Harry Strickland
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Ser Harry Strickland is the captain-general of the Golden Company, the most renowned of the free companies born from the exile of the Blackfyre loyalists. His family lost its lands in Westeros generations ago and has served as sellswords in Essos ever since, earning him the nickname Harry the Landless.
At the head of the company, he is the one who marches alongside Jon Connington and Prince Aegon Targaryen toward the Seven Kingdoms, though his reputation is not that of a warrior but of an accountant who would rather not draw a sword.
Origins
Strickland Exile
Harry's great-grandfather joined the revolt that raised Daemon Blackfyre against King Daeron II Targaryen. Defeat cost him his lands, and House Strickland had to leave the Seven Kingdoms alongside Bittersteel.
Son, grandson and great-grandson all grew up in Essos, within the company formed by the exiles, and Harry likes to recall that his family has been "golden for four generations".
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Golden Company
Captain-General
For years Harry handled the company's accounts; when its captain-general died, he took command and passed that paymaster's post to another of his men.
As captain he had Rolly Duckfield as his squire, whom he eventually sent to Jon Connington to train Prince Aegon Targaryen in arms. Watkyn then became his new squire and cupbearer.
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Camp at Volon Therys
Camped three miles south of Volon Therys, Harry joined his army to that of Jon Connington and Prince Aegon Targaryen. When the company set out for the Seven Kingdoms, he seemed weary and reluctant to fight.
Connington, who never fully trusted him, always took him for a coward.
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Profile
Appearance and Character
Harry is a stout man with a big, round head, grey eyes and thinning grey hair he combs sideways to hide his baldness.
He often complains of the blisters long marches leave on his feet, is not a man quick to draw steel, and has a soft spot for the company's elephants.
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Death
In the television adaptation Harry's story ends differently: there he dies in the year 305 AC, an outcome with no equivalent in the novels, where he remains alive.
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Relationships
People in their story
- Jon ConningtonAppears in Captain-General, Camp at Volon Therys
- Aegon TargaryenAppears in Captain-General, Camp at Volon Therys
- Daeron II TargaryenAppears in Strickland Exile
- Aegor RiversAppears in Strickland Exile
Appearances
By work
Played by: Marc Rissmann
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| A Dance with Dragons | Book | Camp at Volon Therys |
| Game of Thrones | Show | Death |
Books and show
Where they differ
The show and the books do not tell the same story.
In the television adaptation Harry's story ends differently: there he dies in the year 305 AC, an outcome with no equivalent in the novels, where he remains alive.
- Show only: Death
| Show | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Dead | Alive |
| Died | 305 AC | — |
| Appears in | Game of Thrones | A Dance with Dragons |
| Played by | Marc Rissmann | — |