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''Not to be confused with [[Gared Tuttle]], a character from [[Characters from the Telltale Game|another continuity]].''
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| Character_name = [[File:Night's Watch.svg|50px|left]] Gared [[File:Night's Watch.svg|50px|right]]
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| image = [[File:Gared by Valdihr.jpg|250px]]
| Character_name = [[file:Night's Watch.svg|50px|left]] Gared [[file:Night's Watch.svg|50px|right]]
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| image_caption = Art by Valdihr
| image = [[File:Gared.jpg|250px]]
 
| Played_by = Dermot Keaney
 
| image_caption = Art by InfernalFinn
 
 
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| Allegiance = [[Night's Watch]]{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}} (deserted){{Ref|aGoT|1}}  
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| Allegiance = [[Night's Watch]]{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}} <small>(deserted)</small>{{Ref|aGoT|1}}  
 
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| Culture =  
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| Culture = [[Westeros]]
| Played_by = Dermot Keaney
 
 
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| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|231}} and {{Date|246}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Gared|Gared]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Date_of_Birth = ~{{Date|241|246}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Gared|Gared]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death = the [[North]]
 
| Place_of_Death = the [[North]]
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298}}
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298}}
 
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)
 
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones]]
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| Played_by = Dermot Keaney
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| TV_series = [[Season 1]]
 
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'''Gared''' is a ranger of the [[Night's Watch]]. His are the first words of the series.
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'''Gared''' is a [[ranger]] of the [[Night's Watch]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is portrayed by Dermot Keaney.<ref>Cast of the first episode of Game of Thrones on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480055/fullcredits#cast IMBD]</ref>
  
 
==Appearance and Character==
 
==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Gared|Images of Gared]]''
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{{See also|:Category:Images of Gared|l1=Images of Gared}}
  
Gared is past fifty. He lost both ears, three toes and the little finger of his left hand to the cold.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}} He is old and scrawny.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}
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Gared is past fifty. He lost both ears, three toes and the little finger of his left hand to the cold.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}} Old and scrawny,{{Ref|AGOT|1}} he is considered an experienced ranger.{{Ref|aGoT|21}} The man-at-arms is known to make fun of Ser [[Waymar Royce]] because of the fine clothes the inexperienced lordling wears.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}}  
He is considered a very experienced ranger.{{Ref|aGoT|21}}
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Gared joined the [[Night's Watch]] as a boy and spent forty years as a ranger. When his ears had frostbite one winter, [[Maester]] [[Aemon]] had to cut them off. He is known to have made fun of [[Knight|Ser]] [[Waymar Royce]] because of the fine clothes the young lordling is wearing and of his inexperience.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}}  
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Gared joined the [[Night's Watch]] as a boy and spent forty years as a ranger. When Gared's ears had frostbite one winter, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] had to cut them off.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}
  
[[File:Gared.PNG|250px|thumb|right|Dermot Keaney as Gared (on Game of Thrones)]]
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Shortly before ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' starts, Gared, [[Will]], and Ser [[Waymar Royce]] were sent ranging into the [[haunted forest]] by [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], in search of a band of [[Free folk|wildling]] raiders. Jeor gave the command to Waymar, although he was the least experienced of the three, whereas Jeor counted Gared and Will among his best men. However, Waymar felt it was his due to have a command because he was a [[knight]], and the Lord Commander accepted because he did not want to offend Waymar's father, Lord [[Yohn Royce]].{{Ref|AGOT|21}}
  
Shortly before the series starts, Gared was sent by Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] ranging into the [[Haunted Forest]], going after a band of [[Free Folk|wildling]] raiders. He was accompanied by Ser Waymar and [[Will]]. Mormont gave the command to Ser Waymar, although he was by far the least experienced of the three, whereas Mormont counted Gared and Will among his best men. However, Ser Waymar felt it was his due to have a command because he was a knight, and Mormont accepted because he didn't want to offend [[Yohn Royce|Waymar's father]].{{Ref|aGoT|21}}
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==Recent Events==
 
