Will

Will
Biographical information
Died	298 AC in the North Beheaded with Ice for desertion by Eddard Stark
World of Westeros
Season(s)	1
Appeared in	"Winter Is Coming"
Died in	"Winter Is Coming"
Portrayed by	Bronson Webb

"I know I broke my oath. I know I'm a deserter. I should have gone back to the Wall and warned them, but... I saw what I saw... I saw the White Walkers."

―Will to Eddard Stark

Will was a ranger in the Night's Watch. After an encounter with the White Walkers beyond the Wall, Will deserted the Watch, and was eventually captured and later executed by Ned Stark.

Biography

Background

Will is a ranger of the Night's Watch. He was not of noble birth, but was posthumously described by Benjen Stark as a reliable soldier, a "true ranger".

Season 1

Rangers Gared, Ser Waymar Royce and Will depart Castle Black on a ranging beyond the Wall.

A patrol consisting of Will, Gared and Ser Waymar Royce set out into the Haunted Forest beyond the Wall. Will is later found hundreds of miles south of the Wall near Winterfell, apparently having gone renegade. He is apprehended and brought before Lord Eddard Stark for justice. Will claims that his companions have been brutally killed by the White Walkers and he fled in terror. Eddard does not believe the story and executes Will as a deserter, beheading him with his Valyrian steel greatsword, Ice.

Appearances

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Image gallery

Will in the haunted forest in "Winter is Coming".

Will in "Winter is Coming".

Quotes

Spoken about Will

Eddard Stark: "The boy I beheaded... Did you know him?"

Benjen Stark: "Of course I did. Just a lad. But he was tough, Ned. A true Ranger."

— Benjen and Ned talk about Will.

Behind the scenes

• After playing the role in the unaired original pilot, it appeared that Webb would be unavailable to reprise the character for re-shoots and would have to be recast. However, it was later confirmed that Webb would indeed be returning to the role.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Will is famed for his skills as a tracker and a hunter, a result of his previous career as a poacher. Nobody can move more silent through the forest than Will. After being caught killing a Mallister buck by Lord Jason Mallister's woodsmen, he chose to take the black over losing a hand. He has been at the Wall for four years when the events of the books begin.

In the TV series, some of Will and Gared's story roles have been switched around from the books.

See also

• Will on A Wiki of Ice and Fire

References

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