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[[‎File:Marc Fishman Coldhands.jpg| Coldhands astride his great elk - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|300px|right]]
 
[[‎File:Marc Fishman Coldhands.jpg| Coldhands astride his great elk - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|300px|right]]
'''Coldhands''' is a mysterious figure from beyond the [[Wall]]. He looks like a [[wight]] dressed in the black of the [[Night's Watch]] with a scarf concealing his face, a corpse with hands black from pooled and congealed blood, but is intelligent and seemingly benign.  
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'''Coldhands''' is a mysterious figure from [[beyond the Wall]]. He looks like a [[wight]] and has hands black from pooled and congealed blood, but is intelligent and seemingly benign.  
  
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
His hands are black and as cold as ice, and he rides a great elk. A flock of ravens flies under his command.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 46|Chapter 46]], Samwell</ref> He does not breathe. {{Ref|aDwD|4}}  
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Coldhands is dressed in the black of the [[Night's Watch]] with a scarf concealing his face. His hands are black and as cold as ice, and he rides a great elk. A flock of ravens flies under his command.{{ref|ASOS|46}} He does not breathe.{{Ref|aDwD|4}}  
  
[[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]] does not like the way Coldhands smells - ''dead meat, dry blood, a faint whiff of rot. And cold.  Cold all over''. Though Coldhands is often described as dead, but still alive, his eyes are described as black, in contrast of the light blue of [[wights]] and [[Others]].
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[[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]] does not like the way Coldhands smells - "dead meat, dry blood, a faint whiff of rot. And cold.  Cold all over".{{Ref|aDwD|4}} Though Coldhands is often described as dead, but still alive, his eyes are described as black, in contrast of the light blue of [[wights]] and [[Others]].
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Storm of Swords===
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
Coldhands saved [[Samwell Tarly]], [[Gilly]] and her son when they were beset by [[wights]] and were lost north of the [[Wall]], while fleeing [[Craster's Keep]]. He took the two under his protection and brought them back and through the wall, by the [[Nightfort#Black Gate|Black Gate]] located underneath it. He could not pass through himself, due to the wall's magic, but he charged them to bring him [[Bran Stark]] and his companions who Coldhands was expecting. He looks and talks as if he was a ranger of the [[Night's Watch]].
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Coldhands saves [[Samwell Tarly]], [[Gilly]] and [[Monster|her son]] when they are beset by [[wights]], lost in the [[haunted forest]] after fleeing [[Craster's Keep]]. He takes the two under his protection and brings them to the [[Nightfort#Black Gate|Black Gate]] of the [[Nightfort]] located underneath the [[Wall]]. He cannot pass through himself, due to the Wall's magic, but he charges them to bring [[Bran Stark]] and his companions whom Coldhands is expecting. He looks and talks as if he was a ranger of the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|aSoS|46}}{{Ref|aSoS|56}}
{{Ref|aSoS|46}}{{Ref|aSoS|56}}
 
===A Dance with Dragons===
 
Coldhands guides [[Bran Stark]], [[Hodor]], [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]] to the last [[Greenseer]] beyond the [[Wall]]. Along the way he kills men of the [[Night's Watch]]. Bran, having [[warg]]ed into [[Summer]], discovers this and confronts him in the abandoned village. There they discover that Coldhands is indeed dead, but continues to refuse to show his face. However unknown to Bran was that the men Coldhands killed were the surviving traitors responsible for the [[Mutiny at Craster's Keep]].{{Ref|aDwD|4}}
 
  
He leads Bran and his companions to the cave of the last [[greenseer]] but he cannot enter. He fights off wights as they climb to the cave entrance. [[Leaf]] the [[children of the Forest|child of the forest]] states about him:
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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Coldhands guides [[Bran Stark]], [[Hodor]], [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]] to the last [[greenseer]] north of the Wall. Along the way he kills men of the [[Night's Watch]]. Bran, having [[warg]]ed into Summer, discovers this and confronts him in the abandoned village. They discover that Coldhands is indeed dead, but he continues to refuse to show his face. Unknown to Bran is that the men Coldhands killed were the surviving traitors responsible for the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]].{{Ref|aDwD|4}}
  
{{Quote|''"They killed him long ago"''.{{Ref|aDwD|13}}}}
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Coldhands leads Bran and his companions to the [[cave of the three-eyed crow]], but he cannot enter. He fights off wights as they climb to the cave entrance.{{ref|ADWD|13}}
  
==Quotes==
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==Quotes by Coldhands==
 
[[File:UrukkiSaki bransmonsterII.jpg|Coldhands guided [[Bran Stark]], [[Hodor]], [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]] to the last [[Greenseer]] beyond the [[Wall]] – by Urukki Saki ©|thumb|300px|right]]
 
[[File:UrukkiSaki bransmonsterII.jpg|Coldhands guided [[Bran Stark]], [[Hodor]], [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]] to the last [[Greenseer]] beyond the [[Wall]] – by Urukki Saki ©|thumb|300px|right]]
 
{{Quote|Your monster, Brandon Stark.}} - Coldhands, to [[Bran]]
 
{{Quote|Your monster, Brandon Stark.}} - Coldhands, to [[Bran]]
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==Quotes about Coldhands==
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{{Quote|They killed him long ago.{{Ref|aDwD|13}}}} - [[Leaf]]
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 19:49, 18 July 2013

Coldhands
Zippo514 Coldhands.jpg
Coldhands astride his great elk - © Zippo514

Allegiance last greenseer
Books
Coldhands astride his great elk - by Marc Fishman ©

Coldhands is a mysterious figure from beyond the Wall. He looks like a wight and has hands black from pooled and congealed blood, but is intelligent and seemingly benign.

Appearance

Coldhands is dressed in the black of the Night's Watch with a scarf concealing his face. His hands are black and as cold as ice, and he rides a great elk. A flock of ravens flies under his command.[1] He does not breathe.[2]

Summer does not like the way Coldhands smells - "dead meat, dry blood, a faint whiff of rot. And cold. Cold all over".[2] Though Coldhands is often described as dead, but still alive, his eyes are described as black, in contrast of the light blue of wights and Others.

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Coldhands saves Samwell Tarly, Gilly and her son when they are beset by wights, lost in the haunted forest after fleeing Craster's Keep. He takes the two under his protection and brings them to the Black Gate of the Nightfort located underneath the Wall. He cannot pass through himself, due to the Wall's magic, but he charges them to bring Bran Stark and his companions whom Coldhands is expecting. He looks and talks as if he was a ranger of the Night's Watch.[1][3]

A Dance with Dragons

Coldhands guides Bran Stark, Hodor, Meera and Jojen Reed to the last greenseer north of the Wall. Along the way he kills men of the Night's Watch. Bran, having warged into Summer, discovers this and confronts him in the abandoned village. They discover that Coldhands is indeed dead, but he continues to refuse to show his face. Unknown to Bran is that the men Coldhands killed were the surviving traitors responsible for the mutiny at Craster's Keep.[2]

Coldhands leads Bran and his companions to the cave of the three-eyed crow, but he cannot enter. He fights off wights as they climb to the cave entrance.[4]

Quotes by Coldhands

Coldhands guided Bran Stark, Hodor, Meera and Jojen Reed to the last Greenseer beyond the Wall – by Urukki Saki ©

Your monster, Brandon Stark.

- Coldhands, to Bran

Quotes about Coldhands

They killed him long ago.[4]

- Leaf

See also

References and Notes