Who is Ygritte in Game of Thrones?

Wildling of the free folk · The Wall & beyond

Ygritte (Wildling of the free folk) is a character in Game of Thrones, part of The Wall & beyond. A spearwife of the free folk captured by Jon Snow's ranging party in the Skirling Pass, Ygritte is kissed by fire — red hair, which the wildlings call lucky. Born north of the Wall, she follows Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall who is uniting the clans, and she sees the Night's Watch as an occupying army on land that belongs to no lords. Sharp-tongued and utterly unafraid of her captor, she delights in telling Jon Snow exactly how little he knows.

When does Ygritte first appear?

Ygritte first appears in Season 2, Episode 6 (“The Old Gods and the New”) of Game of Thrones (2011–2019, HBO).

Which group does Ygritte belong to?

By the time Ygritte appears, The Wall & beyond also includes Benjen Stark, Samwell Tarly.

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