Difference between revisions of "Mystery knight"

From A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Examples: Pipe text)
m (Examples: Present tense)
Line 12: Line 12:
 
* The outlaw [[Simon Toyne]], who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Tourney at Storm's End|tournament at Storm's End]].{{Ref|aSoS|42}}
 
* The outlaw [[Simon Toyne]], who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Tourney at Storm's End|tournament at Storm's End]].{{Ref|aSoS|42}}
 
* The Bastard of Uplands, who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Oldtown tourney|tournament at Oldtown]] as "Blackshield" and was defeated and exposed by Selmy.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}
 
* The Bastard of Uplands, who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Oldtown tourney|tournament at Oldtown]] as "Blackshield" and was defeated and exposed by Selmy.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}
* Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]], who competed at a joust to celebrate the wedding of Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]]{{Ref|TMK}}
+
* Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]], who competes at a joust to celebrate the wedding of Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]]{{Ref|TMK}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 01:28, 17 June 2012

This is about a type of tournament contestant. For the novella, see The Mystery Knight.

A mystery knight is a contestant at a tournament that competes without revealing his identity. The contestant may or may not reveal his identity later. Mystery knights choose to conceal their names for a variety of reasons.

Description

When Meera Reed tells Bran Stark of the Knight of the Laughing Tree, who competed in the Tourney at Harrenhal, Bran recalls from his education: "Mystery knights would oft appear at tourneys, with helms concealing their faces, and shields that were either blank or bore some strange device."[1]

Examples

Besides the Knight of the Laughing Tree, other mystery knights include:

References and Notes