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"You know nothing, Jon Snow."

―Ygritte^[src]

Ygritte is a major character in the third and fourth seasons, played by Rose Leslie. She initially appeared as a recurring character in the second season and debuted in "The Old Gods and the New." Ygritte is a woman of the Free Folk who lives north of the Wall. She is part of Mance Rayder's army.

Biography

Background

Ygritte was a quick-witted and courageous young spearwife. She had red hair and displayed great skill as an archer. Living north of the Wall, she was well skilled in survival and was staunchly loyal to the cause of Mance Rayder. She valued her status as a free woman, and disparaged those living south of the Wall as 'kneelers', who blindly followed hereditary leaders instead of choosing a king.

Ygritte believed that because wildlings and Northerners both claim descent from the First Men, there is no need for them to be fighting, and that only the geographical divide of the Wall separates them. As with other wildlings, Ygritte understood that the real threat lies with the impending invasion of the White Walkers.^[1]^[2]

Season 2

Ygritte was captured by Jon Snow and Qhorin Halfhand as the sole survivor of their assault on her watchpost. She instructed her captors to burn the bodies of her companions, but Qhorin questioned her motives, thinking that she wanted a fire to attract more wildlings. He then instructs Jon to execute her, telling him to catch up to him after the deed is done. Jon prepares to do so, but cannot bring himself to kill her. Ygritte begs Jon to get it over with and awaits the stroke from his sword, but he hesitates and Ygritte seizes the opportunity to escape. Jon recaptures her, becoming isolated from his brothers in the process. With night approaching, Jon refuses to make a fire, forcing them to sleep out in the cold. Ygritte convinces him to huddle next to her to share body warmth but then makes sexual advances towards him.^[3]

After a cold night, Jon leads Ygritte along as he tries to find Qhorin Halfhand. On the way she argues with Jon, saying that the North belonged to the Free Folk long before the Andals came. Ygritte tells Jon that, as both Northerners and the Free Folk are descendants of the First Men, there is no sense in the two constantly fighting. After luring Jon off his guard by attempting to seduce him, she manages to escape again and lead him into a wildling ambush.^[4]

Ygritte brings Jon to the Lord of Bones, who orders him executed. She convinces Rattleshirt that Mance will want to question Jon because of his Stark blood. The Lord of Bones presents Qhorin, whom he had captured. The Halfhand openly blames Jon for the deaths of his men, and this discord intrigues Ygritte. Unbeknownst to Ygritte, Qhorin's outward rage toward Jon is actually a plan to install Jon as a spy within Mance Rayder's army.^[5]

During their way to meet with Mance Rayder, Ygritte continues to toy with Jon. Qhorin communicates a plan to Jon, through which Jon would appear to desert the Night's Watch and join up with the wildlings. He insists that Jon and he fight and allows Jon to kill him. Ygritte and the rest of the band are stunned, but accept Jon as one of their own and free his hands.^[6]

Season 3

Ygritte leads Jon Snow into Mance Rayder's camp in the Frostfang Mountains. Jon is shocked to see a giant among the tents. While the group is walking through the camp to Mance Rayder's tent, some young boys pelt Jon with ice and stones, Ygritte protects him and shoos them away. When they arrive inside Mance Rayder's tent, she ensures his safety and adoption as one of the Free Folk.^[7]

Ygritte later travels with Jon and Mance as they march slowly south towards the wall. They encounter one of his scouts, Orell. Ygritte is surprised to find that Jon has never seen a warg before.^[8]

While marching south towards the Wall, Ygritte and the rest of the Free Folk arrive at the Fist of the First Men. They survey the bloody aftermath of the assault on the Night's Watch by the White Walkers and their army of undead wights.^[9] Mance orders Ygritte, along with Jon and a group of twenty wildlings led by Tormund, to scale the wall and attack Castle Black from the south.^[10] Before leaving the camp she playfully steals Jon's sword and makes him chase her into a nearby grotto. Ygritte starts undressing, and says that she wants to make sure Jon Snow has truly abandoned his vows. She stands before him naked and kisses him. Jon is hesitant at first, but loses himself in his attraction to her and performs cunnilingus on a very surprised Ygritte. After sex, Jon and Ygritte lay together in a naked embrace, and she lovingly teases him about his former virginity. They then leap into the hot springs and Ygritte expresses her reluctance to ever leave the grotto.^[10]

Jon and Ygritte s3e5 — Ygritte and Jon bathe together in their grotto.

Jon and Ygritte kissing — Ygritte kisses Jon on top of the Wall.

Some time later, as the wildlings ready to climb the wall, Ygritte reveals she is aware that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch. She understands that he is an honorable man, but warns him that he has obligations to her as well. While climbing, Ygritte causes a massive crack, which dislodges a large sheet of ice and sends several wildlings to their deaths. She and Jon are left hanging by their safety rope. Orell decides that Tormund cannot continue climbing with the weight of Jon and Ygritte's bodies pulling them down, and begins cutting the rope. Jon barely manages to get a hold in the Wall and saves himself and Ygritte when their rope is severed. They reach the top of the Wall and share a passionate kiss, grateful to be alive after such a narrow escape.^[11]

Ygritte and Jon Bear and Maiden Fair — Ygritte and Jon on the way to Castle Black.

