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| | | firstname = Craster | ||
| image | | image = [[File:Craster.jpg|300px|Craster by Amok©]] | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = Craster by Amok© | ||
| Alias = | | Alias = | ||
| Title = | | Title = | ||
| Allegiance = | | Allegiance = | ||
| Race = | | Race = | ||
| Culture = [[ | | Culture = [[Free folk]] | ||
| Spouse = | | Spouse = [[Dyah]]<br>[[Ferny]]<br>[[Nella]]<br>[[Gilly]]<br>[[Gilly's mother]]<br>[[Craster's wives|14 other wives]] | ||
| Place_of_Birth = | | Issue = [[Gilly]]<br>"[[Monster]]"<br>Many [[Craster's sons|sons]] and daughters | ||
| Place_of_Birth= [[Whitetree]] | |||
| Date_of_Birth = | | Date_of_Birth = | ||
| Place_of_Death = [[Craster's Keep]] | | Place_of_Death= [[Craster's Keep]] | ||
| Date_of_Death = | | Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}} | ||
| Books = [[A Clash of Kings]] | | Books = ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) | ||
| | | Played_by = [[w:Robert Pugh|Robert Pugh]] | ||
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': <br>[[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|3]] | |||
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'''Craster''' | '''Craster''' is a [[wildling]] and is the master of [[Craster's Keep]], located [[beyond the Wall]]. Despite his unsavory reputation, he is regarded as a friend to the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|33}} | ||
In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Craster is portrayed by [[w:Robert Pugh|Robert Pugh]]. | |||
==Appearance and Character== | |||
{{See also|:Category:Images of Craster|l1=Images of Craster}} | |||
Once a powerful-looking man, Craster is nearing the end of his life. His hair is grey turning to white. He has a flat nose and a drooping mouth, which gives him a cruel look. One of Craster's ears is missing, which he has lost to the cold.{{Ref|ACOK|23}} His teeth are brown and rotten.{{Ref|ASOS|33}} Craster wears a sheepskin jerkin and a cloak of sewn skins, as well as a twisted heavy gold ring about his wrist.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}{{Ref|ASOS|33}} He drinks thin yellow [[beer]] from a chipped stone cup, but prefers [[wine]] from the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ACOK|23}} | |||
Craster is one of the few wildlings not openly hostile to the [[Night's Watch]]. Although he shows the Watch no malice and offers sanctuary to those north of the [[Wall]] on [[rangers|rangings]], he is regarded as a tenuous ally at best. This is due to his [[incest]]uous relationships with [[Craster's wives|his daughter-wives]] and suspicions of [[Kinslaying|kinslaying]], sacrificing his [[Craster's sons|male children]] to the "cold gods".{{Ref|ACOK|23}} Craster is not an ally of [[Mance Rayder]],{{Ref|ACOK|23}} and he dislikes [[Rattleshirt]].{{Ref|ADWD|7}} | |||
==History== | |||
Craster is the [[bastard]] son of a man of the [[Night's Watch]] and a wildling woman from the village of [[Whitetree]]. His father abandoned his mother after Craster was conceived, and when his mother tried to bring him to [[Castle Black]], she was chased off by members of the Watch. His father's name is never mentioned.{{Ref|ASOS|26}} | |||
[[Craster's Keep]] is located in the [[haunted forest]], where he lives with [[Craster's wives|his nineteen wives]],{{Ref|ACOK|23}} and he has other daughters too young to wed.{{Ref|ASOS|0}} Any sons he has are sacrificed to [[Others|cold gods]].{{Ref|ACOK|23}} | |||
[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], once gifted Craster with a crossbow.{{Ref|ACOK|23}} Craster [[Tongue mutilation|cut out the tongue]] of an envoy sent by [[Mance Rayder]], [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]].{{Ref|ACOK|23}} [[Gilly]] drank sweet [[mead]] when she wed Craster in the summer.{{Ref|ASOS|46}} | |||
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===A Clash of Kings=== | ===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ||
Craster begrudgingly | Craster begrudgingly allows the [[Night's Watch]] to stay at his keep overnight during their [[great ranging]] in the lands [[beyond the Wall]]. He informs [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], that [[Mance Rayder]] is gathering [[wildlings]] to the source of the [[Milkwater]] in the [[Frostfangs]].{{Ref|ACOK|23}}{{Ref|ACOK|53}} Although Craster admits to having been visited by Ser [[Waymar Royce]]'s ranging party, he claims not to have seen [[Benjen Stark]] for three years, yet he is also aware of the fate that befell [[Gared]]. [[Gilly]] reveals to [[Jon Snow]] that Craster has been giving his sheep to [[Others|the gods]].{{ref|ACOK|23}} | ||
