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Quick Facts
SpeciesFree Folk—Wildling
BornAt Craster's Keep
Cause of deathNone explicitly mentioned—Natural causes
EyesNone explicitly mentioned in the passage—brown
HairNone explicitly mentioned in the passage—unkown—dark—blonde
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Character

Gilly

Game of Thrones·Night's Watch

Gilly is a recurring character across Game of Thrones from its second through eighth seasons, portrayed as one of the Free Folk who live beyond the Wall. She is both a daughter and a wife of the wildling Craster, and the mother of a son, later named Sam, born of that forced union. Her name derives from the gillyflower.

After the Night's Watch mutiny at Craster's Keep leaves Craster and Lord Commander Jeor Mormont dead, Samwell Tarly flees with Gilly and her newborn. On the journey Sam kills a White Walker with a dragonglass dagger to protect her child, and the pair eventually reach Castle Black, where Gilly is sheltered as a refugee. She survives the wildling massacre of Mole's Town when Ygritte spares her, works in the kitchens and mends clothes, and is taught to read by Princess Shireen Baratheon.

Gilly's bond with Samwell Tarly deepens over the series as she accompanies him through the war for the dawn and beyond. This overview is compiled from the Game of Thrones Wiki under CC BY-SA 4.0; on-screen chronology is presented in the Timeline.

Free Folk Gilly
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Relationships

Key people, factions, places, and events connected to Gilly.

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PEOPLE
{Craster}ParentsSamwell TarlyParentsRandyll TarlyParentsMance RayderParentsMoragSiblingsSissySiblings
SamSiblings
{Craster's last son}Siblings
FACTIONS
Night's WatchAffiliationsHouse TarlyAffiliations

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Identity

Species
Free Folk—Wildling
Occupation
Gilly

Appearance

Eye color
None explicitly mentioned in the passage—brown
Hair color
None explicitly mentioned in the passage—unkown—dark—blonde

Origin & End

Born
At Craster's Keep

Affiliations

Affiliations
Night's Watch, House Tarly

Relationships

Parent of
SamLittle SamCrasterMance Rayder's baby son
Child of
{Craster}Samwell TarlyRandyll TarlyMance Rayder
Siblings
MoragSissySam{Craster's last son}101 brothers and even more sistersCraster's other daughtersSamwell Tarly
Spouse
{Craster}

Abilities & Equipment

Weapons
None explicitly mentionedDragonglass daggerobsidian bladesNone mentionedNone explicitly mentioned in the passageHeartsbane

Other

Image
Gilly8x02.PNG
Series
''Game of Thrones''
Performers
Hannah Murray
Cause of death
None explicitly mentioned—Natural causes
Nickname
Gillyflower—None explicitly mentioned—None explicitly mentioned in the passage—unkown—Wildling—Gilly—None mentioned—Gill-ee—Goldy—Elí—Vère—Anje—Goździk—Gilly (serial)
Allegiance
Free Folk—Craster—Night's Watch—Samwell Tarly—unkown—House Stark—None explicitly stated
Seat
Mole's Town—None explicitly mentioned in the passage
Noble House
None explicitly mentioned in the passage
Type
character—Free Folk—Wildling

Appearances

Where Gilly appears across works and media.

27 episodes
Game of Thrones
Battle of Winterfell
Game of Thrones: Season 5
A Song of Ice and Fire
Main Series
A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones
A great ranging of the Night's Watch under Lord Commander Jeor Mormont arrives at Craster's Keep
Game of Thrones: Season 4
Game of Thrones: Season 3
While the Night's Watch stay at Craster's Keep, Gilly is scared by Ghost when the white direwolf approaches her, attracted by a dead rabbit she's holding
Game of Thrones: Season 8
A Feast for Crows
Game of Thrones: Season 6
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Sources

  • Wookieepedia — Gilly

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