Ygritte, Jon Snow and the wildlings led by Tormund Giantsbane then make their way towards Castle Black to await Mance Rayder's signal to begin the attack on the Night's Watch.^[12] Along the way, Ygritte is confronted by Orell, who expresses his distrust of Jon and says he would make a much better husband. However, he is flatly refused. Later, Jon tries to persuade Ygritte that the wildlings' cause is doomed to failure, but she refuses to listen. She tells him that if they die, they die, but before that, they will live. The two kiss passionately.^[12]

Later, the wildling party prepares to raid an elderly horse breeder's home. When the party attacks the farmstead, Jon surreptitiously hits a rock with his sword, alerting the old man and giving him the chance to escape. When Ygritte tries to shoot the fleeing man with an arrow, Jon causes her to miss.^[13]

Rain of castamere ygritte — Ygritte during Jon's escape.

The old man is later caught in an abandonded windmill. Outside the mill, Orell suggests that Jon prove himself to the wildlings by killing the man himself. Jon is ultimately unable to kill an innocent, and Ygritte shoots him for Jon. Realizing that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, Tormund orders his men to kill the Crow. He also restrains Ygritte to stop her from "getting [herself] killed" for her lover's sake. Jon defeats Tormund's men and escapes, leaving Ygritte and heading back to the Wall.^[13]

When he stops to rest, however, Ygritte catches up to him and, despite his attempts to talk her out of it, shoots him three times before he can get away. She watches him ride away with tears in her eyes, regretting his betrayal of her and also that she could not bring herself to kill the man she loved.^[14]

Season 4

Tormund and Ygritte-Two Swords — Ygritte fletches her arrows.

Now awaiting Mance's signal south of the Wall, Ygritte and Tormund rest. Despite wanting revenge for his betrayal, Ygritte still loves Jon, a fact that Tormund picks up on. Ygritte insists that all three arrows found their mark, but says that Jon may still have survived. Knowing Ygritte's skill as a markswoman, Tormund says that if Jon is still alive, it is because she didn't want him dead. A group of Thenns led by Styr arrives, bearing food from a raid farther south. When Styr asks if Ygritte is Tormund's woman, she claims that she belongs to no one and points a threatening arrow at the Thenn leader. He ignores it and takes a seat next to the fire to cook his meat: a human arm.^[15]

Ygritte - The Mountain and the Viper — Ygritte spares Gilly and Sam's lives during the sack of Mole's Town.

Ygritte and the wildling band attack a village and kill almost all of its inhabitants. She kills one villager with an arrow, whose son Styr orders to run to Castle Black to warn the Night's Watch about the impending attack, in the hopes that the brothers would leave Castle Black to protect nearby villages.^[16]

Ygritte participates in the attack on Mole's Town. She is ambushed by a whore in the Mole's Town brothel, but swiftly kills her with a spear thrust into her gut. Ygritte then discovers Gilly and her son in hiding, but spares their lives and motions for them to be quiet so they will not be found by other and less merciful wildlings.^[17]

Ygritte dies in Jon's arms during the battle at Castle Black.

Just outside Castle Black, Ygritte gets into a heated argument with Styr over her feelings for Jon, motivating her to resolve to kill him herself and reestablish her tarnished reputation among her own people. The wildlings then see Mance Rayder's bonfire signal to attack Castle Black. Ygritte scouts Castle Black's defenses and reports back that most of the men are on the Wall and few remain in the Castle. The group prepares to attack, while Ygritte seems to have second thoughts. During the battle, she kills numerous brothers of the Night's Watch, including Pypar. Cornering Jon Snow, Ygritte aims an arrow at him. Seeing him and speaking to him weakens her resolve and she hesitates, only to have Olly pierce her lung with an arrow shot from behind. She dies in Jon's arms, reminiscing about their love.^[18]

Ygritte 4x10 — Ygritte's body being prepared for her funeral pyre.

After the arrival of Stannis Baratheon at the Wall, Jon speaks with Tormund, who is now a captive of the Night's Watch. Tormund asks Jon if he loved Ygritte, and, when Jon does not respond, says that she loved him very much, as the only thing she talked about after Jon left her, was killing him. He convinces Jon to have her body burned beyond the Wall. Thus, Jon takes Ygritte's body to a grove in the Haunted Forest and makes a funeral pyre before a weirwood tree.^[19]

Appearances

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Quotes

"If we die we'll die, but first we'll live."

―Ygritte to Jon Snow^[src]

"Do you remember that cave? We should've stayed in that cave."

―Ygritte's final moments with Jon Snow^[src]

Image gallery

Behind the scenes

Actress Rose Leslie is Scottish and has a received pronunciation accent in real life, but uses a Northern English accent when playing Ygritte. Leslie was cast partially because the producers, having already decided on this manner of speech for the wildlings, were impressed with her performance on Downton Abbey, where she likewise had to affect a Northern accent.^[20]
On the Season 2 Blu-ray, Rose Leslie narrates the Histories & Lore videos "The Free Folk" and "The Night's Watch" as Ygritte.

