守夜人誓言

當新招募的守夜人新兵達到披上守夜人黑衣的條件時，他們將會在聖堂中或者心樹前立下守夜人誓言：

長夜將至，我從今開始守望，至死方休。我將不娶妻、不封地、不生子。我將不戴寶冠，不爭榮寵。我將盡忠職守，生死於斯。我是黑暗中的利劍，長城上的守衛，抵禦寒冷的烈焰，破曉時分的光線，喚醒眠者的號角，守護王國的堅盾。我將生命與榮耀獻給守夜人，今夜如此，夜夜皆然。

（"Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."）

在黑衣兄弟的葬禮上念誦悼詞的人通常會說：“他的守望至死方休，於斯結束。”