Thom Merrilin (TV Series)
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Pronunciation: TOM MER-rih-lihn
Thom Merrilin is a character in the book and television series The Wheel of Time. In the TV show he is played by Danish actor Alexandre Willaume.
WARNING! The next sections contain spoilers for the Wheel of Time television series.
General
Thom Merrilin is a gleeman. However, he is well educated and knows to recognize accents and dress styles from around the world. Along with singing and playing musical instruments, Thom is good at throwing knives.
Rand and Mat meet Thom in Breen's Spring on their way to Tar Valon. In that small town, after hearing that one of its citizens is a Darkfriend, Thom kills her and escapes the town together with the boys.
Appearance
Thom looks of middle age, with grey striped hair and beard, and lightly colored eyes. He wears a 'gleeman's coat', which is a coat lined with colored pathes.
Thom's Journey
Season 1
In Episode 3 Thom is in Breen's Spring and performs 'The man who can't forget' in the town's inn 'The Four Kings'. Later, during the night, him and Mat bury the dead Aielman that was shot by the town's citizens. At the end of the episode he kills Dana and helps Rand and Mat escape Breen's Spring.