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The '''Rangers''' is one of the three orders that comprise the [[Night's Watch]]. Their main duty is to defend and protect the Wall and the castles of the Night's Watch.
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| Region = [[Wall]]
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| Allegiance = [[Night's Watch]]
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==About==
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The '''order of rangers''' is one of the three orders that comprise the [[Night's Watch]]. Their main duty is to defend and protect the [[Wall]] and the castles of the Night's Watch. Theirs can be considered the more dangerous tasks compared to those of the [[builders]] or [[stewards]], as rangers are more likely to encounter wildlings and other threats north of the Wall. A senior officer, known as the [[First Ranger]], leads the order.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}
The order of rangers carries out duties that are centered around patrolling for wildlings beyond the [[Wall]] and preventing threats against the Wall.
 
  
The rangers of the Night's Watch have by far the most dangerous and demanding job, as their life is on the line constantly and often they are away from the Wall for extended periods of time. Generally recruits who are seen to be good fighters are generally raised to this order. Fighting is a part of their job, but tracking and information gathering on the wildlings is also a critical part of their mission. It is incredibly important for the Night's Watch to know of wildlings movements and just news about them and this is gathered by the rangers chiefly, though some wildlings are known to help. In order to gather this information, some rangers will develop peaceful relationships with certain wildlings, such as [[Craster]], in order to learn information about the happenings beyond the Wall. Survival is another key to their success and rangers are expected to be able to survive for days at a time beyond the wall off the land. It should be noted that by far the rangers are the most hated of the orders of the Night's Watch by the wildlings because they are their most common hindrance and are known to be quite efficient at them killing while remaining unseen, causing fear among the [[free folk]].  
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==Tasks==
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[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Ranging Party.png|thumb|Rangers riding from a tunnel in the [[Wall]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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The order of rangers ventures [[beyond the Wall]] and battles the [[free folk]] when necessary.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch}} While every man at the Night's Watch is expected to take up arms upon a threat, the rangers are considered the fighting heart of the Night's Watch,{{ref|AGOT|41}} and their is the preferred order among most recruits.{{Ref|AGOT|41}} Some qualities expected of rangers are skill in fighting and riding.{{ref|AGOT|41}}
  
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The rangers of the Night's Watch patrol and range beyond the Wall, which could mean they are away from the castle they had been stationed at for multiple days or weeks.{{ref|AGOT|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|19}} On occasion, rangers encounter [[free folk]] during their rangings, in which case battle might ensue. Free folk are known to sometimes wear armor taken from rangers they have killed,{{ref|ACOK|68}} and they carry an especially strong dislike for the rangers.{{ref|ASOS|7}} Nonetheless, the rangers of the Night's Watch can also be on friendly terms with free folk. For example, while they dislike the man, the rangers frequently visit [[Craster]] in [[Craster's Keep|his keep]] in the [[haunted forest]]. Craster's hospitality towards the brothers has been the difference between life and death on several occasions.{{Ref|ACOK|28}} During rangings, rangers ride garrons.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|ACOK|13}}
  
A senior member of the order, known as the [[First Ranger]], leads the rangers.
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Rangers ride mules{{Ref|ASOS|26}} to patrol the [[Wall]], during which they search for signs of their foes. Rangers do not often encounter climbers, and occasionally they see the corpse of a wildling who failed in an attempt to climb the Wall.{{Ref|ASOS|30}} In addition to patrolling the Wall, rangers also frequently patrol the [[haunted forest]] near [[Castle Black]]. However, due to the low numbers of rangers in the Night's Watch, the preferred number of patrols cannot be made.{{Ref|AGOT|52}}
  
