Jon Roxton
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Ser Jon Roxton, called the Bold, was a knight of House Roxton who wielded his family's ancestral Valyrian steel blade, Orphan-Maker.
His name became tied to the cause of Aegon II Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war that split House Targaryen in two. He was also remembered for a dark temper that few cared to face.
Dance of the Dragons
Battle of the Honeywine
Roxton sided with Aegon II the moment the war began, carrying Orphan-Maker, his house's Valyrian steel blade, into battle. At the Honeywine he faced Lord Owen Costayne and left him grievously wounded, a wound the lord would not survive.
In the wake of the fight, he knighted Titus Peake, heir to Lord Unwin Peake.
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Battle of Tumbleton
After Lord Ormund Hightower fell at the Battle of Tumbleton, Roxton put himself forward to lead the Hightower host.
In the battle's final hours he killed Lord Footly and claimed his wife, Lady Sharis Footly, as a war prize.
When word reached the camp of unrest in King's Landing, he joined the lords pressing for a march on the capital.
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After Tumbleton
Death
The lords gathered again to decide the fate of the Two Traitors, but before they could act, the second Battle of Tumbleton broke out.
Roxton caught Hugh Hammer off guard and opened him from groin to throat with Orphan-Maker. Moments later, ten of Hugh's men closed in on him; he killed three before he went down. It was said he slipped on Hugh's own entrails as he fell, and that was the end of him.
Half a year later, Lady Sharis Footly bore a son, and it was never known for certain whether Roxton was the father.
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Relationships
People in their story
- Sharis FootlyAppears in Battle of Tumbleton, Death
- Aegon II TargaryenAppears in Battle of the Honeywine
- Owen CostayneAppears in Battle of the Honeywine
- Ormund HightowerAppears in Battle of Tumbleton
- Lord FootlyAppears in Battle of Tumbleton
- Hugh HammerAppears in Death
Appearances
By work
Played by: Joplin Sibtain
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| House of the Dragon | Show | — |
Books and show
Where they differ
The show and the books do not tell the same story.
| Show | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Alive | Dead |
| Died | — | 130 AC · Tumbleton |
| Appears in | House of the Dragon | — |
| Played by | Joplin Sibtain | — |