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| Title=[[File:House Swann.png|40px|left|link=House Swann]] Balon Swann [[File:Kingsguard icon.jpg|40px|right|link=Kingsguard]]
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| Title=[[File:Swann mini shield.png|45px|left|link=House Swann]] Balon Swann [[File:Kingsguard mini shield.png|45px|right|link=Kingsguard]]
 
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===[[Season 3]]===
 
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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>
 
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>
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== Appearances ==
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==In the books==
 
==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. Nevertheless, a new member of the Kingsguard is present in "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]", even though following the Battle of the Blackwater only Meryn Trant, Boros Blount, and a third Kingsguard assumed to be Ser Preston remain both alive and present in the Red Keep.
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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]].
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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.
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Ser Balon also previously competed against Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime&nbsp;Lannister]] in the books. Jaime discusses Balon's renown as a tourney knight and melee fighter upon meeting him in the White Tower as a fellow Kingsguard, and the two share a common respect for each other, where Balon is eventually assigned by Jaime as the primary Kingsguard for the King.
   
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Ser Balon is the first to testify in the [[trial of Tyrion Lannister]]. Unlike the rest of the witnesses, his testimony is wholly true, objective and in favor of Tyrion: he praises Tyrion for his bravery in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]; he claims that he thinks Tyrion is innocent; when describing how Tyrion beat Joffrey following the [[Riot of King's Landing]], he claims that it was only a fit of wroth. Tyrion wonders why offer a witness that believes him innocent, until Ser [[Meryn Trant]] comes to testify. Tyrion realizes then that [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] deliberately began with a man known to be honest, and milked him for all he would give, and every witness to follow will tell a worse tale.
There is no mentioning in the books that Ser Balon ever competed against [[Jaime Lannister]].
 
   
 
==See also==
 
==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)
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Revision as of 06:11, 10 September 2014

"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

Template:Season Three Appearances

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.

Ser Balon also previously competed against Ser Jaime Lannister in the books. Jaime discusses Balon's renown as a tourney knight and melee fighter upon meeting him in the White Tower as a fellow Kingsguard, and the two share a common respect for each other, where Balon is eventually assigned by Jaime as the primary Kingsguard for the King.

Ser Balon is the first to testify in the trial of Tyrion Lannister. Unlike the rest of the witnesses, his testimony is wholly true, objective and in favor of Tyrion: he praises Tyrion for his bravery in the Battle of the Blackwater; he claims that he thinks Tyrion is innocent; when describing how Tyrion beat Joffrey following the Riot of King's Landing, he claims that it was only a fit of wroth. Tyrion wonders why offer a witness that believes him innocent, until Ser Meryn Trant comes to testify. Tyrion realizes then that Cersei deliberately began with a man known to be honest, and milked him for all he would give, and every witness to follow will tell a worse tale.

See also

References

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