In the books

In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ygritte is described as skinny but well-muscled, with a round face, crooked teeth, a slightly upturned nose, and a smile that lit up her face. Her most distinctive feature is her hair, fiery red and "a tangle of curls". The wildlings consider redheads to be "kissed by fire", a sign of special significance and luck.

It is unknown who shot the arrow that killed Ygritte. Jon noted that it was not one of his arrows (by the color of the fletching), but blamed himself as though it were.

When Alliser Thorne and Janos Slynt interrogate Jon roughly, they accuse him, among other charges, of oathbreaking by having sex with "the unwashed whore". Jon knows well that many of the sworn brothers visit often the brothel at Mole's Town, but he would not dishonor Ygritte's memory by equating her with the village whores. He admits breaking his vows with Ygritte and that he cared for her, and that was beyond what Qhorin commanded him to do, but tells them firmly that she was not a whore.

Ygritte's name did not appear in the Season 1 Pronunciation guide, but the phonetic pronunciation of her name was later seen written out in a behind-the-scenes short video: "EE-grit".^[21]

References

↑ "Valar Morghulis:" The Lord of Bones orders the burning of Qhorin Halfhand to prevent it from being turned into a wight.
↑ "The Old Gods and the New:" Ygritte urges Jon and Qhorin to burn the bodies of her companions but does not say why.
↑ "The Old Gods and the New"
↑ "A Man Without Honor"
↑ "The Prince of Winterfell"
↑ "Valar Morghulis"
↑ "Valar Dohaeris"
↑ "Dark Wings, Dark Words"
↑ "Walk of Punishment"
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 "Kissed by Fire"
↑ "The Climb"
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 "The Bear and the Maiden Fair"
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 "The Rains of Castamere"
↑ "Mhysa"
↑ "Two Swords"
↑ "Breaker of Chains"
↑ "The Mountain and the Viper"
↑ "The Watchers on the Wall"
↑ "The Children"
↑ Rose Leslie Entertainment Weekly interview
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[1] "Valar Morghulis:" The Lord of Bones orders the burning of Qhorin Halfhand to prevent it from being turned into a wight.

[2] "The Old Gods and the New:" Ygritte urges Jon and Qhorin to burn the bodies of her companions but does not say why.

[3] "The Old Gods and the New"

[4] "A Man Without Honor"

[5] "The Prince of Winterfell"

[6] "Valar Morghulis"

[7] "Valar Dohaeris"

[8] "Dark Wings, Dark Words"

[9] "Walk of Punishment"

[E25-10] 10.0 ^10.1 "Kissed by Fire"

[11] "The Climb"

[E27-12] 12.0 ^12.1 "The Bear and the Maiden Fair"

[E29-13] 13.0 ^13.1 "The Rains of Castamere"

[14] "Mhysa"

[15] "Two Swords"

[16] "Breaker of Chains"

[17] "The Mountain and the Viper"

[18] "The Watchers on the Wall"

[19] "The Children"

