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Ser '''Tom the Strummer''' known as The Bard of [[Flea Bottom]] was a [[knight]] and singer during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].
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Ser '''Tom the Strummer''', known as '''the Bard of Flea Bottom''', was a [[knight]] and singer during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].
  
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==History==
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In {{Date|49}} the young king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] still had five vacant spots in the [[Kingsguard]] to fill. At the [[Golden Wedding]], his mother [[Alyssa Velaryon]] suggested the remaining five slots by a test of arms since knights from all over the realms had come to attend the wedding. Jaehaerys agreed, but with a twist - the knights must fight on foot, not the joust, for foes seldom strike a king from horseback.{{Ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
  
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The wild melees and bloody duels that followed were dubbed by [[maesters]] as the [[War for the White Cloaks]] with hundreds of knights competing for the honor of serving in the Kingsguard. Although he did not win a white cloak, Tom the Strummer became a great favorite of the [[smallfolk]], mocking his opponents before each bout with ribald songs.{{Ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
In {{Date|49}} the young king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] still had five vacant spots in the Kingsguard to fill. At the [[Golden Wedding]], his mother [[Alyssa Velaryon]] suggested the remaining five slots by a test of arms since knights from all over the realms had come to attend the wedding. Jaehaerys agreed, but with a twist - the knights must fight on foot, not the joust, for foes seldom strike a king from horseback.{{Ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides- 49 AC}}
 
  
The wild melees and bloody duels that followed were dubbed by [[maesters]] as the [[War for the White Cloaks]] with hundreds of knights competing for the honour of serving in the [[Kingsguard]]. Tom the Strummer although he did not win a White Cloak became a great favourite of the commons, as mocked his foes before each bout with ribald songs.  {{Ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides- 49 AC}}
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When Jaehaerys came of age, he had the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] comb [[Flea Bottom]] to find Tom the Strummer, so the king could make him the [[court singer]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
  
 
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Revision as of 12:16, 25 January 2019

Tom the Strummer
Alias The Bard of Flea Bottom
Titles
Book Fire & Blood (mentioned)

Ser Tom the Strummer, known as the Bard of Flea Bottom, was a knight and singer during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.

History

In 49 AC the young king Jaehaerys I still had five vacant spots in the Kingsguard to fill. At the Golden Wedding, his mother Alyssa Velaryon suggested the remaining five slots by a test of arms since knights from all over the realms had come to attend the wedding. Jaehaerys agreed, but with a twist - the knights must fight on foot, not the joust, for foes seldom strike a king from horseback.[1]

The wild melees and bloody duels that followed were dubbed by maesters as the War for the White Cloaks with hundreds of knights competing for the honor of serving in the Kingsguard. Although he did not win a white cloak, Tom the Strummer became a great favorite of the smallfolk, mocking his opponents before each bout with ribald songs.[1]

When Jaehaerys came of age, he had the City Watch of King's Landing comb Flea Bottom to find Tom the Strummer, so the king could make him the court singer.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
  2. Fire & Blood, A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade.