Ep. 218: - Jon X | A Storm of Swords | "Horn of Winter"

About this episode

Jon Snow is sent as an envoy to Mance Rayder, where he learns about the Horn of Winter and the wildlings' true intentions.

Jon is taken out of his ice cell and brought once again before Janos Slynt , and told that only Maester Aemon is preventing Janos from hanging Jon. Janos reveals that he will give Jon one last chance to prove his innocence, sending him to meet Mance Rayder as an envoy, but Jon must kill the wildling king. Beyond the Wall , Jon meets Tormund who treats him with respect, almost as a friend. Jon is brought before Mance, and the king reveals that he is aware that the Night's Watch is nearly out of provisions and cannot hold out much longer. Rayder then brings him to see the Horn of Winter , which Mance claims they found back in the Frostfangs , but only he and his trusted lieutenants knew about it. However, Mance does not wish to use the Horn, for if the songs can be believed, it will cause the Wall to collapse. The wildlings have come south not to conquer, but to escape the Others . Without the Wall, Mance’s people would find no safe haven, even in the south, and that is something he does not wish to happen. Mance offers Jon the Horn of Winter if the Night’s Watch will let his people pass the Wall and settle the lands to the south, although he will not abide the laws or taxes of the…

Topics covered

• Jon Snow
• wildlings
• Night's Watch
• Horn of Winter
• Mance Rayder
• A Storm of Swords

Keywords

• Jon Snow
• Mance Rayder
• wildlings
• Horn of Winter
• Night's Watch
• A Storm of Swords

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Horn of Winter, A Storm of Swords

Places: Frostfangs, Eastwatch, Wall, Seven Kingdoms

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