 
For nine days, the three followed the wildlings, first going north, then northwest, then north again. The weather kept getting colder. On the ninth day, Will felt increasingly apprehensive, as if something cold and implacable was watching him, and Gared felt the same. They finally caught up with the wildlings on the ninth day. Will sneaked near their camp to gather information and saw eight people, men and women. However, he wasn't able to see any movements over an extended period of time. He returned to Ser Waymar and Gared, reporting that the wildlings were dead, probably killed by the cold.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}}
 
 
 
==Recent events==
 
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Gared, [[Will]] and Ser [[Waymar Royce]] are near the camp of the [[Free Folk|wildling]] raiders they have been following, talking about how to proceed. Gared tries to persuade Ser Waymar to head back to the [[Wall]], but without luck. Ser Waymar points out that it's unlikely that a group of eight adult wildlings would freeze to death at a time when the Wall is weeping. Thus the three men go to search the corpses to discover what killed them. While they are approaching the wildling camp, it turns night and a half-moon rises. Gared says he can feel that something is wrong, but Ser Waymar dismisses the suggestion. He is mocking the experienced ranger repeatedly, making Gared increasingly angry.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}}  
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[[File:Gared.jpg|250px|thumb|Gared by InfernalFinn]]
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Gared, [[Will]], and Ser [[Waymar Royce]] follow the [[free folk|wildlings]], finding them dead on the ninth day. Gared wants to return to the [[Wall]], but Waymar insists they discover what killed the wildlings. Gared says he can feel that something is wrong, but Waymar dismisses the suggestion. He mocks the experienced ranger repeatedly, making Gared increasingly angry. Waymar orders Gared to remain with the horses while he and Will walk the last part. Waymar refuses to allow Gared to make a fire. After Waymar is slain by [[Others]], the knight rises as a [[wight]] and kills Will.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}
  
Ser Waymar orders Gared to remain with the horses while he and Will walk the last part. Gared intends to make a fire, arguing that fire can keep some enemies away. This earns him a sharp rebuke by Ser Waymar who calls him a fool. Grudgingly, Gared accepts the order. When they are at the wildling camp, Will and Ser Waymar cannot find the bodies. Will climbs a tree to look for them. Both men feel that it's getting markedly colder. Suddenly, Ser Waymar is attacked and killed by the [[Others]]. Will stays in the trees until he is sure that the Others have left. When Will goes down, he is attacked and strangled by Ser Waymar, who has been turned into a [[Wights|wight]].{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}}
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A terrified{{Ref|AWOIAF|Gared}} Gared deserts the [[Night's Watch]] and flees south of the [[Wall]], but he is arrested outside a small holdfast in the hills near [[Winterfell]]. He is questioned by Lord [[Eddard Stark]], but Eddard's words do not reach the ragged and distraught Gared.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AGOT|70}}
  
It is not known how much of this Gared has seen, but he apparently flees south in terror. He does not rejoin his brothers at the Wall and so is seen as a deserter. Gared is arrested south of the Wall outside a small holdfast in the hills near [[Winterfell]]. He is in a ragged and distraught condition. He is later questioned by Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. Also present are [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Robb Stark]], [[Jon Snow]], [[Theon Greyjoy]], [[Jory Cassel]], [[Desmond]], [[Tomard]], [[Hullen]] and [[Harwin]]. Gared is half mad and Lord Eddard's words don't reach him.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}{{Ref|aGoT|2}}{{Ref|aGoT|70}}
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For his desertion, Gared is sentenced to death by Eddard, who performs the beheading himself with the greatsword [[Ice]], in accordance with the traditions of the [[First Men]]. Afterwards, [[Theon Greyjoy]] laughs and kicks Gared's head when it lands near his feet, provoking [[Jon Snow]]'s disapproval.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} Eddard sends Gared's head to [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|AGOT|21}}
  