[20] Rose Leslie Entertainment Weekly interview

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-'''Ygritte '''was a major character in the [[season 3|third]] and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons. She initially appeared as a recurring character in the [[season 2|second]] season and debuted in "[[The Old Gods and the New]]." She is played by [[Rose Leslie]]. Ygritte was a woman of the [[Free Folk]] who lived [[Beyond the Wall|north]] of the [[Wall]]. She was part of the force under the leadership of [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]].
+'''Ygritte '''is a major character in the [[season 3|third]] and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons, played by [[Rose Leslie]]. She initially appeared as a recurring character in the [[season 2|second]] season and debuted in "[[The Old Gods and the New]]." Ygritte is a woman of the [[Free Folk]] who lives [[Beyond the Wall|north]] of the [[Wall]]. She is part of [[Mance Rayder|Mance Rayder's]] army.
 ==Biography==
 ===Background===
-Ygritte is a cunning [[Free Folk]] [[spearwife]] with quick wit and a resilient attitude. She has long red hair and is an incredibly accomplished archer. Living north of [[the Wall]], she is well skilled in survival and is loyal to the cause of [[Mance Rayder]]. She values her status as a free woman, and disparages those that live south of the Wall for swearing oaths of fealty.
+Ygritte was a quick-witted and courageous young [[spearwife]]. She had red hair and displayed great skill as an archer. Living north of [[the Wall]], she was well skilled in survival and was staunchly loyal to the cause of [[Mance Rayder]]. She valued her status as a free woman, and disparaged those living south of the Wall as 'kneelers', who blindly followed hereditary leaders instead of choosing a king.
-Ygritte believes that because wildlings and [[The North|Northerners]] are both descended from the [[First Men]], there is no need for them to be fighting, and that only the Wall divides them. As with other Wildlings, Ygritte understands that the real threat lies with the impending invasion of the [[White Walkers]].<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]:" The Lord of Bones orders the burning of Qhorin Halfhand to prevent it from being turned into a wight.</ref><ref>"[[The Old Gods and the New]]:" Ygritte urges Jon and Qhorin to burn the bodies of her companions but does not say why.</ref>
+Ygritte believed that because wildlings and [[The North|Northerners]] both claim descent from the [[First Men]], there is no need for them to be fighting, and that only the geographical divide of the Wall separates them. As with other wildlings, Ygritte understood that the real threat lies with the impending invasion of the [[White Walkers]].<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]:" The Lord of Bones orders the burning of Qhorin Halfhand to prevent it from being turned into a wight.</ref><ref>"[[The Old Gods and the New]]:" Ygritte urges Jon and Qhorin to burn the bodies of her companions but does not say why.</ref>
 ===[[Season 2]]===
 [[File:Ygritte_caught.jpg|thumb|Ygritte caught by Jon Snow.]]
-Ygritte is captured by [[Jon Snow]] and [[Qhorin Halfhand]] as the sole survivor of their assault on her watchpost. She instructs her captors to burn the bodies, but Qhorin questions her motives, he then instructs Jon to execute her telling him to catch up with them after the deed is done. Calling Jon a bastard to agitate him, Ygritte begs Jon to get it over with and awaits the stroke from his sword, but he cannot bring himself to do it. His hesitation allows her to escape, but Jon recaptures her, separating from his brothers in the process. With night approaching, Jon refuses to make a fire, forcing them to sleep out in the cold. Ygritte convinces him to huddle next to her to share body warmth. She then makes sexual advances towards Jon.<ref>"[[The Old Gods and the New]]"</ref>
+Ygritte was captured by [[Jon Snow]] and [[Qhorin Halfhand]] as the sole survivor of their assault on her watchpost. She instructed her captors to burn the bodies of her companions, but Qhorin questioned her motives, thinking that she wanted a fire to attract more wildlings. He then instructs Jon to execute her, telling him to catch up to him after the deed is done. Jon prepares to do so, but cannot bring himself to kill her. Ygritte begs Jon to get it over with and awaits the stroke from his sword, but he hesitates and Ygritte seizes the opportunity to escape. Jon recaptures her, becoming isolated from his brothers in the process. With night approaching, Jon refuses to make a fire, forcing them to sleep out in the cold. Ygritte convinces him to huddle next to her to share body warmth but then makes sexual advances towards him.<ref>"[[The Old Gods and the New]]"</ref>
 [[File:Jon Snow.jpg|thumb|left|Jon Snow unties Ygritte's legs so she can walk.]]
-After a cold night, Ygritte and Jon continue on to catch up with Qhorin Halfhand. On the way she argues with Jon about who invades whose lands, saying that the Wildlings were here long before the southerners (the [[Andals]]) came. Jon proclaims that being [[Ned Stark|Ned Stark's]] son, he has the blood of the [[First Men]], whom the Northerners and [[Wildlings]] are both descended from. Ygritte counters that it therefore doesn't make sense for the people of the North to fight the Wildlings, and the only difference between them is that the Northerners "put up a big [[the Wall|Wall]]" and said the land was theirs, and the Wildlings just happened to be living North of the Wall at the time. She furthermore mocks Jon's sexual inexperience and the oath of the [[Night's Watch]], and taunts him by offering to teach him how to have sex. She manages to escape again, and leads him into an Wildling ambush.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref>
