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[[File:At the point of a blade.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[Joffrey]] uses Lion's Tooth.<br>© Fantasy Flight Games]]
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[[File:At the point of a blade.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] with Lion's Tooth, by Felicia Cano © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:SneakAttackRafal Hrynkiewicz.png|350px|thumb|right|Nymeria lunges at [[Joffrey]].© Fantasy Flight Games]]
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'''Lion's Tooth''' is the sword of Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]].
'''Lion's Tooth''' is the name [[Joffrey Baratheon]] gives his sword.
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==Appearance==
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Lion's Tooth is a [[longsword]] proportioned to fit a twelve-year-old boy, made of gleaming blue steel, castle-forged and double-edged, with a leather grip and a [[gold]] lion's-head pommel.{{Ref|aGoT|15}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
While out riding with [[Sansa Stark]], Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] comes across [[Arya Stark]] and the common boy, [[Mycah]], playing at swords. He threatens Mycah, which leads Arya to attack him. Joffrey is bitten by [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] and Arya throws Lion's Tooth into the [[Trident]].{{Ref|aGoT|15}}
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[[File:SneakAttackRafal Hrynkiewicz.png|350px|thumb|right|[[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] lunges at [[Joffrey Baratheon]], by Rafal Hrynkiewicz © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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While out riding with [[Sansa Stark]], Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] comes across [[Arya Stark]] and a common boy, [[Mycah]], playing at swords with wooden sticks. He threatens Mycah and cuts his cheek, which leads Arya to attack the prince with her stick. Joffrey then threatens Arya with his sword, slashing at her, until [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] bites him to protect her. Arya throws Lion's Tooth into the [[Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}}
  
Sansa later misremembers the name of Joffrey's sword, calling it the Lions Paw. According to [[GRRM]] he was was trying to establish that the memories of his viewpoint characters are not infallible.
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When Arya is questioned at [[Darry]], [[Renly Baratheon]] laughs at Joffrey being disarmed by the girl, as well as at the sword's name.{{Ref|AGOT|16}}
{{Quote|A very minor thing...,but it was meant to set the stage for [[UnKiss|a much more important lapse in memory]].<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/SF_Targaryens_Valyria_Sansa_Martells_and_More/  Sansa misremembering]</ref>}}  
 
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
King Joffrey receives a replacement sword, [[Hearteater]].{{ref|ACOK|57}}
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Now king, Joffrey receives a replacement sword, [[Hearteater]]. Sansa recalls how Arya had thrown Lion's Tooth in the river, and she hopes that [[Stannis Baratheon]] will do the same with Joffrey's new sword.{{ref|ACOK|57}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Within the [[hollow hill]], [[Arya Stark]] misremembers the sword's name as "Lion's Paw".{{Ref|aSoS|34}}<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2999/ SF, Targaryens, Valyria, Sansa, Martells, and More]</ref>
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Within the [[hollow hill]], Arya misremembers the sword's name as "Lion's Paw".{{Ref|ASOS|34}}{{refn|group=N|[[George R.R. Martin]] has stated that he was trying to establish that the memories of his viewpoint characters are not infallible by having Lion's Tooth's name being misremembered (though this is accidentally attributed to [[Sansa Stark]], instead of Arya).<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2999/ SF, Targaryens, Valyria, Sansa, Martells, and More (June 16, 2001)]</ref>}}
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Joffrey receives [[Widow's Wail]] as a present before his wedding with [[Margaery Tyrell]], and Sansa remembers his previous swords, Lion's Tooth and Hearteater.{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|Have no fear, lady. I am almost a man grown, and I don't fight with wood like your brothers. All I need is this. I call it Lion's Tooth.{{Ref|AGOT|15}}|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|Perchance later you'll tell me how [[Arya Stark|a nine-year-old girl]] the size of a wet rat managed to disarm you with a broom handle and throw your sword in [[Trident|the river]].{{ref|AGOT|16}}|[[Renly Baratheon]] to [[Joffrey Baratheon]]}}
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==Notes==
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==References and Sources==
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 30 June 2021

Joffrey Baratheon with Lion's Tooth, by Felicia Cano © Fantasy Flight Games

Lion's Tooth is the sword of Prince Joffrey Baratheon.

Appearance

Lion's Tooth is a longsword proportioned to fit a twelve-year-old boy, made of gleaming blue steel, castle-forged and double-edged, with a leather grip and a gold lion's-head pommel.[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Nymeria lunges at Joffrey Baratheon, by Rafal Hrynkiewicz © Fantasy Flight Games

While out riding with Sansa Stark, Prince Joffrey Baratheon comes across Arya Stark and a common boy, Mycah, playing at swords with wooden sticks. He threatens Mycah and cuts his cheek, which leads Arya to attack the prince with her stick. Joffrey then threatens Arya with his sword, slashing at her, until Nymeria bites him to protect her. Arya throws Lion's Tooth into the Trident.[1]

When Arya is questioned at Darry, Renly Baratheon laughs at Joffrey being disarmed by the girl, as well as at the sword's name.[2]

A Clash of Kings

Now king, Joffrey receives a replacement sword, Hearteater. Sansa recalls how Arya had thrown Lion's Tooth in the river, and she hopes that Stannis Baratheon will do the same with Joffrey's new sword.[3]

A Storm of Swords

Within the hollow hill, Arya misremembers the sword's name as "Lion's Paw".[4][N 1]

Joffrey receives Widow's Wail as a present before his wedding with Margaery Tyrell, and Sansa remembers his previous swords, Lion's Tooth and Hearteater.[6]

Quotes

Have no fear, lady. I am almost a man grown, and I don't fight with wood like your brothers. All I need is this. I call it Lion's Tooth.[1]

Perchance later you'll tell me how a nine-year-old girl the size of a wet rat managed to disarm you with a broom handle and throw your sword in the river.[2]

Notes

  1. George R.R. Martin has stated that he was trying to establish that the memories of his viewpoint characters are not infallible by having Lion's Tooth's name being misremembered (though this is accidentally attributed to Sansa Stark, instead of Arya).[5]

References