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===A Storm of Swords===
 
===A Storm of Swords===
 
[[Mance Rayder]] claimed to have opened fifty graves in search of the Horn but failed to find it. However, when [[Jon Snow]] returned to the [[wildling]] camp, this time as a brother of the [[Night's Watch]], Mance presented the Horn to him, telling him of his plans to blow the horn should the wildlings fail to take the [[Wall]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 73|Chapter 73]], Jon</ref>
 
[[Mance Rayder]] claimed to have opened fifty graves in search of the Horn but failed to find it. However, when [[Jon Snow]] returned to the [[wildling]] camp, this time as a brother of the [[Night's Watch]], Mance presented the Horn to him, telling him of his plans to blow the horn should the wildlings fail to take the [[Wall]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 73|Chapter 73]], Jon</ref>
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===A Dance with Dragons===
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The Horn is destroyed and burned by [[Melisandre]] when she has [[Mance Rayder]] (actually a glamoured [[Rattleshirt]]) put to death.
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 21:33, 8 September 2011

The Horn of Winter, also known as the Horn of Joramun, is a legendary horn with magical properties. It was supposedly blown by Joramun, a wildling King-Beyond-the-Wall. When he blew it, he woke the giants from the earth.[1] When blown it could bring down the Wall.[2]

Appearance

The horn is eight feet long with a large mouth. It has gold bands, graven with runes.[3]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Mance Rayder claimed to have opened fifty graves in search of the Horn but failed to find it. However, when Jon Snow returned to the wildling camp, this time as a brother of the Night's Watch, Mance presented the Horn to him, telling him of his plans to blow the horn should the wildlings fail to take the Wall.[4]

A Dance with Dragons

The Horn is destroyed and burned by Melisandre when she has Mance Rayder (actually a glamoured Rattleshirt) put to death.

References and Notes