Needle
Needle is a small, slender sword that Jon Snow had made by Mikken for Arya Stark before he went away to the Night's Watch. The sword is suitable to Arya's slight build and the style of fencing known as "water dancing" used by the bravos of Braavos. Arya named it Needle as an ironic reference to her hatred of needlework.[1] She sometimes refers to her use of the sword as needlework.
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Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Jon Snow gifts Needle to his sister Arya Stark before he went away to join the Night's Watch.
A Clash of Kings
Arya lost the sword to Polliver when she was captured by Gregor Clegane's men in the Riverlands.[2]
A Storm of Swords
Arya retrieved the sword when she took it back from Polliver when she and the Hound kill Polliver at the Inn at the Crossroads.[3]
A Feast for Crows
When Arya had to give up all her possessions to train to become a servant of the Many-Faced God she could not bring herself to give up Needle, so she hid the sword in a crack in the stairs leading to the House of Black and White.[4]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 10, Jon II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 26, Arya VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 74, Arya XIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya II.