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2014-04-07T21:07:01Z

Ronak: /* Appearances in the Books */

Point-of-View Characters from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Point-of-View, or POV, is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told.
Martin strictly adheres to a third-person narration, in each chapter the reader presented the thoughts and desires of one particular character, everything he sees and hears, what he knows and remembers from the past, but not the thoughts of other characters and events occurring outside of his sight. Through the story we encounter number of POV's thus obtaining a multi-faceted picture of what is. For further information on the subject see [[w:Third-person narrative|third-person]] and [[w:point of view (literature)|point of view]] articles on Wikipedia.

== POV Characters types ==
In the books the POV characters can be divided into three broad categories:
* Prologue/epilogue POV characters: These are the characters whose perspective the prologue and epilogue chapters of each book have been told from. So far each book has had a prologue, whilst only the the [[A Storm of Swords|third]] and [[A Storm of Swords|fifth]] books have had an epilogue.
* Major POV characters: These are the 'main' POVs from whom the bulk of the story has been related. Each main POV chapter is headed simply by the character's name.
* Minor POV characters: Introduced in "A Feast for Crows", this category includes POV chapters from 'minor' characters rather than the major protagonists of the series. They are differentiated from the main POVs by having a descriptive title rather than just a name. As the books progress however, the distinction between major and minor characters is blurred; some less frequent POVs such as [[Melisandre]], and starting in [[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Victarion]], have their names as chapter titles, whereas some more frequent POVs such as [[Arya]] and [[Theon]] are given descriptive titles.

==POV Characters==
===Major POV Characters===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - Lord of [[Winterfell]], [[Warden of the North]] and [[Hand of the King]]
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - Wife of Eddard Stark
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - Daughter of King [[Aerys II]] and his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - Second son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], brother of Queen Cersei, a dwarf
* [[Jon Snow]] - Bastard son of Eddard Stark, a member of the [[Night's Watch]]
* [[Bran Stark]] - Second son of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Sansa Stark]] - Elder daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Arya Stark]] - Younger daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - Son of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] and the [[Iron Islands]], a ward and hostage to Eddard Stark
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - A landed knight in service to [[Stannis Baratheon]], captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', a former smuggler
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - Twin brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], brother of [[Tyrion Lannister]], knight of the [[Kingsguard]]
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - Elder son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], steward of the Night's Watch, a craven
* [[Cersei Lannister]] - Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], twin sister of Jaime Lannister
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - Daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]] on the island of [[Tarth]], a warrior woman

===Minor POV Characters===

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - Brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], a priest of the [[Drowned God]]
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], and captain of the ''[[Iron Victory]]''
* [[Arianne Martell]] - Daughter and heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - Daughter of Balon Greyjoy and captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]''
* [[Areo Hotah]] - Captain of the Guard of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - A knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Quentyn Martell]] - Elder son of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Barristan Selmy]] - A former knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Jon Connington]] - Former Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], former Hand of the King, posing as a sellsword named Griff
* [[Melisandre]] - A red priestess of [[R'hllor]] from [[Asshai]]

===Prologue POV's===

With the exception of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', all POV characters in prologues died at the end of the chapters.
* [[Will]], a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. [[A Game of Thrones|aGoT]]
* [[Maester Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s Maester. [[A Clash of Kings|aCoK]]
* [[Chett]], a member of the Night's Watch. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]], a novice in the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]]. [[A Feast for Crows|aFfC]]
* [[Varamyr]], a [[wildling]] skinchanger. [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

===Epilogue POV's===

* [[Merrett Frey]], the son of [[Walder Frey]]. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Kevan Lannister]] Lord Regent, [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

==Appearances in the Books==
=== ''A Game of Thrones'' ===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - 15 chapters
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - 11 chapters
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - 10 chapters
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* [[Jon Snow]] - 9 chapters
* [[Bran Stark]] - 7 chapters
* [[Sansa Stark]] - 6 chapters
* [[Arya Stark]] - 5 chapters
* [[Will]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===

* Tyrion Lannister - 15 chapters
* Arya Stark - 10 chapters
* Jon Snow - 8 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 8 chapters
* Bran Stark - 7 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 5 chapters
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - 3 chapters
* [[Maester Cressen]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===

* Arya Stark - 13 chapters
* Jon Snow - 12 chapters
* Tyrion Lannister - 10 chapters
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 7 chapters
* Davos Seaworth - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 6 chapters
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - 5 chapters
* Bran Stark - 4 chapters
* [[Chett]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
* [[Merrett Frey]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===

* [[Cersei Lannister]] - 10 chapters
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - 8 chapters
* Jaime Lannister - 7 chapters
* Samwell Tarly - 5 chapters
* Arya Stark - 3 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 3 chapters
* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Arianne Martell]] - 2 chapters
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - 1 chapter
* [[Areo Hotah]] - 1 chapter
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - 1 chapter
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Dance with Dragons'' ===

*Jon Snow - 13 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 12 chapters
*Daenerys Targaryen - 10 chapters
*Theon Greyjoy - 7 chapters
*[[Quentyn Martell]] - 4 chapters
*Davos Seaworth - 4 chapters
*[[Barristan Selmy]] - 4 chapters
*Asha Greyjoy - 3 chapters
*Bran Stark - 3 chapters
*[[Jon Connington]] - 2 chapters
*Cersei Lannister - 2 chapters
*Victarion Greyjoy - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 2 chapters
*Areo Hotah - 1 chapter
*Jaime Lannister - 1 chapter
*[[Melisandre]] - 1 chapter
*[[Varamyr Sixskins]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
*[[Kevan Lannister]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''The Winds of Winter'' (so far confirmed)===

*Arianne Martell - 2 chapters
*Barristan Selmy - 2 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 1 chapter
*Sansa Stark - 1 chapter
*Theon Greyjoy - 1 chapter
*Victarion Greyjoy - 1 chapter
*Aeron Greyjoy - 1 chapter

