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* [[Moon Boy]] (possibly)
 
* [[Moon Boy]] (possibly)
 
* [[Aegon Frey (Jinglebell)|Aegon Frey]]
 
* [[Aegon Frey (Jinglebell)|Aegon Frey]]
* [[Daeron Targaryen]]'s lackwit daughter
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* Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]]'s lackwit daughter
 
* [[Squinty Jeyne]]'s lackwit son
 
* [[Squinty Jeyne]]'s lackwit son
  

Revision as of 21:44, 26 September 2014

A lackwit in Westeros refers to a person who is lacking intelligence. They are frowned upon by society. There are lackwits in all strata of society. Despite being lackwit some highborn can still inherit, such as Lollys Stokeworth who becomes the Lady of Stokeworth after the deaths of her mother, Tanda Stokeworth, and her sister, Falyse Stokeworth.[1] Men have been known to marry lackwit heiresses. Male lackwits sometimes become fools.

Known lackwits

Uncertainty about Moon Boy

On occasion, Moon Boy is described as a simpleton or lackwit as well. However, on multiple occasions, several characters wonder whether or not Moon Boy is truly a lackwit.[2][3] Moon Boy is known to mock people with deft cruelty, which puts doubts on whether or not he's truly a simpleton.[2] On one occasion, by a drunken Dontos Hollard, it was even suggested that Moon Boy was a spy of Varys.[3]

Quotes

I've known men to wed lackwits and suckling babes for prizes a tenth the size of Tarth.[4]

Hyle Hunt, to Brienne

References and Notes