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"My lady, I would gladly fight the Imp's champion for you."

―Vardis Egen to Lysa Arryn^[src]

Ser Vardis Egen was the captain of the guard at the Eyrie.

Biography

Background

Vardis Egen was captain of Jon Arryn's personal guard in King's Landing and then became captain of the guard 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.^[1]

Game of Thrones: Season 1

Vardis leads the group of knights who meet Catelyn and her prisoner Tyrion before she enters the Eyrie. Lysa orders Tyrion imprisoned in the sky cells.^[1]

After spending some time in a sky cell, Tyrion demands a trial by combat. Though many men offer to fight as Lysa's champion, she asks Ser Vardis to represent House Arryn, and he accepts. In the ensuing duel, he is killed and thrown through the Moon Door by Bronn.^[2]

Bronn defeats Vardis — Vardis is thrown through the Moon Door.

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, which is effectively what got him killed.^[2]

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. He has one young son.

In the battle with Bronn, Vardis loses not only because he is a bit older and slower than Bronn, but also because Lysa gives him Jon Arryn's great sword to defend the honor of the House, which is a heavier and unfamiliar blade.

In contrast to the show, Bronn kills Vardis without pushing him out of the Moon Door (which is set in the wall, not in the floor).

Gallery

Appearances

– "The Wolf and the Lion"
– "A Golden Crown"

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 5: "The Wolf and the Lion" (2011).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 6: "A Golden Crown" (2011).

Notes

↑ In "You Win or You Die," Jorah Mormont receives a pardon stating that the current year is 298.

External links

Vardis Egen on A Wiki of Ice and Fire

v • d • e House Arryn
Head	Robin Arryn	Heir	Unknown
Seat	Eyrie	Region	Vale of Arryn
Titles	Defender of the Vale · Warden of the East · King of the Mountain and the Vale (historical)
Ancestors	Artys Arryn · Sharra Arryn · Ronnel Arryn · Daella Targaryen · Aemma Arryn · Jeyne Arryn
Deceased	Jon Arryn · Lysa Arryn · Jasper Arryn · Alys Arryn · Ronnel Arryn · Ser Elbert Arryn
Household	{Ser Vardis Egen} · {Ser Hugh of the Vale} · Mord · {Petyr Baelish}
Overlords	King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men

[GOT_105-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 5: "The Wolf and the Lion" (2011).

[GOT_106-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 6: "A Golden Crown" (2011).

[Game_of_Thrones_Season_1_year-1] In "You Win or You Die," Jorah Mormont receives a pardon stating that the current year is 298.

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+{{Quote|My lady, I would gladly fight the Imp's champion for you.|Vardis Egen to [[Lysa Arryn]]|A Golden Crown}}
+Ser '''Vardis Egen''' was the [[captain of the guard]] at the [[Eyrie]].
+==Biography==
-Ser '''Vardis Egen '''is a character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He is played by [[Brendan McCormack]] and appears in the first season.
+===Background===
+Vardis Egen was captain of [[Jon Arryn]]'s personal guard in [[King's Landing]] and then became captain of the guard 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.{{Ref|GOT105}}
+===[[Game of Thrones: Season 1|''Game of Thrones'': Season 1]]===
-Vardis Egen is a [[Knighthood|knight]] 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]].
+Vardis leads the group of knights who meet [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and her prisoner [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] before she enters the Eyrie. Lysa orders Tyrion imprisoned in the sky cells.{{Ref|GOT105}}
+After spending some time in a sky cell, Tyrion demands a [[First trial by combat of Tyrion Lannister|trial by combat]]. Though many men offer to fight as Lysa's champion, she asks Ser Vardis to represent [[House Arryn]], and he accepts. In the ensuing duel, he is killed and thrown through the Moon Door by [[Bronn]].{{Ref|GOT106}}
-==[[Season 1]]==
+[[File:Bronn defeats Vardis.jpg|thumb|Vardis is thrown through the Moon Door.]]
-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>
+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, which is effectively what got him killed.{{Ref|GOT106}}
-==Appearances==
-{{Season One Appearances|5=yes|6=yes}}
 ==In the books==
-In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Ser Vardis Egen is an extremely loyal servant and retainer of [[House Arryn]].
+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. He has one young son.
+In the battle with Bronn, Vardis loses not only because he is a bit older and slower than Bronn, but also because Lysa gives him Jon Arryn's great sword to defend the honor of the House, which is a heavier and unfamiliar blade.
-==See also==
-* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Vardis_Egen Ser Vardis Egen at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.]
+In contrast to the show, Bronn kills Vardis without pushing him out of the Moon Door (which is set in the wall, not in the floor).
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Vale knights.jpg|Ser Vardis leads a column of [[Knighthood|knights]] flying the banner of House Arryn through the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]. Promotional image from "[[The Wolf and the Lion]]".
+Tyrion, Cat and Vardis at the Eyrie.jpg|Ser Vardis and [[Catelyn Stark]] present [[Tyrion Lannister]] at the [[Eyrie]]. Promotional image from "The Wolf and the Lion".
+Vardis Egen.jpeg|Ser Vardis prepares to duel [[Bronn]].
+</gallery>
+==Appearances==
+*{{GOT|The Wolf and the Lion}}
+*{{GOT|A Golden Crown}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist|2}}
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-[[Category:Characters]]
+===Notes===
-[[Category:Status: Dead]]
+{{Notelist}}
-[[Category:House Arryn]]
-[[Category:Knights|Egen, Vardis]]
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