==Statistics==
Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.
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!POV Character
![[A Game of Thrones]]
![[A Clash of Kings]]
![[A Storm of Swords]]
![[A Feast for Crows]]
![[A Dance with Dragons]]
![[The Winds of Winter]]
! Number Of Chapters
|-
|[[Eddard Stark]]
|15
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|15
|-
|[[Catelyn Tully]]
|11
|7
|7
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|25
|-
|[[Sansa Stark]]
|6
|8
|7
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|25
|-
|[[Arya Stark]]
|5
|10
|13
|3
|2
|1
|34
|-
|[[Bran Stark]]
|7
|7
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|21
|-
|[[Jon Snow]]
|9
|8
|12
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|42
|-
|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|10
|5
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|31
|-
|[[Tyrion Lannister]]
|9
|15
|11
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|2
|49
|-
|[[Theon Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|7
|1
|14
|-
|[[Davos Seaworth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
|-
|[[Samwell Tarly]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|5
|5
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|-
|[[Jaime Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|9
|7
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|17
|-
|[[Cersei Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|-
|[[Brienne of Tarth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
|-
|[[Areo Hotah]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Arys Oakheart]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-
|[[Arianne Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asha Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Aeron Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
|-
|[[Victarion Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|2
|1
|5
|-
|[[Quentyn Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Jon Connington]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Barristan Selmy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|2
|6
|-
|[[Melisandre]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-

|}

==Notes and References==
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[[fr:Personnages PoV]][[ru:ПОВ]]

POV character

2014-04-07T20:55:30Z

Ronak: /* POV Characters types */

Point-of-View Characters from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Point-of-View, or POV, is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told.
Martin strictly adheres to a third-person narration, in each chapter the reader presented the thoughts and desires of one particular character, everything he sees and hears, what he knows and remembers from the past, but not the thoughts of other characters and events occurring outside of his sight. Through the story we encounter number of POV's thus obtaining a multi-faceted picture of what is. For further information on the subject see [[w:Third-person narrative|third-person]] and [[w:point of view (literature)|point of view]] articles on Wikipedia.

== POV Characters types ==
In the books the POV characters can be divided into three broad categories:
* Prologue/epilogue POV characters: These are the characters whose perspective the prologue and epilogue chapters of each book have been told from. So far each book has had a prologue, whilst only the the [[A Storm of Swords|third]] and [[A Storm of Swords|fifth]] books have had an epilogue.
* Major POV characters: These are the 'main' POVs from whom the bulk of the story has been related. Each main POV chapter is headed simply by the character's name.
* Minor POV characters: Introduced in "A Feast for Crows", this category includes POV chapters from 'minor' characters rather than the major protagonists of the series. They are differentiated from the main POVs by having a descriptive title rather than just a name. As the books progress however, the distinction between major and minor characters is blurred; some less frequent POVs such as [[Melisandre]], and starting in [[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Victarion]], have their names as chapter titles, whereas some more frequent POVs such as [[Arya]] and [[Theon]] are given descriptive titles.

==POV Characters==
===Major POV Characters===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - Lord of [[Winterfell]], [[Warden of the North]] and [[Hand of the King]]
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - Wife of Eddard Stark
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - Daughter of King [[Aerys II]] and his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - Second son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], brother of Queen Cersei, a dwarf
* [[Jon Snow]] - Bastard son of Eddard Stark, a member of the [[Night's Watch]]
* [[Bran Stark]] - Second son of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Sansa Stark]] - Elder daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Arya Stark]] - Younger daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - Son of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] and the [[Iron Islands]], a ward and hostage to Eddard Stark
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - A landed knight in service to [[Stannis Baratheon]], captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', a former smuggler
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - Twin brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], brother of [[Tyrion Lannister]], knight of the [[Kingsguard]]
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - Elder son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], steward of the Night's Watch, a craven
* [[Cersei Lannister]] - Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], twin sister of Jaime Lannister
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - Daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]] on the island of [[Tarth]], a warrior woman

===Minor POV Characters===

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - Brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], a priest of the [[Drowned God]]
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], and captain of the ''[[Iron Victory]]''
* [[Arianne Martell]] - Daughter and heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - Daughter of Balon Greyjoy and captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]''
* [[Areo Hotah]] - Captain of the Guard of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - A knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Quentyn Martell]] - Elder son of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Barristan Selmy]] - A former knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Jon Connington]] - Former Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], former Hand of the King, posing as a sellsword named Griff
* [[Melisandre]] - A red priestess of [[R'hllor]] from [[Asshai]]

===Prologue POV's===

With the exception of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', all POV characters in prologues died at the end of the chapters.
* [[Will]], a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. [[A Game of Thrones|aGoT]]
* [[Maester Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s Maester. [[A Clash of Kings|aCoK]]
* [[Chett]], a member of the Night's Watch. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]], a novice in the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]]. [[A Feast for Crows|aFfC]]
* [[Varamyr]], a [[wildling]] skinchanger. [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

===Epilogue POV's===

* [[Merrett Frey]], the son of [[Walder Frey]]. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Kevan Lannister]] Lord Regent, [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

==Appearances in the Books==
=== ''A Game of Thrones'' ===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - 15 chapters
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - 11 chapters
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - 10 chapters
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* [[Jon Snow]] - 9 chapters
* [[Bran Stark]] - 7 chapters
* [[Sansa Stark]] - 6 chapters
* [[Arya Stark]] - 5 chapters
* [[Will]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===

* Tyrion Lannister - 15 chapters
* Arya Stark - 10 chapters
* Jon Snow - 8 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 8 chapters
* Bran Stark - 7 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 5 chapters
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - 3 chapters
* [[Maester Cressen]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===

* Arya Stark - 13 chapters
* Jon Snow - 12 chapters
* Tyrion Lannister - 10 chapters
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 7 chapters
* Davos Seaworth - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 6 chapters
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - 5 chapters
* Bran Stark - 4 chapters
* [[Chett]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
* [[Merrett Frey]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===

* [[Cersei Lannister]] - 10 chapters
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - 8 chapters
* Jaime Lannister - 7 chapters
* Samwell Tarly - 5 chapters
* Arya Stark - 3 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 3 chapters
* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Arianne Martell]] - 2 chapters
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - 1 chapter
* [[Areo Hotah]] - 1 chapter
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - 1 chapter
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Dance with Dragons'' ===

