Changes: Balon Swann

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"I remember everything about that day: your helmet, your horse, the rake lines in the dirt along the lists, where the sun was in the sky when you knocked Balon Swann in the dirt."

―Alton Lannister to Jaime^[src]

Balon Swann is an unseen character mentioned in the second season. Ser Balon Swann is a knight of some renown.

Biography

Season 2

Ser Alton Lannister recalls that Ser Jaime Lannister defeated Ser Balon in the tourney at Willem Frey's wedding.^[1]

Season 3

Four members of the Kingsguard receive Tywin Lannister at the throne room, indicating one of the spots left by the death of Ser Mandon Moore and the desertion of Sandor Clegane has been filled.^[2]

Appearances

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In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels Ser Balon is a highly regarded knight. He is the second son of Lord Gulian Swann, the head of House Swann. He is good with a lance, better with a morningstar and exceptional with a bow. He replaces Ser Preston Greenfield in the Kingsguard following his death in the Riot of King's Landing.

In the TV series, Ser Preston is mentioned as still being alive at the time of Joffrey's wedding in Season 4. Nevertheless, a new member of the Kingsguard is present in Season 3's "The Bear and the Maiden Fair". In the books, after Sandor Clegane deserted his post during the Battle of the Blackwater his place on the Kingsguard was filled by Ser Osmund Kettleblack, but because neither Ser Osmund nor his subplot have been introduced in the TV series, it is possible that it was Balon who replaced Sandor in the TV continuity.

There is no mentioning in the books that Ser Balon ever competed against Jaime Lannister.

References

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[1] "A Man Without Honor"

[2] "The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)"

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-| Title=[[File:House Swann.png|40px|left]] Balon Swann [[File:House Swann.png|40px|right]]
+| Title=[[File:House Swann.png|40px|left|link=House Swann]] Balon Swann [[File:Kingsguard-sigil.jpg|40px|right|link=Kingsguard]]
-| Season=[[Season 2|2]]
+| Season=[[Season 2|2]], [[Season 3|3]]
 | Mentioned="[[A Man Without Honor]]"
+| First="[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]"
 | Status= [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]]
-| Allegiance=[[House Swann]]
+| Allegiance=[[Kingsguard]]<br>[[House Swann]]}}
+{{Quote|I remember everything about that day: your helmet, your horse, the rake lines in the dirt along the lists, where the sun was in the sky when you knocked Balon Swann in the dirt.|Alton Lannister to Jaime|A Man Without Honor}}
-}}
 '''Balon Swann''' is an unseen character mentioned in the [[Season 2|second season]]. Ser Balon Swann is a knight of some renown.
 ==Biography==
 ===[[Season 2]]===
-Ser [[Alton Lannister]] recalls that Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeated Ser Balon in the tournament at [[Willem Frey]]'s wedding.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref>
+Ser [[Alton Lannister]] recalls that Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeated Ser Balon in the tourney at [[Willem Frey]]'s wedding.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref>
+===[[Season 3]]===
+Four members of the Kingsguard receive Tywin Lannister at the [[Great Hall (Red Keep)|throne room]], indicating one of the spots left by the death of Ser [[Mandon Moore]] and the desertion of [[Sandor Clegane]] has been filled.<ref>"[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)]]"</ref>
+== Appearances ==
+{{Season Three Appearances|7=yes|8=yes}}
 ==In the books==
-In the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels Ser Balon is a highly regarded knight. He is the second son of Lord Gulian Swann, the head of House Swann. He is good with a lance, better with a morningstar and exceptional with a bow. He replaces Ser [[Preston Greenfield]] in the Kingsguard following his death in the [[Riot of King's Landing]]. Ser Preston has not been firmly established in the series (although all of the Kingsguard apart from Jaime have appeared together) and no Kingsguard was seen dying in the riots so it is unclear if Ser Balon has replaced him.
+In the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels Ser Balon is a highly regarded knight. He is the second son of Lord Gulian Swann, the head of House Swann. He is good with a lance, better with a morningstar and exceptional with a bow. He replaces Ser [[Preston Greenfield]] in the Kingsguard following his death in the [[Riot of King's Landing]].
+In the TV series, Ser Preston is mentioned as still being alive at the time of Joffrey's wedding in Season 4. Nevertheless, a new member of the Kingsguard is present in Season 3's "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]".  In the books, after Sandor Clegane deserted his post during the Battle of the Blackwater his place on the Kingsguard was filled by Ser Osmund Kettleblack, but because neither Ser Osmund nor his subplot have been introduced in the TV series, it is possible that it was Balon who replaced Sandor in the TV continuity.
+There is no mentioning in the books that Ser Balon ever competed against [[Jaime Lannister]].
 ==See also==
-*[http://awoiaf.westeros.org:8080/index.php/Balon_Swann Balon Swann at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
+*{{AWOIAF}} (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Kingsguard navbox}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Swann, Balon}}
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Mentioned Characters]]
-[[Category:Season 2 Characters]]
+[[Category:House Swann|Balon]]
-[[Category:House Swann]]
 [[Category:Knights|Swann]]
 [[Category:Status: Alive]]
+[[Category:Kingsguard]]
+[[Category:Season 3 Characters]]
+[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands]]
+[[Category:Nobility]]

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