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[[File:Widows Wail.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Joffrey]] receives Widow's Wail as a wedding gift.<br>© Fantasy Flight Games]]
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[[File:Joshua CairosJoff Widows Wail.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] receives Widow's Wail as a [[purple wedding|wedding]] gift.<br>© Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Widow's Wail''' is a new [[Valyrian steel]] sword created by [[Tobho Mott]] out of [[House Stark]]'s ancestral blade, [[Ice]], along with [[Oathkeeper]]. The blade has red and black ripples through the steel and its scabbard is garishly decorated with gold, cherrywood and red leather with golden lions' heads. The eyes of the lions are rubies.{{Ref|aSoS|32}}
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'''Widow's Wail''' is a [[Valyrian steel]] [[longsword]].{{ref|ASOS|32}}{{ref|ASOS|59}}
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==Appearance==
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The blade has red and black ripples through the steel and its scabbard is garishly decorated with gold, cherrywood and red leather with [[House Lannister|golden lions']] heads. The eyes of the lions are rubies.{{Ref|aSoS|32}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
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Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] tasks [[Tobho Mott]]{{ref|ASOS|32}} with creating two new blades from the late Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s [[greatsword]], [[Ice]], with one for Tywin's grandson, King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]], and one ([[Oathkeeper]]) for Tywin's son, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{ref|ASOS|32}}
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Tywin gives one of the swords to Joffrey before his wedding, replacing [[Hearteater]].{{ref|ASOS|59}} Accepting the name Widow's Wail when it is shouted by a guest, Joffrey uses the blade to destroy ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', a gift from [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}
  
Widow's Wail is given to King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] as a wedding gift by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], replacing [[Hearteater]].{{ref|ASOS|59}} Upon [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's death]], it passes to his younger brother, [[Tommen Baratheon]].{{Ref|aSoS|59}}
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Upon [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's death]], Widow's Wail passes to his younger brother, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]], and is held at the [[Red Keep]] until the boy king is old enough to wield it.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Loras_Robert_Arryn_the_Clegane_Sister_and_a_Sword Loras, Robert Arryn, the Clegane Sister, and a Sword (April 14, 2008)]</ref>
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{quote|Most [[Valyrian steel]] was a grey so dark it looked almost black, as was true here as well. But blended into the folds was a red so deep as the grey. The two colors lapped over one another without ever touching, each ripple distinct, like waves of night and blood upon some steely shore.{{ref|ASOS|32}}}} - thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]
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{{quote|Most [[Valyrian steel]] was a grey so dark it looked almost black, as was true here as well. But blended into the folds was a red so deep as the grey. The two colors lapped over one another without ever touching, each ripple distinct, like waves of night and blood upon some steely shore.{{ref|ASOS|32}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}
  
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{{quote|Widow's Wail! Yes! It shall make many a widow, too! And when I face my uncle [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] it will break [[Lightbringer|his magic sword]] clean in two.{{ref|ASOS|59}}|[[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] to his guests}}
  
{{quote|Sharp! I told you, I am no stranger to [[Valyrian steel]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}}} - [[Joffrey Baratheon]] to [[Addam Marbrand]]
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{{quote|'''Addam''': Have a care, Your Grace. [[Valyrian steel]] is perilously sharp.<br>
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'''Joffrey''': I remember. Sharp! I told you, I am no stranger to Valyrian steel.{{ref|ASOS|59}}|[[Addam Marbrand]] and [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]}}
  
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Revision as of 00:37, 7 February 2019

Joffrey Baratheon receives Widow's Wail as a wedding gift.
© Fantasy Flight Games

Widow's Wail is a Valyrian steel longsword.[1][2]

Appearance

The blade has red and black ripples through the steel and its scabbard is garishly decorated with gold, cherrywood and red leather with golden lions' heads. The eyes of the lions are rubies.[1]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Lord Tywin Lannister tasks Tobho Mott[1] with creating two new blades from the late Lord Eddard Stark's greatsword, Ice, with one for Tywin's grandson, King Joffrey I Baratheon, and one (Oathkeeper) for Tywin's son, Ser Jaime Lannister.[1]

Tywin gives one of the swords to Joffrey before his wedding, replacing Hearteater.[2] Accepting the name Widow's Wail when it is shouted by a guest, Joffrey uses the blade to destroy Lives of Four Kings, a gift from Tyrion Lannister.[2]

Upon Joffrey's death, Widow's Wail passes to his younger brother, Tommen I, and is held at the Red Keep until the boy king is old enough to wield it.[3]

Quotes

Most Valyrian steel was a grey so dark it looked almost black, as was true here as well. But blended into the folds was a red so deep as the grey. The two colors lapped over one another without ever touching, each ripple distinct, like waves of night and blood upon some steely shore.[1]

Tyrion Lannister's thoughts

Widow's Wail! Yes! It shall make many a widow, too! And when I face my uncle Stannis it will break his magic sword clean in two.[2]

Joffrey I Baratheon to his guests

Addam: Have a care, Your Grace. Valyrian steel is perilously sharp.
Joffrey: I remember. Sharp! I told you, I am no stranger to Valyrian steel.[2]

References