*Jon Snow - 13 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 12 chapters
*Daenerys Targaryen - 10 chapters
*Theon Greyjoy - 7 chapters
*[[Quentyn Martell]] - 4 chapters
*Davos Seaworth - 4 chapters
*[[Barristan Selmy]] - 4 chapters
*Asha Greyjoy - 3 chapters
*Bran Stark - 3 chapters
*[[Jon Connington]] - 2 chapters
*Cersei Lannister - 2 chapters
*Victarion Greyjoy - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 2 chapters
*Areo Hotah - 1 chapter
*Jaime Lannister - 1 chapter
*[[Melisandre]] - 1 chapter
*[[Varamyr Sixskins]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
*[[Kevan Lannister]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

==Statistics==
Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.
{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="98%" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px solid #999; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px"
!POV Character
![[A Game of Thrones]]
![[A Clash of Kings]]
![[A Storm of Swords]]
![[A Feast for Crows]]
![[A Dance with Dragons]]
![[The Winds of Winter]]
! Number Of Chapters
|-
|[[Eddard Stark]]
|15
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|15
|-
|[[Catelyn Tully]]
|11
|7
|7
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|25
|-
|[[Sansa Stark]]
|6
|8
|7
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|25
|-
|[[Arya Stark]]
|5
|10
|13
|3
|2
|1
|34
|-
|[[Bran Stark]]
|7
|7
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|21
|-
|[[Jon Snow]]
|9
|8
|12
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|42
|-
|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|10
|5
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|31
|-
|[[Tyrion Lannister]]
|9
|15
|11
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|2
|49
|-
|[[Theon Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|7
|1
|14
|-
|[[Davos Seaworth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
|-
|[[Samwell Tarly]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|5
|5
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|-
|[[Jaime Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|9
|7
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|17
|-
|[[Cersei Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|-
|[[Brienne of Tarth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
|-
|[[Areo Hotah]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Arys Oakheart]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-
|[[Arianne Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asha Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Aeron Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
|-
|[[Victarion Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|2
|1
|5
|-
|[[Quentyn Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Jon Connington]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Barristan Selmy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|2
|6
|-
|[[Melisandre]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-

|}

==Notes and References==
{{references}}

{{Template:POV_Characters}}<hr>

[[Category:Terms]]
[[Category:Characters|!]]
[[fr:Personnages PoV]][[ru:ПОВ]]

POV character

2014-04-02T17:51:11Z

Ronak: /* POV Characters types */

Point-of-View Characters from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Point-of-View, or POV, is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told.
Martin strictly adheres to a third-person narration, in each chapter the reader presented the thoughts and desires of one particular character, everything he sees and hears, what he knows and remembers from the past, but not the thoughts of other characters and events occurring outside of his sight. Through the story we encounter number of POV's thus obtaining a multi-faceted picture of what is. For further information on the subject see [[w:Third-person narrative|third-person]] and [[w:point of view (literature)|point of view]] articles on Wikipedia.

== POV Characters types ==
In the books the POV characters can be divided into three broad categories:
* Prologue/epilogue POV characters: These are the characters whose perspective the prologue and epilogue chapters of each book have been told from. So far each book has had a prologue, whilst only the the [[A Storm of Swords|third]] and [[A Storm of Swords|fifth]] books have had an epilogue. So far, every prologue and epilogue POV has appeared once and then perished.
* Major POV characters: These are the 'main' POVs from whom the bulk of the story has been related. Each main POV chapter is headed simply by the character's name.
* Minor POV characters: Introduced in "A Feast for Crows", this category includes POV chapters from 'minor' characters rather than the major protagonists of the series. They are differentiated from the main POVs by having a descriptive title rather than just a name. As the books progress however, the distinction between major and minor characters is blurred; some less frequent POVs such as [[Melisandre]], and starting in [[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Victarion]], have their names as chapter titles, whereas some more frequent POVs such as [[Arya]] and [[Theon]] are given descriptive titles.

==POV Characters==
===Major POV Characters===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - Lord of [[Winterfell]], [[Warden of the North]] and [[Hand of the King]]
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - Wife of Eddard Stark
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - Daughter of King [[Aerys II]] and his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - Second son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], brother of Queen Cersei, a dwarf
* [[Jon Snow]] - Bastard son of Eddard Stark, a member of the [[Night's Watch]]
* [[Bran Stark]] - Second son of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Sansa Stark]] - Elder daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Arya Stark]] - Younger daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - Son of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] and the [[Iron Islands]], a ward and hostage to Eddard Stark
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - A landed knight in service to [[Stannis Baratheon]], captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', a former smuggler
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - Twin brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], brother of [[Tyrion Lannister]], knight of the [[Kingsguard]]
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - Elder son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], steward of the Night's Watch, a craven
* [[Cersei Lannister]] - Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], twin sister of Jaime Lannister
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - Daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]] on the island of [[Tarth]], a warrior woman

===Minor POV Characters===

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - Brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], a priest of the [[Drowned God]]
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], and captain of the ''[[Iron Victory]]''
* [[Arianne Martell]] - Daughter and heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - Daughter of Balon Greyjoy and captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]''
* [[Areo Hotah]] - Captain of the Guard of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - A knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Quentyn Martell]] - Elder son of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Barristan Selmy]] - A former knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Jon Connington]] - Former Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], former Hand of the King, posing as a sellsword named Griff
* [[Melisandre]] - A red priestess of [[R'hllor]] from [[Asshai]]

===Prologue POV's===

With the exception of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', all POV characters in prologues died at the end of the chapters.
* [[Will]], a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. [[A Game of Thrones|aGoT]]
* [[Maester Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s Maester. [[A Clash of Kings|aCoK]]
* [[Chett]], a member of the Night's Watch. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]], a novice in the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]]. [[A Feast for Crows|aFfC]]
* [[Varamyr]], a [[wildling]] skinchanger. [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

===Epilogue POV's===

* [[Merrett Frey]], the son of [[Walder Frey]]. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Kevan Lannister]] Lord Regent, [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

==Appearances in the Books==
=== ''A Game of Thrones'' ===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - 15 chapters
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - 11 chapters
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - 10 chapters
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* [[Jon Snow]] - 9 chapters
* [[Bran Stark]] - 7 chapters
* [[Sansa Stark]] - 6 chapters
* [[Arya Stark]] - 5 chapters
* [[Will]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===

