![]() (And when they aren’t needed, they’ll sleep under hedges, thus the name.) Duncan the Tall was a hedge knight and occasional sworn sword we’re also introduced to a bunch of them in AFFC, serving traveling merchants or lords, or hired by Littlefinger. Hedge knights are usually non-noble knights of various backgrounds, and serve whoever will give them room and board for as long as they’re needed, during which they’re called a “sworn sword”.Knights (the general term) have taken vows, and usually serve a lord (or may be a lord themselves).I should note the distinction between knights, hedge knights, landed knights, and lords. (That was Jorah’s situation up until he was knighted.) The same applies for the ironborn, who follow the Drowned God. Thus Northmen and others who worship the Old Gods may have warrior’s training that is every bit as good as a knight, but have never sworn a knight’s vows nor have the “ser” in front of their names. Knighthood was brought to Westeros by the Andals, who followed the Faith of the Seven a knight swears his vows to the Seven and often is anointed in a sept after standing vigil before an altar. Some don’t have the inclination or the physical ability to become knights, like Samwell Tarly or Willas Tyrell or Tyrion Lannister some families prefer to send their excess sons to become maesters or septons and some would just rather rule and not fight. Or he can be knighted for valor and have warrior’s training, like Jorah Mormont (knighted in his mid-30s for his brave deeds in the Greyjoy Rebellion) or Bronn (a sellsword who became Ser Bronn of the Blackwater for his deeds at, um, the Battle of the Blackwater) or Lothor Brune (a freerider also knighted after the Battle of the Blackwater).Īnd no, not all lords are knights. For example, Davos Seaworth (a smuggler from the slums of King’s Landing knighted by Stannis Baratheon for bringing food to the besieged Storm’s End) and Sandor Clegane’s grandfather (a kennelmaster knighted for saving Tytos Lannister’s life notably Tytos also took the kennelmaster’s son as his squire, much like Stannis took Davos’s son Devan as his squire). Brienne of Tarth).Īlso, any knight can make a knight (though there’s more prestige in being knighted by someone of high status such as a king or prince or famous knight), and any man can be knighted for valor even if he’s not noble or has no training as a warrior at all. Sandor Clegane) or aren’t allowed to be knighted because they’re a woman (e.g. ![]() And some individuals may have every part of a knight’s training and equipment and can easily hold their own with knights, but refuse to become a sworn knight for personal reasons (e.g. Some men might not become knights because they can’t afford the armor and horses, and may end up “career squires”, adults who help train pages and younger squires, who maintain the equipment for a troop of knights, etc. It all depends on how skilled you are (for example, Steffon Fossoway refused to knight his cousin and squire Raymun, claiming he was “not ripe yet”), plus other factors such as wealth and status. And knights can be made as young as 15-16 (Jaime, Loras, Harry Hardyng) or much older. Wonder what happened there.) Though Big and Little Walder squiring at age 8 seems to be an unusual exception, and is probably due to their status as Ramsay’s wards. (Interestingly, Genna Lannister’s son Red Walder Frey, 14, is listed as a squire in ASOS, but only a page in AFFC and ADWD. Looking at the ASOIAF appendixes, I see pages varying from 9 to 14, and squires ranging from 8 to 15. The exact ages for all these stages of knighthood may vary. And then when he reached adulthood, he would be knighted… probably. At adolescence he’d graduate to squire, learning more about weapons, taking care of the knight’s equipment, fighting by their side in battles, and so on. ( Mostly, because GRRM pushes things a bit younger, and also the religion is different, etc.) A noble boy would frequently start out as a page, running errands and beginning to learn the arts of war and tourney skills. Knighthood in ASOIAF is mostly based off of our-world medieval knighthood. Also, are all the lords knights, too, or is it not obligatory? Thank you! ![]() I am a bit confused on what age do the boys in asoiaf go to squire… I mean that Big and Little Walder are around ten, (if I got it right) in ADWD and I understood that Daemon Sand was about 14 when he squired for Oberyn. ![]() Hi! I love your posts so much, you support your points very well.
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