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|result=*White Walkers defeated and driven back to the [[Lands of Always Winter]].
 
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*[[Bran the Builder]]
 
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{{Quote|Thousands of years ago, there came a night that lasted a generation. Kings froze to death in their castles, same as the shepherds in their huts; and women smothered their babies rather than see them starve, and wept, and felt the tears freeze on their cheeks...In that darkness the White Walkers came for the first time. They swept through cities and kingdoms, riding their dead horses, hunting with their packs of pale spiders big as hounds.|[[Old Nan]] to [[Bran Stark]]|Lord Snow}}
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{{Quote|Thousands of years ago, there came a night that lasted a generation. Kings froze to death in their castles, same as the shepherds in their huts; and women smothered their babies rather than see them starve, and wept, and felt the tears freeze on their cheeks... In that darkness the White Walkers came for the first time. They swept through cities and kingdoms, riding their dead horses, hunting with their packs of pale spiders big as hounds.|[[Old Nan]] to [[Bran Stark]]|Lord Snow}}
   
Eight thousand years before [[Robert's Rebellion]], a winter known as '''the Long Night''' lasted a generation. Thousands starved as the crops and fields lay buried under dozens of feet of snow. In the darkness and cold of the Long Night, the [[White Walkers]] descended upon [[Westeros]] from the furthest north, the polar regions of the [[Lands of Always Winter]].
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Eight thousand years before the [[War of Conquest|Targaryen Conquest]], a winter known as the '''Long Night''' descended upon the world, which lasted an entire generation. Thousands starved as the crops and fields lay buried under dozens of feet of snow. In the darkness and cold of the Long Night, the [[White Walkers]] descended upon [[Westeros]] from the farthest north, the polar regions of the [[Lands of Always Winter]]. The conflict that arose from the Long Night is known as the '''War for the Dawn'''.
   
 
==The War for the Dawn==
 
==The War for the Dawn==
   
None knew why the White Walkers came, nor their nature and origins, but they killed all in their path. The White Walkers reanimated the dead as [[Wights]] to kill the living at their command, and soon they lead their hordes of undead to sweep across the continent.<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref><ref>"[[The Pointy End]]"</ref><ref name="VG Westeros Through The Ages">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/appendix/beyond-the-houses/ HBO Viewer's Guide, Season 2 appendices Westeros Through the Ages]</ref>
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None knew why the White Walkers came, nor their nature and origins, but they killed all in their path. The White Walkers reanimated the dead as [[Wights]] to kill the living at their command, and soon the White Walkers led their hordes of undead to sweep across the continent.<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref><ref>"[[The Pointy End]]"</ref><ref name="VG Westeros Through The Ages">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/appendix/beyond-the-houses/ HBO Viewer's Guide, Season 2 appendices Westeros Through the Ages]</ref>
   
 
[[File:TheLongNightRaisingTheDead.jpg|thumb|left|The dead raised as Wights.]]
 
[[File:TheLongNightRaisingTheDead.jpg|thumb|left|The dead raised as Wights.]]
 
[[File:TheLongNightVictory.png|thumb|The First Men drove back the White Walkers to the furthest north]]
 
[[File:TheLongNightVictory.png|thumb|The First Men drove back the White Walkers to the furthest north]]
Eventually the [[First Men]] and the [[Children of the Forest]] rallied to defend themselves and in a conflict known as the '''War for the Dawn''', the White Walkers were defeated and driven back into the uttermost north.<ref name="VG Westeros Through The Ages"/>
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Eventually the [[First Men]] and the [[Children of the Forest]] rallied to defend themselves and in a conflict known as the '''War for the Dawn''', the White Walkers were defeated and driven back into the uttermost north.<ref name="VG Westeros Through The Ages" />
   
[[The Wall]] was constructed along the northernmost isthmus of northern Westeros to bar their return, a massive fortification standing seven hundred feet high and stretching from one side of the continent to the other. Legend says that the Wall was infused with powerful magic spells by the Children of the Forest that prevent the White Walkers from crossing it. The order of the [[Night's Watch]] was founded to defend the Wall.<ref name="VG Westeros Through The Ages"/><ref>"[[Complete Guide to Westeros]]: The Night's Watch"</ref>
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[[The Wall]] was constructed along the northernmost isthmus of northern Westeros to bar their return, a massive fortification standing seven hundred feet high and stretching from one side of the continent to the other. Legend says that the Wall was infused with powerful magic spells by the Children of the Forest that prevent the White Walkers from crossing it. The ancient order of the [[Night's Watch]] was founded to defend the Wall should the White Walkers return to invade the realms of men once more.<ref name="VG Westeros Through The Ages" /><ref>"[[The History of the Night's Watch]]"</ref>
   
 
==Aftermath==
 
==Aftermath==
 
[[Image:The Wall.jpg|thumb|left|The Wall was constructed to defend against any return of the White Walkers]]
 
[[Image:The Wall.jpg|thumb|left|The Wall was constructed to defend against any return of the White Walkers]]
In the present day, most believe that the Long Night is just a children's story, and that the White Walkers are nothing more than legends. Even the few who believe they did once exist think they went extinct thousands of years ago. Certainly, none was seen for the next eight thousand years between their supposed defeat and the time of [[Robert's Rebellion]].
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In the present day, most believe that the Long Night is just a children's story, and that the White Walkers are nothing more than legends. Even the few who believe they did once exist think they went extinct thousands of years ago. Certainly, none were seen for the next eight thousand years between their supposed defeat and the time of [[Robert's Rebellion]].
   
