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Religion & Magic: Part 4 – Night’s King (spoilers)

May 28, 2015 | By History of Westeros

Apart from Night’s King, topics include kinslaying, the blue eyes of the Others & Wights, Night’s Queen, and the Lands of Always Winter. Plus we talk about Coldhands, Stannis, Bran, Melisandre, Roose Bolton and Jon Snow. Listen to the rest of our Religion and Magic series here.

After his fall, when it was discovered that he had been sacrificing to the Others, all records of him were destroyed and his very name was forbidden.


“Some say he was a Bolton,” Old Nan would always end. “Some say a Magnar out of Skagos, some say Umber, Flint, or Norrey. And some would have you think he was a Woodfoot, from them who ruled Bear island before the ironmen came. He never was. He was a Stark, the brother of the man who brought him down.”


This was where the Rat Cook had served the Andal king his prince-and-bacon pie. Where the seventy-nine sentinels stood their watch, where brave young Danny Flint had been raped and murdered. This was the castle where King Sherrit had called down his curse on the Andals of old, where the ‘prentice boys had faced the thing that came in the night, where blind Symeon Star-Eyes had seen the hellhounds fighting. Mad Axe had once walked these yards and climbed these towers, butchering his brothers in the dark.


“This Nightfort is the place my husband has chosen for our seat, and there we shall abide.”


Night’s Queen

The legends say that the Night’s King was a warrior without fear, and when he saw a woman atop the Wall with skin as white as the moon and eyes like blue stars, he chased her and loved her though her skin was cold as ice, and when he gave his seed to her he gave his soul as well.


The oldest of these tales concern the legendary Night’s King, the thirteenth Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, who was alleged to have bedded a sorceress pale as a corpse and declared himself a king. For thirteen years the Night’s King and his corpse queen ruled together.

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Delve into the chilling history of the Night’s King in this captivating episode! We unravel the mysteries surrounding his identity – was he a Stark, a Bolton, or someone else entirely? Explore the gruesome legends of the Nightfort, including the tragic fate of Danny Flint and the horrifying acts of Mad Axe. We dissect the Night’s King’s relationship with his icy queen and examine the crucial roles played by figures like Bran Stark, Jon Snow, Melisandre, and Coldhands. Uncover the secrets behind the Others’ blue eyes, the significance of the Lands of Always Winter, and the chilling truth about kinslaying in this deep dive into Westerosi religion, magic, and the chilling threat from beyond the Wall. Prepare to be captivated by the dark history of the Night’s King and the terrifying power of the Others.

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