Changes: Dontos Hollard

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"Once I was a knight, and now I'm only a fool...I may be a fool, but I'm a living fool, thanks to you."

―Ser Dontos the Red, to Sansa Stark^[src]

Ser Dontos Hollard is a recurring character in the second and fourth seasons. He is played by guest star Tony Way and debuts in "The North Remembers." Also known as Ser Dontos the Red, he is made a fool by King Joffrey Baratheon after attending a tourney drunk.

Biography

Background

Ser Dontos is a knight, and the only surviving member of House Hollard.

Season 2

He enlists in the tournament to celebrate King Joffrey Baratheon's name day, and is set to fight Lothor Brune. When his bout is announced he emerges half armored and drops his helmet. He apologises and Joffrey accuses him of drunkenness. Dontos denies the accusation but admits to drinking two cups of wine. Joffrey offers Dontos as much wine as he likes and Dontos accepts. Joffrey orders Ser Meryn Trant of the Kingsguard to ensure that Dontos drinks his fill. Trant and two of his sworn brothers hold Dontos down and pour wine into his mouth through a funnel. Sansa Stark cries out “You can't.” Joffrey is incensed, but she claims that she meant it would be bad luck for Joffrey to kill someone on his name day. Joffrey is dismissive of this superstition until the Hound backs Sansa. Joffrey reluctantly orders Dontos to be imprisoned until the following day, planning to execute him then and calling him a fool. In an effort to spare Dontos from execution, Sansa says that Joffrey was clever to notice Dontos' foolishness and entreats him to prolong his suffering by making him the court fool.^[1]

Dontos is present at court, in his fool's regalia, when Joffrey orders Sansa publicly beaten for her brother Robb Stark's victory in the Battle of Oxcross. She is rescued partway through by the intervention of Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister.^[2]

During the Battle of the Blackwater, Dontos is present at Maegor's Holdfast. He juggles to entertain some of the highborn ladies refuged there.^[3]

Season 4

Dontos follows Sansa to the Red Keep's godswood, where he thanks her for saving his life during Joffrey Baratheon's nameday celebration. As a gesture of his appreciation he gives Sansa a necklace strung with six amethysts, which he tells her is a family heirloom worn by his mother and grandmother. Sansa tells him she will wear it with pride.^[4]

Dontos performs at the feast following the wedding of Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell. Bored with his performance, Joffrey offers a gold dragon to the person who knocks Dontos' hat off, resulting in Dontos being pelted with objects from all directions. Later, when everyone is distracted by Joffrey's fatal poisoning, Dontos approaches Sansa, convincing her to leave in order to save her life. Unlike the rest of those present, Dontos is neither shocked nor horrified.^[5]

Appearances

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Image gallery

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ser Dontos is the only surviving member of House Hollard. The Hollards were close allies and vassals of House Darklyn of Duskendale. When the Lord of Duskendale rebelled against the Mad King in the Defiance of Duskendale, the Hollards joined them. After Aerys II had been held prisoner by the Darklyns for several months and then rescued by Ser Barristan Selmy, he had the Darklyns and most of their vassals executed in a variety of grisly ways. Ser Barristan asked for clemency for the infant Dontos, which Aerys granted. Dontos was taken back to King's Landing and raised as a squire, eventually earning his knighthood.

Some time after Sansa saves Dontos' life, he leaves her a note asking to meet him at the Godswood. Sansa suspects of a trap but comes anyway. Dontos thanks Sansa and promises to help her escape. Sansa is impatient and wants to escape immediately, but Dontos says they have to wait when the time is ripe. They meet occasionally at the Godswood, Dontos becomes Sansa's confidant. It is Dontos who tells Sansa that the Lannisters won the Battle of the Blackwater.

At one of those meetings Dontos gives Sansa a hairnet embedded with amethysts, claiming it is magical and can get Sansa home. He instructs Sansa to wear the hairnet at Joffrey's wedding, and she does.

References

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[1] "The North Remembers"

[2] "Garden of Bones"

[3] "Blackwaer"

[4] "Two Swords"

[5] "The Lion and the Rose"

