Gleeman

A gleeman is a type of professional entertainer. They often travel between different towns and villages.Official interactive map from Prime Video: The Wheel of Time, under the "Explore" section (login required), the section for the lore is labeled "Organizations". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
== Overview ==
Gleemen are traveling entertainers who make their living by singing, playing music, and telling stories in inns and taverns across the land. Other skills also involve tightrope walking, juggling, and tumbling. Many are well versed in the different forms of poetry and storytelling, such as High Chant, Plain Chant, and Common Chant.Official X-Ray for Prime Video: The Wheel of Time, under the "Characters" section (login required), section labeled "Thom Merrilin". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
Due to living life on their roads, they are also often masters of self-defense.
== History ==
After serving as court bard for House Trakand in Caemlyn for many years, Thom Merrilin unexpectedly left his position to become a wandering gleeman.
=== Season 1 ===
The gleeman Thom Merrilin arrives in Breen's Spring at the same time as Rand al'Thor and Mat Cauthon, and performs a somber song for the patrons of the Four Kings Inn. Thom later defeats the innkeeper, Dana, after she reveals she is a Darkfriend, and joins Rand and Mat on the road. He personally battles a Fade when they are attacked on the Grinwell farm.
== Known gleemen ==
* Thom Merrilin
== Quotes ==
== Changes from the book series ==
Gleemen are adapted from the in the book series.
* In the books, gleemen are identified by colorful patches on the exterior of their cloaks. In the television series, the patches are subtle, and worn on the interior of the gleeman's cloak.
== References ==
Category:Concepts