守夜人誓言

《冰與火之歌》中的誓言

守夜人誓言 ( Night watcher swear ) 是喬治·馬丁系列作品《冰與火之歌》中一個名為守夜人的軍事防禦組織的誓言。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。

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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。”