Information gathering on the wildlings is among their chief tasks, as a result they are the most often in combat situations, because of this it is the most prestigious of the orders and is often desired by those who join the Night's Watch.
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One blast of a sentry's horn represents returning rangers.{{Ref|AGOT|52}}{{ref|ASOS|Prologue}}
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==History==
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[[File:Erich Schreiner Ranger of the Watch.JPG|thumb|Ranger of the Night's Watch, by Erich Schreiner © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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[[Redwyn]] wrote about his rangings during the reign of [[Dorren Stark]], [[King in the North]].{{ref|ACOK|6}}
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When King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his sister-wife, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], visited the [[north]] in {{date|58}}, Lord Commander [[Lothor Burley]] and a hundred rangers escorted Alysanne during a visit to the [[haunted forest]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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A hundred rangers helped hunt down the raiders of [[Sylas the Grim]] in {{date|133}}.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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[[Mance Rayder]] was attacked by a [[shadowcat]] while ranging north of the [[Shadow Tower]].{{ref|ASOS|7}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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[[File:Carlo Bocchio Lost Ranger.JPG|thumb|A ranger [[beyond the Wall]], by Carlo Bocchio © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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During a ranging [[beyond the Wall]], rangers [[Gared]], [[Will]], and Ser [[Waymar Royce]] encounter [[Others]]. Will and Waymar Royce are slain,{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}} while Gared manages to escape south of the [[Wall]], where he is eventually beheaded as punishment for desertion.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|2}}
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A great number of rangers have gone missing.{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}} [[Benjen Stark]], the [[First Ranger]], goes out to search for Waymar with six rangers,{{Ref|AGOT|19}} but does not return. Other rangers are sent to find Benjen, but they return empty-handed.{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Upon the absence of Benjen, Ser [[Jaremy Rykker]] takes over command of the rangers.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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Out of the two hundred brothers Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] leads from [[Castle Black]] for the [[great ranging]], some hundred and fifty are rangers.{{Ref|ACOK|6}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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After the [[battle beneath the Wall]], [[Jon Snow]], the new Lord Commander, sends three parties led by [[Dywen]], [[Jack Bulwer|Black Jack Bulwer]], and [[Kedge Whiteye]] to range beyond the Wall.{{ref|ADWD|28}} Black Jack's party is eventually slain by the [[Weeper]].{{ref|ADWD|53}}
  
