The Army of the Living meets the Army of the Dead on the field, but are quickly overwhelmed by the superior numbers of the dead, and Edd is killed saving Samwell. The living retreat behind the castle walls while Melisandre sets fire to the trench around Winterfell to delay the advance of the dead. Jon and Daenerys engage the Night King with their dragons. The dead manage to breach the fire wall and attack the walls of Winterfell itself. The defenders are swiftly overwhelmed and scattered, with Lyanna Mormont and Beric dying in the defense. Jon is able to knock the Night King to the ground and Daenerys burns him, but he is immune to dragonfire and raises the slain Winterfell defenders to fight for him. The dead in the crypts are raised and begin attacking the sheltering civilians. Daenerys is knocked off her dragon and Jorah is mortally wounded defending her. The Night King arrives at the Godswood for Bran and kills Theon, but Arya ambushes him and kills him with a Valyrian steel dagger, causing the Army of the Dead to collapse. Melisandre, her purpose served, wanders off into the snow and dies from her old age.
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