I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.
The Night's Watch is grievously under-strength by the beginning of the book series, having fallen from 10, when Aegon the Conqueror invaded to less than 1,, divided into three garrisons at Castle Black soldiers , the Shadow Tower soldiers and Eastwatch-by-the-Sea less than soldiers. This further reduced the Night's Watches ranks to only men, and perhaps worse, killed off most of their senior officers and best warriors, including Lord Commander Jeor Mormont himself.
The expedition force consisted of one hundred men from the Shadow Tower and two hundred men from Castle Black.
After the Battle of Castle Black , the Night's Watch takes a headcount: their entire manpower including the garrisons at Eastwatch and the Shadow Tower has been reduced to brothers. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. The Night's Watch has no heraldic symbol , to emphasize its sworn duty to be removed from petty politics of one lordly House or another, but to defend the lands of men as a whole.
Thus, the Night's Watch uses solid black on its banner and shields, which symbolize the erasure of any allegiance to noble Houses. Even the "uniform" of the Night's Watch is to wear solid black clothing; members from wealthier families often buy all-black clothing before leaving for the Wall, while poor conscripts have their clothing simply dyed black when they reach the Wall clothing which isn't always well-suited for cold weather.
Solid black specifically denotes the rejection of heraldry, and is therefore strictly speaking not a "symbol" in and of itself, but the absence of a symbol.
Game of Thrones Wiki. Game of Thrones Wiki Explore. Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon. Peterson - linguist. Patel - director. Vhagar Caraxes Syrax Meleys Sunfyre. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Night's Watch. View source. History Talk Do you like this video? Play Sound. This article is about the military order. For the special feature, see: The Night's Watch " Night gathers, and now my watch begins.
There are less than a thousand of us now. We can't man the other castles on the Wall. We can't properly patrol the wilderness.
We have barely enough resources to keep our lads armed and fed. The Starks have manned the Wall for thousands of years. And you are a Stark.
You might not have my name, but you have my blood. You came alone, in chains, without friends or honor. You came to us rich and you came to us poor. Some of you bear the names of proud Houses, others only bastard names or no names at all. It does not matter. Never mind trapping us on the other side? We Free Folk have our stories, too. About how one of your king crows found something cold in the woods with bright blue eyes. How he brought her home, through your wall, and declared himself " Night's King.
For thirteen years, he and his queen ruled over his brothers, making sacrifices as black as their cloaks. Lucky for you southerners, the Free Folk rallied to a King-Beyond-the-Wall , as we will when need be, and marched on the ancient castle he had taken as his own, the Nightfort.
With the help of the Starks , we killed the demon and cleansed your precious watch. And then they thanked us and kicked us back across the Wall. As you always have. Gendel , Raymun Redbeard , the Horned Lord. Each chosen as a king-beyond-the-wall , each promising victory. And all fallen to the Night's Watch and the Starks. But this time it's different. Rangers, Builders, and Stewards alike are expected to take up arms and defend the Wall when called upon.
The Night's Watch is led by a Lord Commander, who is elected by a popular vote taken among the entire order. Any brother can be nominated as the Lord Commander, although typically, they are highborn or knighted, and often a Ranger.
Jon was in turn succeeded by Eddison Tollett, although no formal election took place. The Night's Watch currently numbers just brothers, far fewer than necesary to effectively patrol the Wall.
The organization is commanded from Castle Black , the largest of the 19 castles, built to accommodate up to 5, men. Aside from Castle Black , the Watch only has enough manpower and supplies to garrison two other castles: The Shadow Tower and Eastwatch-by-the-Sea , both of which are lightly defended. In addition to their castles, the Night's Watch also controls 50 leagues of land south of the Wall , an area known as The Gift.
The people of these lands pay taxes to support the Watch, although the increasing frequency of wildling raids has significantly depopulated the region, in a way mirroring the fall of the Night's Watch itself. Game Of Thrones Wiki Guide. Last Edited: 3 Jun pm. Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children.
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