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*Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] – a drunken [[knight]] made court fool.
 
*Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] – a drunken [[knight]] made court fool.
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* Wyman Manderly's fool - used by one of Betharios Frey's handmaids to gather information for Symond Frey
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==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
 
{{Quote|"I hear all sorts of things as a fool that I never heard when I was a [[knight]].  They talk as though I am not there." {{Ref|ACOK|52|p 548}}}} - Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], to [[Sansa]]  
 
{{Quote|"I hear all sorts of things as a fool that I never heard when I was a [[knight]].  They talk as though I am not there." {{Ref|ACOK|52|p 548}}}} - Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], to [[Sansa]]  

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A fool, is a court jester used to entertain nobles and their guests at court. Fools are sometimes lackwits and simpletons.

They often wear brightly coloured motley. They use storytelling, juggling, music, acrobatics and other skills to entertain their audiences.

Known Fools

Legendary Fools

  • Florian the Fool - a great fool and a great knight

Dunk and Egg

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Wyman Manderly's fool - used by one of Betharios Frey's handmaids to gather information for Symond Frey

Quotes

"I hear all sorts of things as a fool that I never heard when I was a knight. They talk as though I am not there." [1]

- Ser Dontos Hollard, to Sansa

References and Notes

  1. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 52, Sansa IV, p 548.