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Alias | Old Nan |
Allegiance | House Stark |
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Played by | Margaret John |
TV series | Season 1 |
Nan, generally referred to as Old Nan, is a servant woman at Winterfell. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones she is portrayed by Margaret John.[1]
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Appearance
- See also: Images of Nan
Nan is an ugly old woman. She is toothless, shrunken and wrinkled. Almost blind, she is too weak to climb stairs and has only a small amount of hair left to cover her head.[2]
History
Nan is Hodor's great-grandmother, and tells the Stark children wild tales from beyond the Wall. While terrifying them, it may also have opened their minds to the truth on what manner of creatures survive beyond the Wall.
Nan is the oldest person at Winterfell. She came to Winterfell to nurse a Brandon Stark, which one is unsure, only that his mother had died birthing him. This Brandon Stark is believed to be either the brother of Lord Rickard Stark or a brother of his father. Nan lost both of her sons during Robert's Rebellion, her grandson during Greyjoy's Rebellion, and her daughters moved away and died. Her only living relative is Hodor.[2]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Bran Stark remembers the stories that Old Nan told him about those who live beyond the Wall while watching the execution of a deserter of the Night's Watch.[3]
A Clash of Kings
Arya Stark uses the alias Nymeria, or Nan for short, after introducing herself as such to Lord Roose Bolton. [4]
A Feast for Crows
After the sack of Winterfell, Nan is among the captives being held at the Dreadfort.[5]
A Dance with Dragons
According to Theon Greyjoy, Old Nan is most likely dead.[6]
Old Nan’s Tales
Some of Old Nan’s tales include those about:
- The last hero
- The ice dragon
- Harrenhal and Harren the Black
- The Prince Who Thought He Was a Dragon
- The Night's King
- Symeon Star-Eyes
- How the children of the forest taught the First Men to send messages by raven. [7]
- The Rat Cook[8]
- Mad Axe[8]
- Hardhome
- The Thing That Came In The Night[8]
- Terrible winter storms
References and Notes
- ↑ article on Game of Thrones wiki
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 24, Bran IV.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 51, Theon I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 34, Bran III.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 56, Bran IV.
External Links
- Old Nan article on the Game of Thrones wiki.