Editing Lightbringer (section)

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:John Matson Stannis.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Melisandre]] by John Matson © FFG]]
Because stories have spread about Stannis and his magic sword, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] decides to give his grandson, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], a [[Valyrian steel]] longsword made from [[Ice]] as a wedding gift.{{ref|ASOS|17}} Joffrey eventually names his blade [[Widow's Wail]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}

Stannis touches Lightbringer to Davos's shoulder when appointing him as [[Hand of the King]]. Davos sees the longsword glowing orange, yellow, and red, and air shimmers around it. Davos does not notice heat, however.{{ref|ASOS|36}}

Melisandre tells Stannis she has had [[vision]]s in her flames of Stannis wielding Lightbringer against the dark.{{ref|ASOS|54}} Stannis draws a glowing Lightbringer in anger after Davos has [[Edric Storm]] smuggled to safety from Dragonstone. Davos reads a letter from the [[Night's Watch]],{{ref|ASOS|63}} however, and Stannis travels north with his remaining followers to save [[Castle Black]] from [[Mance Rayder]].{{ref|ASOS|73}}

Following the [[battle beneath the Wall]], Melisandre tells the officers of the Night's Watch that Stannis wields the red sword of heroes. Stannis draws Lightbringer upon Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]'s request, and [[Samwell Tarly]] explains to the blind maester that the sword prettily glows without flame. [[Grenn]] compares the glowing Lightbringer to the [[sun]].{{ref|ASOS|75}}