Bold Jon Roxton

Bold Jon Roxton is a knight whose black blade, Orphan-Maker, made a consequential mark in the Battle of the Honeywine: he wounded Lord Costayne, who was left dying as the battle turned against the queen’s forces.

Role at the Battle of the Honeywine

During the fighting on the banks of the Honeywine, Bold Jon Roxton’s blade inflicted the wound that left Lord Costayne dying. The account places this action amid the rout of the queen’s army after Daeron Targaryen and Tessarion reversed the battle’s course.

Orphan-Maker and the Battle’s Aftermath

The sword is identified as Bold Jon Roxton’s black blade, Orphan-Maker. Its appearance in the battle account links Roxton to one of the engagement’s lasting consequences: Lord Costayne’s grave condition, alongside Tom Flowers’s death and the capture of the two Alans. The evidence establishes Roxton’s part in the fighting through this single decisive act, without detailing his fate or further actions.