Bronn nods in agreement, and wryly notes that Ser Vardis did. Lysa rages that Bronn does not fight honorably. Bronn then departs the Eyrie with Tyrion. Once Bronn has exhausted Vardis, he moves in for the kill, then throws his corpse out the Moon Door. Bronn defeats Vardis by relying on his speed against the armored but slow knight, and fights dirty by throwing obstacles in the way. Bronn kills Lysa's champion, Ser Vardis Egen, proving Tyrion's innocence according to Westerosi custom. He desperately asks for someone to fight for him and, to the surprise of all, Bronn steps forward to accept.
In the Eyrie Tyrion attempts to prove his innocence, and demands a trial by combat. īronn throws Ser Vardis Egen through the Moon Door during the Trial by Combat of Tyrion Lannister. Both Tyrion and Catelyn take note of his prowess in combat. Along the way they are attacked by hill tribes men, and Bronn holds his own in the skirmish, killing several opponents. Bronn accompanies Catelyn and Tyrion's party to the Vale of Arryn and listens to Tyrion promising a handsome reward to any man who helps him. Catelyn and Rodrik Cassel take Tyrion prisoner before he can fulfill the promise. He volunteers to give up his room to Tyrion in return for gold. When asked why he was there, he bluntly answers that it was "work." Season 1īronn is staying at the Inn at the Crossroads when Tyrion arrives. Bronn also confirmed Tyrion's claim that Bronn has been beyond the Wall. During a drinking game with Tyrion and Shae, Bronn claims that he killed a woman before he was 12 years old, though it was in self-defense as she was attacking him with an axe. When Tyrion Lannister introduced him to Tywin Lannister, Bronn said that his father is no one Lord Tywin would know. īronn has also mentioned that he first found out that men void their bowels when they die when he was only 5 years old. It was also broken a third time, but the details are unknown. His nose was broken a second time at age 9, during a scrap with a few older boys and they won. Not much is known about his past or family, except that he had a younger brother, whom Bronn describes as "a real pest." Both his parents viciously beat him.Īt age 5, his nose was accidentally broken when his mother hit him with an iron poker, which she had meant for his younger brother. Eventually, upon Bran Stark's coronation, Bronn becomes the new Lord of Highgarden, Lord Paramount of the Reach and Master of Coin.īronn is a sellsword: a highly trained, extremely lethal, and a feared mercenary soldier whose service as a warrior is for hire. He is then rewarded with a knighthood for the vital role he performed during the Battle of the Blackwater, taking on the formal name " Ser Bronn of the Blackwater."ĭuring Daenerys Targaryen's war for Westeros, Bronn initially assists the Lannisters. His fortunes continue to gradually rise during his service in King's Landing, briefly serving as Commander of the City Watch. Initially a skilled and dangerous sellsword, who comes to prominence when he champions for Tyrion Lannister in his trial by combat at the Eyrie, Bronn subsequently enters Tyrion's service as his personal bodyguard, assassin, and enforcer. Lord Bronn is the Lord of Highgarden, Lord Paramount of the Reach, Master of Coin, and the founder of his House. he did." - Lysa Arryn and Bronn, indicating Ser Vardis Egen, whom he had just killed in single combat. Lysa Arryn: " You don't fight with honor!" Bronn: " No.