For his desertion, Gared is sentenced to death by Lord Eddard, who performs the beheading himself with the greatsword [[Ice]], in accordance with the traditions of the [[First Men]]. It's the fourth execution of a deserter Lord Eddard performs this year. Afterwards, Theon laughs and kicks Gared's head when it lands near his feet, provoking Jon Snow's disapproval. Lord Eddard thinks that Gared behaved well just before he died and Robb grants him that he showed some courage at that moment, yet Jon Snow believes that it wasn't courage, pointing out that Gared was primarily dead with fear.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}{{Ref|aGoT|2}} Lord Eddard sends Gared's head to [[Jeor Mormont|Lord Commander Mormont]] of the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|aGoT|21}}
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While Jeor tells [[Tyrion Lannister]] about the conditions on the Wall, he mentions the ranging on which Will and Waymar went missing. Jeor laments giving the command to someone as inexperienced as Waymar. Jeor mentions that Gared had been longer at the Wall than himself and that he would never have believed the man would turn.{{Ref|AGOT|21}}
  
While Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont|Mormont]] is telling [[Tyrion Lannister]] about the conditions on the wall to gain his support, he mentions the ranging on which Will and Ser Waymar went missing. He laments giving the command to someone as inexperienced as Ser Waymar, calling himself a fool about it. He mentions that Gared had been longer at the wall than himself and that he would never have believed the man would turn. There has been no word on the other two men. Mormont has sent [[Benjen Stark]] to search for the men, and now Benjen has also disappeared. There is no one for the commander to send to search for Benjen.{{Ref|aGoT|21}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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[[Craster]] tells Jeor that the three rangers stopped at [[Craster's Keep]] during their search for raiders.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|We should start back. The wildlings are dead.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}}}} – First words of the series
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[[File:Gared.PNG|250px|thumb|right|Dermot Keaney as Gared in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
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{{Quote|We should start back. The [[wildlings]] are dead.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}|Gared to [[Waymar Royce]]}}
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{{Quote|Everyone talks about snows forty foot deep, and how the ice wind comes howling out of the north, but the real enemy is the cold.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}|Gared to [[Waymar Royce]]}}
  
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==Quotes about Gared==
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{{Quote|'''Robb''': The deserter died bravely. He had courage, at the least.<br>
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'''Jon''': No. It was not courage. This one was dead of fear. You could see it in his eyes, Stark.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}|[[Robb Stark]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}
  
{{Quote|"Everyone talks about snows forty foot deep, and how the ice wind comes howling out of the north, but the real enemy is the cold."{{ref|agot|prologue}}}} - Gared
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{{Quote|The poor man was half mad. Something had put a fear in him so deep that my words could not reach him.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
  
==Quotes about Gared==
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{{Quote|Gared wasn't half-bad, for a [[Night's Watch|crow]]. Had less ears than me, that one. The 'bite took 'em, same as mine.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}|[[Craster]] to [[Jeor Mormont]]}}
{{Quote|The poor man was half mad. Something had put a fear in him so deep that my words could not reach him.{{Ref|aGoT|2}}}} – [[Eddard Stark]], to [[Catelyn Stark]]
 
  
==Game of Thrones==
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==''Game of Thrones''==
In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]] the roles of Gared and [[Will]] are swapped. Gared is beheaded by an Other and Will flees south until he is captured and executed.{{Ref|HboGoT|s01e01}} Gared is played by Dermot Keaney.<ref>Cast of the first episode of Game of Thrones on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480055/fullcredits#cast IMBD]</ref>
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In the television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', the roles of Gared and [[Will]] are swapped. Gared is beheaded by a [[White Walker]], and Will flees south until he is captured and executed.{{Ref|HboGoT|s01e01}}
  
==References and notes==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Gared Gared] on [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/ Game of Thrones Wiki].
 
