| Gage | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | House Stark |
| Culture | Northmen |
| Died |
299 AC Winterfell (unconfirmed) |
| Lover | Osha |
| Issue | Turnip |
| Books |
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Gage is the head cook at Winterfell.[1] He has a daughter, Turnip.[N 1]
Character
Gage eagerly awaits the return of game hunters to Winterfell.[2] When there are lemons to be had, he makes lemon cakes for Sansa Stark.[3] Gage also bakes beef-and-bacon pies[4] and steak-and-kidney pies.[3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Rickon Stark is upset, and his direwolf Shaggydog bites Gage's arm.[5] The captured wildling Osha is sent to work with Gage in the kitchens of Winterfell. The cook has a sexual relationship with Osha, who finds Gage gentler than her former lover, Stiv. Gage lets Osha pray in the godswood of Winterfell from time to time.[5]
A Clash of Kings
Osha helps Gage with cooking, baking, and cleaning in the kitchens.[6] The cook is sullen toward Theon Greyjoy after the capture of Winterfell.[2][7]
A Storm of Swords
Gage's fate following the Sack of Winterfell by Ramsay Snow is unknown. However, as Ramsay takes the women and children of Winterfell back to the Dreadfort,[8] including his daughter Turnip, it is likely Gage died during the sack.
A Feast for Crows
Turnip remains among the women of Winterfell held captive at the Dreadfort.[9]
The Winds of Winter
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Theon Greyjoy and Jeyne Poole escape Winterfell, and are discovered by Mors Umber. Crowfood asks Jeyne questions about the castle to confirm her assumed identity of "Arya Stark", such as the names of servants, including the smith and the cook. Jeyne immediately answers with Gage's name, and Mors assumes the cook died during the sack of Winterfell.[3]
Quotes
Well, your dreams are your business. Mine's in the kitchens, and I'd best be getting back before Gage starts to shouting and waving that big wooden spoon of his.[10]
—Osha to Bran Stark
Mors: When last I was inside those walls, your cook served us a steak and kidney pie. Made with ale, I think, best I ever tasted. What was his name, that cook?
Jeyne: Gage. He was a good cook. He would make lemoncakes for Sansa whenever we had lemons.[3]—Mors Umber and Jeyne Poole
Notes
- ↑ Turnip is described as Gage's son in A Clash of Kings, Chapter 4, but is called a pot girl in A Clash of Kings, Appendix, and one of the women of Winterfell in A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
References
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 8, Bran II.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 51, Jon VI.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Winds of Winter, Theon I
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 70, Jon IX.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 35, Catelyn IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.