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| + | |Title =[[File:Arryn.JPG|40px|left|link=House Arryn]] Vardis Egen [[File:Arryn.JPG|40px|right|link=House Arryn]] |
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| − | |Title = Vardis Egen |
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+ | |Image = Vardis profile.jpg |
|Season = [[Season 1|1]] |
|Season = [[Season 1|1]] |
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|First = "[[The Wolf and the Lion]]" |
|First = "[[The Wolf and the Lion]]" |
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|Last = "[[A Golden Crown]]" |
|Last = "[[A Golden Crown]]" |
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| − | |Appearances = 2 episodes <small>[[#Appearances| |
+ | |Appearances = 2 episodes <small>([[#Appearances|see below]])</small> |
| + | |Titles = [[Ser]]<br>[[Captain of the Guards]] |
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|Status= [[:Category:Status: Dead|Deceased]] |
|Status= [[:Category:Status: Dead|Deceased]] |
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|Death = Killed by [[Bronn]] in a duel |
|Death = Killed by [[Bronn]] in a duel |
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|DeathEp = "[[A Golden Crown]]" |
|DeathEp = "[[A Golden Crown]]" |
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| − | |Allegiance = [[House Arryn]] |
+ | |Allegiance = [[House Arryn]]<br>[[House Egen]] |
|Actor = [[Brendan McCormack]]}} |
|Actor = [[Brendan McCormack]]}} |
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| + | {{Quote|My Lady, I would gladly fight the Imp's champion for you.|Vardis Egen|A Golden Crown}} |
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| − | Ser '''Vardis Egen '''is a recurring character in |
+ | Ser '''Vardis Egen '''is a recurring character in the [[Season 1|first season]]. He is played by [[Brendan McCormack]] and debuts in "[[The Wolf and the Lion]]". Ser Vardis Egen is the captain of the guards at [[the Eyrie]]. In the [[trial by combat]], he is the champion for [[Lysa Arryn]] and is killed by [[Bronn]], who fights for [[Tyrion]]. |
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| + | ===Background=== |
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| ⚫ | Vardis Egen is a [[Knighthood|knight]] from [[House Egen]] in the service of [[House Arryn]]. He was captain of [[Jon Arryn]]'s personal guard in [[King's Landing]] and then became captain of the guards in the Eyrie for [[Robin Arryn]] and his mother, [[Lysa Arryn]]. He is a knight of some reputation, but is no longer a young man. |
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| − | ==[[Season 1]]== |
+ | ===[[Season 1]]=== |
| + | Vardis leads the group of knights who meet [[Catelyn Stark]] and her prisoner Tyrion Lannister before she enters the Eyrie.<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref>Lysa orders Tyrion imprisoned in the sky cells. After having spend quite some time in a sky cell, Tyrion finally claims that he wants to confess his crimes and then demands a [[First Trial of Tyrion Lannister|trial by combat]]. Though many men, including Lord [[Eon Hunter]] and a [[Knight of House Lynderly]], offer to fight as Lysa's champion, she asks Ser Vardis to represent [[House Arryn]]. At first he says that fighting Tyrion would be unfair, but Vardis accepts when Tyrion asks that he be represented by a champion. The [[sellsword]] Bronn offers to be Tyrion's champion. Vardis fights dressed in full metal armor and carrying a large and heavy wooden shield. His speed and dexterity were easily outmatched by Bronn, who wore only a leather armored shirt. During the course of the fight, Bronn throws things into Ser Vardis' path and even trips him, while quickly dodging and weaving to avoid Vardis' attacks. Ultimately Bronn tires out the more heavily armored knight, severely injuring him with a quick slash and disarming him. |
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| + | [[File:Bronn defeats Vardis.jpg|thumb|Vardis falls from the Moon Door.]] |
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| − | Vardis leads the group of knights who meet [[Catelyn Tully]] and her prisoner [[Tyrion Lannister]] before she enters Eyrie.<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref> Later on, when Tyrion has demanded a trial by combat, Vardis represents the House Arryn, while Tyrion is represented by the sellsword [[Bronn]]. Vardis fought dressed in mail armor and wearing a large shield, however this made him slow and clumsy as opposed to Bronn who wore only a armored shirt. Bronn wins by tiring the heavily armored knight, and, to the astonishment of the Eyrie court, disposes of the body of his opponent by pushing him through the "moon door", a hole leading to a thousand foot drop.<ref>"[[A Golden Crown]]"</ref> |
