gemma elizabeth whelan played lady mormont in game of thrones.
gemma elizabeth whelan played lady mormont in game of thrones.
who played lady mormont in game of thrones?
gemma elizabeth whelan
bullet::::- (seasons 6–8) portrayed by bella ramsey. lyanna mormont is the fierce and outspoken, 10-year-old head of house mormont of bear island. she is the niece of lord commander jeor mormont of the night's watch and cousin of ser jorah mormont. in the fifth season, she refuses stannis baratheon's request to aid him in his campaign to overthrow the boltons and rally the north to help him retake the iron throne, asserting her loyalty to house stark. in the sixth season, she is approached by jon snow, sansa stark and davos seaworth for help in retaking winterfell from ramsay bolton. though lyanna is ready to refuse, citing jon as a bastard and sansa as a lannister/bolton wife, she is persuaded to offer help when davos informs her of the coming battle against the night king. she accompanies the mormont forces and witnesses the subsequent battle between jon and ramsay's armies. after the castle is retaken, lyanna admonishes wyman manderly and robett glover for refusing jon's calls for help, and is the first to proclaim jon the new king in the north. as jon and the northern lords plan for the coming war she insists that girls as well as boys should be taught military skills. she dies heroically in the battle of winterfell, sacrificing herself to singlehandedly slay an undead ice giant.
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jon snow is first introduced in "a game of thrones" (1996), as he and his five siblings adopt six orphaned direwolf cubs. known by all as ned stark's illegitimate son and with ned's wife catelyn despising him, jon has always felt removed from the rest of the stark family. he resolves to join the night's watch, as his status as a bastard prevents him from holding lands or marrying into a good family. at the wall, the other recruits resent jon's aura of superiority, but he makes amends by helping them master swordplay. he also befriends samwell tarly, a cowardly lordling who, despite being helpless with weapons, displays an aptitude for book learning. jon's independence and his compassion for the recruits invite the ire of the harsh master-at-arms alliser thorne, who sees jon as a threat to his authority. jon gains the notice of the lord commander, jeor mormont, who names jon his personal squire and grooms jon for command. after learning of his father's execution, jon resolves to desert the night's watch and join his half brother robb, but the other recruits convince jon to remain loyal to his vows. the next night, the body of a fallen night's watch brother brought back from the other side of the wall rises as an undead wight, and jon saves mormont's life by killing the creature. in thanks, mormont gives jon the house mormont ancestral sword longclaw, made of valyrian steel, with a wolf's head handle custom made for jon. mormont then orders a great ranging beyond the wall to learn more of this new threat.
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