A Storm of Swords - Characters

Characters

The tale is told through the eyes of 10 main characters, a one-off prologue POV and a one-off epilogue POV character, for a total of twelve narrators.

  • Prologue: Chett, a brother and hound-keeper of the Night's Watch.
  • Ser Jaime Lannister, eldest son of Tywin Lannister, brother of Tyrion Lannister, held captive by the King in the North at Riverrun
  • Jon Snow, bastard son of Eddard Stark. A sworn brother of the Night's Watch
  • Lady Catelyn Stark, of House Tully, widow of Lord Eddard Stark
  • Tyrion Lannister, youngest son of Tywin Lannister, a dwarf, brother of Ser Jaime Lannister
  • Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark, held captive by the King on the Iron Throne at King's Landing
  • Arya Stark, youngest daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark, missing and presumed dead
  • Bran Stark, son of Eddard and Catelyn Stark, Prince of Winterfell, heir to the North, believed dead
  • Samwell Tarly, obese and cowardly son of Lord Tarly and a sworn brother of the Night's Watch; also the former heir to Horn Hill
  • Ser Davos Seaworth, a smuggler turned knight in the service of King Stannis Baratheon
  • Queen Daenerys Targaryen, Stormborn, of the Targaryen Dynasty
  • Epilogue: Merrett Frey, a member of the numerous Frey family.

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