Difference between revisions of "Aemon Steelsong"
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===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ||
− | [[Dalla]], the wife of the [[King-beyond-the-Wall | + | [[Dalla]], the wife of [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-beyond-the-Wall]], dies in childbirth during the [[battle beneath the Wall]]. [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s men and the [[Night's Watch]]men call the baby "wildling prince" and "the little prince" on account of his parentage, or "born-in-battle" for the moment of his birth. The infant is given to [[Gilly]] to [[wet nurse|nurse]], alongside her own infant son.{{Ref|ASOS|75}} |
===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ||
− | + | By the design of Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]], to protect the wilding prince from [[Melisandre]] (who might be interested in sacrificing him for his king's blood), he is secretly switched with [[Monster|Gilly's babe]]. He is sent with Gilly and [[Samwell Tarly]] to [[Oldtown]], while Gilly's babe remains at [[Castle Black]]. Gilly suggests that when the baby turns two years old, he should be named Aemon Battleborn or Aemon Steelsong, [[named after|in honor of]] the late Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}} | |
− | Once they arrive at Oldtown, Sam leaves Gilly and the boy aboard the ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]''. Before going to the [[Citadel]], he tells Gilly that he will arrange for horses and a wagon to take her and the baby to his mother, [[Melessa Florent]], at [[Horn Hill]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}} Gilly is supposed to tell the [[House Tarly|Tarlys]] that the boy is | + | Once they arrive at Oldtown, Sam leaves Gilly and the boy aboard the ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]''. Before going to the [[Citadel]], he tells Gilly that he will arrange for horses and a wagon to take her and the baby to his mother, [[Melessa Florent]], at [[Horn Hill]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}} Gilly is supposed to tell the [[House Tarly|Tarlys]] that the boy is her [[bastard]] son with Samwell. |
==Family== | ==Family== |
Revision as of 07:10, 11 May 2020
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Culture | Free folk |
Born | In 300 AC, near Castle Black |
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Aemon Steelsong is the name to be given to the free folk son of Mance Rayder and his wife Dalla when he is two years of age.[1][2][3]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Dalla, the wife of Mance Rayder, the King-beyond-the-Wall, dies in childbirth during the battle beneath the Wall. Stannis Baratheon's men and the Night's Watchmen call the baby "wildling prince" and "the little prince" on account of his parentage, or "born-in-battle" for the moment of his birth. The infant is given to Gilly to nurse, alongside her own infant son.[4]
A Feast for Crows
By the design of Lord Commander Jon Snow, to protect the wilding prince from Melisandre (who might be interested in sacrificing him for his king's blood), he is secretly switched with Gilly's babe. He is sent with Gilly and Samwell Tarly to Oldtown, while Gilly's babe remains at Castle Black. Gilly suggests that when the baby turns two years old, he should be named Aemon Battleborn or Aemon Steelsong, in honor of the late Maester Aemon.[1]
Once they arrive at Oldtown, Sam leaves Gilly and the boy aboard the Cinnamon Wind. Before going to the Citadel, he tells Gilly that he will arrange for horses and a wagon to take her and the baby to his mother, Melessa Florent, at Horn Hill.[5] Gilly is supposed to tell the Tarlys that the boy is her bastard son with Samwell.
Family
Man of the Night's Watch | Free folk woman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mance Rayder | Dalla | Val | Jarl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aemon Steelsong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 35, Samwell IV.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Dalla.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Mance Rayder.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 75, Samwell IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.