Why did Stannis come to Castle Black?

Stannis was answering Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch Jeor Mormont’s call for aid against Mance Rayder’s attack.

How many wildlings did Stannis capture?

Stannis didn’t demolish all 100,000 wildlings, he merely broke them up, took their leader and caused fear and discord amongst them using his Knightly superiority!

How big is the wildling army?

During the War of the Five King, the Night’s Watch deserter Mance Rayder had succeededwas a large force of Free Folk who attempted to break through the Wall defended by The Night’s Watch. It was a force of over 100,000 people, from hundreds of tribes beyond the Wall.

How did Stannis Baratheon get behind the wall?

Stannis did go through the Night’s Watch to get behind the Wall. He sailed his men to Eastwatch and crossed the Wall at that point, with Cotter Pyke and some Eastwatch-based rangers leading Stannis’ men behind the Wall (in the books) so they could take Mance’s forces by surprise. It was very much an in-conjunction-with-the-Watch exercise.

Is Stannis Baratheon a good person?

In his own way, Stannis is an especially dutiful man who keeps to his word and is actually respectable in his actions. He aspires to have his throne because it is his by right, rather than any narcissistic desires or delusions of grandeur that the likes of Joffrey suffered from.

Why did Stannis attack the wildlings in the first place?

As in the book, I think the show shows pretty clearly that Stannis’ forces attacked the wildlings in response to a letter he received from the Wall requesting aid to repel the impending wildling invasion. You may recall Shireen teaching Davos to read.

Why did Stannis go north to fight Mance Rayder?

While Melisandre wanted to sacrifice “king’s blood” to change Stannis’ fortunes, Davos reminded him that a true king protects his people. With the letter from Castle Black asking for help, Stannis decides to go north, beyond the Wall, and take on Mance Rayder.

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