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| Samwell Tarly | |
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| A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character | |
 John Bradley as Samwell Tarly | |
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| Created by | George R. R. Martin |
| Portrayed by | John Bradley |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Family | House Tarly |
| Significant other | Gilly (lover) |
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Samwell Tarly, or simply Sam, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, where the character is portrayed by English actor John Bradley.[1][2][3]
Introduced in A Game of Thrones (1996), Samwell is the elder son of Lord Randyll Tarly of Horn Hill and his wife Lady Melessa Florent. A self-professed coward with a love for books and songs, Samwell was forced by his father to abandon his birthright and join the Night's Watch so that his younger brother could become heir to Horn Hill. While at the Wall, he meets Jon Snow and quickly becomes his closest friend and ally. Samwell subsequently appeared in the second book A Clash of Kings (1998) before becoming a point-of-view character in the third book A Storm of Swords (2000) and the fourth book A Feast for Crows (2005).[4]
- ^ "Game of Thrones Cast and Crew: Samwell Tarly played by John Bradley". HBO. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones - Season 4". HBO.
- ^ "From HBO". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Game of Thrones Viewer's Guide".