- “You're Tyr Seward? Stable hand to the King?”
- — Gwaine to Tyr[src]
Tyr Seward was the son of Gelda Seward and a stable hand in the court of Camelot. He was mainly responsible for tending the horses and tack belonging to the King and Knights of Camelot.
Tyr was framed for treason and then murdered by Guinevere while she was enchanted by Morgana.
Biography[]
Tyr began working in the King's stables when he was still a young boy. By the third year of Arthur's reign, he had become stable hand to the King himself; he personally tended Arthur's horses and tack, as well as those of his Knights.
Soon after Gwen was rescued from the Dark Tower, one of the horses came down with colic and Tyr slept in the stables to care for it. That night, he woke to find Gwen tampering with Arthur's saddle. He tried to get away to tell someone, but Gwen caught him and threatened to kill his mother if he told anyone what he'd seen.
A few days later, an attempt was made on Arthur's life and an investigation revealed that his saddle had been tampered with. Tyr denied being involved, but when the thread that was used to restitch Arthur's girth was found in Tyr's home, Arthur had no choice but to sentence him to death for treason.
Later, in the dungeons, Tyr confessed to Merlin that he'd seen who had tampered with Arthur's saddle, but was afraid to identify them because of the threat to his mother. To stop Tyr from telling Arthur what he knew, Gwen snuck down to the dungeons that night and stabbed Tyr, killing him (A Lesson in Vengeance).
Personality[]
Tyr was a simple but honourable man who was very loyal to Arthur, having served him since he was a boy. He was proud of his job as stable hand to the King and devoted to the horses in his care. When one came down with colic, Tyr slept in the stables to watch over it.
Tyr lived with his mother, Gelda Seward, and appeared to share a very close relationship with her. He kept quiet about Gwen's treachery because she threatened Gelda's life, and was unwilling to save himself from execution because accusing Gwen would mean her death (A Lesson in Vengeance).
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