Shagwell

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Shagwell the Fool is a psychotic jester and member of the Brave Companions mercenary company. He wears motley, tells cruel jokes, and fights with a three-headed flail.

History

Shagwell was with the Brave Companions when they occupied Harrenhal. After Arya Stark helped free the Northern prisoners and the Brave Companions killed Amory Lorch's garrison, Shagwell performed a puppet show with the bannermen's skulls. He brought Arya to Roose Bolton's attention as the one who freed the prisoners. He was part of the company who came across Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth, and kicked Jaime to the ground so that Zollo could chop off Jaime's hand. Later, he, Zollo, and Rorge decided to rape Brienne, but Jaime thwarted them.

After the dissolution of the Brave Companions, Shagwell, Timeon, and Pyg splintered off and went to Maidenpool to find passage out of the area, but could not get near a ship. Nimble Dick conned Shagwell into buying a map to the Whispers, which he said was a popular smugglers' cove. The Whispers was deserted, and the group camped in the ruins until Brienne, Dick, and Podrick Payne arrived. Shagwell jumped down from above Dick and killed him with two blows of his flail. Then he and Timeon began talking to Brienne in an attempt to distract her while they surrounded her. As Brienne killed Timeon and Pyg, Podrick threw stones at Shagwell until he yielded. Brienne made him dig a grave for Dick. After he completed digging, he lunged at Brienne with a rock, but she stabbed him to death with a dagger.