Ygritte was a quick-witted and courageous young spearwife. She had red hair and displayed great skill as an archer. Living north of the Wall, she was well skilled in survival and was staunchly loyal to the cause of Mance Rayder. She valued her status as a free woman, and disparaged those living south of the Wall as 'kneelers', who blindly followed hereditary leaders instead of choosing a king.

Ygritte believed that because wildlings and Northerners both claim descent from the First Men, there is no need for them to be fighting, and that only the geographical divide of the Wall separates them. As with other wildlings, Ygritte understood that the real threat lies with the impending invasion of the White Walkers.

"In your hearts, all you crows want to fly free."

-Ygritte taunting Jon Snow.

"If we die, we'll die, but first, we'll live."

-Ygritte to Jon Snow.

Tormund: "Did I ever tell you about her? My Sheila?"

Ygritte: "Yes."

Tormund: "Oh, that was a night to remember. Of course, I'd had a good bit to drink. Her fangs were sharp, but she knew how to use them. And she was nice and soft down below. No, she was no ordinary beast. Many is the man who..."

Ygritte: "I know you never fucked a bear. You know you never fucked a bear. Right now, I don't want to think about the bear you never fucked. Right now, all I want to think about is each one of these arrows finding its way into a crow's heart."

-Ygritte and Tormund before the Battle of Castle Black.

Ygritte: "Do you remember that cave...? We should've stayed in that cave..."

Jon Snow: "We'll go back there."

Ygritte: "You know nothing...Jon Snow..."

-Ygritte to Jon in her last moments.

Spoken about Ygritte

"The girl likes you. You like her back, Snow? That why you want to join us?"

-Mance Rayder questioning Jon Snow.