A northern knight is a knight from the North. Due to the tradition of knighthood being heavily linked to the Faith of the Seven, few northmen are knights.
Culture
[edit]Knighthood holds less cultural significance in areas of Westeros that are less assimilated to Andal culture and the Faith of the Seven, such as the north and the Iron Islands, though there are knights from these regions.[1]
House Manderly is one of the few great houses of the North to follow the Faith of the Seven instead of the old gods and thus have a strong tradition of knighthood.[2] In fact, most of the known northern knights are either Manderlys or servants to them.
Most northern knights live in the southern regions of the north[3] (although not in the Neck),[4] due to being most exposed to southron influences. One such example is White Harbor, the seat of House Manderly.[3] Also, not all northern knights hold to the Faith of the Seven, such as Ser Bartimus.[5]
History
[edit]In 58 AC, Lord Theomore Manderly held a tourney at White Harbor to celebrate Queen Alysanne Targaryen's visit to the North and to show the prowess of his knights. One of the fighters was a woman, a wildling girl who had been fostered by one of Manderly's knights.[6]
During his prime, Medrick Manderly was said to be the finest knight of the north.[7] Torrhen Manderly was a knight from House Manderly during the Dance of the Dragons, who later became Lord Regent and Hand of the King during the regency of King Aegon III Targaryen.[8][7]
Thirty years before the War of the Five Kings, Ser Wynton Stout once came within a dozen votes of being named Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.[9]
Ser Wyman Manderly gave the Wolf's Den to Ser Bartimus as a reward for saving his life at the Battle of the Trident in 283 AC.[5] Ser Mark Ryswell was among those who were slain at the tower of joy in the Red Mountains of Dorne during a fight with three of King Aerys II Targaryen's Kingsguard.[10]
As one of the first men through the breach during the siege of Pyke in Greyjoy's Rebellion in 289 AC, Jorah Mormont of Bear Island received a knighthood from King Robert I Baratheon in recognition of his bravery.[11][12] According to Magister Illyrio Mopatis, Jorah was anointed by the High Septon when he became a knight,[13] though it is unknown which religion Jorah follows, nor whether the High Septon was present at Pyke. A few years later, Ser Jorah had to flee to the Free Cities when Lord Eddard Stark condemned him to death for his crime of selling a few poachers to a Tyroshi slaver.[14]
Ser Rodrik Cassel, the master-at-arms of Winterfell, trained Robb Stark,[15] Jon Snow,[16] and Theon Greyjoy.[17]
Recent Events
[edit]A Game of Thrones
[edit]Ser Rodrik is appointed castellan of Winterfell by Lady Catelyn Stark after she decides to join her son, Robb Stark, at Moat Cailin.[18]
Ser Jorah is named by Daenerys Targaryen as the first of her Queensguard following the death of her husband, Khal Drogo.[19]
A Clash of Kings
[edit]Wyman Manderly comes to Winterfell to partake in the harvest feast, bringing a retinue of knights, retainers, and entertainers.[20]
In response to Theon Greyjoy's capture of Winterfell, Wyman sends a dozen barges packed with knights, warhorses, and siege engines up the White Knife to join Ser Rodrik's army.[21] However, these Stark loyalists are betrayed and killed by Ramsay Snow and the garrison of the Dreadfort in the battle at Winterfell.[22]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]The Night's Watch has several northern knights, such as Ser Maynard Holt, the captain of the ship Talon, stationed at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea,[23] Ser Wynton Stout, who is left behind at Castle Black when Lord Commander Jeor Mormont goes beyond the Wall,[24] and both Mallador Locke and Byam Flint, who died in Mormont's great ranging.[25][26] As the last knight in the castle, Stout is made castellan of Castle Black by Lord Steward Bowen Marsh when Bowen leaves to investigate reports of wildling incursions.[26]
Ser Kyle Condon is listed as a knight in the service of Ser Wylis Manderly,[27] who is the commander of the knights from White Harbor that are serving as rear guard of Lord Roose Bolton's party, which is traveling to the Twins for Lord Edmure Tully's wedding, but when they are crossing the Trident, the northern rear guard are suddenly attacked by Ser Gregor Clegane, causing the fighting at the fords of the Trident, in which Wylis is captured. Unable to aid the men south of the ford, Lord Roose continues marching to the Twins, leaving behind six hundred men under the command of Ser Kyle and Ronnel Stout to hold the northern shore from Ser Gregor.[28]
Ser Donnel Locke, one of Robb Stark's sworn swords,[27] is among those nobles killed during the Red Wedding, getting hit with crossbow bolts.[29]
A Dance with Dragons
[edit]Ser Marlon Manderly serves as commander of the White Harbor garrison for his cousin, Lord Wyman.[30]
Wyman's knights intervene to prevent Hosteen Frey from cutting Lord Manderly's throat.[31]
Known northern knights
[edit]Historical figures
[edit]During A Song of Ice and Fire
[edit]- Bartimus[5]
- Rodrik Cassel, the master-at-arms of Winterfell[32]
- Kyle Condon, a knight in the service of Wylis Manderly[27]
- Byam Flint, a brother of the Night's Watch[27]
- Maynard Holt, a brother of the Night's Watch[23]
- Mallador Locke, a brother of the Night's Watch[27]
- Donnel Locke, one of Robb Stark's sworn sword
- Marlon Manderly, commander of the garrison at White Harbor[30]
- Wyman Manderly[5]
- Jorah Mormont[11]
- Mark Ryswell[10]
- Wynton Stout, a ranger of the Night's Watch[24]
- Helman Tallhart, the Master of Torrhen's Square[32]
References
[edit]- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 So Spake Martin: The Drowned God and More (July 14, 1999)
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 64, Jon VIII.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 39, Eddard X.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Jorah Mormont.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 12, Daenerys I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 12, Eddard II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 14, Catelyn III.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 19, Jon III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 37, The Prince of Winterfell.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 72, Daenerys X.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 56, Theon V.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 41, Jon V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 33, Samwell II.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 48, Jon VI.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 49, Catelyn VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 19, Davos III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 51, Theon I.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 A Game of Thrones, Appendix.