* Tyrion Lannister - 15 chapters
* Arya Stark - 10 chapters
* Jon Snow - 8 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 8 chapters
* Bran Stark - 7 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 5 chapters
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - 3 chapters
* [[Maester Cressen]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===

* Arya Stark - 13 chapters
* Jon Snow - 12 chapters
* Tyrion Lannister - 10 chapters
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 7 chapters
* Davos Seaworth - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 6 chapters
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - 5 chapters
* Bran Stark - 4 chapters
* [[Chett]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
* [[Merrett Frey]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===

* [[Cersei Lannister]] - 10 chapters
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - 8 chapters
* Jaime Lannister - 7 chapters
* Samwell Tarly - 5 chapters
* Arya Stark - 3 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 3 chapters
* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Arianne Martell]] - 2 chapters
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - 1 chapter
* [[Areo Hotah]] - 1 chapter
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - 1 chapter
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Dance with Dragons'' ===

*Jon Snow - 13 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 12 chapters
*Daenerys Targaryen - 10 chapters
*Theon Greyjoy - 7 chapters
*[[Quentyn Martell]] - 4 chapters
*Davos Seaworth - 4 chapters
*[[Barristan Selmy]] - 4 chapters
*Asha Greyjoy - 3 chapters
*Bran Stark - 3 chapters
*[[Jon Connington]] - 2 chapters
*Cersei Lannister - 2 chapters
*Victarion Greyjoy - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 2 chapters
*Areo Hotah - 1 chapter
*Jaime Lannister - 1 chapter
*[[Melisandre]] - 1 chapter
*[[Varamyr Sixskins]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
*[[Kevan Lannister]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

==Statistics==
Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.
{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="98%" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px solid #999; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px"
!POV Character
![[A Game of Thrones]]
![[A Clash of Kings]]
![[A Storm of Swords]]
![[A Feast for Crows]]
![[A Dance with Dragons]]
![[The Winds of Winter]]
! Number Of Chapters
|-
|[[Eddard Stark]]
|15
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|15
|-
|[[Catelyn Tully]]
|11
|7
|7
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|25
|-
|[[Sansa Stark]]
|6
|8
|7
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|25
|-
|[[Arya Stark]]
|5
|10
|13
|3
|2
|1
|34
|-
|[[Bran Stark]]
|7
|7
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|21
|-
|[[Jon Snow]]
|9
|8
|12
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|42
|-
|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|10
|5
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|31
|-
|[[Tyrion Lannister]]
|9
|15
|11
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|2
|49
|-
|[[Theon Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|7
|1
|14
|-
|[[Davos Seaworth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
|-
|[[Samwell Tarly]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|5
|5
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|-
|[[Jaime Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|9
|7
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|17
|-
|[[Cersei Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|-
|[[Brienne of Tarth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
|-
|[[Areo Hotah]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Arys Oakheart]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-
|[[Arianne Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asha Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Aeron Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
|-
|[[Victarion Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|2
|1
|5
|-
|[[Quentyn Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Jon Connington]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Barristan Selmy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|2
|6
|-
|[[Melisandre]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-

|}

==Notes and References==
{{references}}

{{Template:POV_Characters}}<hr>

[[Category:Terms]]
[[Category:Characters|!]]
[[fr:Personnages PoV]][[ru:ПОВ]]

POV character

2014-04-02T17:50:45Z

Ronak: /* POV Characters types */

Point-of-View Characters from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Point-of-View, or POV, is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told.
Martin strictly adheres to a third-person narration, in each chapter the reader presented the thoughts and desires of one particular character, everything he sees and hears, what he knows and remembers from the past, but not the thoughts of other characters and events occurring outside of his sight. Through the story we encounter number of POV's thus obtaining a multi-faceted picture of what is. For further information on the subject see [[w:Third-person narrative|third-person]] and [[w:point of view (literature)|point of view]] articles on Wikipedia.

== POV Characters types ==
In the books the POV characters can be divided into three broad categories:
* Prologue/epilogue POV characters: These are the characters whose perspective the prologue and epilogue chapters of each book have been told from. So far each book has had a prologue, whilst only the the [[A Storm of Swords|third]] and [[A Storm of Swords|fifth]] books have had an epilogue. So far, every prologue and epilogue POV has appeared once and then perished.
* Major POV characters: These are the 'main' POVs from whom the bulk of the story has been related. Each main POV chapter is headed simply by the character's name.
* Minor POV characters: Introduced in "A Feast for Crows", this category includes POV chapters from 'minor' characters rather than the major protagonists of the series. They are differentiated from the main POVs by having a descriptive title rather than just a name. As the books progress however, the distinction between major and minor characters is blurred; some less frequent POVs such as [[Melisandre]] and, starting in [[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Victarion]], have their names as chapter titles, whereas some more frequent POVs such as [[Arya]] and [[Theon]] are given descriptive titles.

==POV Characters==
===Major POV Characters===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - Lord of [[Winterfell]], [[Warden of the North]] and [[Hand of the King]]
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - Wife of Eddard Stark
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - Daughter of King [[Aerys II]] and his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - Second son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], brother of Queen Cersei, a dwarf
* [[Jon Snow]] - Bastard son of Eddard Stark, a member of the [[Night's Watch]]
* [[Bran Stark]] - Second son of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Sansa Stark]] - Elder daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Arya Stark]] - Younger daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - Son of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] and the [[Iron Islands]], a ward and hostage to Eddard Stark
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - A landed knight in service to [[Stannis Baratheon]], captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', a former smuggler
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - Twin brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], brother of [[Tyrion Lannister]], knight of the [[Kingsguard]]
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - Elder son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], steward of the Night's Watch, a craven
* [[Cersei Lannister]] - Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], twin sister of Jaime Lannister
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - Daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]] on the island of [[Tarth]], a warrior woman

===Minor POV Characters===

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - Brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], a priest of the [[Drowned God]]
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], and captain of the ''[[Iron Victory]]''
* [[Arianne Martell]] - Daughter and heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - Daughter of Balon Greyjoy and captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]''
* [[Areo Hotah]] - Captain of the Guard of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - A knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Quentyn Martell]] - Elder son of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Barristan Selmy]] - A former knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Jon Connington]] - Former Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], former Hand of the King, posing as a sellsword named Griff
* [[Melisandre]] - A red priestess of [[R'hllor]] from [[Asshai]]

