They were eventually included within the domain of the Kings of Winter from House Stark of Winterfell. Of First Men origin, the clansmen have inhabited the mountains north of the wolfswood for thousands of years. Īccording to Lord Roose Bolton, some of the mountain clans still continue the tradition of the first night. The young are sent to the Starks' winter town, and old men often announce that they are “going hunting.” Some are found the next spring more are never seen again. Given their high latitude and sparse resources, the clans suffer population strain during winter years. This tradition seems to stem from the First Men, as it is also practiced by House Stark ("the Stark in Winterfell") and some noble houses among the ironborn, and some tribes of free folk (referring to Mance Rayder as "The Mance"). This practice extends to other usage Lord Eddard Stark is called “the Ned” by the clans. the chieftain of Clan Liddle would be known as the Liddle. Among themselves, the clansmen style their leaders as “the ” i.e. They breed hardy mounts in their high valleys and mountain meadows.Īlthough they do not consider themselves truly highborn, the chiefs of these clans are given the treatment of “ lord” by their lieges, the Starks of Winterfell. Clansmen wear ragged skins and studded leathers Some disguise themselves with leaves and brush for arboreal fighting. The common men sling stones or wield staffs of mountain ash. In battle, clan champions fight with huge two-handed greatswords or axes and sometimes armor themselves with mail byrnies. These threats and their own inter-clan feuds have instilled a fierce martial spirit in the mountain folk. Living along the Bay of Ice, the Wulls and other clans have also clashed with the ironborn in the past. Clan Norrey in particular is a noted friend of the Night's Watch. The Flints and Norreys live closest to the Gift, and are thus the most exposed to wildling raiders who cross the Gorge. The most powerful of the clans are the Wulls. There are roughly forty mountain clans, large and small, the most prominent of which are the Wulls, the First Flints, the Norreys, the Burleys, the Harclays, the Liddles, and the Knotts. The quarrelsome clans of the rugged northwest are a hardy people who, like other northmen, claim descent from the First Men and worship the old gods.
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