Ice

Ice was a Valyrian steel greatsword and an heirloom of House Stark. It was used both in war and on ceremonial occasions by the Lord of Winterfell. It has been in the possession of House Stark for generations and was kept in a special scabbard crafted from the pelt of a wolf. After the Red Wedding, the sword was melted down and reforged as two swords: Widow's Wail and Oathkeeper. 
==History==
===House of the Dragon: Season 1===
Ice is in the possession of Lord Cregan Stark.:File:S2 Cregan and Jace.png
===Game of Thrones: Season 1===
Eddard Stark uses Ice to behead Will, a deserter from the Night's Watch. Theon Greyjoy holds the scabbard, as Eddard draws the blade. He holds the sword before him as he passes the sentence. Later, Eddard cleans the sword in the godswood at Winterfell."Winter Is Coming"
When Ned is accused of treason, Ilyn Payne, the King's Justice, is ordered to behead him at King Joffrey's command."Baelor" In a show of twisted irony, Ice is the weapon used to kill Ned and is kept in King's Landing afterward as a trophy.
===Game of Thrones: Season 4===
Ice is melted down on Tywin Lannister's orders by a Volantene blacksmith brought to King's Landing to make Jaime a new sword. However, due to Ice's substantial size, there's enough Valyrian steel to make two longswords. When Jaime asks about the source of the Valyrian steel, Tywin simply replies that "the previous owner no longer needed it." Tywin also callously burns Ice's wolf-pelt scabbard in the forge's fire, as a further gesture of spite and dishonor towards the Starks. After throwing the scabbard into the fire, Tywin can be seen picking up Ice's now useless hilt from the edge of the fireplace. What he eventually does with the hilt is unknown. "Two Swords"
The second blade is given to Joffrey as a wedding gift at the breakfast before the wedding ceremony. Of all the names proposed by the attendants, Joffrey chooses "Widow's Wail"."The Lion and the Rose"
Jaime later gives his yet-unnamed blade to Brienne to aid her in her task of rescuing Sansa. He reasons that it is appropriate for Ned Stark's daughter to be protected with a sword forged from her father's own sword. Brienne chooses the name "Oathkeeper" to honor the oath she swore to Catelyn Stark."Oathkeeper"
===Game of Thrones: Season 6===
In a way, Ice returns to the service of the Starks, when Brienne swears her service to Sansa, laying Oathkeeper at her feet."The Red Woman" The fate of the second blade, Widow's Wail, has not been revealed.
===Game of Thrones: Season 8===
Upon Jaime's arrival at Winterfell,"Winterfell" Ice is unofficially (but wholly) returned to Winterfell, as he wields Widow's Wail for the Starks, while Brienne had previously arrived at Winterfell wielding Oathkeeper.
Later, when Jaime attempts to sneak back into King's Landing, he is caught and taken prisoner by Daenerys's forces, who confiscate Widow's Wail. Jaime is later set free by Tyrion, but has to leave the sword behind. Hence the current whereabouts of Widow's Wail are uncertain."The Bells"
By the end of the series, Brienne is now serving as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard to King Brandon Stark, with Oathkeeper still in her possession."The Iron Throne"
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ice is a huge and impressive weapon forged out of Valyrian steel and has been in the family's possession for over four centuries. The name of the blade however, is far more ancient. In the book "A Game of Thrones", Bran described the sword "as wide across as a man's hand, and taller even than Robb". As a Valyrian-forged weapon, it never needs sharpening. The blade has a dark and smokey appearance (instead of the appearance of common steel in the TV series). Ned uses Ice to execute the Night's Watch deserter Gared and also to kill Lady. After his father's execution, among the demands made by Robb in exchange for peace was that the sword be returned to House Stark; his demand is rejected.
In the books, it is actually the Qohorik blacksmith Tobho Mott who reforges Ice into two smaller swords at Tywin's order. The Free City of Qohor is famous for its blacksmiths, who still know how to reforge Valyrian steel (but not create new Valyrian steel outright). Thus while the knowledge of reforging it is rare, it isn't limited to only three living smiths, as Tywin says in the TV series.
For unknown reasons, Mott is unable to forge the two new swords in crimson as Tywin ordered, no matter how much he tries, but in mixed colors of red and the original grey.
When Joffrey is presented with a new Valyrian steel sword by Tywin at his wedding feast (which he names "Widow's Wail"), Tyrion realizes that Tywin has had Ice melted down and re-forged. He regrets not returning the sword to the Starks when it was requested. This is reflected somewhat in the series, as Sansa observes the sword with a grim look, having realized where it came from.
==Gallery==
Ned Stark.jpg|Eddard Stark wielding Ice.
Winterfell Godswood.jpg|Eddard cleaning Ice underneath a heart tree.
Eddard promo.jpg|Promotional wallpaper for the first season featuring Eddard and Ice.
Ned's_execution.jpg|Eddard is executed by Ser Ilyn Payne with Ice itself.
Ice_reforged.png|Ice is melted down and reforged into two longswords.
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