wight
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Come the spring, I’m off to either Brownsea Island or the Isle of wight and will report back.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2020
Drogon is injured and Dany fends for herself; as a wight descends, faithful Jorah chops its head off.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019
Season 8 opens with a massive war literally on the horizon as the White Walkers and their undead wight army have breached The Wall and are heading towards the world of men.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2019
Cersei was presented with the snarling wight and after much convincing, appeared to agree to join forces with the new power couple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2017
“Jacob, how did that wight know so much about you? And us?”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
What would have been the most minor behaviors a week ago — the unprotected high-five, the leaned-in whisper, the detective getting in a suspect’s face — now seem as otherworldly as wights and flying dragons.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2020
When necessary, wights sacrificed themselves to provide bridging and climbing positions for their brethren, effectively operating as animate siege engines.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2019
As the scene changes to showcase the effect of the Night King’s death, with wights everywhere fading into nothingness, we also get a fantastic shot of Viserion going down.
From The Verge ● Apr. 29, 2019
In the godswood, Theon has somehow fought off a legion of wights and is breathing a sigh of relief—now I just have to fight the Night King, he thinks.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019
“Lord Commander, wights are monstrous, unnatural creatures. Abominations before the eyes ofthe gods. You ... you cannot mean to try to talk with them?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
