Spearwife

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A spearwife with a mammoth, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games

A spearwife is a free folk woman who is also a warrior.[1]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

During the great ranging of the Night's Watch in the lands beyond the Wall, Jon Snow and Qhorin's rangers encounter the spearwife Ygritte and other raiders in the Skirling Pass.[2]

A Storm of Swords

Ragwyle is part of Rattleshirt's band of raiders.[3] Jon sees long-haired spearwives in the host of Mance Rayder during the battle beneath the Wall.[4]

A Dance with Dragons

Varamyr Sixskins, a skinchanger, attempts to take over a spearwife, Thistle.[5]

Lord Harwood Fell counts dozens of spearwives among the free folk who have surrendered to Stannis Baratheon.[6] Jon, now Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, houses nineteen women and girls, including a dozen spearwives, in Hardin's Tower at Castle Black.[7] Jon sends spearwives to garrison Long Barrow.[8]

Melisandre has a vision of a grey girl on dying horse, whom Jon believes is his half sister, Arya Stark.[9] Jon is convinced to release Mance and send him with six spearwives on a mission to rescue the girl.[7] Disguised as the bard Abel, Mance infiltrates Winterfell with Frenya, Holly, Myrtle, Rowan, Squirrel, and Willow Witch-eye.[10][11][12][13][14]

Quotes

She wasn't wed and her weapon of choice was a short curved bow of horn and weirwood, but "spearwife" fit her all the same.[15]

Jon Snow's thoughts regarding Ygritte

References