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-{{Quote|I had two cups of wine.|Ser Dontos the Red|The North Remembers}}
+{{Quote|Once I was a knight, and now I'm only a [[Fool|fool]]...I may be a fool, but I'm a ''living'' fool, thanks to you.|Ser Dontos the Red, to [[Sansa Stark]]|Two Swords}}
 Ser '''Dontos Hollard''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 2|second]] and [[Season 4|fourth seasons]]. He is played by guest star [[Tony Way]] and debuts in "[[The North Remembers]]." Also known as '''Ser Dontos the Red''', he is made a fool by King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] after attending a tourney drunk.
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 ===[[Season 2]]===
-He enlists in the [[tournament]] to celebrate King [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s name day, and is set to fight [[Lothor Brune]]. When his bout is announced he emerges half armored and drops his helmet. He apologises and Joffrey accuses him of drunkenness. Dontos denies the accusation but admits to drinking two cups of wine. Joffrey offers Dontos as much wine as he likes and Dontos accepts. Joffrey orders Ser [[Meryn Trant]] of the [[Kingsguard]] to ensure that Dontos drinks his fill. Trant and two of his sworn brothers hold Dontos down and pour wine into his mouth through a funnel. Sansa cries out “You can't.” Joffrey is incensed, but she claims that she meant it would be bad luck for Joffrey to kill someone on his name day. Joffrey is dismissive of this superstition until the Hound backs Sansa. Joffrey reluctantly orders Dontos to be imprisoned until the following day, planning to execute him then and calling him a fool. In an effort to spare Dontos from execution, Sansa says that Joffrey was clever to notice Dontos' foolishness and entreats him to prolong his suffering by making him the court fool.<ref>"[[The North Remembers]]"</ref>
+He enlists in the [[tournament]] to celebrate King [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s name day, and is set to fight [[Lothor Brune]]. When his bout is announced he emerges half armored and drops his helmet. He apologises and Joffrey accuses him of drunkenness. Dontos denies the accusation but admits to drinking two cups of wine. Joffrey offers Dontos as much wine as he likes and Dontos accepts. Joffrey orders Ser [[Meryn Trant]] of the [[Kingsguard]] to ensure that Dontos drinks his fill. Trant and two of his sworn brothers hold Dontos down and pour wine into his mouth through a funnel. [[Sansa Stark]] cries out “You can't.” Joffrey is incensed, but she claims that she meant it would be bad luck for Joffrey to kill someone on his name day. Joffrey is dismissive of this superstition until the Hound backs Sansa. Joffrey reluctantly orders Dontos to be imprisoned until the following day, planning to execute him then and calling him a fool. In an effort to spare Dontos from execution, Sansa says that Joffrey was clever to notice Dontos' foolishness and entreats him to prolong his suffering by making him the court fool.<ref>"[[The North Remembers]]"</ref>
 Dontos is present at court, in his fool's regalia, when Joffrey orders Sansa publicly beaten for her brother [[Robb Stark]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Oxcross]]. She is rescued partway through by the intervention of [[Hand of the King]] [[Tyrion Lannister]].<ref>"[[Garden of Bones]]"</ref>
 During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Dontos is present at [[Maegor's Holdfast]]. He juggles to entertain some of the highborn ladies refuged there.<ref>"[[Blackwater (episode)|Blackwaer]]"</ref>
 ===[[Season 4]]===
-Dontos follows Sansa to the Red Keep's [[godswood]], where he thanks her for saving his life during [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s [[nameday]] celebration. As a gesture of his appreciation he gives Sansa a necklace strung with amethysts, which he boasts is a family heirloom worn by his mother and grandmother.<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
+Dontos follows Sansa to the Red Keep's [[godswood]], where he thanks her for saving his life during [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s [[nameday]] celebration. As a gesture of his appreciation he gives Sansa a necklace strung with six amethysts, which he tells her is a family heirloom worn by his mother and grandmother. Sansa tells him she will wear it with pride.<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
+Dontos performs at the feast following the [[Purple Wedding|wedding]] of Joffrey and [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Bored with his performance, Joffrey offers a gold dragon to the person who knocks Dontos' hat off, resulting in Dontos being pelted with objects from all directions. Later, when everyone is distracted by Joffrey's fatal poisoning, Dontos approaches Sansa, convincing her to leave in order to save her life. Unlike the rest of those present, Dontos is neither shocked nor horrified.<ref>"[[The Lion and the Rose]]"</ref>
 ==Appearances==
 {{Season Two Appearances|yes|||yes|||||yes}}
-{{Season Four Appearances|yes}}
+{{Season Four Appearances|yes|yes}}
 ==Image gallery==
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 ==In the books==
-In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Ser Dontos is the only surviving member of House Hollard. The Hollards were close allies and vassals of House Darklyn of Duskendale. When the Lord of Duskendale rebelled against the [[Mad King]] in the Defiance of Duskendale, the Hollards joined them. After Aerys II had been held prisoner by the Darklyns for several months and then rescued by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], he had the Darklyns and most of their vassals executed in a variety of grisly ways. Ser Barristan asked for clemency for the infant Dontos, which Aerys granted. Dontos was taken back to King's Landing and raised as a squire, eventually earning his knighthood.
+In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Ser Dontos is the only surviving member of House Hollard. The Hollards were close allies and vassals of House Darklyn of Duskendale. When the Lord of Duskendale rebelled against the [[Mad King]] in the Defiance of Duskendale, the Hollards joined them. After Aerys II had been held prisoner by the Darklyns for several months and then rescued by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], he had the Darklyns and most of their vassals executed in a variety of grisly ways. Ser Barristan asked for clemency for the infant Dontos, which Aerys granted. Dontos was taken back to King's Landing and raised as a squire, eventually earning his knighthood.
+Some time after Sansa saves Dontos' life, he leaves her a note asking to meet him at the [[Godswood]]. Sansa suspects of a trap but comes anyway. Dontos thanks Sansa and promises to help her escape. Sansa is impatient and wants to escape immediately, but Dontos says they have to wait when the time is ripe. They meet occasionally at the Godswood, Dontos becomes Sansa's confidant. It is Dontos who tells Sansa that the Lannisters won the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
+At one of those meetings Dontos gives Sansa a hairnet embedded with amethysts, claiming it is magical and can get Sansa home. He instructs Sansa to wear the hairnet at Joffrey's wedding, and she does.
-Some time after Sansa saves Dontos' life, he leaves her a note asking to meet him at the [[Godswood]]. Sansa suspects of a trap but comes anyway. Dontos thanks Sansa and promises to help her escape. Sansa is impatient and wants to escape immediately, but Dontos says they have to wait when the time is ripe. They meet occasionally at the Godswood, Dontos becomes Sansa's confidant. At one of those meetings he gives Sansa a hairnet embedded with amethysts, claiming it is magical and can get Sansa home.
 ==See also==

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