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'''The Long Night''' is the name given to a period in history where a terrible darkness fell across [[Westeros]] and the east. It occurred approximately eight thousand years before [[Aegon's Landing]], in the midst of a great winter that lasted for years. The Long Night lasted a generation and laid waste to much of the world through famine and terror.{{ref|aGoT|24}}
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'''The Long Night''' is the name given to a period in history where a terrible darkness fell across [[Westeros]] and the east. It occurred approximately eight thousand years before [[War of Conquest]], in the midst of a great winter that lasted for years. The Long Night lasted a generation and laid waste to much of the world through famine and terror.{{ref|aGoT|24}}
  
 
==War for the Dawn==
 
==War for the Dawn==
In the midst of this darkness a race of apparent demons, called the [[The Others|Others]] emerged from the uttermost north, wielding razor-thin swords of ice and raising the dead to fight the living. The [[Children of the Forest]] and their allies, the [[First Men]], fought valiantly against them, but were driven southwards by their advance.{{Ref|aGoT|24}}
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According to legends in the midst of this darkness a race of apparent demons, called the [[The Others|Others]] emerged from the uttermost north, the polar regions of the [[Lands of Always Winter]]. Wielding razor-thin swords of ice and raising the dead to fight the living. The [[Children of the Forest]] and their allies, the [[First Men]], fought valiantly against them, but were driven southwards by their advance.{{Ref|aGoT|24}} The Others were eventually checked when it was discovered that weapons made of [[dragonglass]] could kill them. A great hero, who in the eastern tradition is known as [[Azor Ahai]], led the war against the Others wielding his sword of fire, [[Lightbringer]], driving the Others back.
  
The Others were eventually checked when it was discovered that weapons made of [[dragonglass]] could kill them. A great hero, who in the eastern tradition is known as [[Azor Ahai]], led the war against the Others wielding his sword of fire, [[Lightbringer]]. Eventually the Others were driven back into the [[Lands of Always Winter]]. Brandon Stark, known as [[Bran the Builder]], raised a great [[Wall]] of ice, gravel and magic, stretching one hundred leagues from the [[Gorge]] to the [[Shivering Sea]] to prevent the Others coming again. Brandon Stark was declared the First King in the North. The fortress of [[Winterfell]] (and possibly [[Storm's End]] in the south) was built at this time, and the [[Night's Watch]] founded to maintain a watch on the Wall. A later prophecy claimed that the Others would return and Azor Ahai, the [[Azor Ahai#The Prince That Was Promised|Prince that was Promised]], would be reborn to lead the fight.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref>
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Steps were taken to ensure that the people would ever be caught offguard by an invasion from the North again. The [[Wall]] was raised supposedly by Brandon Stark, known as [[Bran the Builder]], an imposing structure of solid ice and magic, stretching one hundred leagues from the [[Gorge]] in the east to the [[Shivering Sea]] in the west, cutting off the Lands of Always Winter from the remainder of Westeros. The [[Night's Watch]] was established at this time to stand watch on the Wall and protect the people from the threat that lay to the north.
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A later prophecy claimed that the Others would return and Azor Ahai, the [[Azor Ahai#The Prince That Was Promised|Prince that was Promised]], would be reborn to lead the fight.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref>
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 18:14, 25 May 2012

Long Night that lasted a generation
Raising the dead to fight the living

The Long Night is the name given to a period in history where a terrible darkness fell across Westeros and the east. It occurred approximately eight thousand years before War of Conquest, in the midst of a great winter that lasted for years. The Long Night lasted a generation and laid waste to much of the world through famine and terror.[1]

War for the Dawn

According to legends in the midst of this darkness a race of apparent demons, called the Others emerged from the uttermost north, the polar regions of the Lands of Always Winter. Wielding razor-thin swords of ice and raising the dead to fight the living. The Children of the Forest and their allies, the First Men, fought valiantly against them, but were driven southwards by their advance.[1] The Others were eventually checked when it was discovered that weapons made of dragonglass could kill them. A great hero, who in the eastern tradition is known as Azor Ahai, led the war against the Others wielding his sword of fire, Lightbringer, driving the Others back.

Steps were taken to ensure that the people would ever be caught offguard by an invasion from the North again. The Wall was raised supposedly by Brandon Stark, known as Bran the Builder, an imposing structure of solid ice and magic, stretching one hundred leagues from the Gorge in the east to the Shivering Sea in the west, cutting off the Lands of Always Winter from the remainder of Westeros. The Night's Watch was established at this time to stand watch on the Wall and protect the people from the threat that lay to the north.

A later prophecy claimed that the Others would return and Azor Ahai, the Prince that was Promised, would be reborn to lead the fight.[2]

References and Notes