 
==Known Rangers==
 
==Known Rangers==
The following members of the [[Night's Watch]], are known to belong to the order of the rangers:
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===Current Rangers===
* [[First Ranger Stane]], a ranger of House Stane who held the position of First Ranger a thousand years ago.
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* [[Benjen Stark]], the First Ranger of the Night's Watch while Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] was alive, he went missing and is thought to be dead.
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* [[Aethan]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Mance Rayder]], an ex-ranger, and now "[[King-Beyond-the-Wall]]".
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* Ser {[[Aladale Wynch]]}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Jack Bulwer]], the First Ranger under Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]] until being killed by the [[Weeper]].
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* [[Alan of Rosby]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Thoren Smallwood]], a senior ranger who claims to be First Ranger after Benjen goes missing, he never truly receives the title, and is killed during [[fight at the Fist]].
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* Ser [[Alliser Thorne]], a senior ranger who serves as the master-at-arms of Castle Black.{{Ref|AGOT|19}} He is later relieved of this duty, and assumes the duties of a ranger.{{Ref|ADWD|28}}
* [[Qhorin Halfhand]], a senior ranger at the [[Shadow Tower]] who is killed by Jon in order to let him be seen as a deserter to the wildlings.
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* {[[Bannen]]}{{Ref|ASOS|33}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Jaremy Rykker]], a knight and temporary First Ranger after the initial days of Benjen being missing, he is killed by the wight of Jafer Flowers shortly after.
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* [[Bearded Ben]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Alliser Thorne]], a chief ranger of [[Castle Black]], who acts as the master-at-arms of Castle Black and acts as the trainer of all its new recruits.
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* [[Bedwyck]], also known as Giant{{Ref|ACOK|13}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Jarmen Buckwell]], a senior ranger, who may have been killed at the [[Battle of the Bridge of Skulls]].
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* [[Benjen Stark]], First Ranger during the command of [[Jeor Mormont]].{{Ref|AGOT|19}}
* [[Stonesnake]], a veteran ranger, known to be one of the best climbers of the Night's Watch.
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* [[Black Bernarr]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Dalbridge]], a veteran ranger, known as "Squire Dalbridge" because he had squired for one of the Targaryen kings, he supposedly has the keenest eyes on the wall and is a fantastic archer.
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* [[Blane]], a ranger from the [[Shadow Tower]].{{Ref|ASOS|18}}
* [[Ebben]], a veteran ranger, known to be an expert at interrogating wildlings.
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* {[[Brown Bernarr]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Grenn]], a friend of Jon Snow, also known as Aurochs.
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* {[[Dalbridge]]}, a veteran ranger{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Pypar]], a friend of Jon Snow, also known as Pyp.
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* {[[Dick Follard]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Waymar Royce]], a knight and the third-born son of Lord [[Bronze Yohn Royce]], he is killed by an [[Other]] in the prologue.  
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* {[[Dirk]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Will]], a brother who accompanied Waymar and was killed by Royce's wighted body.
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* [[Duncan Liddle]], known as Big Liddle{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Gared]], a brother who accompanied Waymar and deserted as a result of the encounter, he is executed by Lord [[Eddard Stark]].
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* [[Dywen]]{{Ref|AGOT|48}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Jafer Flowers]], a brother who accompanies Benjen Stark beyond the wall, who is found dead, and comes back as a [[Wight]].
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* {[[Ebben]]},{{Ref|ACOK|43}} also mistakenly called "Eggen",{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} a veteran ranger{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
* [[Othor]], a brother who accompanies Benjen Stark beyond the wall, who is found dead, and comes back as a [[Wight]].
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* [[Elron]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Emmett]], known as Iron Emmett, he is an incredible swordsman, and takes Alliser Thorne's position of master-at-arms at Castle Black.
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* [[Emmett]],{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} also known as Iron Emmett, Ser Alliser Thorne's successor as master-at-arms at Castle Black{{Ref|ADWD|3}}
* [[Dick Follard]], known as Deaf Dick Follard.
 
* [[Duncan Liddle]], known as Big Liddle, is the eldest son of Lord [[Torren Liddle]].
 
* [[Ottyn Wythers]], a knight.
 
* [[Aladale Wynch]], a knight.
 
* [[Wynton Stout]], a knight who has lots his wits.
 
* [[Tim Stone]]
 
* [[Ronnel Harclay]]
 
* [[Bannen]], a good tracker.
 
* [[Aethan]]
 
* [[Alan of Rosby]]
 
* [[Tom Barleycorn]]
 
* [[Bedwyck]]
 
* [[Bearded Ben]]
 
* [[Black Bernarr]]
 
* [[Brown Bernarr]]
 
* [[Dirk]]
 
* [[Dywen]]
 
* [[Elron]]
 
 
* [[Emrick]]
 
