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| − | In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]] ''novels, Pyp is an actor who wandered the [[Seven Kingdoms]] with a troupe of players. He can imitate other people's voices and boasts that he can identify where in Westeros someone has come from just by their accent. He is named to the rangers. |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]] ''novels, Pyp is an actor who wandered the [[Seven Kingdoms]] with a troupe of players. He can imitate other people's voices and boasts that he can identify where in Westeros someone has come from just by their accent. He is named to the rangers. |
| ⚫ | His character in the show seems to mix Pypar the joker, ex-actor, and best friend of Grenn, with another Night Watch recruit only barely mentioned in the show named Dareon. In the show Dareon is in the scene where the recruits get their assignments, he is given the same one as in the book. In the book, Dareon is a very good singer even Maester Aemon praises his voice. He was singing in the hall of Lord Mathis Rowen, when he was caught having sex with the lord's daughter. Even though she had asked him to come to her room, was naked when he arrived, and even helped him to climb in the window, when confronted by her father she said it was rape. He had to chose between the Wall and castration. In the book it is Dareon who gives the speech about none of this being fair. |
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Revision as of 01:16, 1 December 2012
Pypar, commonly called Pyp, is a recurring character in the first season. He is played by guest star Josef Altin and debuts in "Lord Snow." Pypar is a steward in the Night's Watch and a friend to Jon Snow.
Biography
Background
Pypar was sent to the Wall for refusing to grant sexual favors to a noble lord while working as a singer. The lord accused him of stealing and he was sentenced to the Night's Watch and now serves at Castle Black. Pypar usually lies and tells people that he was arrested for stealing a wheel of cheese to feed his sister, who had not eaten for three days.[1]
Season 1
Pypar, along with Grenn and Rast, is beaten bloody by Jon Snow in the training yard at Castle Black. They later threaten Jon in the armoury, but are encouraged to leave by Tyrion Lannister. Tyrion contrasts Pypar's background as a starving peasant to Jon's privileged upbringing in a warm castle with a master-at-arms eager to teach him in the art of combat. This encourages Jon to start training the others in swordplay, earning their respect.[2]
Sam joins Jon, Pypar, and Grenn in the training yard at Castle Black.
Pypar and Grenn have become firm friends, with Pypar teasing Grenn about his slow wits. When Samwell joins the recruits and is beaten, Pypar holds Jon back as he attempts to interfere. He goes along with Jon Snow's plan to 'go easy' on the new recruit, annoying their Master-at-Arms Ser Alliser Thorne.[3]
Pypar, Jon and Samwell are assigned to the stewards while Grenn is assigned to the rangers. Jon is upset that he has not gotten his desired appointment to the rangers. Pypar is annoyed by Jon's sense of entitlement and awkwardly tells Jon and Samwell that he was really sent to the Wall when as a singer at a nobleman's hall he refused to grant sexual favors to a noble lord. He didn't want to tell strangers the real reason. Samwell asks Pypar, who has a good singing voice, for a song, but Pypar is too embarrassed by his confession and walks off.[4]
Pypar and Jon.
Pypar and Grenn are among the men who witness the arrival of the bodies of Othor and Jafer Flowers to Castle Black.[5] The dead men return as wights and Jon saves the Lord Commander from one of them. He is rewarded with the sword Longclaw and Grenn, Pypar and the others pass the sword around in the dining hall.[6] Grenn, Pypar and Sam ride after Jon when he abandons his post at Castle Black following the death of his father. They convince him to return by reciting their oaths.[7]
Season 2
Pyp remains at Castle Black while his friends are Beyond the Wall on Lord Commander Jeor Mormont's great ranging.[1]
Appearances
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Image gallery
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Pyp is an actor who wandered the Seven Kingdoms with a troupe of players. He can imitate other people's voices and boasts that he can identify where in Westeros someone has come from just by their accent. He is named to the rangers. His character in the show seems to mix Pypar the joker, ex-actor, and best friend of Grenn, with another Night Watch recruit only barely mentioned in the show named Dareon. In the show Dareon is in the scene where the recruits get their assignments, he is given the same one as in the book. In the book, Dareon is a very good singer even Maester Aemon praises his voice. He was singing in the hall of Lord Mathis Rowen, when he was caught having sex with the lord's daughter. Even though she had asked him to come to her room, was naked when he arrived, and even helped him to climb in the window, when confronted by her father she said it was rape. He had to chose between the Wall and castration. In the book it is Dareon who gives the speech about none of this being fair.
See also
- Pypar at A Wiki of Ice and Fire. (spoilers from the books)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, Night's Watch - Pyp entry
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "You Win or You Die"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "Baelor"
- ↑ "Fire and Blood"
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