According to legend, the Nightâs King was the 13th Lord Commander of the Nightâs Watch â for a sense of the time scale, Jon Snow is the 998th â who found a mysterious woman beyond the Wall.
CiarĂĄn Hinds, who appeared as King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder between seasons 3 and 5 of the HBO hit, said he didn't care for the amount of intimate scenes on the risquĂŠ drama.
She doesnât quite say Stannis is the resurrected warrior Azor Ahai, but thatâs what she means when she calls him âthe Lordâs Chosen.â. She shares her vision in the flames and tells him
"I know your people are brave, no one denies that. Six times in the last thousand years, a King-beyond-the-Wall has attacked the kingdoms. Six times they failed. You don't have the discipline. You don't have the training. Your army is no army. You don't know how to fight together." â
In the books, it is mentioned later on in the series that there are many fortifications along the Wall, but over time many of them have become disused and abandoned. Coverage is not what it used to be. Keep in mind that even the Direwolf made it from beyond the Wall, so climbing over the top is clearly not the only option.
GAME OF THRONES fans were certainly shocked by the end of Jon Snowâs story arc in the final episodes of the HBO show - and although it looks like he would have remained in the Nightâs Watch
Actor Richard Brake (who previously played the character before Season Six) was credited there as the âNightâs Kingâ, leading fans to speculate if he is indeed the figure mentioned in Martin
He brings Jon to Mance's tent and defends Jon's right to speak to Mance. The King-Beyond-the-Wall threatens to have Tormund blow the Horn of Winter to bring down the Wall. When Stannis Baratheon attacks the wildlings, Tormund leads a triple line of spearmen. They are attacked on the flank by Stannis's knights and break.
[Spoilers from the Game of Thrones season 5 premiere]: Another king has fallen: Wildling leader Mance Raydar, a.k.a. The King Beyond the Wall, volunteered for a horrifying death at the climax of
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