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==History==
 
==History==
According to the story, seventy-nine deserters of the [[Night's Watch]] abandoned their posts at the [[Nightfort]], a fortification on the [[Wall]], and went south, becoming outlaws. One was the [[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|youngest son]] of Lord [[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Ryswell]]. When the deserters reached the lands of [[House Ryswell]], they sought shelter with his father, but instead were captured and returned to the Wall. As punishment, holes were cut into the Wall and each of the deserters were placed in their own hole with spears and horns and then the holes were sealed up while they lived. They had left their posts in life so that in death, they continue their watch. Lord Ryswell, as he was dying, had himself carried to the Wall to take the black so he could stand beside the son that he had condemned to certain death. They became known as the seventy-nine sentinels.{{Ref|aSoS|56}}
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According to the story, seventy-nine deserters of the [[Night's Watch]] abandoned their posts at the [[Nightfort]], a fortification on the [[Wall]], and went south, becoming outlaws. One was the [[Lord Ryswell's youngest son|youngest son]] of Lord [[Lord Ryswell (Night's Watch)|Ryswell]]. When the deserters reached the lands of [[House Ryswell]], they sought shelter with Lord Ryswell, but instead they were captured and returned to the Wall. As punishment, holes were cut into the Wall and each of the deserters were placed in their own hole with spears and horns. The holes were then sealed up with the men inside.{{Ref|aSoS|56}}
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Later when he was dying, Lord Ryswell had himself carried to the Wall to take the black so he could stand beside the son that he had condemned to certain death.{{Ref|aSoS|56}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|They left their posts in life, so in death their watch goes on forever.{{ref|ASOS|56}}}} - [[Bran Stark]] to [[Jojen Reed]]
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
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[[Category:Night's Watch]]
 
[[Category:Terms]]
 
[[Category:Terms]]
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[[es:Setenta y nueve centinelas]]
 
[[es:Setenta y nueve centinelas]]
 
[[fr:Soixante-dix-neuf sentinelles]]
 
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[[ru:Легенда о семидесяти девяти дозорных]]
 
[[zh:七十九守卫]]
 
[[zh:七十九守卫]]
[[ru:Легенда о семидесяти девяти дозорных]]
 

Revision as of 19:18, 2 May 2017

The 79 deserters keep their post.
(art by Roman Papsuev)

The seventy-nine sentinels is an infamous story of the Night's Watch.[1]

History

According to the story, seventy-nine deserters of the Night's Watch abandoned their posts at the Nightfort, a fortification on the Wall, and went south, becoming outlaws. One was the youngest son of Lord Ryswell. When the deserters reached the lands of House Ryswell, they sought shelter with Lord Ryswell, but instead they were captured and returned to the Wall. As punishment, holes were cut into the Wall and each of the deserters were placed in their own hole with spears and horns. The holes were then sealed up with the men inside.[1]

Later when he was dying, Lord Ryswell had himself carried to the Wall to take the black so he could stand beside the son that he had condemned to certain death.[1]

Quotes

They left their posts in life, so in death their watch goes on forever.[1]

- Bran Stark to Jojen Reed

References and Notes