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''This is about a type of tournament contestant. For the novella, see'' [[The Mystery Knight]].
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:''This is about a type of tournament contestant. For the novella, see'' [[The Mystery Knight]].
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[[File:The mystery knight by grr martin by marcsimonetti.jpg|Duncan the Tall as a mystery knight - by Marc Simonetti ©|thumb|350px|right]]
  
 
A '''mystery knight''' is a contestant at a [[tournament]] that competes without revealing his identity. The contestant may or may not reveal his identity later. Mystery knights choose to conceal their names for a variety of reasons.
 
A '''mystery knight''' is a contestant at a [[tournament]] that competes without revealing his identity. The contestant may or may not reveal his identity later. Mystery knights choose to conceal their names for a variety of reasons.
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==Examples==
 
==Examples==
 
Besides the Knight of the Laughing Tree, other mystery knights include:
 
Besides the Knight of the Laughing Tree, other mystery knights include:
* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], who competed as a mystery knight at the age of 10 in a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Tourney at Blackhaven|tournament at Blackhaven]] at the age of ten,{{Ref|aSoS|24}} and was knighted for again doing so at the age of 16 at the [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Winter Tourney at King's Landing|Tournament at King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|67}}
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* Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon Targaryen]], who competed as the ''"Knight of Tears"'' so he could name his sister [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]] the tournament's [[Queen of Love and Beauty]].{{Ref|aSoS|24}}
* Prince [[Aemon the Dragonknight]], who competed as a mystery knight so he could name his sister [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]] the tournament's [[Queen of Love and Beauty]].{{Ref|aSoS|24}}
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* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], who competed as a mystery knight at the age of 10 in a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Tourney at Blackhaven|tournament at Blackhaven]],{{Ref|aSoS|24}} and was knighted for again doing so at the age of 16 in the [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Winter Tourney at King's Landing|winter tournament at King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|67}}
* The outlaw [[Simon Toyne]], who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Tourney at Storm's End|tournament at Storm's End]].{{Ref|aSoS|42}}
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* The [[outlaw]] [[Simon Toyne]], who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Tourney at Storm's End|tournament at Storm's End]].{{Ref|aSoS|42}}
* The Bastard of Uplands, who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Oldtown tourney|tournament at Oldtown]] as "Blackshield" and was defeated and exposed by Selmy.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}
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* The Bastard of Uplands, who competed at a [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Oldtown tourney|tournament at Oldtown]] as ''"[[Blackshield]]"'' and was defeated and exposed by Selmy.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}
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* Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]], who competed as ''"the Gallows Knight"'' at a joust to celebrate the wedding of Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]].{{Ref|TMK}}
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* [[Jonquil Darke]], who competed at the [[War for the White Cloaks]] as the ''"Serpent in Scarlet"''.{{Ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
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* Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]] competed at the [[tourney at Old Oak]] as the ''"Silver Fool"''.{{Ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Latest revision as of 05:21, 11 August 2022

This is about a type of tournament contestant. For the novella, see The Mystery Knight.
Duncan the Tall as a mystery knight - by Marc Simonetti ©

A mystery knight is a contestant at a tournament that competes without revealing his identity. The contestant may or may not reveal his identity later. Mystery knights choose to conceal their names for a variety of reasons.

Description

When Meera Reed tells Bran Stark of the Knight of the Laughing Tree, who competed in the Tourney at Harrenhal, Bran recalls from his education: "Mystery knights would oft appear at tourneys, with helms concealing their faces, and shields that were either blank or bore some strange device."[1]

Examples

Besides the Knight of the Laughing Tree, other mystery knights include:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
  3. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 42, Daenerys IV.
  4. The Mystery Knight.
  5. Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
  6. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.