Craster is offered escort south to the [[Wall]], but he refuses. Jeor gives Craster [[wine]], a crossbow, and his own black [[steel]] battle-axe with [[gold]] scrollwork.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}{{Ref|ASOS|33}} | |||
===''A Storm of Swords''=== | |||
Following the [[fight at the Fist]], Craster allows the survivors of the attack to stay overnight at his keep. This time, several members of the Watch, already mutinous, believe that Craster is holding back food and aid to the men. During the farewell feast hosted by Craster, [[Mutiny at Craster's Keep|a mutiny erupts]]. [[Dirk]] slits Craster's throat, and the dying wildling falls atop the wounded Ser [[Byam Flint]]. Lord Commander Mormont is then mortally wounded by [[Ollo Lophand]]. [[Samwell Tarly]] flees with [[Gilly]], who has recently given birth.{{Ref|ASOS|33}} | |||
==Quotes by Craster== | |||
{{Quote|'''Jeor''': These are bad times to dwell alone in the wild. The cold winds are rising.<br>'''Craster''': Let them rise. My roots are sunk deep.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] and Craster}} | |||
{{Quote|A godly man got no cause to fear such. I said as much to that [[Mance Rayder]] once, when he come sniffing round. He never listened, no more'n you crows with your swords and your bloody fires. That won't help you none when the white cold comes. Only [[Others|the gods]] will help you then. You best get right with the gods.{{Ref|ASOS|33}}|Craster to the [[Night's Watch]]}} | |||
{{Quote|'''Craster''': Who calls me [[bastard]]?<br>'''Karl''': It's no more than all men know.{{Ref|ASOS|33}}|Craster and [[Clubfoot Karl]]}} | |||
==Quotes about Craster== | |||
{{Quote|[[Eddison Tollett|Dolorous Edd]] says Craster's a terrible savage. He marries [[Craster's wives|his daughters]] and obeys no laws but those he makes himself. And [[Dywen]] told [[Grenn]] he's got black blood in his veins. His mother was a [[wildling]] woman who lay with a [[ranger]], so he's a [[bastardy|bas]] ...{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Samwell Tarly]] to [[Jon Snow]]}} | |||
{{Quote|The man's half-mad, I won't deny it, but you'd be the same if you'd spent your life in [[haunted forest|this cursed wood]]. Even so, he's never turned a [[ranger]] away from his fire, nor does he love [[Mance Rayder]]. He'll give us good counsel.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Thoren Smallwood]] to [[Jeor Mormont]]}} | |||
{{Quote|'''Jon''': At [[Winterfell]] one of the serving women told us stories. She used to say that there were [[wildlings]] who would lay with the [[Others]] to birth half-human children.<br>'''Jeor''': Hearth tales. Does Craster seem less than human to you?<br>'''Jon''': He gives [[Craster's sons|his sons]] to the wood.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Jeor Mormont]]}} | |||
{{Quote|Craster's blood is black, and he bears a heavy [[curse]].{{Ref|ASOS|26}}|[[Ygritte]] to [[Jon Snow]]}} | |||
==Family== | |||
{{Craster tree}} | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{References|2}} | |||
== | ==External Links== | ||
:[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Craster Craster] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki]. | |||
[[Category:299 AC deaths]] | |||
[[Category:Bastards]] | |||
[[Category:Casualties of the Conflict beyond the Wall]] | |||
[[Category:Characters from Beyond the Wall]] | |||
[[Category:Characters with flat nose]] | |||
[[Category:Characters with grey hair]] | |||
[[Category:Characters with white hair]] | |||
[[Category:Craster's family]] | |||
[[Category:Kinslayers]] | |||
[[Category:One-eared characters]] | |||
[[Category:Polygamous characters]] | |||
[[Category:Wildlings]] | [[Category:Wildlings]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wildling leaders]] | ||
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[[fr:Craster]] | [[fr:Craster]] | ||
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[[ru:Крастер]] | |||
[[zh:卡斯特]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 28 July 2026
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| Culture | Free folk |
| Born | Whitetree |
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299 AC Craster's Keep |
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| Played by | Robert Pugh |
| TV series |
Game of Thrones: Season 2 | 3 |
Craster is a wildling and is the master of Craster's Keep, located beyond the Wall. Despite his unsavory reputation, he is regarded as a friend to the Night's Watch.[1]
In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, Craster is portrayed by Robert Pugh.