===Prologue POV's===

With the exception of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', all POV characters in prologues died at the end of the chapters.
* [[Will]], a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. [[A Game of Thrones|aGoT]]
* [[Maester Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s Maester. [[A Clash of Kings|aCoK]]
* [[Chett]], a member of the Night's Watch. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]], a novice in the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]]. [[A Feast for Crows|aFfC]]
* [[Varamyr]], a [[wildling]] skinchanger. [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

===Epilogue POV's===

* [[Merrett Frey]], the son of [[Walder Frey]]. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Kevan Lannister]] Lord Regent, [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

==Appearances in the Books==
=== ''A Game of Thrones'' ===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - 15 chapters
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - 11 chapters
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - 10 chapters
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* [[Jon Snow]] - 9 chapters
* [[Bran Stark]] - 7 chapters
* [[Sansa Stark]] - 6 chapters
* [[Arya Stark]] - 5 chapters
* [[Will]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===

* Tyrion Lannister - 15 chapters
* Arya Stark - 10 chapters
* Jon Snow - 8 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 8 chapters
* Bran Stark - 7 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 5 chapters
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - 3 chapters
* [[Maester Cressen]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===

* Arya Stark - 13 chapters
* Jon Snow - 12 chapters
* Tyrion Lannister - 10 chapters
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 7 chapters
* Davos Seaworth - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 6 chapters
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - 5 chapters
* Bran Stark - 4 chapters
* [[Chett]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
* [[Merrett Frey]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===

* [[Cersei Lannister]] - 10 chapters
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - 8 chapters
* Jaime Lannister - 7 chapters
* Samwell Tarly - 5 chapters
* Arya Stark - 3 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 3 chapters
* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Arianne Martell]] - 2 chapters
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - 1 chapter
* [[Areo Hotah]] - 1 chapter
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - 1 chapter
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Dance with Dragons'' ===

*Jon Snow - 13 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 12 chapters
*Daenerys Targaryen - 10 chapters
*Theon Greyjoy - 7 chapters
*[[Quentyn Martell]] - 4 chapters
*Davos Seaworth - 4 chapters
*[[Barristan Selmy]] - 4 chapters
*Asha Greyjoy - 3 chapters
*Bran Stark - 3 chapters
*[[Jon Connington]] - 2 chapters
*Cersei Lannister - 2 chapters
*Victarion Greyjoy - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 2 chapters
*Areo Hotah - 1 chapter
*Jaime Lannister - 1 chapter
*[[Melisandre]] - 1 chapter
*[[Varamyr Sixskins]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
*[[Kevan Lannister]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

==Statistics==
Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.
{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="98%" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px solid #999; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px"
!POV Character
![[A Game of Thrones]]
![[A Clash of Kings]]
![[A Storm of Swords]]
![[A Feast for Crows]]
![[A Dance with Dragons]]
![[The Winds of Winter]]
! Number Of Chapters
|-
|[[Eddard Stark]]
|15
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|15
|-
|[[Catelyn Tully]]
|11
|7
|7
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|25
|-
|[[Sansa Stark]]
|6
|8
|7
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|25
|-
|[[Arya Stark]]
|5
|10
|13
|3
|2
|1
|34
|-
|[[Bran Stark]]
|7
|7
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|21
|-
|[[Jon Snow]]
|9
|8
|12
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|42
|-
|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|10
|5
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|31
|-
|[[Tyrion Lannister]]
|9
|15
|11
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|2
|49
|-
|[[Theon Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|7
|1
|14
|-
|[[Davos Seaworth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
|-
|[[Samwell Tarly]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|5
|5
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|-
|[[Jaime Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|9
|7
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|17
|-
|[[Cersei Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|-
|[[Brienne of Tarth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
|-
|[[Areo Hotah]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Arys Oakheart]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-
|[[Arianne Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asha Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Aeron Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
|-
|[[Victarion Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|2
|1
|5
|-
|[[Quentyn Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Jon Connington]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Barristan Selmy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|2
|6
|-
|[[Melisandre]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-

|}

==Notes and References==
{{references}}

{{Template:POV_Characters}}<hr>

[[Category:Terms]]
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POV character

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Point-of-View Characters from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Point-of-View, or POV, is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told.
Martin strictly adheres to a third-person narration, in each chapter the reader presented the thoughts and desires of one particular character, everything he sees and hears, what he knows and remembers from the past, but not the thoughts of other characters and events occurring outside of his sight. Through the story we encounter number of POV's thus obtaining a multi-faceted picture of what is. For further information on the subject see [[w:Third-person narrative|third-person]] and [[w:point of view (literature)|point of view]] articles on Wikipedia.

== POV Characters types ==
In the books the POV characters can be divided into three broad categories:
* Prologue/epilogue POV characters: These are the characters whose perspective the prologue and epilogue chapters of each book have been told from. So far each book has had a prologue, whilst only the the [[A Storm of Swords|third]] and [[A Storm of Swords|fifth]] books have had an epilogue. So far, every prologue and epilogue POV has appeared once and then perished.
* Major POV characters: These are the 'main' POVs from whom the bulk of the story has been related. Each main POV chapter is headed simply by the character's name.
* Minor POV characters: Introduced in "A Feast for Crows", this category includes POV chapters from 'minor' characters rather than the major protagonists of the series. They are differentiated from the main POVs by having a descriptive title rather than just a name. As the books progress however, the distinction between major and minor characters is blurred; some less frequent POVs such as [[Melisandre]] and, starting in [[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Victarion]] have their names as chapter titles, whereas some more frequent POVs such as [[Arya]] and [[Theon]] are given descriptive titles.

