Item from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
A Valyrian steel bastard sword — ancestral blade of House Mormont, given to Jon Snow by Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, its bear-head pommel replaced with a snarling white wolf.
Longclaw is the sword that made Jon Snow more than a bastard. When Jeor Mormont gave it to him — a family heirloom gifted to a boy with no family name — it was an act of recognition that changed the trajectory of Jon's life. The sword became his identity marker the way Ice was Ned's, and it proved itself against threats Ned never faced. Longclaw killed White Walkers, discovered that Valyrian steel shatters their ice blades, and was drawn in the Battle of the Bastards when Jon stood alone against a cavalry charge. It transforms every scene it's in because its presence means Jon is ready to fight, and when Jon fights, the stakes are existential. The white wolf pommel is a quiet declaration — this bastard has a house, even if the world hasn't recognized it yet.
A hand-and-a-half sword of rippled Valyrian steel, lighter than its size suggests. The original bear-head pommel was replaced with a carved white wolf with red garnet eyes after Jeor Mormont gifted it to Jon. The blade has a faint dark sheen that catches light differently than common steel.
Also known as: Longclaw, Jon's sword, the Mormont sword