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- "Bet you feed that pig better than you'd feed us."
- ―Karl to Craster.
Karl is a character in the third season. He is played by guest star Burn Gorman and debuts in "Walk of Punishment." He is a brother of the Night's Watch who has gone north of the Wall on Lord Commander Jeor Mormont's Great Ranging.
Biography
Background
Karl is a steward of the Night's Watch. He takes part in the Great Ranging.
Season 3
Karl survives the White Walkers' attack on the Fist of the First Men, and regroups with the remaining survivors as the ranging attempts to pull back to the Wall.[1]
When the Watch arrive at Craster's Keep seeking food and shelter, Karl is openly antagonistic towards Craster, accusing him of giving his pigs better food than them. Along with Rast, he shows an interest in Craster's daughter-wives.[2]
Following the death and funeral of Bannen, as tensions between Craster and the brothers of the Watch run higher, Karl insults Craster and then kills him, triggering a mutiny that causes the death of Lord Commander Mormont.[3]
Appearances
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire books Karl, called Clubfoot Karl, is a steward of the Night's Watch. Along with Chett and others, he had conspired to kill Lord Commander Mormont and other individuals and desert the Watch, though their plan was interrupted by the White Walkers attack on the Fist of the First Men.
The sworn brother who attacks Craster and takes one of his wives as hostage is named Dirk.
See also
- Karl at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
- Dirk at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
- ↑ "Valar Dohaeris"
- ↑ "Walk of Punishment"
- ↑ "And Now His Watch is Ended"
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