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| Alias = Tallad the Tall
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| Alias = Tallad the Tall{{ref|AFFC|12}}<br>The Tall{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
 
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| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
 
| Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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Ser '''Tallad''', known as '''Tallad the Tall''', is a [[hedge knight]]. His personal coat-of-arms is checkered blue with three eyes.{{ref|acok|17}} He is considered a promising [[knight]].{{ref|asos|Appendix}}
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Ser '''Tallad''', called '''Tallad the Tall''',{{ref|AFFC|12}} is a [[hedge knight]] of [[smallfolk|common origin]].{{ref|AWOIAF|Tallad}} His personal coat-of-arms is checkered blue with three eyes.{{ref|ACOK|17}}
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==Appearance and Character==
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Big and strapping,{{ref|AFFC|24}} the handsome Tallad is considered a promising young [[knight]].{{ref|ASOS|58}}{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] considers him an oaf.{{ref|AFFC|43}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tallad remained in [[King's Landing]], having pledged his sword to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]. [[Tyrion Lannister]] knows him by name. Watching Tallad while he is training with other knights at the [[Red Keep]], [[Bronn]] considers him the best of the group but notices that he falls in a rhythm and always delivers strokes in the same order when he attacks, a weakness that would be Tallad's undoing if he ever were to face Bronn.{{ref|acok|17}}
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Tallad pledges his sword to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Bronn]] observe him training at the [[Red Keep]].{{ref|ACOK|17}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser Tallad survived the [[battle of the Blackwater]]. [[Sansa Stark]] spies him beating one of the [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] twins in the yard.{{Ref|aSoS|6}} Tyrion wants to marry him to [[Shae]] in order to protect her from [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei's]] curiosity while still keeping her close at hand.{{Ref|aSoS|58}}
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After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], [[Sansa Stark]] spies Tallad beating one of the [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] twins in the yard.{{Ref|ASOS|6}} Tallad dances with Sansa at the feast when she weds Tyrion.{{ref|ASOS|28}}
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Tyrion considers having his lover, [[Shae]], who is disguised as a serving girl, wed Tallad in order to protect her from his sister, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|58}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] spotted Ser Tallad practicing at quintain in the yard of the [[Red Keep]].{{ref|affc|16}} Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]] claimed that Ser Tallad visited [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]] and [[Alla Tyrell]] to woo them.{{ref|affc|24}} Later, Ser Tallad was practicing at the quintain with some other knights, when King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]] asked to have a turn.{{ref|affc|24}} Ser Tallad was spotted by Queen Cersei accompanying Alla Tyrell. Cersei believed that Tallad was her admirer.{{ref|affc|28}} During his torture, the [[Blue Bard]] was forced to list those he claimed to have been Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s secret lovers, including Ser Tallad.{{ref|affc|39}} Cersei had an arrest warrant signed for Tallad as part of her plans to remove Margaery. He wounded three [[gold cloaks]] when they came to arrest him before the others overwhelmed him. He was consigned to the dungeons.{{ref|affc|43}}
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Tallad dances with [[Megga Tyrell]] at the feast celebrating the wedding of [[Margaery Tyrell]] and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}
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Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] spots Tallad practicing at quintain in the yard of the [[Red Keep]], and the sandbag thumps him in the head.{{ref|AFFC|16}} On another occasion young Tommen asks to have a turn when Tallad is practicing.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei, the Queen Regent, briefly considers naming him master-at-arms for the [[Red Keep]].{{ref|AFFC|24}}
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Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]] tells Cersei that Tallad is interested in [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]] and [[Alla Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|24}} Tallad, now a [[household knight]], shows the party of Margaery and Tommen how to fight with a staff during a trip to the [[kingswood]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} When the party returns to the capital, Cersei spots Tallad accompanying Alla.{{ref|AFFC|28}}
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During his torture, the [[Blue Bard]] is forced to list those he claims to have been Queen Margaery's secret lovers, including Ser Tallad.{{ref|AFFC|39}} Cersei has an arrest warrant signed for Tallad as part of her plans to remove Margaery. The knight wounds three [[gold cloaks]] when they come to arrest him, but he is overwhelmed and consigned to the dungeons.{{ref|AFFC|43}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser Tallad is being held with the rest of Margaery's falsely accused lovers in a dungeon under the charge of [[Qyburn]].
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Ser Tallad is held with the rest of Margaery's falsely accused lovers in a dungeon under the charge of [[Qyburn]].{{Ref|ADWD|54}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|'''Bronn''': Who's the boy in the checkered blue surcoat with the three eyes on his shield?<br>
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'''Tyrion''': Some [[hedge knight]]. Tallad, he names himself. Why?<br>
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'''Bronn''': He's the best of them. But watch him, he falls into a rhythm, delivering the same strokes in the same order each time he attacks. That will be the death of him, the day he faces me.{{ref|ACOK|17}}|[[Bronn]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{quote|Ser Tallad's the worst, [[Osney Kettleblack|Osney]] says. That big oaf don't seem to know if it's [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]] or [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]] he wants, but he knows he wants her awful bad.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|[[Osmund Kettleblack]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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Revision as of 10:08, 8 August 2021

