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==Known Rangers==
 
==Known Rangers==

Revision as of 21:16, 15 August 2016

The order of the rangers is one of the three orders that comprise the Night's Watch. Their main duty is to defend and protect the Wall and the castles of the Night's Watch.

About

The order of rangers ventures Beyond the Wall and battles the free folk when necessary.[1] While every man at the Night's Watch is expected to take up arms upon a threat, the rangers are considered to be the true fighting hearth of the Night's Watch,[2] and amongst most, though not all, of the recruits of the Night's Watch, theirs is the preferred order.[2] Some of the qualities expected of rangers are skill in fighting, as well as in riding.[2]

The rangers of the Night's Watch patrol and range Beyond the Wall, which could mean they are away from the castle they had been stationed at for multiple days or weeks.[3][4] On occasion, the rangers can come face to face with the free folk during their rangings, in which case battle might ensue. Therefore, theirs can be considered to be the more dangerous tasks compared to the tasks of the other orders, as the rangers are more likely to encounter wildlings, and thus engage in battle. The free folk are known to sometimes carry the armor of rangers they have killed,[citation needed] and carry an especially strong dislike for the rangers.[5] Nonetheless, the rangers of the night's watch can also be on friendly terms with the free folk. For example, while they dislike the man, the rangers of the Night's Watch frequently visit Craster in his keep. Craster's hospitality towards the brothers has been the difference between life and death on several occasions.[6] During rangings, rangers ride garrons.[3][4][7]

Rangers also patrol the Wall itself, during which they search for signs of their foes. During these patrols, the rangers ride mules.[8] During these patrols rangers do not often encounter climbers, and occasionally sight the corpse of a wildling who attempted to climb the Wall, but failed.[9] In addition to patrolling the Wall, the rangers also frequently patrol the Haunted forest near Castle Black. However, due to the low numbers of rangers in the Night's Watch (due to the low overall number of black brothers), the preferred number of patrols cannot be made.[10]

A senior member of the order, known as the First Ranger, leads the rangers.[11]

One blast of a sentry's horn represents returning rangers.[10][12]

Known Rangers

The following members of the Night's Watch are known to belong to the order of the rangers:

Historical Rangers

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

During a ranging beyond the Wall, rangers Gared, Will and Waymar Royce encounter the Others. Will and Waymar Royce are slain,[3] while Gared manages to escape south of the Wall, where he is eventually beheaded as punishment for desertion.[28][29]

A great number of rangers have gone missing.[4][27] First Ranger Benjen Stark goes out to search for Waymar Royce with six rangers,[4] but does not return. Other rangers are sent to find Benjen Stark, but they return empty-handed.[25] Upon the absence of Benjen Stark, Ser Jaremy Rykker takes over command of the rangers.[11]

A Clash of Kings

Out of the two hundred brothers Lord Commander Jeor Mormont leads from Castle Black for the Great Ranging, some hundred and fifty are rangers.[27]

References

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 41, Jon V.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 A Game of Thrones, Prologue.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 19, Jon III.
  5. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 7, Jon I.
  6. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 28, Bran IV.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 13, Jon II.
  8. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 26, Jon III.
  9. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 30, Jon IV.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 52, Jon VII.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 48, Jon VI.
  12. A Storm of Swords, Prologue.
  13. 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 13.37 13.38 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
  14. 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  15. 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  16. 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
  17. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 28, Jon VI.
  18. 18.0 18.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 33, Samwell II.
  19. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 18, Samwell I.
  20. 20.0 20.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 43, Jon V.
  21. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 3, Jon I.
  22. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.
  23. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 60, Jon VIII.
  24. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.
  25. 25.0 25.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 26, Jon IV.
  26. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos.
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.
  28. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
  29. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.