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==Appearance and Character==
 
==Appearance and Character==
Willam Stafford was a short and stout man, with a large belly and a fondness for drinking. He always appeared intoxicated, to the point where it was considered a wonder that he was able to stand and fight.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
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Willam Stafford was a short and stout man, with a large belly and a fondness for [[Alcoholic beverages|drinking]]. He always appeared intoxicated, to the point where it was considered a wonder that he was able to stand and fight.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
  
 
By {{Date|55}}, Willam was considered old.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}  
 
By {{Date|55}}, Willam was considered old.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}  
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==History==
 
==History==
 
Willam participated in the [[War for the White Cloaks]] in {{Date|49}} during the [[Golden Wedding|wedding]] of [[Regent|Queen Regent]] [[Alyssa Velaryon]] and Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]], hoping to win one of the vacant places in the [[Kingsguard]]. Willam quickly became a favorite of the [[smallfolk]], who started calling him "the Keg o' Ale" and would sing the ''"Hail, Hail Keg o' Ale"'' whenever he took the field. In the end did not win a white cloak.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
 
Willam participated in the [[War for the White Cloaks]] in {{Date|49}} during the [[Golden Wedding|wedding]] of [[Regent|Queen Regent]] [[Alyssa Velaryon]] and Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]], hoping to win one of the vacant places in the [[Kingsguard]]. Willam quickly became a favorite of the [[smallfolk]], who started calling him "the Keg o' Ale" and would sing the ''"Hail, Hail Keg o' Ale"'' whenever he took the field. In the end did not win a white cloak.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
 
  
 
In {{Date|55}}, Willam participated in the [[Tourney for the completion of the Dragonpit|tourney]] held to celebrate the completion of the [[Dragonpit]], to the joy of the smallfolk. When he fell, he was replaced as a favorite of the commoners by Ser [[Harys Hogg]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
 
In {{Date|55}}, Willam participated in the [[Tourney for the completion of the Dragonpit|tourney]] held to celebrate the completion of the [[Dragonpit]], to the joy of the smallfolk. When he fell, he was replaced as a favorite of the commoners by Ser [[Harys Hogg]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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Revision as of 11:43, 8 October 2020

Willam Stafford
Aliases
  • The Drunken Knight
  • The Keg o' Ale
Title Ser
Book Fire & Blood (mentioned)

Ser Willam Stafford, known as the Drunken Knight and the Keg o' Ale, was a knight during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.[1]

Appearance and Character

Willam Stafford was a short and stout man, with a large belly and a fondness for drinking. He always appeared intoxicated, to the point where it was considered a wonder that he was able to stand and fight.[1]

By 55 AC, Willam was considered old.[2]

History

Willam participated in the War for the White Cloaks in 49 AC during the wedding of Queen Regent Alyssa Velaryon and Lord Rogar Baratheon, hoping to win one of the vacant places in the Kingsguard. Willam quickly became a favorite of the smallfolk, who started calling him "the Keg o' Ale" and would sing the "Hail, Hail Keg o' Ale" whenever he took the field. In the end did not win a white cloak.[1]

In 55 AC, Willam participated in the tourney held to celebrate the completion of the Dragonpit, to the joy of the smallfolk. When he fell, he was replaced as a favorite of the commoners by Ser Harys Hogg.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.