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|Title =[[File:Stark.JPG|40px|left|link=House Stark]] Mikken [[File:Stark.JPG|40px|right|link=House Stark]]
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{{Quote|I know this makers mark - this is Mikken's work.|Eddard asks Arya about [[Needle]].|Lord Snow}}
   
 
'''Mikken ''' is a recurring background character in the [[Season 1|first season]]. He is played uncredited by weapons master [[Boyd Rankin]] and debuts in the [[Winter is Coming (episode)|series premiere]]. Mikken is the blacksmith at [[Winterfell]]. At [[Jon Snow|Jon]]'s request, he forged the sword [[Needle]] for [[Arya Stark|Arya]].
 
'''Mikken ''' is a recurring background character in the [[Season 1|first season]]. He is played uncredited by weapons master [[Boyd Rankin]] and debuts in the [[Winter is Coming (episode)|series premiere]]. Mikken is the blacksmith at [[Winterfell]]. At [[Jon Snow|Jon]]'s request, he forged the sword [[Needle]] for [[Arya Stark|Arya]].
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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===[[Season 1]]===
 
===[[Season 1]]===
Mikken assembles with the [[Winterfell]] household to receive King [[Robert Baratheon]]. He stands behind Maester [[Luwin]].<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref> Mikken forges the sword, [[Needle]], for [[Jon Snow]] to give to his sister, [[Arya Stark]].<ref>"[[The Kingsroad]]"</ref> [[Eddard Stark]] finds Arya with the sword and recognises Mikken's makers mark on it.<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref>
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Mikken is seen in the background when Bran is practicing archery while his brothers watch (particularly in the scene when [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] laughs). Later Mikken assembles with the [[Winterfell]] household to receive King [[Robert Baratheon]]. He stands behind Maester [[Luwin]].<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref> Mikken forges the sword, [[Needle]], for [[Jon Snow]] to give to his sister, [[Arya Stark]].<ref>"[[The Kingsroad]]"</ref> [[Eddard Stark]] finds Arya with the sword and recognizes Mikken's maker's mark on it.<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref>
   
 
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Mikken is the blacksmith at [[Winterfell]]. It was not [[Farlen]] the kennelmaster but he that talked defiantly to [[Theon Greyjoy]]. One of the [[Ironborn|ironborn]] beat and killed Mikken for his defiance.
Mikken is the blacksmith at Winterfell in the books.
 
   
 
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*[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Mikken Mikken at the Wiki of Ice and Fire]
 
   
 
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Revision as of 20:51, 16 July 2014

"I know this makers mark - this is Mikken's work."
―Eddard asks Arya about Needle.[src]

Mikken is a recurring background character in the first season. He is played uncredited by weapons master Boyd Rankin and debuts in the series premiere. Mikken is the blacksmith at Winterfell. At Jon's request, he forged the sword Needle for Arya.

Biography

Season 1

Mikken is seen in the background when Bran is practicing archery while his brothers watch (particularly in the scene when Rickon laughs). Later Mikken assembles with the Winterfell household to receive King Robert Baratheon. He stands behind Maester Luwin.[1] Mikken forges the sword, Needle, for Jon Snow to give to his sister, Arya Stark.[2] Eddard Stark finds Arya with the sword and recognizes Mikken's maker's mark on it.[3]

Appearances

Template:Season One Appearances *Uncredited appearances

Behind the scenes

Mikken is played by Boyd Rankin, an armorer and weapon smith for the series.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Mikken is the blacksmith at Winterfell. It was not Farlen the kennelmaster but he that talked defiantly to Theon Greyjoy. One of the ironborn beat and killed Mikken for his defiance.

See also

References

  1. "Winter is Coming"
  2. "The Kingsroad"
  3. "Lord Snow"

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