SnowmoveNeverforgetwhatyouareTherestoftheworldWe'renotbastardSonof a traitorlikearmorYoucanneverbeused a hedgeSosomethingtogetthatjobWhateveritwaasyou'llseeitagainNexttime I see a beallinblackItwasalwaysmycolorWell, soandyoustopAreyou a brotherofthenight's launchor a bustedboywhowantstoplayatwar?
Allmylife I wantedtobeJohn, but I swore a sacredvowattheconsulate.
Myplaceishere I amtheswordinthedarkness.
I am a watcheronthewalls.
I amtheshieldthatguards I pledgemylifeonthattonightSwathnightstocome.
KilltheboyJohnStroh I wantyou A monsterhastakenourhomeandourbrotherWeihavetogobacktoWinterfellSafe, Doyoufool?
Don't youruntothelitter?
A literacygroupofanimalsthatarebornatthesametimeForexample, a litterofpuppies A runtisananimalwhichissmaller, weakerthanothersfromthesamegrouporlitter.
JonSnowisobviouslytherunsofthestarklitter.
Thebastardsonof a traderbastardisanoldfashionedtermusedtoreferto a personbornofparentswhowerenotmarried.
Nowadays, thiswordismorecommonlyusedasaninsultfor a badperson.
Traderis a personwhohasbetrayedordeceivedordonesomethingbadtoanotherpersonwhowassupposedtobehisorherfriend.
Forexample, hebecame a traderwhenhesoldinformationtotheenemywhere, likearmorarmorisclothingoranoutfitmadeofmetaltoprotectthebodyfrominjuryfromweapons.
I daresayyou'llseeitagain.
I daresaytoDareistodosomethingthatothersaren't braveenoughtoattemptdoing.
Whenyoustart a statementwith, I daresayyou'reindicatingyoubelievesomethingisprobablytrue.
Forexample, I daresaythey'llnevergetbacktogetheras a couple.
Farewell, Snowandyou.
StarkFarewellis a nounthatmeansgoodbyesnowandstark, theliteralmeaningofsnows, thefrozenrainthatfallsfromthesky.
A commoncomplicationisstarkcontrast, whichmeans a verycleardefineddifference.
Thename's snowandStarkseemedtobeperfectsymbolicnamesforthecharacterandfamilythatrepresenttoswear a sacredvowistopromiseyou'lldosomethinginthetermvowisanotherwordforpromise.
Sacred, ontheotherhand, meansholy.
We'rehaving a specialdivineconnection.
I amtheswordinthedarkness.
A swordis a cuttingweaponwith a longblade.
I amtheshieldthatguardstherealmsofmen.
A shieldis a pieceofarmorusedtoprotectitsuserfrom a particulardangerandintoguardistowatchandprotectsomethingorsomebody.
As a guardian, JonSnowassumestheroleof a shieldasheguardstherealmsofmen.
A realmisanareaoftenruledbykingorqueen.
I pledgemylifeandhonortothenight's watch.
Topledgeistopromisesomethingin a formalandseriousway.