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| + | Bronn waits for Lysa Arryn to call for mercy, but she does not respond. So he stabs Vardis in the neck and pushes him through the "[[Moon Door]]" in the center of the throne room sending him down a thousand-foot drop. Lysa snaps angrily to Bronn that he didn't fight with honor. The sellsword agrees, before pointing to the Moon Door and noting that Ser Vardis did.<ref>"[[A Golden Crown]]"</ref> |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Ser Vardis Egen is an extremely loyal servant and retainer of [[House Arryn]]. He had been the captain of the guard when Jon Arryn was [[Hand of the King]]. |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Ser Vardis Egen is an extremely loyal servant and retainer of [[House Arryn]]. He had been the captain of the guard when Jon Arryn was [[Hand of the King]]. He is described as heavy, square, plain-faced, silver-haired, and having no humor. In the battle with Bronn, Vardis is not only quite a bit older and slower than Bronn, but Lysa has given him Jon Arryn's great sword to defend the honor of the House, which is a heavier and unfamiliar blade. |
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| + | In the book, Bronn kills Vardis without pushing him out of the Moon Door (which is set in the wall, not in the floor). |
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Revision as of 10:17, 26 June 2014
- "My Lady, I would gladly fight the Imp's champion for you."
- ―Vardis Egen
Ser Vardis Egen is a recurring character in the first season. He is played by Brendan McCormack and debuts in "The Wolf and the Lion". Ser Vardis Egen is the captain of the guards at the Eyrie. In the trial by combat, he is the champion for Lysa Arryn and is killed by Bronn, who fights for Tyrion.
Biography
Background
Vardis Egen is a knight from House Egen in the service of House Arryn. He was captain of Jon Arryn's personal guard in King's Landing and then became captain of the guards in the Eyrie for Robin Arryn and his mother, Lysa Arryn. He is a knight of some reputation, but is no longer a young man.
Season 1
Vardis leads the group of knights who meet Catelyn Stark and her prisoner Tyrion Lannister before she enters the Eyrie.[1]Lysa orders Tyrion imprisoned in the sky cells. After having spend quite some time in a sky cell, Tyrion finally claims that he wants to confess his crimes and then demands a trial by combat. Though many men, including Lord Eon Hunter and a Knight of House Lynderly, offer to fight as Lysa's champion, she asks Ser Vardis to represent House Arryn. At first he says that fighting Tyrion would be unfair, but Vardis accepts when Tyrion asks that he be represented by a champion. The sellsword Bronn offers to be Tyrion's champion. Vardis fights dressed in full metal armor and carrying a large and heavy wooden shield. His speed and dexterity were easily outmatched by Bronn, who wore only a leather armored shirt. During the course of the fight, Bronn throws things into Ser Vardis' path and even trips him, while quickly dodging and weaving to avoid Vardis' attacks. Ultimately Bronn tires out the more heavily armored knight, severely injuring him with a quick slash and disarming him.
Vardis falls from the Moon Door.
Bronn waits for Lysa Arryn to call for mercy, but she does not respond. So he stabs Vardis in the neck and pushes him through the "Moon Door" in the center of the throne room sending him down a thousand-foot drop. Lysa snaps angrily to Bronn that he didn't fight with honor. The sellsword agrees, before pointing to the Moon Door and noting that Ser Vardis did.[2]
Appearances
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ser Vardis Egen is an extremely loyal servant and retainer of House Arryn. He had been the captain of the guard when Jon Arryn was Hand of the King. He is described as heavy, square, plain-faced, silver-haired, and having no humor. In the battle with Bronn, Vardis is not only quite a bit older and slower than Bronn, but Lysa has given him Jon Arryn's great sword to defend the honor of the House, which is a heavier and unfamiliar blade.
In the book, Bronn kills Vardis without pushing him out of the Moon Door (which is set in the wall, not in the floor).
Image gallery
See also
References
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