+After a cold night, Jon leads Ygritte along as he tries to find Qhorin Halfhand. On the way she argues with Jon, saying that the North belonged to the Free Folk long before the [[Andals]] [[Andal Invasion|came]]. Ygritte tells Jon that, as both Northerners and the Free Folk are descendants of the [[First Men]], there is no sense in the two constantly fighting. After luring Jon off his guard by attempting to seduce him, she manages to escape again and lead him into a wildling ambush.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref>
-Ygritte brings Jon to the [[Rattleshirt|Lord of Bones]] who orders him executed. She convinces him that Mance will want to question Jon because of his Stark blood. The Lord of Bones has a prisoner of his own; Qhorin. The Halfhand tells Jon that the rest of the men were killed while they searched for him and angrily knocks Jon over. Ygritte is intrigued by the bad feelings between them.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
+Ygritte brings Jon to the [[Rattleshirt|Lord of Bones]], who orders him executed. She convinces Rattleshirt that Mance will want to question Jon because of his Stark blood. The Lord of Bones presents Qhorin, whom he had captured. The Halfhand openly blames Jon for the deaths of his men, and this discord intrigues Ygritte. Unbeknownst to Ygritte, Qhorin's outward rage toward Jon is actually a plan to install Jon as a spy within Mance Rayder's army.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
-During their way to meet with [[Mance Rayder]], Ygritte playfully mocks Jon by tapping him on the back of the head with the flat side of his sword, [[Longclaw]]. Jon responds by saying she looks like a "baby with a rattle" and that she has "never swung a sword". Qhorin advances his plans of portraying Jon Snow as a traitor to the Night's Watch by attacking him. The Lord of Bones allows them to battle, and Ygritte passes Jon his sword. During the exchange, Jon slays Qhorin, who recites the oath of the [[Night's Watch]] to Jon in his last breath. Ygritte and the rest of the band are stunned. Jon's hands are freed, and he and Ygritte stand before Mance Rayder's encampment.<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]"</ref>
+During their way to meet with [[Mance Rayder]], Ygritte continues to toy with Jon. Qhorin communicates a plan to Jon, through which Jon would appear to desert the Night's Watch and join up with the wildlings. He insists that Jon and he fight and allows Jon to kill him. Ygritte and the rest of the band are stunned, but accept Jon as one of their own and free his hands.<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]"</ref>
 ===[[Season 3]]===
-Ygritte and the [[Lord of Bones]] leads Jon Snow into the main wildling camp in the [[Frostfangs|Frostfang Mountains]]. There she walks with Jon Snow through the huge camp, when a giant is coming towards them carrying supplies, Jon is shocked to see a real-life giant. Ygritte then tells him that giants are very shy, and from that shyness turns into rage. She also tells Jon that she has seen a giant smash a man straight into the ground like a hammer does to a nail. While the group is walking through the camp to Mance Rayder's tent, some young boys pelt Jon with ice and small stones, Ygritte stops this by shooing them away. When they arrive and are inside Mance Rayder's tent, she stands besides with the Lord of Bones when he tells [[Tormund Giantsbane]] that Jon is the bastard son of Ned Stark. Tormund then says he don't care about that but is piqued to hear that Jon killed Qhorin Halfhand. As they talk, Jon kneels before Tormund, whom he assumes to be Mance Rayder, and calls him "your grace". This caused all the wildlings including Ygritte in the tent to laugh as their society does not bother with such ceremony.<ref>"[[Valar Dohaeris]]"</ref>
+Ygritte leads Jon Snow into Mance Rayder's camp in the [[Frostfangs|Frostfang Mountains]]. Jon is shocked to see a giant among the tents. While the group is walking through the camp to Mance Rayder's tent, some young boys pelt Jon with ice and stones, Ygritte protects him and shoos them away. When they arrive inside Mance Rayder's tent, she ensures his safety and adoption as one of the Free Folk.<ref>"[[Valar Dohaeris]]"</ref>
-Ygritte later travels with Jon and Mance as they march slowly south towards the wall until they are met by one of his scouts, [[Orell]]. When Mance explains to Jon that he is a warg, Ygritte is surprised that Jon doesn't know what a warg is.<ref>"[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]"</ref>
+Ygritte later travels with Jon and Mance as they march slowly south towards the wall. They encounter one of his scouts, [[Orell]]. Ygritte is surprised to find that Jon has never seen a [[warg]] before.<ref>"[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]"</ref>
-While marching south towards the Wall, Ygritte and the rest of the Free Folk arrive at the [[Fist of the First Men]]. They survey the bloody aftermath of the [[Battle of the Fist of the First Men|assault on the Night's Watch]] by the White Walkers and their army of undead wights.<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref>
+While marching south towards the Wall, Ygritte and the rest of the Free Folk arrive at the [[Fist of the First Men]]. They survey the bloody aftermath of the [[Battle of the Fist of the First Men|assault on the Night's Watch]] by the White Walkers and their army of undead wights.<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> Mance orders Ygritte, along with Jon and a group of twenty wildlings led by Tormund, to scale the wall and attack Castle Black from the south.<ref name="E25">"[[Kissed by Fire]]"</ref> Before leaving the camp she playfully steals Jon's sword and makes him chase her into a nearby grotto. Ygritte starts undressing, and says that she wants to make sure Jon Snow has truly abandoned his vows. She stands before him naked and kisses him. Jon is hesitant at first, but loses himself in his attraction to her and performs cunnilingus on a very surprised Ygritte. After sex, Jon and Ygritte lay together in a naked embrace, and she lovingly teases him about his former virginity. They then leap into the hot springs and Ygritte expresses her reluctance to ever leave the grotto.<ref name="E25" />
