Night King

fictional character from the Game of Thrones series
Person game_of_thrones_character Q37945333
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Night King

Summary

Night King is a Game of Thrones character[1]. He died in Winterfell[2]. He worked as a leader[3], necromancer[4], swordfighter[5], and dragon rider[6]. He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Key Facts

  • Night King passed away in Winterfell[2].
  • Night King's professions included leader[3].
  • Night King worked as a necromancer[4].
  • Night King worked as a swordfighter[5].
  • Night King's professions included dragon rider[6].
  • Night King is the creator of George R. R. Martin[8].
  • Night King is recorded as male[9].
  • Night King's instance of is recorded as Game of Thrones character[10].
  • Night King's instance of is recorded as White Walker[11].
  • Night King's killed by is recorded as Arya Stark[12].
  • Night King was performed by Richard Brake[13].
  • Among the performers on Night King was Vladimir Furdik[14].
  • Night King's Commons category is recorded as Night King[15].
  • The cause of death was stabbing[16].
  • Night King's from narrative universe is recorded as World of Ice and Fire[17].
  • Night King's manner of death is recorded as homicide[18].
  • Night King's present in work is recorded as Game of Thrones[19].
  • Night King's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Night King'}[20].
  • Night King's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as necromancy[21].
  • Night King's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as immortality in fiction[22].
  • Night King's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as cryokinesis[23].
  • Night King's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as superhuman strength[24].
  • Night King's mount is recorded as Viserion[25].
  • Night King's narrative role is recorded as main antagonist[26].
  • Night King's enemy is recorded as Daenerys Targaryen[27].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include leader[3], necromancer[4], swordfighter[5], and dragon rider[6].

Works and Contributions

Night King is the creator of George R. R. Martin[8].

Death and Burial

Night King passed away in Winterfell[2]. The cause of death was stabbing[16].

Why It Matters

Night King has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where did Night King die?

Night King passed away in Winterfell[2].

What did Night King do for work?

Night King worked as leader[3], necromancer[4], swordfighter[5], and dragon rider[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Long Night. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mount → Viserion
    Sex or gender → male
    Manner of death → homicide
    Cause of death → stabbing
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47161|batch #47161]]: HAND ID (12)"
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