Lady Blizzardborn Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Bonus points? I would consider that a negative. Congratulations! Your Targaryen DNA test has come back negative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow of the Morning Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Many second sons don't want to be a shadowed of their older brother and want to make their own names., being a Kingsguard is very respect position and provide fame and renown. All what they want to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple-eyes Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Many second sons don't want to be a shadowed of their older brother and want to make their own names., being a Kingsguard is very respect position and provide fame and renown. All what they want to have. Question here, so what is the normal situation of second sons? Be a knight working for his brother? How can he build a cadet brach castle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenezuelanLord Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Question here, so what is the normal situation of second sons? Be a knight working for his brother? How can he build a cadet brach castle? His liege lord may give him land a small hold.. But not much, look at the karstark in comparison with the main branch.. Or the lannisters of lannisport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minstral Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 For a variety of reasons that are already stated. Another point (which I'm not sure if its been mentioned) is a political one. Same with younger sons becoming priests, one is able to actually to speak on behalf of their family and act as close confidants to a king and the royal family. Consider Lewyn Martell, who actually could represent the interests of house Martell directly to the king and even military power when he was given control of the Dornish contingent at the battle on the Trident, and he wasn't even the LC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow of the Morning Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Question here, so what is the normal situation of second sons? Be a knight working for his brother? How can he build a cadet brach castle? He inherit nothing, he have poor marriage prospect and always will be subjected to his brother desires and influence so is normal that many second sons want indepence. Not always a junior branch became a cadet branch, not always a lord have a vacant keep or resources or need to build one more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASOIAF_Ali Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 So long as the king you're serving isn't so bad, being a kingsguard doesn't seem so bad. Younger sons inherited nothing anyway, and a lot of kingsguard didn't keep their chastity vows and went unpunished, plus it's instant fame and and a very elite position meant to be an honour. As a younger sibling, I don't think many people would do much better. If you serve under a bad king though, I don't imagine there's many worse positions out there except maybe NW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 1) Chance for personal honour (and people from the Middle Ages LOOOVE honour, especially if it comes in hat form.) 2) Prestige to your family. 3) A good opportunity to dump third or fourth born sons (otherwise their families would have to look for and secure lands for them) 4) Hiding that you are gay (lots of people in the Middle Ages joined religious orders to hide their homosexuality) 5) It beats joining that glorified border patrol at the Wall (aka the Worst Place in Westeros) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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