The series "Game of Thrones" continues to gain popularity. In 2016, the HBO channel presented the sixth season of the multi-series to numerous history fans. The project is based on a series of novels by George R. R. Martin called "Song of Ice and Fire." The writer is always very carefully thought out the heroes of the novels, which makes the whole picture very rich, because even secondary characters attract a lot of attention. Mans the Raider has become one of the heroes of the series and books, he is also called the King of the Wall.
Appearance in Game of Thrones
The first appearance of Mans in the series “Game of Thrones” occurred in one of the episodes of the third season, but viewers are aware of its existence in the first chapter of the series. Mans Raider is the leader of a people called wild.
Wild and Night Watch
In the Game of Thrones, the feral are the main opponents of the Night Watch brothers, who are responsible for guarding the Wall, whose true purpose has long been forgotten. The founders of Westeros built the Wall in order to protect civilians from horrifying creatures called the White Walkers. The opportunity to replenish the ranks of night watchmen fell out only to the most powerful and brave men. Despite the fact that the purpose of separating the North from Westeros was to save people, the construction of the Wall doomed numerous tribes to death at the hands of monsters. Mans the Raider became the one who decided to protect the wild, who also call themselves free people.
Centuries have passed since the construction of the Wall, and now the Night Sentinels consider it their duty to prevent the feral from crossing the Wall, and the stories about the White Walkers are perceived as terrible tales. In addition, the position of a sentinel is now considered a punishment, because the king decided to send criminals to the Wall.
The origin of the hero
For many years, Mans gave service in Night Watch, but then switched to the side of the wild. As it turned out, the guy never hated them, unlike his brothers. The reason for a different view of the situation of the tribe beyond the Wall was the origin of Mansa. The guy was born into a family of feral, who left the baby at the castle on the Wall, thereby saving his life. As the parents put on, the kid was found and taken to his night watch.
Once Mans Raider left his post on the Wall and joined the free people. He had the wisdom to unite the warring tribes of the inhabitants north of the Wall, and thereby create a powerful army. In addition, he did not deprive the feral of their freedom and did not force him to bow before him, as other rulers do. As a result, this made the wild ones very faithful to their leader, which no leader had previously succeeded in.
Mans Raider Appearance
According to the book, King-for-the-Wall at the time of the events described in the third season of the series is forty years old. His features are very sharp, graying hair has a chestnut tint. It is also known that Mans is the owner of brown eyes. The creators of the multi-episode managed to transfer to the screens of such a character as Mans the Raider. An actor named Kieran Hinds, who introduced the hero, perfectly fits the description, because the main features of the character's appearance are inherent in the performer of the role.
Death of the King behind the Wall
All fans of the series know that the creators of the story mercilessly kill even the key characters, so you can not get attached to the characters of the multi-part film "Game of Thrones." Mans Raider was no exception, and in the fifth season of the picture, fans saw his death.
Mans's army was captured by Stannis Baratheon, who was gathering troops to occupy the Iron Throne. After the death of his older brother, he was to become the ruler of Westeros. Stannis found out that in fact the king had no heirs, and the one who sits on the throne is the fruit of the Lannister incest. Despite the fact that the truth is on the side of Baratheon, he needed to win the crown, but Stannis simply did not have enough troops for this. He was sure that he could make the wild ones serve him.
Since the army of Mans considered themselves a free people, they did not agree to bow before the Baratheon, even if he would give them lands south of the wall, where they would be safe. Hoping to frighten the wild, he decides to burn Mansa at the stake.
Before the execution, King-over-the-Wall had the opportunity to speak with John Snow. It turned out that such a great leader as Mans the Raider has his fears. The death to which he was sentenced was shameful for the feral. Then the King told the guy about the reluctance that his people saw the loss and shameful death of his ruler. John decided to fulfill the last will of the Raider, so he shot him with a bow as soon as a fire was set on fire. The next leader of the free people was Snow, who was later called the King of the North.
Mans Raider in the books of George R. R. Martin
Despite the fact that the directors of the game "Game of Thrones" showed the death of Mans, in the novels of George R. R. Martin, Mans survived. As stated earlier, Stannis sentenced the King-of-the-Wall to death at the stake, however, according to the book, he was not on fire. Priestess of the Lord of the Light Melisander, who is also called the Red Woman, changed the appearance of Mans with one of the wild named Rattleshirt. Thus the story of the Raider continued, but he was no longer the leader of the people.
The actor who embodied the image of the King behind the Wall in the series
On the screens for three seasons, Mansa was represented by Kieran Hinds. This year, the actor turned 63 years old.
Previously, Kieran starred in Robin Locke’s famous drama project of 2015. Together with Benedict Cumberbatch in the film, they played the roles of key characters.
Hinds also took part in the Harry Potter franchise, where he starred as the sibling of Albus Dumbledore. Despite the fact that the hero first appeared in the final episode of the story, fans of the tape remembered the character and his contribution to the victory of the main character over the villain.
During his career, the actor worked on such successful film novels as “Munich”, “Oil”, “Miss Pettigrew lives one day”, “Hollam Fow”. Now the actor is acting in the films “Justice League” by Zach Snyder, “The Woman Walks First” by Susanne White and the series “Terror”.
It is not surprising that the hero of Kiran gained such a number of fans, because the actor himself and the directors of Game of Thrones worked hard to create it.