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Revision as of 04:12, 15 April 2013
Gilly's baby is a character in the third season. He's a son of Craster, a wildling who marries his daughters, and Gilly, one of his daughter-wives.
Biography
Season 3
Gilly's baby is born at the same time the Night's Watch survivors of the Battle of the Fist of the First Men take shelter at Craster's Keep. After Gilly and Samwell Tarly notice he's a boy, they realize that Craster will want to sacrifice him to the White Walkers.[1]
Appearances
Template:Season Three Appearances
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Gilly's child actually does not possess a name. The inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall are named in a ceremony on the same day they are born, which becomes known as a "nameday". A "nameday" is functionally equivalent to a "birthday", hence the phrase "naked as my nameday", it is just a quirk of their culture that the act of naming, not the birth itself, is what is signified.
However, due to the harsh conditions Beyond the Wall, the wildlings have a high infant mortality rate. Therefore, they do not give their babies names at all until they have survived to fully two years of age. Thus, Gilly's baby remains unnamed.
See also
- Gilly's baby at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)