Editing Lord of Bones (section)

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===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Lord of Bones.jpg|300px|thumb|Lord of Bones by Amok ©]]
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.{{Ref|ACOK|43}}

Rattleshirt leads a party of fourteen [[free folk]] and eight dogs that catches up with [[Qhorin Halfhand]] and [[Jon Snow]] in the [[Skirling Pass]]. He claims [[Ebben]]'s steel battle-axe and orders [[Ragwyle]] to gut Jon when the youth attempts to yield, but [[Ygritte]] calls for the sparing of Jon's life. Qhorin has secretly encouraged Jon to join the wildlings, and the Lord of Bones reluctantly accepts Jon into his party after the youth slays Qhorin with the aid of his [[direwolf]], [[Ghost]]. Rattleshirt claims some of the Halfhand's bones after his body is burned in a pyre.{{Ref|ACOK|68}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Rattleshirt brings Jon Snow to [[Mance Rayder]]'s camp along the [[Milkwater]]. He is dismissed by Mance, but not before he casts suspicion on Jon's true motives.{{Ref|ASOS|7}} Upon Mance's suggestion, Ygritte, Jon, and [[Longspear Ryk]] leave Rattleshirt's band for the party of [[Tormund Giantsbane]].{{ref|ASOS|15}} Mance tasks his Lord of Bones with doubling patrols and ensuring the free folk host continues south toward the [[Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|15}} The [[eagle]] of [[Orell]] often perches on Rattleshirt's helm.{{ref|ACOK|68}}{{ref|ASOS|15}}

Shortly before the [[attack on Castle Black]] takes place, Rattleshirt is spotted near [[Long Barrow]]{{Ref|ASOS|48}} and captured there by [[Cotter Pyke]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}} The wildling is brought forth out at the meeting at [[Castle Black]] between Jon, [[Janos Slynt]], and Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] as a witness of Qhorin's death at the hands of Jon. Rattleshirt tells Janos that "All men fear the Lord o' Bones" after being mocked by him, so Ser [[Glendon Hewett]] kicks the captive into silence.{{ref|ASOS|69}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The Lord of Bones remains a captive at Castle Black.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Jon Snow, now [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], hears rumors that [[Stannis Baratheon]] intends to grant lands and castles to Rattleshirt and [[Sigorn]], the new leader of the [[Thenns]].{{Ref|ADWD|3}} Stannis and his [[red priest]]ess, [[Melisandre]], execute Mance for desertion from the Night's Watch and for trying to destroy the Wall with the [[Horn of Joramun]].{{Ref|ADWD|10}} Before and while being burned in a cage, Mance denies being [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]]. Jon has his archers kill the hysterical Mance to end his suffering.{{Ref|ADWD|10}}

After the Lord of Bones submits to Stannis,{{Ref|ADWD|10}} Melisandre controls the wildling raider with a [[Melisandre's ruby|magical ruby]] on his wrist.{{Ref|ADWD|17}} Stannis assigns him to serve the Lord Commander.{{Ref|ADWD|17}} Rattleshirt appears larger while clad in mail and plate, and he surprisingly defeats Jon in a sparring session.{{Ref|ADWD|28}}

Melisandre tasks Rattleshirt with rescuing a girl she believes to be Jon's sister, [[Arya Stark]]. Jon is shocked to learn that Melisandre [[glamor]]ed Mance and Rattleshirt to each appear as the other, with the Lord of Bones actually the panicked man burned in Melisandre's cage.{{Ref|ADWD|31}} Now using the name Abel, Mance travels with [[spearwives]] to rescue Arya from [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] at [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Mance Rayder}}