+[[File:Jon and Ygritte s3e5.jpg|thumb|Ygritte and Jon bathe together in their grotto.]][[File:Jon and Ygritte kissing.jpg|thumb|left|Ygritte kisses Jon on top of the Wall.]]
-[[File:Ygritte_Jon_and_Orell_-_Kissed_by_Fire.png|thumb|left|Ygritte listens to Jon and Orell's conversation.]]
+Some time later, as the wildlings ready to climb the wall, Ygritte reveals she is aware that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch. She understands that he is an honorable man, but warns him that he has obligations to her as well. While climbing, Ygritte causes a massive crack, which dislodges a large sheet of ice and sends several wildlings to their deaths. She and Jon are left hanging by their safety rope. Orell decides that Tormund cannot continue climbing with the weight of Jon and Ygritte's bodies pulling them down, and begins cutting the rope. Jon barely manages to get a hold in the Wall and saves himself and Ygritte when their rope is severed. They reach the top of the Wall and share a passionate kiss, grateful to be alive after such a narrow escape.<ref>"[[The Climb]]"</ref>
-Ygritte is with Jon and a group of twenty wildlings lead by Tormund, sent ahead by Mance Raider and his army to scale the wall and attack Castle Black from behind. She and Jon are gathering firewood and she hears him and Orell's conversation where they discuss how many brothers of the Night's Watch are stationed at Castle Black.<ref name="E25">"[[Kissed by Fire]]"</ref>
-[[File:Jon and Ygritte s3e5.jpg|thumb|Ygritte and Jon take a bath in a pond inside the cave.]]
-After the conversation, Ygritte steal Jon's sword Longclaw, which makes him chase it. She leads him into a nearby cave, which is heated by natural hotsprings, which form a waterfall and a pool. Ygritte starts disrobing, and says that she wants to make sure Jon Snow has truly come over to the wildlings' side and broken his Night's Watch vows - by making him break his oath of celibacy with her. She quickly shucks off all of her clothes and walks up to him naked. Jon is very hesitant at first, but they soon end up having sex in the cave. Afterwards Jon and Ygritte lay together in a naked embrace and Ygritte tells Jon she wishes they could stay in this cave forever.<ref name="E25" />
-[[File:Jon and Ygritte kissing.jpg|thumb|left|Ygritte kisses Jon on top of the Wall.]]
-At camp at the base of the Wall, the wildling party led by Tormund Giantsbane prepare to climb. Ygritte and Jon talk about their impending climb and their relationship. Ygritte reveals she is aware that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, but tells him he must be loyal to each other instead. While climbing, Ygritte strikes the Wall and causes a massive crack, which dislodges a large sheet of ice which sends several wildlings to their deaths and leaves herself and Jon hanging by their safety rope. Orell decides that Tormund cannot continue climbing with the weight of Jon and Ygritte's bodies pulling them down, and begins cutting the rope. Jon sees this and barely manages to hang onto the wall and saves himself and Ygritte. They reach the top of the wall, and Ygritte is awed by the view of both beyond the wall and south of the wall, before she and Jon share a passionate kiss.<ref>"[[The Climb]]"</ref>
 [[File:Ygritte and Jon Bear and Maiden Fair.jpg|thumb|Ygritte and Jon on the way to Castle Black.]]
-After surviving the perilous climb of the Wall, Ygritte, Jon Snow and the wildlings led by Tormund Giantsbane make their way towards Castle Black to await Mance Rayder's signal to begin the attack on the Night's Watch.<ref name="E27">"[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]"</ref>
+Ygritte, Jon Snow and the wildlings led by Tormund Giantsbane then make their way towards Castle Black to await Mance Rayder's signal to begin the attack on the Night's Watch.<ref name="E27">"[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]"</ref> Along the way, Ygritte is confronted by Orell, who expresses his distrust of Jon and says he would make a much better husband. However, he is flatly refused. Later, Jon tries to persuade Ygritte that the wildlings' cause is doomed to failure, but she refuses to listen. She tells him that if they die, they die, but before that, they will live. The two kiss passionately.<ref name="E27" />
+Later, the wildling party prepares to raid an [[Old man|elderly horse breeder's]] home. When the party attacks the farmstead, Jon surreptitiously hits a rock with his sword, alerting the old man and giving him the chance to escape. When Ygritte tries to shoot the fleeing man with an arrow, Jon causes her to miss.<ref name="E29">"[[The Rains of Castamere (episode)|The Rains of Castamere]]"</ref>
-During the journey through the woods, Ygritte is confronted by a jealous Orell who says that he would be a better man for her than Jon Snow, whilst continuing to express his distrust in Jon. Jon also tries to persuade Ygritte that the wildlings' cause is doomed to failure, but she refuses to listen and points out that Jon is technically one of them; if it fails, so does he. She renews her passion for him and tells him bluntly that if they die, they die, but before they die they will live.<ref name="E27" />
-[[File:Ygritte_and_Jon_-_The_Rains_of_Castamere.png|thumb|left|Ygritte tells Jon about how to deal with elderly people.]]
+[[File:Rain of castamere ygritte.png|thumb|Ygritte during Jon's escape.]]
