Why was Jon allowed to leave the Nights Watch?

The vow of dedicating ones life to the Night’s Watch is “until death.” Well, I hate to bring it up again, but Jon Snow did die. Therefore, the oath he took was dissolved upon his death. After executing those who turned on him, including Olly, Jon said goodbye to his post and that was it.

Why did Jon Snow join the Free Folk?

The very first time we met Jon Snow, he was well on his way to joining the Night’s Watch. He’d chosen to do so because he always felt alienated by his status as a bastard — which Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley)’s constant eye daggers did little to mollify.

Did Jon Snow go live with the free folk?

“Jon Snow wasn’t going to “the wild” to live with the free folk. He was banished to the wall to be a part of the Nights Watch again. If he went to live with the free folk, treason. Death.

Did Jon Snow abandon the Nights Watch at the end?

Or was he leaving the Night’s Watch behind and rejoining the Wildlings to live with them? Turns out, that final assumption (which, admittedly, was the most popular consensus online) is correct.

Why did John Snow leave the wall?

Jon being sent to the Wall was a compromise. As Tyrion explained, either giving Jon to the Unsullied or setting him free completely would have started a war. Jon still wanted nothing to do with ruling Westeros, so his “punishment” suited him just fine.

Why did bran send Jon to the wall?

He had to get Jon away from the friends of Dani who wanted him dead for killing her, so he made a show of sending him to the Wall, knowing that Jon would go into the wild for the rest of his life.

How many free folk are left?

The wiki states that around 5,000 Wildlings survived the massacre at Hardhome so an additional 5,000 are killed by wights during the last ditch evacuation attempt after the walls are breached. So of the original 100,000 in Mance’s host, only 5,000 actually make it through the Wall and settle in the Gift.

Why was Tormund waiting for Jon?

It’s also possible that Jon’s sentence was a ruse to soothe Grey Worm and those who wanted justice for Daenerys’ murder. After all, there’s no purpose for the Night’s Watch without White Walkers. And Tormund was waiting for Jon when he arrived at the Wall.

Why didn’t Jon Snow go to live with the wilds?

“Jon Snow wasn’t going to “the wild” to live with the free folk. He was banished to the wall to be a part of the Nights Watch again. If he went to live with the free folk, treason.

Does Jon Snow leave his watch in the Game of Thrones finale?

After eight seasons and 73 episodes, Game of Thrones came to an end Sunday night. At the end of the series, Jon Snow is forced, once again, to take the black and go to serve a life sentence on The Wall as a member of the Night’s Watch. The final moments of the finale, however, suggest that Jon leaves his watch to join the Wildlings.

Is the night’s watch the same as Jon Snow?

But the Night’s Watch isn’t the same, and neither is Jon Snow. When this story began, he was on his way to the Wall because it was one of his only options as a (supposed) bastard child, but he was enthused about what adventures were ahead. Now he’s seen and defeated (with a major assist from Arya Stark) the horrors beyond the Wall.

Is Jon Snow a Kingslayer or queenslayer?

Jon Snow as the show leaves him is an inversion of the Jaime Lannister we met at the start of the narrative. Jaime became the Kingslayer, killing a Targeryen who wanted everything to burn; Jon became the Queenslayer, doing the same thing to the Mad King’s daughter. Why is Jon Snow traveling north of the Wall?