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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|-13|33}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Willam the Wasp|Willam the Wasp]] calculation.''</ref>
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Ser '''Willam the Wasp''' was a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Prior to joining the Kingsguard, he was a sworn knight to [[House Smallwood]] of [[Acorn Hall]].
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Ser '''Willam the Wasp''' was a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
By {{Date|49}} the young king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] still had five vacant spots in the Kingsguard to fill. At the [[Golden Wedding|wedding]] of his mother [[Alyssa Velaryon]] and Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]], it was decided to fill the remaining five slots by a test of arms since knights from all over the realms had come to attend the wedding. Jaehaerys agreed, but with a twist - the knights must fight on foot, not the joust, for foes seldom strike a king from horseback.{{Ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides- 49 AC}}
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Willam was a [[sworn sword]] to Lord [[Myles Smallwood]] of [[Acorn Hall]]. In {{Date|49}}, he was one of the five champions in the [[War for the White Cloaks]] and was given the white cloak of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
  
The wild melees and bloody duels that followed were dubbed by [[maesters]] as the [[War for the White Cloaks]] with hundreds of knights competing for the honor of serving in the [[Kingsguard]]. Ser Willam the Wasp was one of the five champions and was given a white cloak.{{Ref|fab|The Year of the Three Brides- 49 AC}}
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When rumors reached [[King's Landing]] that [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] had been sighted in the [[Velvet Hills]] north of [[Pentos]], King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] sent a dozen men under the command of Willam to investigate. A guide who claimed to know where the beast was offered to escort Willam and his party to the dragon's lair. In truth, brigands had been spreading rumors of a [[dragon]] in the area in order to turn others away. Willam and his men were led into a trap by the guide and ambushed. Willam was the last of his party to die and it was said he gave a good account of himself. An agent of Lord [[Rego Draz]], the [[master of coin]], managed to retrieve the knight's head, confirming Willam's death. Lord Smallwood, the [[Hand of the King]], wanted Pentos to be punished, but Jaehaerys declined.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
  
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 13 January 2023

Kingsguard.svg Ser
Willam the Wasp
Kingsguard.svg
Title Ser
Allegiances
Culture Westerosi
Born In 13 BC – 33 AC[1]
Died In 56 AC, the Velvet Hills of Andalos
Books

Ser Willam the Wasp was a knight of the Kingsguard during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.[2]

History

Willam was a sworn sword to Lord Myles Smallwood of Acorn Hall. In 49 AC, he was one of the five champions in the War for the White Cloaks and was given the white cloak of the Kingsguard.[3]

When rumors reached King's Landing that Balerion the Black Dread had been sighted in the Velvet Hills north of Pentos, King Jaehaerys I sent a dozen men under the command of Willam to investigate. A guide who claimed to know where the beast was offered to escort Willam and his party to the dragon's lair. In truth, brigands had been spreading rumors of a dragon in the area in order to turn others away. Willam and his men were led into a trap by the guide and ambushed. Willam was the last of his party to die and it was said he gave a good account of himself. An agent of Lord Rego Draz, the master of coin, managed to retrieve the knight's head, confirming Willam's death. Lord Smallwood, the Hand of the King, wanted Pentos to be punished, but Jaehaerys declined.[4]

References

  1. See the Willam the Wasp calculation.
  2. Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I.
  3. Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
  4. Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.