+The old man is later caught in an abandonded windmill. Outside the mill, Orell suggests that Jon prove himself to the wildlings by killing the man himself. Jon is ultimately unable to kill an innocent, and Ygritte shoots him for Jon. Realizing that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, Tormund orders his men to kill the Crow. He also restrains Ygritte to stop her from "getting [herself] killed" for her lover's sake. Jon defeats Tormund's men and escapes, leaving Ygritte and heading back to the Wall.<ref name="E29" />
-Ygritte along with Jon and the wildling party prepare to raid an elderly horse breeder's home for his horses and gold. When the party attacks the farmstead, Jon surreptitiously hits a rock with his sword, alerting the old man who flees. When Ygritte tries to shoot the fleeing man with an arrow, she is disctracted by him.<ref name="E29">"[[The Rains of Castamere (episode)|The Rains of Castamere]]"</ref>
+When he stops to rest, however, Ygritte catches up to him and, despite his attempts to talk her out of it, shoots him three times before he can get away. She watches him ride away with tears in her eyes, regretting his betrayal of her and also that she could not bring herself to kill the man she loved.<ref>"[[Mhysa]]"</ref>
-[[File:Rain of castamere ygritte.png|thumb|Ygritte holds her bow.]]
-The old man tries to flee from the wildlings, but is later caught in a abandonded windmill somwhere in The Gift. Outside the mill, Tormund moves to kill the old man, but Orell tells him to have Jon do it instead to prove his loyalty. Jon is ultimately unable to kill the innocent man, and instead Ygritte kills the man with an arrow. Realizing that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, Tormund orders his men to kill Jon; Tormund restrains Ygritte to stop her trying to help Jon, and soon after Jon battles with Orell. After he killed Orell, Jon jumps to mount a nearby horse and escapes, leaving Ygritte and heading back to the Wall.<ref name="E29" />
-Ygritte confronts Jon as he take care of his wounds beside a pond, after fleeing the wildlings in [[The Gift]]. Furiously she aims her arrow ready to shoot him. He tries to talk Ygritte out of shooting him, insisting that he still loves her but that she should have known his loyalty to the Night's Watch was never gone. After telling this, Ygritte is still angered by Jon's betrayal. As he gets up on his horse saddle, she shoots him three times with her bow as he flees from her, watching him ride away with tears in her eyes.<ref>"[[Mhysa]]"</ref>
 ===[[Season 4]]===
-[[File:Tormund and Ygritte-Two Swords.jpg|thumb|right|Ygritte sits on a rock in the stone ravine.]]
+[[File:Tormund and Ygritte-Two Swords.jpg|thumb|right|Ygritte fletches her arrows.]]
-Now in the North, and waiting for Mance's signal, Ygritte and her leader Giantsbane, are hidden inside a crag of rocks. She still has hard feelings towards Jon for his betrayal and Giantsbane questions her on that fact. She insists that she stuck three arrows in him, but still has doubts. Tormund decides that if Jon is still alive, the only reason for that would be that Ygritte "let him go". A group of [[Thenn]] arrive, lead by [[Styr]] who have come from the South and they've brought food with them. When Styr asks whether Ygritte is Tormund's woman, she claims that she belongs to no one and points a threatening arrow at the Thenn leader. He ignores it and takes a seat next to the fire for his food: a dismembered arm.<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
+Now awaiting Mance's signal south of the Wall, Ygritte and Tormund rest. Despite wanting revenge for his betrayal, Ygritte still loves Jon, a fact that Tormund picks up on. Ygritte insists that all three arrows found their mark, but says that Jon may still have survived. Knowing Ygritte's skill as a markswoman, Tormund says that if Jon is still alive, it is because she didn't want him dead. A group of [[Thenn]]s led by [[Styr]] arrives, bearing food from a raid farther south. When Styr asks if Ygritte is Tormund's woman, she claims that she belongs to no one and points a threatening arrow at the Thenn leader. He ignores it and takes a seat next to the fire to cook his meat: a human arm.<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
 [[File:Ygritte_-_The_Mountain_and_the_Viper.png|thumb|left|Ygritte spares Gilly and Sam's lives during the sack of Mole's Town.]]
-Ygritte and other wildlings attack a village killing almost all of its residents. Ygritte kills [[Guymon|one man]] with an arrow, whose [[Olly|son]] Styr orders to run to Castle Black to warn crows about wildlings and get them to leave their castles.<ref>"[[Breaker of Chains]]"</ref>
+Ygritte and the wildling band attack a village and kill almost all of its inhabitants. She kills one villager with an arrow, whose [[Olly|son]] Styr orders to run to Castle Black to warn the Night's Watch about the impending attack, in the hopes that the brothers would leave Castle Black to protect nearby villages.<ref>"[[Breaker of Chains]]"</ref>
-Ygritte participates in the attack on [[Mole's Town]]. She is ambushed by a [[Mole's Town whore|whore]] in the Mole's Town brothel, but swiftly kills her with a spear thrust through her stomach. Ygritte then discovers [[Gilly]] and her [[Gilly's baby|son]] in hiding, but urges them to remain quiet so they will not be found by the other wildlings, sparing their lives.<ref>"[[The Mountain and the Viper]]"</ref>
+Ygritte participates in the attack on [[Mole's Town]]. She is ambushed by a [[Mole's Town whore|whore]] in the Mole's Town brothel, but swiftly kills her with a spear thrust into her gut. Ygritte then discovers [[Gilly]] and her [[Gilly's baby|son]] in hiding, but spares their lives and motions for them to be quiet so they will not be found by other and less merciful wildlings.<ref>"[[The Mountain and the Viper]]"</ref>
