The Night's Watch

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, The Night's Watch has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Table Read Tuesdays (Nov 2025). The Night's Watch is a military order defending the Wall from threats beyond.

George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the Others beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty. In Martin's fictional world, the Great Houses of Westeros represent the Seven Kingdoms which exist on the continent: the North, the Iron Islands