Chapter Fifty-Five - Jon 7 - A Storm of Swords | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)

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Jon and his Night’s Watch brothers prepare Castle Black for battle. The wildlings overwhelm the Black Brothers with their superior numbers. However, the Night’s Watch set a trap and the wildlings run right into it. After the fighting ends, Jon finds Ygritte. She’s in bad shape. Simon and Mackelly remove their helms in respect.
Chapter Review:
Jon Snow waits atop the King’s Tower with two of his Night’s Watch brothers and six scarecrows dressed as Black Bothers. He knows the wildlings are getting close, as Mole’s Town burns in the distance. Jon hopes Ygritte won’t come with the rest, but he knows better. He hopes he’ll get a shot at the Magnar of Thenn, an enemy he’ll have no qualms putting an arrow through.
The wildlings attack at night. Jon and his brothers in the towers rain arrows down on them. However, there are too many to stop. The wildlings overrun the barricade set up to protect the gate to the Wall and the steps up the Wall. The Night’s Watch men flee up the stairs and the wildlings follow. When the wildlings are fully committed to the stairs, Jon and the archers send fire arrows into flammables placed under the stairs. Donal Noye lights the stairs above the wildlings on fire, trapping the wildlings between the set of flames. The wildling force is extinguished when a huge slab of ice breaks off of the Wall and crushes them.
Jon, aided by a new brother named Satin, finds Ygritte lying with an arrow in her chest. Jon tells her that Maester Aemon will fix her up and she will see 100 real castles. She touches Jon on the face and tells him that he knows nothing, as she dies.
Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Member of the Night’s Watch.
Ygritte - Wildling girl who Jon developed a romantic relationship with.
Styr - Magnar of Thenn. Leader of the wildling group.
Donal Noye - One-armed blacksmith of the Night’s Watch.
Castle Black - Headquarters of the Night’s Watch.
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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Character Recap (00:11:50)

3. Chapter Summary (00:12:37)

4. General Discussion (00:17:47)

5. Background Information (00:51:49)

6. Comparison with the TV Show (00:54:17)

7. Pedantry Corner (00:56:11)

8. News and Notes (00:56:56)

9. Conclusion (00:59:09)