-[[File:Ygritte_dies.png|thumb|Ygritte dies in Jon's arms during the [[Battle of Castle Black|battle]] at Castle Black.]]Just outside Castle Black, Ygritte gets into a fierce argument with Styr. The wildlings then receive Mance Rayder's signal to attack Castle Black. During the battle, she kills numerous member of the Night's Watch, including [[Pypar]]. When she encounters Jon Snow, Ygritte draws her bow and arrow directly at Jon. She hesitates, which results in [[Olly]]<span style="font-size:14px;"> shooting her through the heart with an arrow from behind. She dies in Jon Snow's arms after they lament the circumstances that prevent them from being together.</span><ref>"[[The Watchers on the Wall]]"</ref>
+[[File:Ygritte_dies.png|thumb|Ygritte dies in Jon's arms during the [[Battle of Castle Black|battle]] at Castle Black.]]
+Just outside Castle Black, Ygritte gets into a heated argument with Styr over her feelings for Jon, motivating her to resolve to kill him herself and reestablish her tarnished reputation among her own people. The wildlings then see Mance Rayder's bonfire signal to attack Castle Black. Ygritte scouts Castle Black's defenses and reports back that most of the men are on the Wall and few remain in the Castle. The group prepares to attack, while Ygritte seems to have second thoughts. During the battle, she kills numerous brothers of the Night's Watch, including [[Pypar]]. Cornering Jon Snow, Ygritte aims an arrow at him. Seeing him and speaking to him weakens her resolve and she hesitates, only to have [[Olly]]<span style="font-size:14px;"> pierce her lung with an arrow shot from behind. She dies in Jon's arms, reminiscing about their love.</span><ref>"[[The Watchers on the Wall]]"</ref>
+[[File:Ygritte 4x10.PNG|thumb|left|Ygritte's body being prepared for her funeral pyre.]]
+After the arrival of [[Stannis Baratheon]] at the Wall, Jon speaks with Tormund, who is now a captive of the Night's Watch. Tormund asks Jon if he loved Ygritte, and, when Jon does not respond, says that she loved him very much, as the only thing she talked about after Jon left her, was killing him. He convinces Jon to have her body burned [[Beyond the Wall|beyond the Wall]]. Thus, Jon takes Ygritte's body to a grove in the [[Haunted Forest]] and makes a funeral pyre before a [[weirwood]] tree.<ref>"[[The Children]]"</ref>
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+==Quotes==
+{{Quote|If we die we'll die, but first we'll live.|'''Ygritte''' to [[Jon Snow]]|The Bear and the Maiden Fair}}
+{{Quote|Do you remember that cave? We should've stayed in that cave.|'''Ygritte's''' final moments with Jon Snow|The Watchers on the Wall}}
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 ==Behind the scenes==
 *Actress Rose Leslie is Scottish and has a [[wikipedia:received pronunciation|received pronunciation]] accent in real life, but uses a Northern English accent when playing Ygritte. Leslie was cast partially because the producers, having already decided on this manner of speech for the wildlings, were impressed with her performance on ''Downton Abbey'', where she likewise had to affect a Northern accent.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/12/game-of-thrones-rose-leslie-ygritte/ Rose Leslie Entertainment Weekly interview]</ref>
-*On the [[Season 2]] Blu-ray, Rose Leslie as Ygritte narrates the [[Histories & Lore]] videos '''"[[The Free Folk (Histories & Lore)|The Free Folk]]"''' and '''"[[The Night's Watch (Histories & Lore)|The Night's Watch]]."'''
+*On the [[Season 2]] Blu-ray, Rose Leslie narrates the [[Histories & Lore]] videos '''"[[The Free Folk (Histories & Lore)|The Free Folk]]"''' and '''"[[The Night's Watch (Histories & Lore)|The Night's Watch]]" '''as Ygritte'''.'''
 ==In the books==
-In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Ygritte is a wildling spearwife in the force led by Mance Rayder. She is described as skinny, but well-muscled with a round face and a pug nose. Due to the rough life north of the Wall she has crooked teeth (as do many wildlings). Her most distinctive feature is her fiery red hair. The wildlings consider red hair and those who have it to be "kissed by fire", a sign of great luck and fortune.
+In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire|Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Ygritte is described as skinny but well-muscled, with a round face, crooked teeth, a slightly upturned nose, and a smile that lit up her face. Her most distinctive feature is her hair, fiery red and "a tangle of curls". The wildlings consider redheads to be "kissed by fire", a sign of special significance and luck.
+It is unknown who shot the arrow that killed Ygritte. Jon noted that it was not one of his arrows (by the color of the fletching), but blamed himself as though it were.
+When [[Alliser Thorne]] and [[Janos Slynt]] interrogate Jon roughly, they accuse him, among other charges, of oathbreaking by having sex with "the unwashed whore". Jon knows well that many of the sworn brothers visit often the brothel at [[Mole's Town]], but he would not dishonor Ygritte's memory by equating her with the village whores. He admits breaking his vows with Ygritte and that he cared for her, and that was beyond what [[Qhorin]] commanded him to do, but tells them firmly that she was not a whore.
-It is unknown who shot the arrow that killed Ygritte. Jon noticed it was not one of his arrows (by the color of the feathers), but felt as if it was.
 Ygritte's name did not appear in the Season 1 [[Pronunciation guide]], but the phonetic pronunciation of her name was later seen written out in a behind-the-scenes short video: "EE-grit".<ref>[http://winteriscoming.net/2014/03/long-story-short-the-creation-of-game-of-thrones/]</ref>

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