 
[[Image:TheFirstNightsWatch.png|thumb|The Night's Watch was founded to man the Wall.]]
 
[[Image:TheFirstNightsWatch.png|thumb|The Night's Watch was founded to man the Wall.]]
As the [[War of the Five Kings]] begins, disturbing reports have come back from the scouts of the Night's Watch that for reasons as yet unknown, the White Walkers have begun to return.<ref>"[[Winter is Coming]]"</ref> Given that the great lords of Westeros are short-sightedly more concerned with fighting each other for control of the realm, most have simply ignored the warnings of the Night's Watch to focus on the civil war. This leaves only the under-supported and under-manned Night's Watch to [[Conflict Beyond the Wall|stand between]] the White Walkers and the realms of men.<ref>"[[The Night Lands]]"</ref>
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As the [[War of the Five Kings]] begins, disturbing reports have come back from the scouts of the Night's Watch that for reasons as yet unknown, the White Walkers have begun to return.<ref>"[[Winter is Coming]]"</ref> Given that the great lords of Westeros are short-sightedly more concerned with fighting each other for control of the realm, most have simply ignored the warnings of the Night's Watch, to focus on their civil war. This leaves only the under-supported and under-manned Night's Watch to [[Conflict Beyond the Wall|stand between]] the White Walkers and the realms of men.<ref>"[[The Night Lands]]"</ref>
   
==In the books==
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==History==
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===[[Season 1]]===
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After [[Catelyn Stark]] leaves for King's Landing, [[Old Nan]] sits by [[Bran Stark]]’s bedside to watch him. She suggests the story of [[Duncan the Tall]] and Bran replies that he hates her stories —he prefers the scary ones. She retorts that he is a ''"sweet summer child"'' who knows nothing about fear, and tells him that fear is for the winter and for the Long Night, a winter season thousand of years ago that lasted a generation, in which those who didn't freeze to death had to face the [[White Walkers]], who ventured south for the first time and swept through Westeros.<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref>
   
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===[[Season 5]]===
As of the fifth novel in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series, ''A Dance with Dragons'', very little detail has been given about what actually happened in the War for the Dawn. Written history doesn't date back that far, so only oral tradition and half-mythical accounts come down to the present. There are vague legends that a single First Man that Old Nan refers to in her stories as "the last hero" unified both the First Men and the Children of the Forest and led them to victory. According to [[Melisandre]], there are also stories and legends of the Long Night in [[Essos]]. They refer to the "last hero" as "Azor Ahai". According to prophecies in the holy books of the [[Faith of the Lord of Light|Lord of Light]] religion, there will come a time of darkness when the White Walkers return, and Azor Ahai will be reborn to lead the people of the world to defeat them again.
 
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During [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s march to [[Winterfell]], the weather turns for the worse and a snow storm delays his army. In order to better their chances of winning the upcoming battle in the snow which they both saw in the flames, [[Melisandre]] tries to convince Stannis to sacrifice more King's blood —this time, Stannis' own daughter, [[Shireen]]. Stannis is visibly shocked and disgusted by the suggestion, asking her if she has lost her mind. She insists that Stannis must be the undisputed king when the the Long Night comes, but he rebuffs her and orders her to leave his presence.<ref>"[[The Gift (episode)]]</ref>
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When [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] [[Jon Snow]] and the wildling envoy [[Tormund]] travel to [[Hardhome]] to convince the [[Free Folk]] sheltered there to come back with them to [[Castle Black]] in order to settle south of the [[The Wall|Wall]], Jon Snow argues that the Long Night is coming and the [[wights|dead]] come with it —and only together they can give the White Walkers a fight, and maybe even beat them back. Snow's words prove immediately prophetic, as during the process of taking the wildlings to the ships the White Walkers arrive with thousands of wights and [[Massacre at Hardhome|massacre]] most of the Free Folk.<ref>"[[Hardhome (episode)|Hardhome]]"</ref>
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==In the books==
 
As of the fifth novel in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series, ''A Dance with Dragons'', very little detail has been given about what actually happened in the War for the Dawn. Written history doesn't date back that far, so only oral tradition and half-mythical accounts come down to the present. There are vague legends that a single First Man that Old Nan refers to in her stories as "the last hero" unified both the First Men and the Children of the Forest and led them to victory. According to [[Melisandre]], there are also stories and legends of the Long Night in [[Essos]]. They refer to the "last hero" as "Azor Ahai". According to prophecies in the holy books of the [[Lord of Light]]'s religion, there will come a time of darkness when the White Walkers return, and Azor Ahai will be reborn to lead the people of the world to defeat them again.
   
