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'''Giants''' are a non-human race considered to be legendary by the inhabitants of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] south of [[the Wall]]. However, giants do actually exist in the furthest north [[Beyond the Wall]]. This is in contrast with both the [[Children of the Forest]] and the [[White Walkers]], which even the wildlings claim to have not seen in thousands of years. |
'''Giants''' are a non-human race considered to be legendary by the inhabitants of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] south of [[the Wall]]. However, giants do actually exist in the furthest north [[Beyond the Wall]]. This is in contrast with both the [[Children of the Forest]] and the [[White Walkers]], which even the wildlings claim to have not seen in thousands of years. |
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Revision as of 17:34, 3 April 2013
A giant in Mance Rayder's camp
Giants are a non-human race considered to be legendary by the inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall. However, giants do actually exist in the furthest north Beyond the Wall. This is in contrast with both the Children of the Forest and the White Walkers, which even the wildlings claim to have not seen in thousands of years.
History
According to legend, Bran the Builder enlisted the aid of giants to raise the Wall.[1] The Free Folk believe he used magic to enslave them.[2]
Season 1
While at Castle Black, Tyrion Lannister tells Benjen Stark that he doesn't believe that "giants, and ghouls, and White Walkers" are lurking beyond the Wall.[3]
Osha asks Bran Stark if the unusually tall Hodor has some giant's blood in him after seeing him naked. Osha insists that Giants actually do exist north of the Wall.[4]
Season 2
Maester Luwin tells Bran Stark that many people think that magical creatures like the Giants never existed at all. Luwin tells Bran that he thinks they may have once existed in ancient times, but that they have long since gone extinct: "the dragons are gone, the Giants are dead, and the Children of the Forest forgotten".[5]
Season 3
A giant in the Free Folk camp in Skirling Pass
While approaching the camp of the Free Folk with Ygritte, Jon Snow sees a giant working. Ygritte tells Jon not to stare, as giants are very shy, but that there shyness can quickly turn into rage. She tells him how a giant once smashed a man into the ground like a hammer to a nail.[6]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, giants have a more ape-like appearance. They wear no clothing, instead they are covered in shaggy fur pelts like mammoths. They speak the Old Tongue of the First Men and ride into battle on the back of mammoths.
Gallery
References
- ↑ House Stark (Complete Guide to Westeros)
- ↑ The Free Folk (Complete Guide to Westeros)
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "What is Dead May Never Die"
- ↑ "Valar Dohaeris"
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