* [[Emrick]]
* [[Fornio]]
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* [[Fornio]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Fulk]]
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* [[Fulk the Flea]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Garrett Greenspear]]
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* {[[Gared]]}{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}
* [[Garth Greyfeather]]
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* [[Garrett Greenspear]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Garth of Greenaway]]
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* {[[Garth Greyfeather]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Garth of Oldtown]]
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* {[[Garth of Greenaway]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Geoff]]
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* {[[Garth of Oldtown]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Goady]]
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* [[Geoff]], also called the Squirrel{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
* [[Grubbs]]
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* [[Goady]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Hairy Hal]]
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* [[Grenn]], also known as Aurochs{{Ref|AGOT|48}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Jax]], a wildling turned crow.
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* {[[Grubbs]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
* [[Kedge Whiteye]], he is blind in one eye.
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* {[[Hairy Hal]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Lark]]
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* {[[Jack Bulwer]]},{{Ref|AFFC|5}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} also known as Black Jack Bulwer,  [[First Ranger]] during command of [[Jon Snow]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Leathers]], a wildling turned crow.
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* {[[Jafer Flowers]]}{{Ref|AGOT|60}}
* [[Luke of Longtown]]
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* {[[Jarman Buckwell]]},{{Ref|ACOK|13}} also spelled as "Jarmen Buckwell",{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} a senior ranger.{{Ref|ACOK|13}}
* [[Matthar]]
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* [[Jax]], a wildling{{Ref|ADWD|35}}
* [[Mawney]]
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* Ser {[[Jaremy Rykker]]},{{Ref|AGOT|26}} who takes over the duties of the First Ranger after Benjen Stark goes missing.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}
* [[Ollo Lophand]]
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* [[Kedge Whiteye]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Redwyn]]
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* {[[Lark]]}, also known as the Sisterman.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
* [[Rory]]
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* [[Leathers]], a wildling{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Ryles]]
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* [[Luke of Longtown]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Softfoot]], a proud rapist.
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* [[Mance Rayder]], an ex-ranger, now "[[King-Beyond-the-Wall]]".{{ref|ASOS|7}}
* [[Todder]]
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* [[Matthar]]{{Ref|AGOT|48}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Tumberjon]]
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* {[[Mawney]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
* [[Ulmer]]
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* {[[Ollo Lophand]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* [[Mors Westford]], a knight, veteran ranger, known as "the Butcher", he hunts down deserters in the ASOIAF Game by Cyanide studios.
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* {[[Othor]]}{{Ref|AGOT|52}}
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* Ser {[[Ottyn Wythers]]}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
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* [[Pypar]], also known as Pyp{{Ref|AGOT|48}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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* {[[Qhorin Halfhand]]}, a senior ranger from the [[Shadow Tower]]{{Ref|ACOK|43}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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* {[[Ronnel Harclay]]}{{Ref|ASOS|33}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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* [[Rory]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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* {[[Ryles]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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* {[[Softfoot]]}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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* [[Stonesnake]], a veteran ranger{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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* {[[Thoren Smallwood]]}, a senior ranger{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
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* [[Tim Stone]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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* [[Todder]]{{Ref|AGOT|48}}
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* [[Tom Barleycorn]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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* [[Tumberjon]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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* [[Ulmer]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
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* Ser {[[Waymar Royce]]}{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}
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* {[[Will]]}{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}
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* Ser [[Wynton Stout]]{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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===Historical Rangers===
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* [[Benton Glover]], a [[First Ranger]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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* [[Redwyn]]{{Ref|ACOK|6}}
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* [[First Ranger Stane|An unknown member]] of [[House Stane]], who briefly served as the First Ranger a thousand years ago.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}
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==References==
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==Recent Events==
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{{Members of the Night's Watch}}
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
Most of the two hundred brothers led by Lord Commander Jeor Mormont for the [[Great Ranging]] are rangers.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 18 March 2021

Order of rangers
Nights Watch Rangers.jpg
Rangers defend against wildlings and Others (from Game of Thrones Blu-ray)
Type Order
Region Wall
Allegiance Night's Watch
Current Leader None
Founded Age of Heroes

The order of rangers is one of the three orders that comprise the Night's Watch. Their main duty is to defend and protect the Wall and the castles of the Night's Watch. Theirs can be considered the more dangerous tasks compared to those of the builders or stewards, as rangers are more likely to encounter wildlings and other threats north of the Wall. A senior officer, known as the First Ranger, leads the order.[1]

Tasks

Rangers riding from a tunnel in the Wall, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games

The order of rangers ventures beyond the Wall and battles the free folk when necessary.[2] While every man at the Night's Watch is expected to take up arms upon a threat, the rangers are considered the fighting heart of the Night's Watch,[3] and their is the preferred order among most recruits.[3] Some qualities expected of rangers are skill in fighting and riding.[3]