==POV Characters==
===Major POV Characters===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - Lord of [[Winterfell]], [[Warden of the North]] and [[Hand of the King]]
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - Wife of Eddard Stark
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - Daughter of King [[Aerys II]] and his wife [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - Second son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], brother of Queen Cersei, a dwarf
* [[Jon Snow]] - Bastard son of Eddard Stark, a member of the [[Night's Watch]]
* [[Bran Stark]] - Second son of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Sansa Stark]] - Elder daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Arya Stark]] - Younger daughter of Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - Son of Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] and the [[Iron Islands]], a ward and hostage to Eddard Stark
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - A landed knight in service to [[Stannis Baratheon]], captains the ''[[Black Betha]]'', a former smuggler
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - Twin brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], brother of [[Tyrion Lannister]], knight of the [[Kingsguard]]
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - Elder son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], steward of the Night's Watch, a craven
* [[Cersei Lannister]] - Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], twin sister of Jaime Lannister
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - Daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]] on the island of [[Tarth]], a warrior woman

===Minor POV Characters===

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - Brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], a priest of the [[Drowned God]]
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - Brother of Balon Greyjoy, [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], and captain of the ''[[Iron Victory]]''
* [[Arianne Martell]] - Daughter and heir of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - Daughter of Balon Greyjoy and captain of the ''[[Black Wind]]''
* [[Areo Hotah]] - Captain of the Guard of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - A knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Quentyn Martell]] - Elder son of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne
* [[Barristan Selmy]] - A former knight of the Kingsguard
* [[Jon Connington]] - Former Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], former Hand of the King, posing as a sellsword named Griff
* [[Melisandre]] - A red priestess of [[R'hllor]] from [[Asshai]]

===Prologue POV's===

With the exception of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', all POV characters in prologues died at the end of the chapters.
* [[Will]], a man of the [[Night's Watch]]. [[A Game of Thrones|aGoT]]
* [[Maester Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s Maester. [[A Clash of Kings|aCoK]]
* [[Chett]], a member of the Night's Watch. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]], a novice in the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]]. [[A Feast for Crows|aFfC]]
* [[Varamyr]], a [[wildling]] skinchanger. [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

===Epilogue POV's===

* [[Merrett Frey]], the son of [[Walder Frey]]. [[A Storm of Swords|aSoS]]
* [[Kevan Lannister]] Lord Regent, [[A Dance with Dragons|aDwD]]

==Appearances in the Books==
=== ''A Game of Thrones'' ===

* [[Eddard Stark]] - 15 chapters
* [[Catelyn Stark]] - 11 chapters
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]] - 10 chapters
* [[Tyrion Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* [[Jon Snow]] - 9 chapters
* [[Bran Stark]] - 7 chapters
* [[Sansa Stark]] - 6 chapters
* [[Arya Stark]] - 5 chapters
* [[Will]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===

* Tyrion Lannister - 15 chapters
* Arya Stark - 10 chapters
* Jon Snow - 8 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 8 chapters
* Bran Stark - 7 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* [[Theon Greyjoy]] - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 5 chapters
* [[Davos Seaworth]] - 3 chapters
* [[Maester Cressen]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===

* Arya Stark - 13 chapters
* Jon Snow - 12 chapters
* Tyrion Lannister - 10 chapters
* [[Jaime Lannister]] - 9 chapters
* Catelyn Stark - 7 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 7 chapters
* Davos Seaworth - 6 chapters
* Daenerys Targaryen - 6 chapters
* [[Samwell Tarly]] - 5 chapters
* Bran Stark - 4 chapters
* [[Chett]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
* [[Merrett Frey]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===

* [[Cersei Lannister]] - 10 chapters
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] - 8 chapters
* Jaime Lannister - 7 chapters
* Samwell Tarly - 5 chapters
* Arya Stark - 3 chapters
* Sansa Stark - 3 chapters
* [[Aeron Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]] - 2 chapters
* [[Arianne Martell]] - 2 chapters
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] - 1 chapter
* [[Areo Hotah]] - 1 chapter
* [[Arys Oakheart]] - 1 chapter
* [[Pate (Novice)|Pate]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)

=== ''A Dance with Dragons'' ===

*Jon Snow - 13 chapters
*Tyrion Lannister - 12 chapters
*Daenerys Targaryen - 10 chapters
*Theon Greyjoy - 7 chapters
*[[Quentyn Martell]] - 4 chapters
*Davos Seaworth - 4 chapters
*[[Barristan Selmy]] - 4 chapters
*Asha Greyjoy - 3 chapters
*Bran Stark - 3 chapters
*[[Jon Connington]] - 2 chapters
*Cersei Lannister - 2 chapters
*Victarion Greyjoy - 2 chapters
*Arya Stark - 2 chapters
*Areo Hotah - 1 chapter
*Jaime Lannister - 1 chapter
*[[Melisandre]] - 1 chapter
*[[Varamyr Sixskins]] - 1 chapter (Prologue)
*[[Kevan Lannister]] - 1 chapter (Epilogue)

==Statistics==
Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.
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!POV Character
![[A Game of Thrones]]
![[A Clash of Kings]]
![[A Storm of Swords]]
![[A Feast for Crows]]
![[A Dance with Dragons]]
![[The Winds of Winter]]
! Number Of Chapters
|-
|[[Eddard Stark]]
|15
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|15
|-
|[[Catelyn Tully]]
|11
|7
|7
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|25
|-
|[[Sansa Stark]]
|6
|8
|7
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|25
|-
|[[Arya Stark]]
|5
|10
|13
|3
|2
|1
|34
|-
|[[Bran Stark]]
|7
|7
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|21
|-
|[[Jon Snow]]
|9
|8
|12
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|42
|-
|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|10
|5
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|31
|-
|[[Tyrion Lannister]]
|9
|15
|11
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|2
|49
|-
|[[Theon Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|7
|1
|14
|-
|[[Davos Seaworth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|3
|6
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|13
|-
|[[Samwell Tarly]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|5
|5
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|-
|[[Jaime Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|9
|7
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|17
|-
|[[Cersei Lannister]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|10
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|12
|-
|[[Brienne of Tarth]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|8
|-
|[[Areo Hotah]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Arys Oakheart]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-
|[[Arianne Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asha Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Aeron Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|3
|-
|[[Victarion Greyjoy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|2
|1
|5
|-
|[[Quentyn Martell]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|-
|[[Jon Connington]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|2
|-
|[[Barristan Selmy]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|4
|2
|6
|-
|[[Melisandre]]
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
| style="background:#9e9e9e"|0
|1
|-

|}

==Notes and References==
{{references}}

{{Template:POV_Characters}}<hr>

[[Category:Terms]]
[[Category:Characters|!]]
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The Winds of Winter

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{{Infobox Book
| name = The Winds of Winter
| image = [[File:Nocover.png‎|200px]]
| image_caption = No cover details.
| author = [[George R. R. Martin]]
| illustrator =
| cover_artist =
| country = [[w:United States|United States]]
| language = [[w:English language|English]]
| series = [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]
| genre = [[w:Fantasy|Fantasy]]
| publisher = [[w:Bantam Books|Bantam Books]] (US) & [[w:Voyager Books|Voyager Books]] (UK)
| release_date = 2014(tentatively planned)<ref name=Release_Date/>
| english_release_date =
| media_type = Print ([[w:Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[w:Paperback|Paperback]])
| pages = Unknown
| isbn =
| preceded_by = [[A Dance with Dragons]]
| followed_by = [[A Dream of Spring]]
}}

'''''The Winds of Winter''''' is the forthcoming sixth novel in the award-winning [[w:epic fantasy|epic fantasy]] series ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' by [[George R.R. Martin]]. It takes place after the concurrent fourth and fifth books in the series, ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (2005) and ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (2011).

