.[4] In Kin of the Stag, Maester Hubert suggests that Galladon was a historical figure from more recent times, noting that Morne was a royal seat of petty kings on the eastern coast of Tarth until the Storm Kings made them submit. Hubert believes Morne's ruins were made by Andals and not the First Men.[4]

History

Galladon Tarth, the late son of Lord Selwyn Tarth,[5] was presumably named after the Perfect Knight.

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Dick Crabb and Brienne of Tarth discuss the legendary heroes of their homelands, Ser Clarence Crabb and Ser Galladon.[1]

Quotes

The Perfect Knight? The Perfect Fool, he sounds like. What's the point o' having some magic sword if you don't bloody well use it?[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 20, Brienne IV.
  2. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands.
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 31, Brienne VI.