Ice: Difference between revisions
Lord Tarly (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The name "Ice" is a legacy from the [[Age of Heroes]], and predates the current sword. About four hundred years before King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s reign, the [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword was spell-forged in [[Valyria]] and acquired by [[House Stark]], who named it after that legacy.{{ | The name "Ice" is a legacy from the [[Age of Heroes]], and predates the current sword. About four hundred years before King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s reign, the [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword was spell-forged in [[Valyria]] and acquired by [[House Stark]], who named it after that legacy.{{Ref|AGOT|2}} | ||
Lord [[Cregan Stark]] used Ice to behead Ser [[Gyles Belgrave]] and Lord [[Larys Strong]] in [[King's Landing]] during the [[Hour of the Wolf]].{{ | In {{Date|50}} Lord [[Walton Stark (son of Brandon)|Walton Stark]] used Ice to execut Ser [[Olyver Bracken]] who rebelled against the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} | ||
Lord [[Cregan Stark]] used Ice to behead Ser [[Gyles Belgrave]] and Lord [[Larys Strong]] in [[King's Landing]] during the [[Hour of the Wolf]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | |||
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ||
[[File:Ned_&_Ice.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Eddard Stark]] cleaning Ice in the [[godswood of Winterfell]] by Michael Komarck ©]] | [[File:Ned_&_Ice.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Eddard Stark]] cleaning Ice in the [[godswood of Winterfell]] by Michael Komarck ©]] | ||
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] uses Ice to execute [[Gared]], a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|AGOT|1}} Ned then cleans the blade in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{ | Lord [[Eddard Stark]] uses Ice to execute [[Gared]], a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|AGOT|1}} Ned then cleans the blade in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|2}} | ||
After Eddard is arrested for treason in [[King's Landing]], Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], uses the blade to execute Eddard himself at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ | After Eddard is arrested for treason in [[King's Landing]], Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], uses the blade to execute Eddard himself at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|AGOT|65}} | ||
===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ||
Ilyn carries the blade until Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] takes it from him and has [[Tobho Mott]] re-forge Ice into two longswords, [[Widow's Wail]], and the longsword later called [[Oathkeeper]].{{ | Ilyn carries the blade until Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] takes it from him and has [[Tobho Mott]] re-forge Ice into two longswords, [[Widow's Wail]], and the longsword later called [[Oathkeeper]].{{Ref|ASOS|32}}{{Ref|ASOS|72}} | ||
==Known wielder of Ice== | |||
* Lord [[Walton Stark]]{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} | |||
* Lord [[Cregan Stark]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | |||
* Lord [[Eddard Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|2}} | |||
* Ser [[Ilyn Payne]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}} | |||
* [[Brienne Tarth]], wielder of [[Oathkeeper]] the first half of the re-forged Ice{{Ref|ASOS|72}} | |||
* King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], wielder of [[Widow's Wail]] the second half of the re-forged Ice{{Ref|ASOS|59}} | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 9 February 2019
Ice is the ancestral greatsword of House Stark. It is made of Valyrian steel.[1]
Appearance
- See also: Images of Ice
Ice is a greatsword, as wide across as a man's hand and taller than an adolescent Robb Stark. Its Valyrian steel blade has a dark and smokey appearance.[2]
History
The name "Ice" is a legacy from the Age of Heroes, and predates the current sword. About four hundred years before King Robert I Baratheon's reign, the Valyrian steel greatsword was spell-forged in Valyria and acquired by House Stark, who named it after that legacy.[1]
In 50 AC Lord Walton Stark used Ice to execut Ser Olyver Bracken who rebelled against the Night's Watch.[3]
Lord Cregan Stark used Ice to behead Ser Gyles Belgrave and Lord Larys Strong in King's Landing during the Hour of the Wolf.[4]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard Stark uses Ice to execute Gared, a deserter from the Night's Watch.[2] Ned then cleans the blade in the godswood of Winterfell.[1]
After Eddard is arrested for treason in King's Landing, Ser Ilyn Payne, the King's Justice, uses the blade to execute Eddard himself at the Great Sept of Baelor.[5]
A Storm of Swords
Ilyn carries the blade until Lord Tywin Lannister takes it from him and has Tobho Mott re-forge Ice into two longswords, Widow's Wail, and the longsword later called Oathkeeper.[6][7]
Known wielder of Ice
- Lord Walton Stark[3]
- Lord Cregan Stark[4]
- Lord Eddard Stark[1]
- Ser Ilyn Payne[5]
- Brienne Tarth, wielder of Oathkeeper the first half of the re-forged Ice[7]
- King Joffrey I Baratheon, wielder of Widow's Wail the second half of the re-forged Ice[8]
Quotes
The blade was Valyrian steel, spell-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.[2]
—thoughts of Bran Stark
What has Ser Ilyn done with my father's sword?[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, A Surfeit of Rulers.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 65, Arya V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 59, Sansa IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.