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==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Game of Thrones===
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
Ser Meryn Trant accompanies King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] to [[Winterfell]] to name his new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], Bran</ref> He participates in the [[Tourney of the Hand]], defeating [[Harwin]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref> He is defeated in the tourney by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 30|Chapter 30]], Eddard</ref> He is sent to apprehend [[Arya Stark]] when Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] is arrested, but is prevented from doing so by [[Syrio Forel]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 50|Chapter 50]], Arya</ref> [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] uses him to beat [[Sansa Stark]] into obedience.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Sansa</ref>
 
Ser Meryn Trant accompanies King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] to [[Winterfell]] to name his new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], Bran</ref> He participates in the [[Tourney of the Hand]], defeating [[Harwin]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref> He is defeated in the tourney by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 30|Chapter 30]], Eddard</ref> He is sent to apprehend [[Arya Stark]] when Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] is arrested, but is prevented from doing so by [[Syrio Forel]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 50|Chapter 50]], Arya</ref> [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] uses him to beat [[Sansa Stark]] into obedience.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Sansa</ref>
  
===A Clash of Kings===
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser Meryn rides in the joust during the [[Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day]]. There he breaks two lances with Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]], unhorsing him on the second pass.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], Sansa</ref> Ser Meryn survives the [[riot of King's Landing]], when the royal procession is attacked on its return to the [[Red Keep]] after seeing Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 41|Chapter 41]], Tyrion</ref> He guards King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 57|Chapter 57]], Sansa</ref> After the battle, Ser Meryn and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours knighting more than six hundred men.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 65|Chapter 65]], Sansa</ref>
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Ser Meryn rides in the joust during the [[Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day]]. There he breaks two lances with Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]], unhorsing him on the second pass.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], Sansa</ref> Ser Meryn survives the [[Riot of King's Landing]], when the royal procession is attacked on its return to the [[Red Keep]] after seeing Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 41|Chapter 41]], Tyrion</ref> He guards King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 57|Chapter 57]], Sansa</ref> After the battle, Ser Meryn and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours knighting more than six hundred men.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 65|Chapter 65]], Sansa</ref>
  
===A Storm of Swords===
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
He is ordered by Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to bring [[Sansa Stark]] to the sept to marry [[Tyrion Lannister]]. During the trial of Tyrion for the death of King Joffrey, Ser Meryn recounts the story of Tyrion beating King Joffrey after the riot and tells the judges of more episodes where Tyrion threatened the life of King Joffrey.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 66|Chapter 66]], Tyrion</ref>
 
He is ordered by Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to bring [[Sansa Stark]] to the sept to marry [[Tyrion Lannister]]. During the trial of Tyrion for the death of King Joffrey, Ser Meryn recounts the story of Tyrion beating King Joffrey after the riot and tells the judges of more episodes where Tyrion threatened the life of King Joffrey.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 66|Chapter 66]], Tyrion</ref>
  
===A Feast for Crows===
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
Ser Meryn guards the apartments of the [[Hand of the King]] after the body of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is found until the arrival of Queen Cersei.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], Cersei</ref>
 
Ser Meryn guards the apartments of the [[Hand of the King]] after the body of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is found until the arrival of Queen Cersei.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], Cersei</ref>
  
===A Dance with Dragons===
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
Ser Meryn is present at the Red Keep when Queen Cersei completes her walk of penance.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Cersei II (A Dance with Dragons)|Cersei II]]</ref>  He guards the Hand of the King's apartments in [[Red Keep#Maegor's Holdfast|Maegor's Holdfast]] on the night of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s death.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Epilogue (A Dance with Dragons)|Epilogue]]</ref>
 
Ser Meryn is present at the Red Keep when Queen Cersei completes her walk of penance.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Cersei II (A Dance with Dragons)|Cersei II]]</ref>  He guards the Hand of the King's apartments in [[Red Keep#Maegor's Holdfast|Maegor's Holdfast]] on the night of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s death.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Epilogue (A Dance with Dragons)|Epilogue]]</ref>
  

Revision as of 02:49, 6 February 2012

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Title Ser
Allegiance The Kingsguard
Books

Played by Ian Beattie

Ser Meryn Trant is a knight of the Kingsguard during the reign of Robert I and his heirs. In the TV series he is played by Ian Beattie.

Appearance and personality

He has droopy eyes and a red beard.[1] Ser Jaime Lannister considers him sly and cruel.[2]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Ser Meryn Trant accompanies King Robert I to Winterfell to name his new Hand of the King, Lord Eddard Stark.[3] He participates in the Tourney of the Hand, defeating Harwin.[4] He is defeated in the tourney by Ser Loras Tyrell.[5] He is sent to apprehend Arya Stark when Lord Eddard is arrested, but is prevented from doing so by Syrio Forel.[6] Joffrey uses him to beat Sansa Stark into obedience.[7]

A Clash of Kings

Ser Meryn rides in the joust during the Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day. There he breaks two lances with Ser Hobber Redwyne, unhorsing him on the second pass.[8] Ser Meryn survives the Riot of King's Landing, when the royal procession is attacked on its return to the Red Keep after seeing Princess Myrcella off to Dorne.[9] He guards King Joffrey I during the Battle of the Blackwater.[10] After the battle, Ser Meryn and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours knighting more than six hundred men.[11]

A Storm of Swords

He is ordered by Queen Cersei to bring Sansa Stark to the sept to marry Tyrion Lannister. During the trial of Tyrion for the death of King Joffrey, Ser Meryn recounts the story of Tyrion beating King Joffrey after the riot and tells the judges of more episodes where Tyrion threatened the life of King Joffrey.[12]

A Feast for Crows

Ser Meryn guards the apartments of the Hand of the King after the body of Lord Tywin Lannister is found until the arrival of Queen Cersei.[13]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Meryn is present at the Red Keep when Queen Cersei completes her walk of penance.[14] He guards the Hand of the King's apartments in Maegor's Holdfast on the night of Ser Kevan Lannister's death.[15]

References and Notes