Appearance and Character
[edit]Once a powerful-looking man, Craster is nearing the end of his life. His hair is grey turning to white. He has a flat nose and a drooping mouth, which gives him a cruel look. One of Craster's ears is missing, which he has lost to the cold.[2] His teeth are brown and rotten.[1] Craster wears a sheepskin jerkin and a cloak of sewn skins, as well as a twisted heavy gold ring about his wrist.[2][1] He drinks thin yellow beer from a chipped stone cup, but prefers wine from the Seven Kingdoms.[2]
Craster is one of the few wildlings not openly hostile to the Night's Watch. Although he shows the Watch no malice and offers sanctuary to those north of the Wall on rangings, he is regarded as a tenuous ally at best. This is due to his incestuous relationships with his daughter-wives and suspicions of kinslaying, sacrificing his male children to the "cold gods".[2] Craster is not an ally of Mance Rayder,[2] and he dislikes Rattleshirt.[3]
History
[edit]Craster is the bastard son of a man of the Night's Watch and a wildling woman from the village of Whitetree. His father abandoned his mother after Craster was conceived, and when his mother tried to bring him to Castle Black, she was chased off by members of the Watch. His father's name is never mentioned.[4]
Craster's Keep is located in the haunted forest, where he lives with his nineteen wives,[2] and he has other daughters too young to wed.[5] Any sons he has are sacrificed to cold gods.[2]
Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, once gifted Craster with a crossbow.[2] Craster cut out the tongue of an envoy sent by Mance Rayder, King-Beyond-the-Wall.[2] Gilly drank sweet mead when she wed Craster in the summer.[6]
Recent Events
[edit]A Clash of Kings
[edit]Craster begrudgingly allows the Night's Watch to stay at his keep overnight during their great ranging in the lands beyond the Wall. He informs Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, that Mance Rayder is gathering wildlings to the source of the Milkwater in the Frostfangs.[2][7] Although Craster admits to having been visited by Ser Waymar Royce's ranging party, he claims not to have seen Benjen Stark for three years, yet he is also aware of the fate that befell Gared. Gilly reveals to Jon Snow that Craster has been giving his sheep to the gods.[2]
Craster is offered escort south to the Wall, but he refuses. Jeor gives Craster wine, a crossbow, and his own black steel battle-axe with gold scrollwork.[2][1]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]Following the fight at the Fist, Craster allows the survivors of the attack to stay overnight at his keep. This time, several members of the Watch, already mutinous, believe that Craster is holding back food and aid to the men. During the farewell feast hosted by Craster, a mutiny erupts. Dirk slits Craster's throat, and the dying wildling falls atop the wounded Ser Byam Flint. Lord Commander Mormont is then mortally wounded by Ollo Lophand. Samwell Tarly flees with Gilly, who has recently given birth.[1]
Quotes by Craster
[edit]Jeor: These are bad times to dwell alone in the wild. The cold winds are rising.
Craster: Let them rise. My roots are sunk deep.[2]—Jeor Mormont and Craster
A godly man got no cause to fear such. I said as much to that Mance Rayder once, when he come sniffing round. He never listened, no more'n you crows with your swords and your bloody fires. That won't help you none when the white cold comes. Only the gods will help you then. You best get right with the gods.[1]
—Craster to the Night's Watch
—Craster and Clubfoot Karl
Quotes about Craster
[edit]Dolorous Edd says Craster's a terrible savage. He marries his daughters and obeys no laws but those he makes himself. And Dywen told Grenn he's got black blood in his veins. His mother was a wildling woman who lay with a ranger, so he's a bas ...[2]
The man's half-mad, I won't deny it, but you'd be the same if you'd spent your life in this cursed wood. Even so, he's never turned a ranger away from his fire, nor does he love Mance Rayder. He'll give us good counsel.[2]
Jon: At Winterfell one of the serving women told us stories. She used to say that there were wildlings who would lay with the Others to birth half-human children.
Jeor: Hearth tales. Does Craster seem less than human to you?
Jon: He gives his sons to the wood.[2]—Jon Snow and Jeor Mormont
Family
[edit]| Man of the Night's Watch | Free folk woman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilly's mother | Craster | Nella | Dyah | Ferny | 14 other wives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilly | 6 sons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Monster" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 33, Samwell II.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 23, Jon III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 26, Jon III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Prologue.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 46, Samwell III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 53, Jon VII.
External Links
[edit]- Craster on the Game of Thrones wiki.