Bowen Marsh

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−	| Culture = [[Crannogmen]]}}{{Quote|And why do you think the farmers abandoned those [[The Gift|villages]]? Because the [[Free Folk|Wildlings]] raided them for years, cut them down! Just like they did this [[Olly|boy's]] people!|Bowen Marsh to [[Samwell Tarly]]|Kill the Boy}}'''Bowen Marsh''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 5|fifth season]] who had already been mentioned in the [[Season 1|first season]]. He is played by [[Michael Condron]]. Bowen Marsh is the First Steward of the [[Night's Watch]].	+	| Culture = [[Crannogmen]]}}{{Quote|And why do you think the farmers abandoned those [[The Gift|villages]]? Because the [[Free Folk|wildlings]] raided them for years, cut them down! Just like they did this [[Olly|boy's]] people!|Bowen Marsh to [[Samwell Tarly]]|Kill the Boy}}'''Bowen Marsh''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 5|fifth season]] who had already been mentioned in the [[Season 1|first season]]. He is played by [[Michael Condron]]. Bowen Marsh is the First Steward of the [[Night's Watch]].
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	Marsh participates in the [[Choosing]] of the 998th [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]]. He stands among [[Alliser Thorne]]'s supporters, and fails to applaud or cheer when Jon Snow is elected.<ref>"[[The House of Black and White]]"</ref>		Marsh participates in the [[Choosing]] of the 998th [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]]. He stands among [[Alliser Thorne]]'s supporters, and fails to applaud or cheer when Jon Snow is elected.<ref>"[[The House of Black and White]]"</ref>
−	At a later meeting in the Night's Watch, Marsh sits alongside Jon, Thorne and First Builder [[Othell Yarwyck]] and openly opposes Jon's proposal to allow the wildlings access through the Wall to settle in the Seven Kingdoms or even join the Watch itself. [[Samwell Tarly]] cites [[The Gift]] as a good place for the Wildlings to settle because much of the farmland there is deserted, but Marsh reminds him that this is because the Wildlings frequently targeted the lands of the Gift in their raids of the North, citing [[Olly]]'s village as an example.<ref>"[[Kill the Boy]]"</ref>	+	At a later meeting in the Night's Watch, Marsh sits alongside Jon, Thorne and First Builder [[Othell Yarwyck]] and openly opposes Jon's proposal to allow the wildlings access through the Wall to settle in the Seven Kingdoms or even join the Watch itself. [[Samwell Tarly]] cites [[The Gift]] as a good place for the wildlings to settle because much of the farmland there is deserted, but Marsh reminds him that this is because the wildlings frequently targeted the lands of the Gift in their raids of the North, citing [[Olly]]'s village as an example.<ref>"[[Kill the Boy]]"</ref>
	When Jon Snow returns from [[Hardhome]] with thousands of wildlings and lets them in through the Wall, Bowen Marsh is among the many black brothers who look at the wildlings and even their Lord Commander with disgust.<ref>"[[The Dance of Dragons]]"</ref>		When Jon Snow returns from [[Hardhome]] with thousands of wildlings and lets them in through the Wall, Bowen Marsh is among the many black brothers who look at the wildlings and even their Lord Commander with disgust.<ref>"[[The Dance of Dragons]]"</ref>
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	In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Bowen Marsh is described as being red and round, leading [[Dolorous Edd]] to nickname him "the Old Pomegranate". He is is an important senior figure in the Watch, reporting directly to Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] and is just below him in the command hierarchy of the Watch. When Mormont and the rest of the Night's Watch ride out to investigate the [[wildling]] menace in the so-called "[[Great Ranging]]", he remains in command at Castle Black. Though not explicitly stated, Bowen Marsh hails from House Marsh, a noble house from [[the Neck]] sworn to [[House Reed]].		In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Bowen Marsh is described as being red and round, leading [[Dolorous Edd]] to nickname him "the Old Pomegranate". He is is an important senior figure in the Watch, reporting directly to Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] and is just below him in the command hierarchy of the Watch. When Mormont and the rest of the Night's Watch ride out to investigate the [[wildling]] menace in the so-called "[[Great Ranging]]", he remains in command at Castle Black. Though not explicitly stated, Bowen Marsh hails from House Marsh, a noble house from [[the Neck]] sworn to [[House Reed]].
−	As the [[Wildling]]s advance to Castle Black, [[Mance Rayder]] sends raiding parties the to attack several areas of the Wall, in order to draw attention away from the main host and to draw away the defenders. Unfortunately, Marsh falls for the trick and takes most of the garrison from Castle Black. When [[Jon Snow]] returns, he finds that only forty-one men are left in the castle, most of them old, crippled, or inexperienced.	+	As the [[wildling]]s advance to Castle Black, [[Mance Rayder]] sends raiding parties the to attack several areas of the Wall, in order to draw attention away from the main host and to draw away the defenders. Unfortunately, Marsh falls for the trick and takes most of the garrison from Castle Black. When [[Jon Snow]] returns, he finds that only forty-one men are left in the castle, most of them old, crippled, or inexperienced.
	In the novels, Marsh is friends with Jon Snow and staunchly supports him when he is elected as the new Lord Commander, but slowly becomes disillusioned with him when he proposes an alliance with the wildlings. When Jon decides to leave Castle Black to confront [[Ramsay Bolton]], it is Marsh who starts the Mutiny at Castle Black instead of Alliser Thorne. He is the first to stab Jon, crying in the process.		In the novels, Marsh is friends with Jon Snow and staunchly supports him when he is elected as the new Lord Commander, but slowly becomes disillusioned with him when he proposes an alliance with the wildlings. When Jon decides to leave Castle Black to confront [[Ramsay Bolton]], it is Marsh who starts the Mutiny at Castle Black instead of Alliser Thorne. He is the first to stab Jon, crying in the process.
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