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*Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] – a drunken [[knight]] made court fool. | *Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] – a drunken [[knight]] made court fool. | ||
− | * [[Wyman Manderly]]'s fool - used by [[Betharios of Braavos]]'s | + | * [[Wyman Manderly]]'s fool - used by one of [[Betharios of Braavos]]'s handmaids to gather information for [[Symond Frey]] |
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== |
Revision as of 09:25, 29 December 2013
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.
Contents
Known Fools
- Mushroom - a dwarf fool of the court at King Viserys I in King's Landing
Legendary Fools
- Florian the Fool - a great fool and a great knight
Dunk and Egg
- Lord Swann's fool
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Moon Boy - the royal fool of the court at King's Landing
- Butterbumps - fool and jester of House Tyrell
- Jinglebell - son of Ser Stevron Frey and lackwit fool
- Shagwell - psychotic jester and member of the Brave Companions
- Ser Dontos Hollard – a drunken knight made court fool.
- Wyman Manderly's fool - used by one of Betharios of Braavos's handmaids to gather information for Symond Frey
Quotes
- Ser Dontos Hollard, to Sansa
References and Notes
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 52, Sansa IV, p 548.