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{{Hatnote|This article is about a type of knights. For the Dunk & Egg novella, see [[The Hedge Knight]]}}[[File:Jhoneil Centeno a hedge knight.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A hedge knight. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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{{about|a type of knight
A '''hedge knight''' is a wandering [[knight]] without a master, many are quite poor. Hedge knights travel the length and breadth of [[Westeros]] looking for gainful employment.  
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|the novella|The Hedge Knight}}
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[[File:Jhoneil Centeno a hedge knight.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A hedge knight by Johneil Centeno © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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A '''hedge knight''' is a wandering [[knight]] without a master. Hedge knights travel the length and breadth of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] looking for gainful employment.
  
==About==
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==Culture==
Hedge knights are so named because most of their worldly wealth is in their arms and horses and they generally must sleep outdoors, under a hedge. Contrary to [[landed knight]]s, hedge knights own no land. [[Daenerys Targaryen]] recalls that her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] had told her of [[knight]]s so poor that they had to sleep beneath the ancient hedges that grew along the byways of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|aDwD|71}}
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Hedge knights are so named because most of their worldly wealth is in their arms and horses and they generally must sleep outdoors, often under a [[hedge]].{{ref|THK}}{{ref|ADWD|71}} Contrary to [[landed knight]]s, hedge knights own no land.{{ref|ACOK|17}} Most hedge knights travel in search of employment and often attend [[tourney]]s to earn money and display their prowess in hopes of being hired and making a name for themselves.{{ref|THK}} Hedge knights often join the hosts of [[lord]]s and the royal processions of [[king]]s.{{ref|AGOT|63}}{{ref|ACOK|22}}{{ref|ASOS|7}} Most hedge knights are younger men.{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}
  
{{Quote|There are many fine hedges in the [[Riverlands]][...] The old ones are the best. There's nothing beats a hundred- year-old hedge. Inside one of those a man can sleep as snug as at an inn, and with less fear of fleas.{{Ref|aFfC|25}}}}
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Although many strive to be chivalrous [[true knight]]s,{{ref|THK}}{{ref|AFFC|4}} hedge knights are often mistrusted and considered disreputable. The term "hedge knight" is considered disparaging.{{ref|thk}} Some warriors can be described as upjumped hedge knights.{{ref|ADWD|17}} Less scrupulous hedge knights put their martial training to use by resorting to banditry, becoming [[robber knight]]s.{{ref|thk}}{{ref|AFFC|4}}
  
The hedge knight Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] of [[Pennytree]] never ventured north with his squire [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] as he thought that there were no hedges there, and all the woods full of wolves.{{Ref|TSS}}
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==History==
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[[File:THE HEDGE KNIGHT 6a Mike S. Miller and Anders Finer.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] astride [[Thunder]], by Mike S. Miller]]
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Ser [[Humfrey the Mummer]], a hedge knight, was named by Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] as one of the first members of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
  
Most hedge knights travel in search of employment and often attend jousts to make money and display their prowess in hopes of being hired and making a name for themselves. 
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During the [[Faith Militant uprising]], Ser [[Horys Hill]] led [[Poor Fellows]] from the [[westerlands]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
  
Less scrupulous hedge [[knight]]s put their martial training to use by resorting to banditry.{{ref|thk}} For this reason, hedge knights are often mistrusted and considered disreputable. The term "hedge knight" itself is considered disparaging,{{ref|thk}} although Ser [[Humfrey the Mummer]], who had a distinguished career as one of the first seven appointed to the [[Kingsguard]], was a hedge knight.{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon I}} Some hedge knights can be described as “upjumped” [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] of [[Tarth]] thinks to herself that hedge knights have an unsavoury reputation.{{Ref|aDwD|17}} She recalls that it is said that,
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The disreputable Ser [[Perkin the Flea]] crowned [[Trystane Truefyre]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
{{Quote|A hedge knight and a [[robber knight]] are two sides of the same sword.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}}}
 
