Lord of Bones

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Lord of Bones
Rattleshirt by Amoka©
Rattleshirt by Amoka©

Aliases
  • Rattleshirt
  • Lord o' Bones
  • Bag o' Bones
Culture Free Folk
Died 300 AC
Castle Black
Books

Played by Edward Dogliani
TV series Season 2
Rattleshirt by Mike S Miller ©

The Lord of Bones, also mocked as "Rattleshirt" by the brothers of the Night's Watch, is a wildling leader of renown. He is called Rattleshirt due to his armor, which is made up of loosely-tied bones that clatter as he moves. He wears a broken giant's skull as his helm.[1]

Character and Appearance

He is a small man, with a knobby chin, thin mustache and pinched cheeks. His eyebrows join over the bridge of his nose, he has a widow's peak and dark hair.[2] He is considered sly, cruel and treacherous.

History

Before Mance Rayder made peace between them, Rattleshirt warred with Harma Dogshead.[3]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

When the Night's Watch plans for the coming battle with the gathered wildlings, they are wary of a few of the leaders, Rattleshirt among them. Rattleshirt leads the party that catches up with Qhorin Halfhand and Jon Snow. He commands Jon to kill Qhorin.[4]

A Storm of Swords

Rattleshirt brings Jon Snow to Mance Rayder. He is dismissed by Mance, but not before he casts suspicion on Jon's true motives. During the wildling assault on the Wall, Rattleshirt was spotted near Long Barrow.[5] Rattleshirt was captured by the Night's Watch and was trotted out at the meeting between Jon Snow and Lord Janos Slynt as a witness of the death of Qhorin Halfhand at the hands of Jon.[6]

A Dance with Dragons

When Mance Rayder is executed by Stannis and the Watch, the man who they killed was actually Rattleshirt, who was glamoured by Melisandre to appear as Mance. Meanwhile the real Mance, via an enchanted ruby worn around his wrist, appears as Rattleshirt.[7],[8]

References and Notes