Will

Season(s)

1

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Appeared in

"Winter is Coming"

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Titles

Ranger

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Status

Deceased

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Death

Executed by Eddard Stark

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Allegiance

Night's Watch

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Portrayed by

Bronson Webb

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Will is a minor character in the first season. He is played by Bronson Webb and only appears in the series premiere. Will was a ranger in the Night's Watch who was executed for desertion by Ned Stark.

BiographyEdit

BackgroundEdit

Will is a ranger of the Night's Watch. He was not of noble birth, but was posthumously described by Benjen Stark as a reliable soldier, a 'true ranger.'

Season 1Edit

A patrol consisting of Will, Gared and Ser Waymar Royce sets out into the Haunted Forest beyond the Wall. Will is later found hundreds of miles south of the Wall near Winterfell, apparently having gone renegade. He is apprehended and brought before Lord Eddard Stark for justice. Will claims that his companions have been brutally killed by the White Walkers and he fled in terror. Eddard does not believe the story and executes Will as a deserter, beheading him with his Valyrian greatsword, Ice.^[1]

AppearancesEdit

Image galleryEdit

Will in the haunted forest in "Winter is Coming".

Will in "Winter is Coming".

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Behind the scenesEdit

After playing the role in the unaired original pilot, it appeared that Webb would be unavailable to reprise the character for re-shoots and would have to be recast. However, it was later confirmed that Webb would indeed be returning to the role.

In the booksEdit

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Will is famed for his skills as a tracker and a hunter, a result of his previous career as a poacher. After being caught by Lord Jason Mallister's woodsmen, he chose to take the black over losing a hand. He has been on the Wall for four years when the events of the books begin.

In the TV series, some of Will and Gared's story roles have been switched around from the books.

See alsoEdit

• Will at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.

ReferencesEdit