Nonetheless there are some chivalrous hedge knights who value their [[True knight#Chivalric code|honour]] and who try to uphold their vows, in fact sometimes more so than in comparison to other knights who are higher up in the social strata. Even knights of the [[Kingsguard]] have been known to dishonour themselves by beating a helpless maid.{{Ref|aCoK|32}}
 
  
==''The Hedge Knight''==
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The hedge knight Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] never ventured to the [[north]] with his squire, [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]], as he thought that there were no hedges there, and all the woods full of wolves.{{Ref|TSS}} Dunk, who became a hedge knight himself, took Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] as his squire at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{ref|THK}} At the [[Great Council]] following the death of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], some lords considered Aegon "half a peasant" because of his travels with Ser Duncan.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
[[George R. R. Martin]] has written several novellas in the [[Dunk and Egg]] series about the hedge knight [[Duncan the Tall]] and his squire, Egg, an alias of Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], the future King Aegon V. The first novella is titled ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'', in which Duncan and Egg meet.
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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Hedge knights from the [[Fingers]], the [[Reach]], and the [[Red Mountains]] attend the [[Hand's tourney]].{{ref|AGOT|29}}
  
 
==Known hedge knights==
 
==Known hedge knights==
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* Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]
 
* Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]
 
* Ser [[Bennis|Bennis of the Brown Shield]]
 
* Ser [[Bennis|Bennis of the Brown Shield]]
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* Ser [[Bramm of Blackhull]]
 
* Ser [[Byron|Byron the Beautiful]]  
 
* Ser [[Byron|Byron the Beautiful]]  
 
* Ser [[Clayton Suggs]]
 
* Ser [[Clayton Suggs]]
 
* Ser [[Creighton Longbough]]
 
* Ser [[Creighton Longbough]]
* Ser [[Dermot|Dermot of the Rainwood]]
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* Ser [[Dermot of the Rainwood]]
 
* Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]
 
* Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]
 
* Ser [[Galtry the Green]]
 
* Ser [[Galtry the Green]]
 
* Ser [[Glendon Flowers]]
 
* Ser [[Glendon Flowers]]
* Ser [[Illifer|Illifer the Penniless]]
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* Ser [[Guyle the Cunning]]
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* Ser [[Horys Hill]]
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* Ser [[Humfrey the Mummer]]
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* Ser [[Illifer the Penniless]]
 
* Ser [[Daemon II Blackfyre|John the Fiddler]]
 
* Ser [[Daemon II Blackfyre|John the Fiddler]]
* Ser [[Kyle]]
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* Ser [[Kyle|Kyle the Cat of Misty Moor]]
* Ser [[Lorimer|Lorimer the Belly]]  
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* Ser [[Lorimer the Belly]]  
 
* Ser [[Morgarth|Morgarth the Merry]]
 
* Ser [[Morgarth|Morgarth the Merry]]
 
* Ser [[Humfrey the Mummer]]
 
* Ser [[Humfrey the Mummer]]
 
* Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]]
 
* Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]]
 
* Ser [[Pate of the Blue Fork]]
 
* Ser [[Pate of the Blue Fork]]
* Ser [[Perkin|Perkin the Flea]]
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* Ser [[Perkin the Flea]]
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* Ser [[Samgood of Sour Hill]]
 
* Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich the Mad Mouse]]  
 
* Ser [[Shadrich|Shadrich the Mad Mouse]]  
 
* Ser [[Tallad|Tallad the Tall]]  
 
* Ser [[Tallad|Tallad the Tall]]  
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==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Other knights serve the lords who keep them, of from whom they hold their lands, but we serve where we will, for men whose causes we believe in.{{Ref|THK}}}} – Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]  
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{{Quote|Other knights serve the lords who keep them, of from whom they hold their lands, but we serve where we will, for men whose causes we believe in.{{Ref|THK}}|Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]}}
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{{quote|A hedge knight and a [[robber knight]] are two sides of the same sword.{{ref|AFFC|4}}|thoughts of [[Brienne Tarth]]}}
  
