As war with the White Walkers looms on the horizon, one particular type of weapon is becoming increasingly important: Valyrian steel swords.
That’s because there are only two ways to kill a White Walker, with a dragonglass dagger or a Valyrian steel blade. In the present day of “Game of Thrones,” nobody knows how to create new Valyrian steel, since that knowledge went up in smoke with the rest of Valyria when it was destroyed in the Doom hundreds of years ago.
Thus, Valyrian steel is an incredibly rare commodity and swords made from it are going to play a key role in the future of Westeros and the rest of the world. And that means keeping track of the few Valyrian steel swords that are already in play is going to be a big deal as well. It’s worth noting, also, that even though the methods by which Valyrian steel is created has been lost, that doesn’t mean it they will stay lost. More on that later.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the Valyrian steel swords we’ve seen so far on the show, as well as those swords that have been referenced in the books that could also make an appearance at some point.
-Heartsbane. We met House Tarly’s ancestral sword this week in Sunday night’s episode “Blood of My Blood,” as it hung on the wall above the mantel at the Tarly castle Horn Hill. When Sam, Gilly and baby Sam left the castle in the episode, Sam made sure to grab Heartsbane on the way out the door.
-Longclaw. This is Jon Snow’s sword, given to him by former Night’s Watch lord commander Jeor Mormont. Jon has already put Longclaw to good use, killing a White Walker with it in the Battle of Hardhome in season 5. Longclaw is still in Jon Snow’s possession.
-Ice. The ancestral greatsword of House Stark. Though humanity has lost the knowledge of how to forge a Valyrian steel sword from scratch, a few men remain who are able to reforge new Valyrian steel swords from existing ones. In season 4, Tywin Lannister had Ice, taken from Ned Stark, melted down so as to forge two Valyrian steel longswords for House Lannister.
-Oathkeeper. One of the two Valyrian steel swords forged from Ice. Tywin gave Oathkeeper to his son Jaime, who then gave it to Brienne of Tarth. Brienne still carries it.
-Widow’s Wail. The other sword forged from Ice. Tywin gave this one to Joffrey as a wedding gift, but after Joffrey died the sword passed to his younger brother Tommen.
That’s because there are only two ways to kill a White Walker, with a dragonglass dagger or a Valyrian steel blade. In the present day of “Game of Thrones,” nobody knows how to create new Valyrian steel, since that knowledge went up in smoke with the rest of Valyria when it was destroyed in the Doom hundreds of years ago.
Thus, Valyrian steel is an incredibly rare commodity and swords made from it are going to play a key role in the future of Westeros and the rest of the world. And that means keeping track of the few Valyrian steel swords that are already in play is going to be a big deal as well. It’s worth noting, also, that even though the methods by which Valyrian steel is created has been lost, that doesn’t mean it they will stay lost. More on that later.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the Valyrian steel swords we’ve seen so far on the show, as well as those swords that have been referenced in the books that could also make an appearance at some point.
-Heartsbane. We met House Tarly’s ancestral sword this week in Sunday night’s episode “Blood of My Blood,” as it hung on the wall above the mantel at the Tarly castle Horn Hill. When Sam, Gilly and baby Sam left the castle in the episode, Sam made sure to grab Heartsbane on the way out the door.
-Longclaw. This is Jon Snow’s sword, given to him by former Night’s Watch lord commander Jeor Mormont. Jon has already put Longclaw to good use, killing a White Walker with it in the Battle of Hardhome in season 5. Longclaw is still in Jon Snow’s possession.
-Ice. The ancestral greatsword of House Stark. Though humanity has lost the knowledge of how to forge a Valyrian steel sword from scratch, a few men remain who are able to reforge new Valyrian steel swords from existing ones. In season 4, Tywin Lannister had Ice, taken from Ned Stark, melted down so as to forge two Valyrian steel longswords for House Lannister.
-Oathkeeper. One of the two Valyrian steel swords forged from Ice. Tywin gave Oathkeeper to his son Jaime, who then gave it to Brienne of Tarth. Brienne still carries it.
-Widow’s Wail. The other sword forged from Ice. Tywin gave this one to Joffrey as a wedding gift, but after Joffrey died the sword passed to his younger brother Tommen.
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