*[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Gared Gared] on [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/ Game of Thrones Wiki].
  
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Revision as of 16:30, 21 October 2022

Night's Watch.svg
Gared
Night's Watch.svg
Gared by Valdihr.jpg
Art by Valdihr

Allegiance Night's Watch[1] (deserted)[2]
Culture Westeros
Born In ~241246 AC[3]
Died In 298 AC, the North
Books

Played by Dermot Keaney
TV series Season 1

Gared is a ranger of the Night's Watch. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, he is portrayed by Dermot Keaney.[4]

Appearance and Character

Gared is past fifty. He lost both ears, three toes and the little finger of his left hand to the cold.[1] Old and scrawny,[2] he is considered an experienced ranger.[5] The man-at-arms is known to make fun of Ser Waymar Royce because of the fine clothes the inexperienced lordling wears.[1]

History

Gared joined the Night's Watch as a boy and spent forty years as a ranger. When Gared's ears had frostbite one winter, Maester Aemon had to cut them off.[1]

Shortly before A Song of Ice and Fire starts, Gared, Will, and Ser Waymar Royce were sent ranging into the haunted forest by Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, in search of a band of wildling raiders. Jeor gave the command to Waymar, although he was the least experienced of the three, whereas Jeor counted Gared and Will among his best men. However, Waymar felt it was his due to have a command because he was a knight, and the Lord Commander accepted because he did not want to offend Waymar's father, Lord Yohn Royce.[5]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Gared by InfernalFinn

Gared, Will, and Ser Waymar Royce follow the wildlings, finding them dead on the ninth day. Gared wants to return to the Wall, but Waymar insists they discover what killed the wildlings. Gared says he can feel that something is wrong, but Waymar dismisses the suggestion. He mocks the experienced ranger repeatedly, making Gared increasingly angry. Waymar orders Gared to remain with the horses while he and Will walk the last part. Waymar refuses to allow Gared to make a fire. After Waymar is slain by Others, the knight rises as a wight and kills Will.[1]

A terrified[6] Gared deserts the Night's Watch and flees south of the Wall, but he is arrested outside a small holdfast in the hills near Winterfell. He is questioned by Lord Eddard Stark, but Eddard's words do not reach the ragged and distraught Gared.[2][7][8]

For his desertion, Gared is sentenced to death by Eddard, who performs the beheading himself with the greatsword Ice, in accordance with the traditions of the First Men. Afterwards, Theon Greyjoy laughs and kicks Gared's head when it lands near his feet, provoking Jon Snow's disapproval.[2] Eddard sends Gared's head to Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.[5]

While Jeor tells Tyrion Lannister about the conditions on the Wall, he mentions the ranging on which Will and Waymar went missing. Jeor laments giving the command to someone as inexperienced as Waymar. Jeor mentions that Gared had been longer at the Wall than himself and that he would never have believed the man would turn.[5]

A Clash of Kings

Craster tells Jeor that the three rangers stopped at Craster's Keep during their search for raiders.[9]

Quotes

Dermot Keaney as Gared in Game of Thrones

We should start back. The wildlings are dead.[1]

—Gared to Waymar Royce

Everyone talks about snows forty foot deep, and how the ice wind comes howling out of the north, but the real enemy is the cold.[1]

—Gared to Waymar Royce

Quotes about Gared

Robb: The deserter died bravely. He had courage, at the least.
Jon: No. It was not courage. This one was dead of fear. You could see it in his eyes, Stark.[2]

The poor man was half mad. Something had put a fear in him so deep that my words could not reach him.[7]

Gared wasn't half-bad, for a crow. Had less ears than me, that one. The 'bite took 'em, same as mine.[9]

Game of Thrones

In the television series Game of Thrones, the roles of Gared and Will are swapped. Gared is beheaded by a White Walker, and Will flees south until he is captured and executed.[10]

References

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