==Plot==

The previous installment, ''A Dance with Dragons'' covered less story than Martin intended, omitting at least one planned large battle sequence and leaving several character threads ending in cliff-hangers.<ref name=ew_fantasy_king /> Martin intended to resolve these cliffhangers "very early" in ''The Winds of Winter'', saying "I'm going to open with the two big battles that I was building up to, the battle in the ice and the battle at [[Meereen]]—the battle of [[Slaver's Bay]]. And then take it from there."<ref name=smartertravel />

Martin confirmed in March 2012 that the final two novels will take readers further north than any of the previous books: "What lies ''really'' north in my books—we haven't explored that yet, but we will in the last two books."<ref name=smartertravel /> He added, "you're definitely going to see more of the [[Others]]".<ref name=smartertravel /> Martin would not comment on [[Jon Snow]]'s cliffhanger fate after ''A Dance with Dragons''.<ref name=smartertravel />

On his website, in 2013, Martin published an [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] chapter wherein she heads for [[Griffin's Roost]] to see the young boy who is calling himself Aegon.<ref name=arianne /> [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]]'s chapter will take off "five minutes" after ''A Dance with Dragons'', taking place on the eve of the Iron Islanders' surprise attack on the cities in Slaver's Bay.<ref name=tiff3 /> [[Mago]], who was killed in the first season of ''Game of Thrones'' TV Series, will be a recurring character in the sixth book.<ref name=grmm_iv_ew /> The sample chapter on Martin's website is written from [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s viewpoint and shows his interactions with [[Stannis Baratheon]] as they are camped in the snow on his march to [[Winterfell]].<ref name="Theon Chapter" /><ref name=nydailynews_sample_chapter /> In March 2014, Martin published the chapter ''Mercy'' on his website, where Arya Stark continues her training with the Faceless Men.

==POV Characters==
George R. R. Martin confirmed the following characters to have [[POV Character|POV chapters]] in The Winds of Winter:

* [[Aeron Greyjoy]], one chapter, was removed from ''A Dance with Dragons'' in June 2010.<ref name=dancingincircles />
* [[Sansa Stark]], one chapter, was removed from ''A Dance with Dragons'' in June 2010.<ref name=dancingincircles />
* [[Arya Stark]], one chapter, was removed from ''A Dance with Dragons'' in June 2010.<ref name=dancingincircles /> This chapter was released as a preview chapter on Martin's website under the title ''Mercy''
* [[Arianne Martell]], two chapters, were removed from ''A Dance with Dragons'' in June 2010.<ref name=dancingincircles /> One of them was published in Martin's website in January 2013
* [[Theon Greyjoy]], one chapter, appeared on Martin's website in December 2011
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]], one chapter, portions of one chapter were read at [[w:TIFF Bell Lightbox|TIFF Bell Lightbox]] in March 2012.<ref name=tiff3 />
* [[Barristan Selmy]], two chapters were read at Boskone in February 2013.<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/81338-twow-spoilers-barristan/ Westeros.org, ''TWoW Spoilers - Barristan''], thread from February 16th, 2013</ref>
* [[Tyrion Lannister]], two chapters, one read at Miscon 2012 and one read at Worldcon 2013 and published on [[A World of Ice and Fire]] as of March 21st, 2014

===Previews===
* [http://archive.is/eoIl Theon preview]
* [http://archive.is/2PS7R Arianne preview]
* [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/excerpt-from-the-winds-of-winter/ Arya preview]

==Background and publication==

The sixth book is going to be called ''The Winds of Winter'',<ref name=dancingincircles /> taking the title of the originally last book of the trilogy<ref name=atlantic_sex_fantasy /> and the later planned fifth of six books.<ref name=grrm_iv_infinityplus /> By June 2010, Martin had finished four chapters for ''The Winds of Winter'', from the viewpoints of [[Sansa Stark]], [[Arya Stark]], and [[Arianne Martell]].<ref name=dancingincircles /> In July 2010, he added that an [[Aeron Greyjoy]] chapter had been moved from ''A Dance with Dragons'' to ''The Winds of Winter'', accumulating to around 100 completed pages.<ref name=grrm_blog_200721 /> After the publication of ''A Dance with Dragons'', Martin announced to return to writing in January 2012,<ref name=ew_fantasy_king /> spending the meantime on book tours, conventions, and continuing his work on the long-overdue ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' companion guide that he wanted to have finished by the end of 2011. He also worked on a new ''[[Dunk and Egg|Tales of Dunk and Egg]]'' novella that was expected to appear in an anthology called ''Dangerous Women''.<ref name=wsj_spill /><ref name=nymag_butterfly /> It announced in early 2013 that''Dangerous Women'' would instead feature a novella about the [[Dance of the Dragons]] named "The Princess and the Queen", and that the fourth ''Dunk and Egg'' novella was postponed.<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/ASoWS/News/Entry/Dangerous_Women_Delivered Westeros News, Jan 22nd, 2013]</ref>

In December 2011, Martin posted a chapter from ''The Winds of Winter'' from the viewpoint of [[Theon Greyjoy]] and added that another sample chapter would be included at the end of the US paperback version of ''A Dance with Dragons'', originally expected to be released in summer 2012<ref name="sample chapter" /><ref name=smartertravel /> (international ''A Dance with Dragons'' paper-pack releases in March 2012 had no sample chapter).<ref name=amazon_pubpp_adwd /> Martin also read a portion of a [[Victarion Greyjoy]] chapter at Toronto's [[TIFF Bell Lightbox]] in March 2012.<ref name=tiff3 />

