'Game of Thrones' has a new badass female hero

Lyanna Mormont will rule the Seven Kingdoms before she turns 20.
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Peter Allen Clark
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Spoilers for Season 6, episode seven. You know the drill.

Even in its sixth year, Game of Thrones loves to annoy its viewers by constantly introducing new characters. That's not always a bad thing. 

This week, we met several new characters, including Ian McShane's nameless character and the reigning leader of House Mormont, Lady Lyanna. You know, your new favorite person in Westeros. 

The young woman, niece of former Night's Watch Lord Captain Commander Joel Mormont and named after the fabled Lyanna Stark, has very, very, few f*cks to give when Jon Snow, Sansa and Ser Davos come to Bear Island asking for men to fight against Ramsay Bolton. 


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Age doesn't stop her from asking the tough questions or from speaking truth to Stark power. She demanded hard knowledge from those begging help from her sworn fighters and she doesn't give over easy. She'll take advice, but she doesn't need it. 

Lyanna Mormont will most like rule the Seven Kingdoms in the next five to 10 years. 

She definitely has Twitter's vote.








As Ser Davos said when she offered Jon Snow her 62 fighting men:

"If they're half as ferocious as their lady, the Boltons won't stand a chance."

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Peter Allen Clark

I have done neat stuff all over these United States from sailing lessons on the Puget Sound to motorcycle maintenance on the backroads of upstate New York. My professional experience extends from newspaper reporting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon to fixing espresso machines throughout Kentucky. I also have kept a cat alive for 10 years.

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