The rangers of the Night's Watch patrol and range beyond the Wall, which could mean they are away from the castle they had been stationed at for multiple days or weeks.[4][5] On occasion, rangers encounter free folk during their rangings, in which case battle might ensue. Free folk are known to sometimes wear armor taken from rangers they have killed,[6] and they carry an especially strong dislike for the rangers.[7] Nonetheless, the rangers of the Night's Watch can also be on friendly terms with free folk. For example, while they dislike the man, the rangers frequently visit Craster in his keep in the haunted forest. Craster's hospitality towards the brothers has been the difference between life and death on several occasions.[8] During rangings, rangers ride garrons.[4][5][9]

Rangers ride mules[10] to patrol the Wall, during which they search for signs of their foes. Rangers do not often encounter climbers, and occasionally they see the corpse of a wildling who failed in an attempt to climb the Wall.[11] In addition to patrolling the Wall, rangers also frequently patrol the haunted forest near Castle Black. However, due to the low numbers of rangers in the Night's Watch, the preferred number of patrols cannot be made.[12]

One blast of a sentry's horn represents returning rangers.[12][13]

History

Ranger of the Night's Watch, by Erich Schreiner © Fantasy Flight Games

Redwyn wrote about his rangings during the reign of Dorren Stark, King in the North.[14]

When King Jaehaerys I Targaryen and his sister-wife, Queen Alysanne Targaryen, visited the north in 58 AC, Lord Commander Lothor Burley and a hundred rangers escorted Alysanne during a visit to the haunted forest.[15]

A hundred rangers helped hunt down the raiders of Sylas the Grim in 133 AC.[16]

Mance Rayder was attacked by a shadowcat while ranging north of the Shadow Tower.[7]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

A ranger beyond the Wall, by Carlo Bocchio © Fantasy Flight Games

During a ranging beyond the Wall, rangers Gared, Will, and Ser Waymar Royce encounter Others. Will and Waymar Royce are slain,[4] while Gared manages to escape south of the Wall, where he is eventually beheaded as punishment for desertion.[17][18]

A great number of rangers have gone missing.[5][14] Benjen Stark, the First Ranger, goes out to search for Waymar with six rangers,[5] but does not return. Other rangers are sent to find Benjen, but they return empty-handed.[19] Upon the absence of Benjen, Ser Jaremy Rykker takes over command of the rangers.[1]

A Clash of Kings

Out of the two hundred brothers Lord Commander Jeor Mormont leads from Castle Black for the great ranging, some hundred and fifty are rangers.[14]

A Dance with Dragons

After the battle beneath the Wall, Jon Snow, the new Lord Commander, sends three parties led by Dywen, Black Jack Bulwer, and Kedge Whiteye to range beyond the Wall.[20] Black Jack's party is eventually slain by the Weeper.[21]

Known Rangers

Current Rangers

Historical Rangers

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 48, Jon VI.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 41, Jon V.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 A Game of Thrones, Prologue.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 19, Jon III.
  6. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 68, Jon VIII.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 7, Jon I.
  8. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 28, Bran IV.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 13, Jon II.
  10. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 26, Jon III.
  11. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 30, Jon IV.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 52, Jon VII.
  13. A Storm of Swords, Prologue.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  16. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
  17. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
  18. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
  19. 19.0 19.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 26, Jon IV.
  20. 20.0 20.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 28, Jon VI.
  21. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 53, Jon XI.
  22. 22.00 22.01 22.02 22.03 22.04 22.05 22.06 22.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 22.33 22.34 22.35 22.36 22.37 22.38 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
  23. 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 23.12 A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  24. 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  25. 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 25.28 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
  26. 26.0 26.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 33, Samwell II.
  27. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 18, Samwell I.
  28. 28.0 28.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 43, Jon V.
  29. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 3, Jon I.
  30. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.
  31. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 60, Jon VIII.
  32. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.
  33. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos.