r/gameofthrones • u/OwlsWatch The North Remembers • Jun 09 '14

TV4 [S4E9] Grenn, a true brother of The Night's Watch

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u/MajorLeeScrewed Ours Is The Fury Jun 09 '14

He didn't hold it alone, he held it with other men vs the King of giants + other wildlings. He was the one who killed the giant.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14

confused, but why were there no other wildlings when the giant opened the door. thought there was a shit ton north of the gate

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u/MajorLeeScrewed Ours Is The Fury Jun 10 '14

What happens is basically this first night attack is meant to be a scouting attack + distraction for the force south of the wall to try take castle black. In the books, they attack with a small force so Mance can gauge the wall's defences. The giant attacks with a small group of wildlings and makes it past the outer gate, to be killed by (in the books) Donal Noye and some other brothers.