Warrior (the Seven)

The Warrior is one of the seven aspects of a single deity. Believers of the Faith of the Seven consider their god to be one with seven aspects, as the sept is a single building, with seven walls.^[1]

Culture

The Warrior, who carries a sword,^[2] represents strength.^[3] The Warrior is a fighter and a defender.^[4]^[5] He is prayed to for courage and victory.^[6] Many men pray to the Warrior before battle,^[7] and the weaker pray to him for protection.^[8] The Warrior is often loved by boys.^[5]

The Warrior's Sons were an order of knights sworn to the Faith of the Seven.^[2]

History

A passage in The Seven-Pointed Star says that the Warrior gave strength to the arms of Hugor of the Hill's four-and-forty mighty sons.^[9]

With the Valyrian steel sword Blackfyre in hand, Daemon Blackfyre was said to have fought like the Warrior himself.^[10]

Ser Jaime Lannister spending a night beneath an altar of the Warrior before being knighted the next morning by Ser Arthur Dayne.^[11]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Catelyn Stark prays in a nameless village's sept near Storm's End. The sept is modest and has no statues of the Seven, only rough charcoal drawings to represent them. She asks the Warrior to keep Robb Stark strong and shield him in his battles.^[1]

In the House of the Undying, Daenerys Targaryen says a quick prayer, begging the Warrior for courage and the Dothraki horse god for strength.^[12]

Ser Davos Seaworth prays to the Warrior during the Battle of the Blackwater.^[13]

A Storm of Swords

Septon Cellador prays to the Warrior before the attack on Castle Black.^[14]

A Feast for Crows

When Tyrion Lannister choose Ser Arys Oakheart to go with Myrcella Baratheon to Dorne, Arys lit a candle to the Warrior in thanks.^[15]

Ser Jaime Lannister thinks of the Warrior while standing vigil over the body of his father, Lord Tywin Lannister, in the Great Sept of Baelor.^[11]

Septon Meribald tells Podrick Payne that he has never known a boy who did not love the Warrior. He remarks that he is old though, and he loves the Smith.^[5]

Queen Regent Cersei Lannister allows the Warrior's Sons to be reconstituted.^[2]

A Dance with Dragons

During her imprisonment beneath the Great Sept, Cersei prays to all the gods, the Warrior included, stating "Any god in a storm".^[16]

In his bedchamber in the Great Pyramid, Ser Barristan Selmy keeps a beeswax candle and a small carving of the Warrior on his bedside table. Though he is not a pious man, the carving makes him feel less alone in the unfamiliar city that is Meereen.^[17]

When approaching the dragons Viserion and Rhaegal, Prince Quentyn Martell prays to the Warrior for courage.^[18]

Quotes

Watch over my brother, you bloody bastard, he's one of yours.^[19]
—prayers of Tyrion Lannister

In the sept they sing for the Mother's mercy but on the walls it's the Warrior they pray to, and all in silence.^[6]
—thoughts of Sansa Stark

May the Warrior give strength to your sword arm, Brienne.^[20]
—prayers of Catelyn Stark

The Warrior stands before the foe,
protecting us where e'er we go.
With sword and shield and spear and bow,
he guards the little children.^[4]
—Samwell Tarly singing from "The Song of the Seven"

Davos: It's the start of your life's great adventure. May the Warrior defend you.
Edric: And may the Father judge you justly, Lord Davos.^[21]
—Davos Seaworth and Edric Storm

The Warrior had been Jaime's god since he was old enough to hold a sword.^[11]
—thoughts of Jaime Lannister

Lancel: I pray for you, cousin. And for Her Grace the queen. May the Crone lead her to her wisdom and the Warrior defend her.
Jaime: Why would Cersei need the Warrior? She has me.^[22]
—Lancel Lannister and Jaime Lannister

The Faith Militant reborn ... that would be the answer to three hundred years of prayer, Your Grace. The Warrior would lift his shining sword again and cleanse this sinful realm of all its evil.^[2]
—High Sparrow to Cersei Lannister

Characters who favor the Warrior

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 33, Catelyn IV.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 39, Cersei IX.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 46, Samwell III.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 25, Brienne V.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 57, Sansa V.
↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.
↑ The Sworn Sword.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 48, Daenerys IV.
↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 58, Davos III.
↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 55, Jon VII.
↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.
↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 54, Cersei I.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 59, The Discarded Knight.
↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 68, The Dragontamer.
↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 44, Tyrion X.
↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 63, Davos VI.
↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.

[Racok33{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-1] 1.0 ^1.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 33, Catelyn IV.

[Raffc28{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.

[Raffc39{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-3] A Feast for Crows, Chapter 39, Cersei IX.

[Rasos46{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-4] 4.0 ^4.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 46, Samwell III.

[Raffc25{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 25, Brienne V.

[Racok57{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-6] 6.0 ^6.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 57, Sansa V.

[Racok10{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-7] A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.

[Raffc4{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-8] A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.

[Radwd5{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-9] A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.

[Rtss{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-10] The Sworn Sword.

[Raffc8{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.

[Racok48{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-12] A Clash of Kings, Chapter 48, Daenerys IV.

[Racok58{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-13] A Clash of Kings, Chapter 58, Davos III.

[Rasos55{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-14] A Storm of Swords, Chapter 55, Jon VII.

[Raffc13{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-15] A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.

[Radwd54{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-16] A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 54, Cersei I.

[Radwd59{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-17] 17.0 ^17.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 59, The Discarded Knight.

[Radwd68{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-18] A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 68, The Dragontamer.

[Racok44{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-19] A Clash of Kings, Chapter 44, Tyrion X.

[Rasos2{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-20] A Storm of Swords, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.

[Rasos63{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-21] 21.0 ^21.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 63, Davos VI.

[Raffc16{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-22] A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.

[Rasos54{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-23] A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.

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v t e Faith of the Seven
The Seven	The Father The Mother The Maiden The Warrior The Smith The Crone The Stranger
Holy books	The Seven-Pointed Star The Book of Holy Prayer
Structural orders	High Septon Most Devout Council of Faith Septons Septas Silent sisters Holy brothers Begging brothers Brown brothers Holy sisters
Military orders	Faith Militant Warrior's Sons Poor Fellows Holy Hundred (unofficial)
Structures	Sept Septry Motherhouse Jonquil's Pool
Major septs	Great Sept of Baelor Starry Sept Sept of Remembrance Sept of the Snows Sept-Beyond-the-Sea Sailor's Sept Seven Shrines
Septries & Motherhouses	Quiet Isle Peasedale Burning septry Motherhouse of Maris
Sects	Exceptionalists Sparrows