Mans the Assassin, "Game of Thrones": character description, interesting facts and history

The series "The Game of Thrones" continues to gain popularity. In 2016, the HBO channel presented the sixth season of the multi-series to numerous fans of history. The project is based on a series of novels by George RR Martin called "Song of Ice and Flame". The writer always carefully thinks over the heroes of the novels, which makes the whole picture very rich, because even the minor characters attract a lot of attention. Mans The Raider has become one of such characters in the series and books, he is also called King-for-Wall.

Appearance in the "Game of Thrones"

The first appearance of Mans in the series "The Game of Thrones" occurred in one of the episodes of the third season, but the audience is aware of its existence in the first chapter of the multi-series. Mans The raider is the leader of the people who are called wild.

Wild and Night Watch

In the "Game of Thrones" the wild ones are the main opponents of the Night Watch brothers, who are responsible for protecting the Wall, the true purpose of which has long been forgotten. The founders of Västerås built the Wall in order to protect civilians in the state from horrific creatures called White Walkers. The opportunity to join the ranks of the night watchmen fell out only to the strongest and courageous men. Despite the fact that the goal of secession of the North from Vasteras was the rescue of people, the construction of the Wall condemned numerous tribes to death at the hands of monsters. Mans The raider is the one who decided to protect the wild, who also call themselves a free people.

Centuries passed after the construction of the Wall, and now the Night watchmen consider it their duty not to allow the wild to cross the Wall, and stories about the White Walkers are perceived as horrible tales. In addition, the position of the sentinel is now considered a punishment, as the King decided to send criminals to the Wall.

The origin of the hero

For many years, Mans gave the service in the Night Watch, but then he went over to the side of the wild. As it turned out, the guy never felt hatred for them, unlike his brothers. The cause of a different view of the tribal situation behind the Wall was the origin of Mans. The guy was born in a wild family who left the baby at the castle on the Wall, thereby saving his life. As parents put it on, they found the baby and took over the night watchmen.

Once Mans the 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 wild of their freedom and did not force them to bow down before him, as do other rulers. In the end, this made the wilds very faithful to their leader, that previously no leader could have succeeded.

Appearance of Mans Raider

According to the book, King-for-Wall at the time of the events described in the third season of the series, forty years. His features are very sharp, his graying hair has a chestnut color. It is also known that Mans is the owner of brown eyes. The creators of the multi-series managed to transfer to the screens of such a character as Mans Raider. The actor named Kieran Hinds, who introduced the hero, perfectly suits the description, because the main features of the appearance of the character are inherent in the performer of the role.

Death of the King-by-Wall

All the fans of the series know that the creators of history mercilessly kill even the key characters, so you can not become attached to the characters of the serial series "The Game of Thrones". Mans The Raider was no exception, and in the fifth season the fans saw his death.

The army of Mansa was captured by Stannis Baratheon, who was gathering troops to occupy the Iron throne. After the death of his elder brother, he was to become the ruler of Västerås. Stannis learned that in fact the king had no heirs, and he 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 force the wild to serve him.

Since the army of Mansa considered themselves to be a free people, they did not agree to bow before Barateón, even if he would give them land south of the wall, where they would be safe. Hoping to frighten the wild, he decides to burn Mans at the stake.

Before the execution, the King-by-Wall had the opportunity to speak with John Snow. It turned out that the great leader, Mans the Raider, has his own fears. The death to which he was sentenced was disgraceful to the wild. Then the King told the guy about his reluctance to see his people see the loss and shameful death of their ruler. John decided to fulfill the last will of the Raider, so he shot him from the bow as soon as the fire was set on fire. The next leader of the free people was Snow, who was later called King of the North.

Mans The Raider in the books of George RR Martin

Despite the fact that the directors of the series "The Game of Thrones" showed the death of Mans, in the novels of George RR Martin Mans remained alive. As stated earlier, Stannis sentenced King-for-Wall to death at the stake, but according to the book, he did not burn. The Priestess of the Lord of the Light, Melisandra, also called the Red Woman, changed the appearance of Mans with one of the wild called Rattlesnake Shirt. Thus the story of the Raider continued, however he was no longer the leader of the people.

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 was shot in the famous drama project of 2015 "Hamlet" by Robin Lock. Together with Benedikt Cumberbatch in the film, they performed the role of key characters.

Hinds also took part in the franchise "Harry Potter", where he starred in the role of brother 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 protagonist over the villain.

During his career, the actor worked on such successful film projects as "Munich", "Oil", "Miss Pettigrew Lives One Day", "Hallim Fow". Now the actor starred in the paintings "Justice League" Zach Snyder, "Woman walks first" by Suzanne White and the TV series "Terror."

It is not surprising that the hero of Kieran acquired so many admirers, because both the actor and the directors of the "Game of Thrones" worked very hard to create it.