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| − | '''Simon Toyne''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He is not expected to appear in the series, being long dead by the time it starts. Simon Toyne was the leader of the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]]. He was killed by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]. |
+ | '''Simon Toyne''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He is not expected to appear in the series, being long dead by the time it starts. Simon Toyne was the leader of the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], an [[outlaw]] brotherhood. He was killed by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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| − | Simon Toyne was the leader of the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], a band of outlaws and bandits opposed to the rule of [[House Targaryen]]. They inhabited the Kingswood, a large area of woodland south-east of [[King's Landing]]. Roughly twenty years before the events of the series, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] ordered the Brotherhood destroyed, a mission led by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. Selmy himself killed Toyne with a counter-riposte, a move witnessed by the then-squire [[Jaime Lannister]].<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref> |
+ | Simon Toyne was the leader of the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], a band of outlaws and bandits opposed to the rule of [[House Targaryen]]. They inhabited the Kingswood, a large area of woodland south-east of [[King's Landing]]. Roughly twenty years before the events of the series, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] ordered the Brotherhood destroyed, a mission led by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. Selmy himself killed Toyne with a counter-riposte, a move witnessed by the then-[[squire]] [[Jaime Lannister]].<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref> |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Simon was a descendant of House Toyne. House Toyne was formerly a house of honor, with one member serving in the Kingsguard of King Aegon IV Targaryen. When Aegon IV found this knight abed with one of his mistresses, he had him executed in a horrible fashion. The knight's brothers declared war against [[House Targaryen]], slaying the infamous Dragonknight, Ser Aemon Targaryen. Simon was their descendant and the last of his line. |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Simon was a descendant of [[House Toyne]]. House Toyne was formerly a house of honor, with one member serving in the Kingsguard of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. When Aegon IV found this knight abed with one of his mistresses, he had him executed in a horrible fashion. The knight's brothers declared war against [[House Targaryen]], slaying the infamous Dragonknight, Ser Aemon Targaryen. Simon was their descendant and the last of his line. |
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==See also== |
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| − | * [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Simon_Toyne Simon Toyne at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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Revision as of 02:38, 17 September 2015
- "Good fighter, Toyne, but he lacked stamina."
- ―Barristan Selmy
Simon Toyne is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He is not expected to appear in the series, being long dead by the time it starts. Simon Toyne was the leader of the Kingswood Brotherhood, an outlaw brotherhood. He was killed by Ser Barristan Selmy.
Biography
Background
Simon Toyne was the leader of the Kingswood Brotherhood, a band of outlaws and bandits opposed to the rule of House Targaryen. They inhabited the Kingswood, a large area of woodland south-east of King's Landing. Roughly twenty years before the events of the series, King Aerys II Targaryen ordered the Brotherhood destroyed, a mission led by Ser Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard. Selmy himself killed Toyne with a counter-riposte, a move witnessed by the then-squire Jaime Lannister.[1]
Season 1
Jaime recalls Selmy killing Toyne and cites his counter-riposte as the finest sword move he'd ever seen.[2]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Simon was a descendant of House Toyne. House Toyne was formerly a house of honor, with one member serving in the Kingsguard of King Aegon IV Targaryen. When Aegon IV found this knight abed with one of his mistresses, he had him executed in a horrible fashion. The knight's brothers declared war against House Targaryen, slaying the infamous Dragonknight, Ser Aemon Targaryen. Simon was their descendant and the last of his line.