 
==References==
 
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==See also==
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Revision as of 18:37, 13 December 2015

"Thousands of years ago, there came a night that lasted a generation. Kings froze to death in their castles, same as the shepherds in their huts; and women smothered their babies rather than see them starve, and wept, and felt the tears freeze on their cheeks... In that darkness the White Walkers came for the first time. They swept through cities and kingdoms, riding their dead horses, hunting with their packs of pale spiders big as hounds."
Old Nan to Bran Stark[src]

Eight thousand years before the Targaryen Conquest, a winter known as the Long Night descended upon the world, which lasted an entire generation. Thousands starved as the crops and fields lay buried under dozens of feet of snow. In the darkness and cold of the Long Night, the White Walkers descended upon Westeros from the farthest north, the polar regions of the Lands of Always Winter. The conflict that arose from the Long Night is known as the War for the Dawn.

The War for the Dawn

None knew why the White Walkers came, nor their nature and origins, but they killed all in their path. The White Walkers reanimated the dead as Wights to kill the living at their command, and soon the White Walkers led their hordes of undead to sweep across the continent.[1][2][3]

TheLongNightRaisingTheDead

The dead raised as Wights.

TheLongNightVictory

The First Men drove back the White Walkers to the furthest north

Eventually the First Men and the Children of the Forest rallied to defend themselves and in a conflict known as the War for the Dawn, the White Walkers were defeated and driven back into the uttermost north.[3]

The Wall was constructed along the northernmost isthmus of northern Westeros to bar their return, a massive fortification standing seven hundred feet high and stretching from one side of the continent to the other. Legend says that the Wall was infused with powerful magic spells by the Children of the Forest that prevent the White Walkers from crossing it. The ancient order of the Night's Watch was founded to defend the Wall should the White Walkers return to invade the realms of men once more.[3][4]

Aftermath

The Wall

The Wall was constructed to defend against any return of the White Walkers

In the present day, most believe that the Long Night is just a children's story, and that the White Walkers are nothing more than legends. Even the few who believe they did once exist think they went extinct thousands of years ago. Certainly, none were seen for the next eight thousand years between their supposed defeat and the time of Robert's Rebellion.

File:TheFirstNightsWatch.png

The Night's Watch was founded to man the Wall.

As the War of the Five Kings begins, disturbing reports have come back from the scouts of the Night's Watch that for reasons as yet unknown, the White Walkers have begun to return.[5] Given that the great lords of Westeros are short-sightedly more concerned with fighting each other for control of the realm, most have simply ignored the warnings of the Night's Watch, to focus on their civil war. This leaves only the under-supported and under-manned Night's Watch to stand between the White Walkers and the realms of men.[6]

History

Season 1

After Catelyn Stark leaves for King's Landing, Old Nan sits by Bran Stark’s bedside to watch him. She suggests the story of Duncan the Tall and Bran replies that he hates her stories —he prefers the scary ones. She retorts that he is a "sweet summer child" who knows nothing about fear, and tells him that fear is for the winter and for the Long Night, a winter season thousand of years ago that lasted a generation, in which those who didn't freeze to death had to face the White Walkers, who ventured south for the first time and swept through Westeros.[7]

Season 5

During Stannis Baratheon's march to Winterfell, the weather turns for the worse and a snow storm delays his army. In order to better their chances of winning the upcoming battle in the snow which they both saw in the flames, Melisandre tries to convince Stannis to sacrifice more King's blood —this time, Stannis' own daughter, Shireen. Stannis is visibly shocked and disgusted by the suggestion, asking her if she has lost her mind. She insists that Stannis must be the undisputed king when the the Long Night comes, but he rebuffs her and orders her to leave his presence.[8]

When Lord Commander Jon Snow and the wildling envoy Tormund travel to Hardhome to convince the Free Folk sheltered there to come back with them to Castle Black in order to settle south of the Wall, Jon Snow argues that the Long Night is coming and the dead come with it —and only together they can give the White Walkers a fight, and maybe even beat them back. Snow's words prove immediately prophetic, as during the process of taking the wildlings to the ships the White Walkers arrive with thousands of wights and massacre most of the Free Folk.[9]

In the books

As of the fifth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance with Dragons, very little detail has been given about what actually happened in the War for the Dawn. Written history doesn't date back that far, so only oral tradition and half-mythical accounts come down to the present. There are vague legends that a single First Man that Old Nan refers to in her stories as "the last hero" unified both the First Men and the Children of the Forest and led them to victory. According to Melisandre, there are also stories and legends of the Long Night in Essos. They refer to the "last hero" as "Azor Ahai". According to prophecies in the holy books of the Lord of Light's religion, there will come a time of darkness when the White Walkers return, and Azor Ahai will be reborn to lead the people of the world to defeat them again.

References

See also