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'''Ice''' is the ancestral [[greatsword]] of [[House Stark]]. It is made of [[Valyrian steel]].{{ref|AGOT|2}}
 
'''Ice''' is the ancestral [[greatsword]] of [[House Stark]]. It is made of [[Valyrian steel]].{{ref|AGOT|2}}
  
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==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.{{ref|AGOT|2}}
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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]].{{ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
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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}}
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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]].{{ref|AGOT|2}}
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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]].{{ref|AGOT|65}}
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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]].{{ref|ASOS|32}}{{ref|ASOS|72}}
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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}}
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==Known wielders==
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* Lord [[Walton Stark]]{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
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* Lord [[Cregan Stark]]{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
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* Lord [[Eddard Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|2}}
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* Ser [[Ilyn Payne]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}}
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* [[Brienne Tarth]], wielder of [[Oathkeeper]] the first half of the re-forged Ice{{Ref|ASOS|72}}
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* King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], wielder of [[Widow's Wail]] the second half of the re-forged Ice{{Ref|ASOS|59}}  
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
 
[[File:Ice, Sword of Eddard Stark.jpg|thumb|50px|Depiction of Ice]]
 
[[File:Ice, Sword of Eddard Stark.jpg|thumb|50px|Depiction of Ice]]
 
{{quote|The blade was [[Valyrian steel]], spell-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.{{ref|AGOT|1}}|thoughts of [[Bran Stark]]}}
 
{{quote|The blade was [[Valyrian steel]], spell-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.{{ref|AGOT|1}}|thoughts of [[Bran Stark]]}}
 
  
 
{{quote|What has Ser [[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]] done with [[Eddard Stark|my father's]] sword?{{ref|ASOS|60}}|[[Sansa Stark]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
 
{{quote|What has Ser [[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]] done with [[Eddard Stark|my father's]] sword?{{ref|ASOS|60}}|[[Sansa Stark]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

Revision as of 22:19, 9 February 2019

Ice by John Goodenough © Fantasy Flight Games

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

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.[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 wielders

Quotes

Depiction of Ice

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, A Surfeit of Rulers.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  5. 5.0 5.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 65, Arya V.
  6. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.
  7. 7.0 7.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
  8. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 59, Sansa IV.
  9. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.