Tallad the Tall.svg
Tallad
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Aliases
Title Ser
Allegiance House Baratheon of King's Landing
Born Westeros[3]
Personal arms Checkered blue with three golden eyes
(Chequy azure and argent, on a fess sable three eyes or)
Books

Ser Tallad, called Tallad the Tall,[1] is a hedge knight of common origin.[3] His personal coat-of-arms is checkered blue with three eyes.[4]

Appearance and Character

Big and strapping,[5] the handsome Tallad is considered a promising young knight.[6][7] Queen Cersei Lannister considers him an oaf.[8]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Tallad pledges his sword to King Joffrey I Baratheon. Tyrion Lannister and Bronn observe him training at the Red Keep.[4]

A Storm of Swords

After the Battle of the Blackwater, Sansa Stark spies Tallad beating one of the Redwyne twins in the yard.[9] Tallad dances with Sansa at the feast when she weds Tyrion.[10]

Tyrion considers having his lover, Shae, who is disguised as a serving girl, wed Tallad in order to protect her from his sister, Queen Cersei Lannister.[6]

A Feast for Crows

Tallad dances with Megga Tyrell at the feast celebrating the wedding of Margaery Tyrell and King Tommen I Baratheon.[1]

Ser Jaime Lannister spots Tallad practicing at quintain in the yard of the Red Keep, and the sandbag thumps him in the head.[11] On another occasion young Tommen asks to have a turn when Tallad is practicing.[5] Cersei, the Queen Regent, briefly considers naming him master-at-arms for the Red Keep.[5]

Ser Osmund Kettleblack tells Cersei that Tallad is interested in Elinor and Alla Tyrell.[5] Tallad, now a household knight, shows the party of Margaery and Tommen how to fight with a staff during a trip to the kingswood.[12] When the party returns to the capital, Cersei spots Tallad accompanying Alla.[12]

During his torture, the Blue Bard is forced to list those he claims to have been Queen Margaery's secret lovers, including Ser Tallad.[13] Cersei has an arrest warrant signed for Tallad as part of her plans to remove Margaery. The knight wounds three gold cloaks when they come to arrest him, but he is overwhelmed and consigned to the dungeons.[8]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Tallad is held with the rest of Margaery's falsely accused lovers in a dungeon under the charge of Qyburn.[14]

Quotes

Bronn: Who's the boy in the checkered blue surcoat with the three eyes on his shield?

Tyrion: Some hedge knight. Tallad, he names himself. Why?

Bronn: He's the best of them. But watch him, he falls into a rhythm, delivering the same strokes in the same order each time he attacks. That will be the death of him, the day he faces me.[4]

Ser Tallad's the worst, Osney says. That big oaf don't seem to know if it's Elinor or Alla he wants, but he knows he wants her awful bad.[5]

References