Lord Captain Geofram Bornhald

Pronunciation: JEHF-rahm BOHRN-hahld

A Lord Captain of the Children of the Light. Father of Dain Bornhald. He is from Tarabon.

Physical Description

He is gray-haired, dark-eyed and bluff with a grandfatherly face. His syntax marks him as a Taraboner. (TEotW,Ch30)

Geofram Bornhald joins the Whitecloaks in 962 NE. (TGH,Ch5)
Geofram Bornhald interrogates Perrin and Egwene. He returns their property, but plans to take them to Amador for further questioning. (TEotW,Ch30)
After arriving in Caemlyn, Bornhald receives orders to return to Amador immediately. (TGH,Ch5)
In Amador, Pedron Niall orders Bornhald to lead a full legion to the village of Alcruna in Tarabon. (TGH,Ch5)
Bornhald arrives in Alcruna and is met by Einor Saren of the Questioners. (TGH,Ch5)
Carridin orders Bornhald to stay in Almoth Plain away from Toman Head. He disobeys and leads his Whitecloaks onto Toman Head. (TGH,Ch29)
Bornhald spots Perrin in a village near Falme. (TGH,Ch44)
Bornhald sees lightning over Falme and orders Jaret Byar to hold back so he can report. (TGH,Ch46)
Bornhald hears the Horn of Valere and leads his legion into battle. (TGH,Ch47)
Geofram Bornhald is killed along with the entire Whitecloak legion. (TGH,Ch48)

TGH,Ch48 - Jaret Byar sees the Whitecloak forces including Geofram Bornhald wiped out.
TDR,Prologue - Jaret Byar reports to Pedron Niall what happened at Falme. Jaichim Carridin also reports and insinuates that the debacle was Bornhald's fault.
TSR,Ch29 - Bran tells Perrin that Lord Bornhald leads the Whitecloaks. Perrin thinks he means Geofram Bornhald.
TSR,Ch31 - Dain Bornhald sees his main mission as capturing Perrin whom he holds responsible for his father's death.
TSR,Ch45 - Perrin figures that Dain Bornhald must be Geofram's son.
LoC,Ch31 - Eamon Valda thinks Geofram Bornhald was too soft.
ToM,Ch4 - Byar returns to Galad from scouting with news that they captured prisoners. Bornhald soon determines that they were with Perrin who killed his father.
ToM,Ch7 - Byar and Bornhald insist the Perrin is a Darkfriend who killed Geofram Bornhald and brought Trollocs to the Two Rivers.
ToM,Ch26 - Perrin and Galad meet in parley with Bornhald and Byar. They accuse him of killing two Whitecloaks and Geofram Bornhald.
ToM,Ch34 - Byar and Bornhald testify at Perrin-s trial. Perrin admits to killing the two Whitecloaks but says he fought on the same side as Geofram Bornhald. Byar vehemently objects when Galad agrees to delay Perrin-s punishment until after the Last Battle.