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{{Quote|Hedge knights, she thought, old and vain and plump and nearsighted, yet decent men for all that. It cheered her to know that there were still decent men in the world.{{ref|AFFC|4}}|thoughts of [[Brienne Tarth]]}}
  
{{Quote|Hedge knights, old and vain and plump and nearsighted, yet decent men for all that.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}}} – [[Brienne of Tarth]], on Ser [[Illifer|Illifer the Penniless]] and Ser [[Creighton Longbough]]
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{{Quote|There are many fine hedges in the [[riverlands]]. The old ones are the best. There's nothing beats a hundred-year-old hedge. Inside one of those a man can sleep as snug as at an inn, and with less fear of fleas.{{Ref|aFfC|25}}|[[Meribald]] to [[Brienne Tarth]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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{{quote|[[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] told her tales of knights so poor that they had to sleep beneath the ancient hedges that grew along the byways of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Dany would have given much and more for a nice thick hedge. Preferably one without an anthill.{{ref|ADWD|71}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}
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Revision as of 15:42, 21 October 2022

A hedge knight by Johneil Centeno © Fantasy Flight Games

A hedge knight is a wandering knight without a master. Hedge knights travel the length and breadth of the Seven Kingdoms looking for gainful employment.

Culture

Hedge knights are so named because most of their worldly wealth is in their arms and horses and they generally must sleep outdoors, often under a hedge.[1][2] Contrary to landed knights, hedge knights own no land.[3] Most hedge knights travel in search of employment and often attend tourneys to earn money and display their prowess in hopes of being hired and making a name for themselves.[1] Hedge knights often join the hosts of lords and the royal processions of kings.[4][5][6] Most hedge knights are younger men.[7][8]

Although many strive to be chivalrous true knights,[1][9] hedge knights are often mistrusted and considered disreputable. The term "hedge knight" is considered disparaging.[1] Some warriors can be described as upjumped hedge knights.[10] Less scrupulous hedge knights put their martial training to use by resorting to banditry, becoming robber knights.[1][9]

History

Ser Duncan the Tall astride Thunder, by Mike S. Miller

Ser Humfrey the Mummer, a hedge knight, was named by Queen Visenya Targaryen as one of the first members of the Kingsguard.[11]

During the Faith Militant uprising, Ser Horys Hill led Poor Fellows from the westerlands.[12]

The disreputable Ser Perkin the Flea crowned Trystane Truefyre during the Dance of the Dragons.[13]

The hedge knight Ser Arlan of Pennytree never ventured to the north with his squire, Dunk, as he thought that there were no hedges there, and all the woods full of wolves.[14] Dunk, who became a hedge knight himself, took Prince Aegon Targaryen as his squire at the tourney at Ashford Meadow.[1] At the Great Council following the death of King Maekar I Targaryen, some lords considered Aegon "half a peasant" because of his travels with Ser Duncan.[15]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Hedge knights from the Fingers, the Reach, and the Red Mountains attend the Hand's tourney.[16]

Known hedge knights

Quotes

Other knights serve the lords who keep them, of from whom they hold their lands, but we serve where we will, for men whose causes we believe in.[1]

A hedge knight and a robber knight are two sides of the same sword.[9]

—thoughts of Brienne Tarth

Hedge knights, she thought, old and vain and plump and nearsighted, yet decent men for all that. It cheered her to know that there were still decent men in the world.[9]

—thoughts of Brienne Tarth

There are many fine hedges in the riverlands. The old ones are the best. There's nothing beats a hundred-year-old hedge. Inside one of those a man can sleep as snug as at an inn, and with less fear of fleas.[17]

Viserys told her tales of knights so poor that they had to sleep beneath the ancient hedges that grew along the byways of the Seven Kingdoms. Dany would have given much and more for a nice thick hedge. Preferably one without an anthill.[2]

—thoughts of Daenerys Targaryen

References