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Sam is a recruit who enters the Night’s Watch after Jon Snow. Several trainees in the Night’s Watch ridicule Sam, and Alliser embarrasses Sam during combat training. In response, Jon Snow sticks up for Sam and makes sure no one will make fun of him. Sam and Jon become close friends. After taking his vows for the Night’s Watch, Sam becomes Maester Aemon’s steward.
Samwell Tarly Quotes in A Game of Thrones
The A Game of Thrones quotes below are all either spoken by Samwell Tarly or refer to Samwell Tarly. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5: Jon Quotes
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
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Chapter 26: Jon Quotes
Fat and awkward and frightened he might be, but Samwell Tarly was no fool. One night he visited Jon in his cell. “I don’t know what you did,” he said, “but I know you did it.” He looked away shyly. “I’ve never had a friend before.”
“We’re not friends,” Jon said. He put a hand on Sam’s broad shoulder. “We’re brothers.”
And so they were, he thought to himself after Sam had taken his leave. Robb and Bran and Rickon were his father’s sons, and he loved them still, yet Jon knew that he had never truly been one of them. Catelyn Stark had seen to that. The grey walls of Winterfell might still haunt his dreams, but Castle Black was his life now, and his brothers were Sam and Grenn and Halder and Pyp and the other cast-outs who wore the black of the Night’s Watch.
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Samwell Tarly Character Timeline in A Game of Thrones
The timeline below shows where the character Samwell Tarly appears in A Game of Thrones. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 26: Jon
A new recruit named Samwell Tarly, or Sam, arrives at the Wall. He goes to training with Alliser Thorne. The...
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That night, Jon talks with Sam. Jon says he misses Winterfell, but Sam doesn’t miss home. He says that he enjoyed...
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Chapter 41: Jon
...like his uncle Ben. But Jon is hesitant to take the vow, especially considering that Sam was absent from dinner the night before. Since Sam came to Castle Black later than...
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Chapter 48: Jon
Sam sits down on the bench at breakfast beside Jon. Sam is elated. He’s just learned...
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...reads out the placements for each of the recruits. Some will be rangers, others builders. Sam is named a steward and will support Maester Aemon. When Jon’s name is read, he’s...
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Jon and Sam go past the Wall later that night, escorted by rangers. Jon’s direwolf, Ghost, accompanies him....
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Chapter 52: Jon
Jon, Sam, Commander Mormont, and a group of rangers have ventured beyond the Wall again after they...
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...also the bastard of a traitor. Jon takes out a knife and lunges at Alliser. Sam steps between Jon and Alliser, and others take hold of Jon from behind. Jon is...
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Chapter 60: Jon
Sam tells Jon that Maester Aemon wants to see him. When Jon goes to see Aemon,...
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Chapter 70: Jon
...a horse to ride out of Castle Black and join his brother Robb in battle. Sam stands before him, pleading with him not to go. Jon doesn’t listen and runs his...
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