Who Is Ser Davos In Game Of Thrones

The new TV series “Game of Thrones” (GoT) is all the buzz, but before it was a TV series it was a book called “A Song of Fire and Ice”. In this book there is a particular character that I connect with and has a lot of vital strengths that are extremely important to the plot. This character is called Ser Davos the onion knight. Ser Davos is important due to 3 particular reasons; his rise to power, his character attributes, him being a living example of justice, and his clear perspective.

Early history

Before we can talk about who Ser Davos is, it is important to understand Davos before he got the title of Ser. In his early history Davos was a smuggler. He smuggles supplies throughout Westeros. This gave him many connections that can be used later on. Davos most successful smuggling attempt what when he smuggles onions into Storm’s end. He did this during the siege by the Targaryen dynasty against Stannis Baratheon. Davos smuggled onions were crucial supplies that saved the people in Storms end from starvation. After the failure of the siege Stannis Baratheon gave Davos proper justice. He gave him the punishment for breaking the law and smuggling in goods thus cutting off three of his fingers. Yet he also rewarded him for saving Strom’s end and knighted him.

Character attributes

He is honest, which can be seen when he accepted his lord’s judgment and took the punishment for smuggling. He has a duty to be honest even if he knows his lord will disagree with him. Another vital attribute is his loyalty, he is thankful for the opportunity to serve and will not run away from his failures. After his failed navel invasion of Kings Landing he accepted his failure and did not make excuses for himself. He is also determined, which can be seen from his learning to read. His final vital attribute is his resourcefulness, he was able to form a fleet to threaten Kings Landing simply with the promise of