Julian Alfred Pankratz, Viscount de Lettenhove, also known as Dandelion or Jaskier is a poet, minstrel, bard, and close friend of Geralt of Rivia, played by Henry Cavill. The character of Jaskier is played by Joey Batey. The Polish word jaskier actually refers to the Buttercup flower (Ranunculus). In books he is referred to as Dandelion however, in the series, he is known as Jaskier.
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Some of Jaskier’s more famous ballads were about the relationship between Geralt and Yennefer. By the time of the saga he was already in his 40s though it was said that he looked like he was in his 30s and was often mistaken for an elf. He accompanies Geralt in many of the short stories and ends up joining his hansa while searching for Ciri but left it before the assault on Stygga and makes Geralt promise he would return with Ciri at Touissant where Dandelion lives. He would later rejoin Geralt and witness his and Yennefer’s death at Rivia.
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The breakout star of The Witcher season 1 %u2013 who was responsible for the catchiest song in the soundtrack %u2013 was Jaskier, a bard who decided to join Geralt in some of his adventures. Although Geralt is a loner and only seems to enjoy the company of his horse, Roach, Jaskier joined the witcher and accompanied him on different jobs, encountering a variety of creatures (and even being possessed by one in the process).
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The Witcher is a series of books and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski which have become widely popular thanks to their video game adaptations. The books were adapted into a movie and a TV show in Poland in 2001 and 2002, and an English adaptation finally arrived in December 2019 thanks to Netflix.
