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[[File:Jose Daniel Cabrera PenaSwordOfTheMorning.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A Sword of the Morning gripping the pommel of Dawn]]
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[[File:Jose Daniel Cabrera PenaSwordOfTheMorning.jpg|thumb|250px|A Sword of the Morning carrying Dawn, as depicted by José Daniel Cabrera Peña in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
  
The '''Sword of the Morning''' is a title of [[House Dayne]] bestowed on the knight who bears the ancestral greatsword [[Dawn]]. Only a knight of House Dayne who is deemed worthy can carry it.<ref> US Signing Tour (Albuquerque, NM), November 29, 2005 [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1395/ So Spake Martin]</ref> For this reason, the ''Swords of the Morning'' are all famous throughout the Seven Kingdoms.{{ref|twoiaf| Sword of the Morning}}
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The '''Sword of the Morning''' is a title of [[House Dayne]] bestowed on the [[knight]] who bears the ancestral [[greatsword]] [[Dawn]]. Only a knight of House Dayne who is deemed worthy can carry it.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1395/ US Signing Tour (Albuquerque, NM) (November 29, 2005)]</ref> For this reason, the ''Swords of the Morning'' are all famous throughout the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: The Andals Arrive}}
If there is no Dayne knight considered worthy, the title lies dormant; the last to bear the title was Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], a famed knight of the [[Kingsguard]].
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If there is no Dayne knight considered worthy, the title lies dormant. The last to bear the title was Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], a famed knight of the [[Kingsguard]].
  
 
==Former Swords of the Morning==
 
==Former Swords of the Morning==
* Ser [[Davos Dayne]], husband of Princess [[Nymeria]].{{ref|twoiaf| Ten Thousand Ships}}
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* Ser [[Davos Dayne]], husband of Princess [[Nymeria]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}
* Ser [[Ulrick Dayne]], who was considered one of the greatest knights of his time.{{ref|tss}}
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* Ser [[Ulrick Dayne]], who was considered one of the greatest knights of his time.{{Ref|TSS}}
* Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], the last Dayne to bear the title ''Sword of the Morning''. A [[Kingsguard]] of great renown.{{ref|acok|21}}{{ref|asos|67}}
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* Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], the last Dayne to bear the title ''Sword of the Morning''. A [[Kingsguard]] of great renown.{{Ref|ACOK|21}}{{Ref|ASOS|67}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==See also==
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* [[Sword of the Morning (constellation)]]
  
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 26 July 2022

A Sword of the Morning carrying Dawn, as depicted by José Daniel Cabrera Peña in The World of Ice & Fire

The Sword of the Morning is a title of House Dayne bestowed on the knight who bears the ancestral greatsword Dawn. Only a knight of House Dayne who is deemed worthy can carry it.[1] For this reason, the Swords of the Morning are all famous throughout the Seven Kingdoms.[2] If there is no Dayne knight considered worthy, the title lies dormant. The last to bear the title was Ser Arthur Dayne, a famed knight of the Kingsguard.

Former Swords of the Morning

See also

References