Mystery of the Night Watchers

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Adaptational Villainy: In the books, it's not him who kills baby Barra but his subordinate Allar Deem. He was, however, fully complicit in the atrocity so he was still very much a villain. His love for his children is also Adapted Out. Icy Blue Eyes: They become very apparent in his close-up scenes, and they work nicely with his 'you don't know cold' speech. Place a chair in the middle of the playing area, and put a set of keys underneath it. This is the base of the Night Watch. The Corrupter: To Alliser Thorne. Slynt urges Thorne to consider himself a candidate for the Lordship Commander, but it clearly hadn't occurred to him before that, and he doesn't seem to keen on the idea. Slynt also gives him the idea to send Jon to Craster's Keep, in hopes Jon will be killed while dealing with the mutineers.

The Cassandra: He tries to warn Ned about the return of the White Walkers, but Ned dismisses this as the ramblings of a deserter.Honour Before Reason: Why he doesn't turn Gendry over to the Goldcloaks, noting that he belongs to the Night's Watch now and thus the King has no jurisdiction over him anymore. The winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2023 have been announced, with one winner from each of the four categories announced: Picture book, Children... Asshole Victim: Given that he was a traitor who murdered his lord commander for letting wildlings down south and before that, a sadistic bully, he got what he deserved when he is executed by Jon for mutiny. While the societies for the reformation of manners showed there was a good deal of support for the effective policing of morality, they also suggested that the existing mechanisms of crime control were regarded by some as ineffective. [21] Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."

Undying Loyalty: He's the first man to volunteer for Jon's mission to Craster's Keep, both to aid his friend Jon and avenge Lord Commander Mormont, who was killed in a mutiny. He dies holding the gate to defend the Watch. Put on a Bus: Thanks to being sent to the Wall at the same time that the Night's Watch story has left it, it's two years before we see him again. Informed Ability: Boasts to be the best archer in his hamlet. True either way, since everyone else in his hamlet is dead now, and his hamlet is small enough that it doesn't even have a name. Nevertheless, he proves he is a competent archer when he fatally shoots Ygritte in "The Watchers on the Wall". Griffiths, Paul (2010). Lost Londons Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550–1660. New York: Cambridge University Press. p.359. ISBN 978-0-521-17411-4. If you want to run away south, run away. Of course, they'll behead you as a deserter, if I don't catch you first."

Karl Tanner

Put on a Bus: Though a more apt metaphor would be that he's the only one who didn't get on the bus. Pypar isn't among the party Mormont leads north of the Wall at the end of Season 1, so he's offscreen for nearly all of the next two seasons. The act of 1663 confirmed that watch on its old foundations, and left its effective management to the ward authorities. The important matter to be arranged in the wards was who was going to serve and on what basis. How the money was to be collected to support a force of paid constables, and by whom, were crucial issues. The 1663 Common Council act left it to the ward beadle or a constable and it seems to have been increasingly the case that rather than individuals paying directly for a substitute, when their turn came to serve, the eligible householders were asked to contribute to a watch fund that supported hired man. [13] Ungrateful Bastard: How the Night's Watch regard the rest of Westeros, they are protecting them from wildling invasions and are the ones who are standing on guard in-case the White Walkers return, but everyone thinks they are a joke and use them as a penal colony. I really enjoyed reading this book and the mysteries it provides for the reader, I think this book and its events are very unexpected which keeps the book interesting and the reader on edge. I love how this book is set in the 1900s giving it an old-fashioned, Edwardian tint. The Mystery of the Night Watchers is such a lovely read. As Haley's comet is drawing ever closer to earth a mother uproots her daughters and takes them to meet their grandfather they knew existed. The story begins one morning that many of us will have encountered. Children getting ready for school, father getting ready for work but Nancy, one of the main characters of the story, is quietly noticing things about her mother. On their way Nancy realises that they are walking passed the turning for school. Questioning mother she finds that they are going to Suffolk on the train to help their grandfather watch the comet. Nancy and her little sister find themselves in the middle of a mystery with family secrets coming to light and Nancy being the girl she is must try solve it. There are twists along the way. You think you know what is going to happen but... do you really? You will have to read to find out. A lovely easy read with detailed descriptions that help you visualise each setting.

Fatal Flaw: Janos relied too much on his ties with powerful friends rather than his fighting ability or office competence. Reformed Criminal: Invoked and enforced. Many members were criminals who were given a choice to either join the Watch or receive punishment (e.g. execution, castration, etc) for their crimes.

Dual Wielding: Shown holding a sword in one hand and a double-bitted axe in the other while facing down Mag the Mighty Action Survivor: While he is a competent fighter, his skill with a sword doesn't compare to the likes of Jon. That being said, he has managed to survive almost every major battle in the Night's Watch storyline, including the massacre at Hardhome. He is killed by wights in "The Long Night", but only because he was distracted protecting Sam. Would Hurt a Child: After one of his men refuses to kill a baby bastard daughter of Robert Baratheon, he steps up and does it himself right in front of the screaming mother. Gory Discretion Shot: Surprisingly, and definitely not setting the tone for the rest of the series (especially when his comrade is gorily beheaded a moment later), the scene cuts away when Waymar turns around and is slain. Even Evil Has Standards: We finally see him reach his own personal moral line when he's clearly uncomfortable sacrificing a baby to the White Walkers. He still does it, however.