Orland of Oldtown
| Orland of Oldtown | |
|---|---|
| Alias | Ormond of Oldtown[1] |
| Allegiance | House Baratheon of King's Landing |
| Culture | Reach |
| Born | Oldtown |
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Orland of Oldtown,[2][3] also known as Ormond of Oldtown, is a singer. He is the royal harper and bard for House Baratheon of King's Landing.[4]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
When King Robert I Baratheon comes to Winterfell to offer the position of Hand of the King to Lord Eddard Stark, a welcoming feast is held in the castle's Great Hall. A singer plays the high harp and recites a ballad, but Jon Snow, who is seated on a bench away from the royal platform, has difficulty hearing the music because of the many guests eating and conversing.[5]
A Storm of Swords
Mance Rayder tells Jon that Orland sang of dead kings beneath the sea during the feast at Winterfell.[2]
Orland is chosen to participate in the singers tourney at the royal wedding of King Joffrey I Baratheon and Lady Margaery Tyrell;[3] the boy king is poisoned during the wedding feast.[6]
References
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 7, Jon I.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ The singer is called Orland in A Storm of Swords, Jon I and Tyrion IV, but he is listed as Ormond in the Appendix.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 5, Jon I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.