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The '''Lord of Bones''', also mocked as '''"Rattleshirt"''' by the brothers of the [[Night's Watch]], is a [[wildling]] leader of renown. He is called Rattleshirt due to his armor, which is made up of loosely-tied bones that clatter as he moves. He wears a broken giant's skull as his helm.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 68|Chapter 68]], Jon</ref>
 
The '''Lord of Bones''', also mocked as '''"Rattleshirt"''' by the brothers of the [[Night's Watch]], is a [[wildling]] leader of renown. He is called Rattleshirt due to his armor, which is made up of loosely-tied bones that clatter as he moves. He wears a broken giant's skull as his helm.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 68|Chapter 68]], Jon</ref>
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==Character and Appearance==
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He is a small man, with a knobby chin, thin mustache and pinched cheeks. His eyebrows join over the bridge of his nose, he has a widow's peak and dark hair.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Jon</ref> He is considered sly, cruel and treacherous.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
When [[Mance Rayder]] is executed by Stannis and the Watch, the man who they killed was actually Rattleshirt, who was glamoured by [[Melisandre]] to appear as Mance. Meanwhile the real Mance, via an enchanted ruby worn around his wrist, appears as Rattleshirt.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Jon III (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 10 - Jon III]], pages 134-138</ref>,<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Melisandre I (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 31 - Melisandre I]], pages 418-419</ref>
 
When [[Mance Rayder]] is executed by Stannis and the Watch, the man who they killed was actually Rattleshirt, who was glamoured by [[Melisandre]] to appear as Mance. Meanwhile the real Mance, via an enchanted ruby worn around his wrist, appears as Rattleshirt.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Jon III (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 10 - Jon III]], pages 134-138</ref>,<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Melisandre I (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 31 - Melisandre I]], pages 418-419</ref>
 
==Appearance==
 
He is a small man, with a knobby chin, thin mustache and pinched cheeks. His eyebrows join over the bridge of his nose, he has a widow's peak and dark hair.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Jon</ref>
 
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 20:27, 30 March 2012

Lord of Bones
Rattleshirt by Amoka©
Rattleshirt by Amoka©

Aliases
  • Rattleshirt
  • Lord o' Bones
  • Bag o' Bones
Culture wildling
Died In 300 ALCastle Black
Books

The Lord of Bones, also mocked as "Rattleshirt" by the brothers of the Night's Watch, is a wildling leader of renown. He is called Rattleshirt due to his armor, which is made up of loosely-tied bones that clatter as he moves. He wears a broken giant's skull as his helm.[1]

Character and Appearance

He is a small man, with a knobby chin, thin mustache and pinched cheeks. His eyebrows join over the bridge of his nose, he has a widow's peak and dark hair.[2] He is considered sly, cruel and treacherous.

History

Before Mance Rayder made peace between them, Rattleshirt warred with Harma Dogshead.[3]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

When the Night's Watch plans for the coming battle with the gathered wildlings, they are wary of a few of the leaders, Rattleshirt among them. Rattleshirt leads the party that catches up with Qhorin Halfhand and Jon Snow. He commands Jon to kill Qhorin.[4]

A Storm of Swords

Rattleshirt brings Jon Snow to Mance Rayder. He is dismissed by Mance, but not before he casts suspicion on Jon's true motives. During the wildling assault on the Wall, Rattleshirt was spotted near Long Barrow.[5] Rattleshirt was captured by the Night's Watch and was trotted out at the meeting between Jon Snow and Lord Janos Slynt as a witness of the death of Qhorin Halfhand at the hands of Jon.[6]

A Dance with Dragons

When Mance Rayder is executed by Stannis and the Watch, the man who they killed was actually Rattleshirt, who was glamoured by Melisandre to appear as Mance. Meanwhile the real Mance, via an enchanted ruby worn around his wrist, appears as Rattleshirt.[7],[8]

References and Notes