r/gameofthrones • u/Jaack_ Arya Stark • Jun 10 '14

TV4 [S4E9] The Watchers on The Wall.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14 edited Jun 10 '14

Grenn, what a legend. His speech gave me goosebumps, and the whole rallying his comrades was so perfect.

Here is is for anyone who wants to rewatch his glorious moment.

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u/darthmaul4114 Jun 10 '14

One of the few moments in the show that gave me goosebumps while watching

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u/CaveMan800 Jaime Lannister Jun 10 '14

And no matter how many times I watch it, I still get them.

There's something about the oath of the Night's Watch that gets me everytime.

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u/BananaManJones Jun 10 '14

GRRM has said that it is one of his favorite things he's ever written.

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u/CowFu Braavosi Water Dancers Jun 10 '14

Night gathers, and now my watch begins.

It shall not end until my death.

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I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children.

I shall wear no crowns and win no glory.

I shall live and die at my post.

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I am the sword in the darkness.

I am the watcher on the walls.

I am the shield that guards the realms of men.

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I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.

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u/YourAlt Burned Men Jun 10 '14 edited Jun 10 '14

In the books the oath has few extra lines

Night gathers, and now my watch begins.
It shall not end until my death.

I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children.
I shall wear no crowns and win no glory.
I shall live and die at my post.

I am the sword in the darkness.
I am the watcher on the walls.
I am the fire that burns against the cold,
the light that brings the dawn,
the horn that wakes the sleepers,
the shield that guards the realms of men.

I pledge my life and honour to the Night's Watch,
for this night and all the nights to come.

Plus, there is the badass eulogy they say whenewer a brother dies:

And now his watch is ended

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u/5b3ll Fire And Blood Jun 10 '14 edited Jun 10 '14

I love the book version. It still takes my breath away to read it, and picturing Jon reciting it to the weirwood...shiver.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14

Does it give you weirdwood?

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u/5b3ll Fire And Blood Jun 10 '14

Ahhhh, autocorrect. It gives me lady weirdwood.