Longclaw
House Mormont's Valyrian steel sword, given to Jon Snow.
Longclaw is the ancestral sword of House Mormont, made of Valyrian steel. Lord Commander Jeor Mormont gives it to Jon Snow in A Game of Thrones, with a new wolf's head pommel made for him.
Quick Facts
- Material
- Valyrian steel
- Wielder
- Jon Snow
- House
- Mormont
Lore & Background
Mormont had named Jon his personal steward and squire and was grooming him for command.
Reader's Guide
Mormont then leads a great ranging beyond the Wall, with Jon at his side carrying the sword.
The gift is his thanks after a dead Night's Watch brother brought back from beyond the Wall rises as a wight and Jon, with his direwolf Ghost, kills it and saves Mormont's life.
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