With 200 finished pages by March 2012,<ref name=ctv_prep /> Martin hopes to finish ''The Winds of Winter'' much faster than the fifth book.<ref name=newyorker /> He has previously gotten in trouble from fans for repeatedly estimating his publication dates too optimistically and thus refrains from making absolute estimates for book six.<ref name=ew_fantasy_king /> A realistic estimation for finishing ''The Winds of Winter'' might be three years for him at a good pace,<ref name=guardian_barbarians /> but ultimately the book "will be done when it's done".<ref name=atlantic_sex_fantasy /> Martin does not intend to separate the characters geographically again but acknowledged that "Three years from [2011] when I'm sitting on 1,800 pages of manuscript with no end in sight, who the hell knows".<ref name=grmm_iv_ew />

==See Also==
* [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/forum/58-the-winds-of-winter/ Discussion of Winds of Winter on the Forum]

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==References==
{{References|3|refs=
<ref name=dancingincircles>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |authorlink=George R. R. Martin |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/159060.html |title=Dancing in Circles |publisher=grrm.livejournal.com |date=June 27, 2010 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
<ref name=grrm_blog_200721>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |authorlink=George R. R. Martin |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/169899.html |title=Dancing |publisher=grrm.livejournal.com |date=July 31, 2010 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
<ref name="Theon Chapter">{{cite web |url=http://www.georgerrmartin.com/if-sample.html |title=The Winds of Winter: Theon Chapter |work=georgerrmartin.com |accessdate=08 January 2012|archiveurl=http://archive.is/eoIl|archivedate=2012-06-29}}</ref>
<ref name=nydailynews_sample_chapter>{{cite web |last=Sacks |first=Ethan |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2011/12/george-rr-martin-surprises-song-of-ice-and-fire-fans-with-free-chapter-of-next-boo |title=George R.R. Martin surprises ''Song of Ice and Fire'' fans with free chapter of next book |publisher=nydailynews.com |date=December 30, 2011 |accessdate=2012-01-21}}</ref>
<ref name="sample chapter">{{cite news|last=Kepler|first=Adam W.|title=‘Game of Thrones’ Treat|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/arts/television/game-of-thrones-treat.html?_r=1|accessdate=2 January 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=1 January 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=ctv_prep>{{cite web |last=Visser |first=Josh |url=http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120312/george-martin-game-of-thrones-120313.html |title=''Game of Thrones'' author preparing for final books |publisher=[[CTV.ca]] |accessdate=2012-03-20 |date=March 13, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=tiff3>{{cite video |people=Martin, George R. R. |year=2012 |title=In Conversation With... George R.R. Martin on Game of Thrones Part 3 – TIFF Bell Lightbox |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlJblxV3QHQ |publisher=[[TIFF Bell Lightbox]] |time=30:50 min }}</ref>
<ref name=smartertravel>{{cite web |url=http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire.html?id=10593041 |title=George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, 'The Winds of Winter,' and Real-World Influences for 'A Song of Ice and Fire' |work=SmarterTravel |date=March 26, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name=arianne>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |authorlink=George R. R. Martin |url=http://www.georgerrmartin.com/excerpt-from-the-winds-of-winter/ |title=Excerpt from the Winds of Winter |publisher=georgerrmartin.com |date=January 27, 2013 |accessdate=2013-06-21}}</ref>
<ref name=atlantic_sex_fantasy>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Rachael |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/george-r-r-martin-on-sex-fantasy-and-a-dance-with-dragons/241738/ |title=George R.R. Martin on Sex, Fantasy, and ''A Dance With Dragons'' |publisher=theatlantic.com |date=July 11, 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>
<ref name=grrm_iv_infinityplus>{{cite web |last=Gevers |first=Nick |url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgrrm.htm |title=Sunsets of High Renown – An Interview with George R. R. Martin |publisher=infinityplus.co.uk |month=December |year=2000 |accessdate=2012-01-21}} (Interview [http://georgerrmartin.com/links.html#interviews approved by GRRM].)</ref>
<ref name=ew_fantasy_king>{{cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20470532_20511966,00.html |title=The Fantasy King |publisher=ew.com |date=July 22, 2011 |accessdate=2012-01-21}}</ref>
<ref name=wsj_spill>{{cite web |last=Farley |first=Christopher John |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/07/08/game-of-thrones-author-george-r-r-martin-spills-the-secrets-of-a-dance-with-dragons/ |title=''Game of Thrones'' Author George R.R. Martin Spills the Secrets of ''A Dance with Dragons'' |publisher=wsj.com |date=July 8, 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref>
<ref name=nymag_butterfly>{{cite web |last=Pasick |first=Adam |url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/george_rr_martin_on_his_favori.html |title=George R.R. Martin on His Favorite ''Game of Thrones'' Actors, and the Butterfly Effect of TV Adaptations |publisher=[[nymag.com]] |date=October 20, 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref>
<ref name=amazon_pubpp_adwd>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/0553841122 |title=''A Dance with Dragons'': ''A Song of Ice and Fire'': Book Five |publisher=amazon.de |accessdate=2012-02-09}}</ref>
<ref name=newyorker>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Laura |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/11/110411fa_fact_miller |title=Just Write It! A fantasy author and his impatient fans. |publisher=newyorker.com |date=April 11, 2011 |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>
<ref name=grmm_iv_ew>{{cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/07/12/george-martin-talks-a-dance-with-dragons/ |title=EW interview: George R.R. Martin talks ''A Dance With Dragons'' |publisher=ew.com |date=July 12, 2011 |accessdate=2012-01-21}}</ref>
<ref name=guardian_barbarians>{{cite web |last=Flood |first=Alison |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/apr/13/george-rr-martin-game-thrones |title=George RR Martin: Barbarians at the gate |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=April 13, 2011 |accessdate=2012-01-21}}</ref>
<ref name=Release_Date>George R.R. Martin stated that the book is tentatively planned for a 2014 release http://www.hypable.com/2012/10/10/game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-winds-of-winter-a-dream-of-spring</ref>

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