Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun
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| Alias | Wun Wun |
| Race | Giant |
| Born | Beyond the Wall |
| Book | A Dance with Dragons (appears) |
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| Played by | Ian Whyte |
| TV series | Season 5 | Season 6 |
Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun, nicknamed Wun Wun,[1] is a giant who lives beyond the Wall.[2] In the television adaptation Game of Thrones he is portrayed by Ian Whyte.
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Appearance and Character
- See also: Images of Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun
Wun Wun is at least fourteen feet tall, even larger than Mag the Mighty, and he possesses the strength of twelve men.[2][1] He has hands as large as hams[2] and big square teeth.[1]
Wun Wun is a vegetarian who enjoys roots, onions, turnips, and raw neeps,[1] and he also likes roast vegetables.[3] A speaker of the Old Tongue,[1] the giant's voice sounds like a tumbling boulder and his laughter is a roar.[4]
Whilst typically passive, Wun Wun will lash out if provoked.[1][4] His oaken maul is six feet long with a stone head the size of a loaf of bread.[2]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
Along with some wildlings, Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun is discovered when Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, leads new recruits to the weirwood grove in the haunted forest. With the help of some diplomacy by the new wildling recruit Leathers, they avoid a fight and manage to convince the wildlings to return with them to Castle Black.[2] Leathers calls the giant Wun Wun.[1]
Jon speaks with Wun Wun as often as he can, with the help of Leathers, learning more about giants and their stories.[1]
Wun Wun had never tasted wine before he came to Castle Black, but he develops a liking for it.[4] The giant sleeps in the entry hall of Hardin's Tower, and he guards Val when she moves into the tower.[5]
When Queen Selyse arrives at Castle Black, Wun Wun kneels in front of her and Princess Shireen, who is fascinated by the giant. Wun Wun is distracted by Patchface, who jumps away and falls over into a snowdrift. Wun Wun laughs loudly, which causes Ser Patrek of King's Mountain to draw his sword.[4] Selyse and the queen's men are displeased by the giant's presence.[4]
After Jon receives a letter from Ramsay Bolton, he hears Wun Wun roar and a man scream. When he arrives at Hardin's Tower, Jon finds a bleeding Wun Wun smashing a dead Patrek against a tower wall. While he is distracted by Wun Wun's rage, the men of the Watch turn on Jon and stab him repeatedly, chanting "For the Watch" as they attempt to assassinate him.[6]
Quotes by Wun Wun
Wun Wun: Kneel queen. Little queen.
Shireen: He's a giant! A real true giant, like from the stories.[4]—Wun Wun and Shireen Baratheon
Quotes about Wun Wun
—Jon Snow's thoughts
I had been given to understand that the Night's Watch defended the realm against such monsters. No one mentioned keeping them as pets.[4]
Behind the Scenes
Wun Wun kills Patrek of King's Mountain to fulfill a bet that George R. R. Martin made with his friend, Patrick St. Denis. George is a fan of the New York Giants football team, while Patrick supports the Dallas Cowboys.[7] Wun Wun is named after Phil Simms, a quarterback for the Giants who wore #11.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 39, Jon VIII.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 49, Jon X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 44, Jon IX.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 53, Jon XI.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 69, Jon XIII.
- ↑ Ser Patrek of King's Mountain
- ↑ The Citadel: Are there any nods to other works in the series?