Men of the Frozen Shore
The men of the Frozen Shore are a culture of free folk who inhabit the Frozen Shore, west of the Frostfangs.
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Customs
A dark-eyed people, the Frozen Shore men have queer names.[1] They employ chariots made of walrus bone,[2] pulled by huge white dogs,[3] as transport. They also breed reindeer which are herded by the dogs.[1] The inhabitants of the Frozen Shore live in huts of ice,[4] and the women clad themselves in sealskins.[1]
There are at least two factions of Frozen Shore people, one wearing antlers on their hats and others wearing walrus tusks. The two sorts do not get along with each other. The Great Walrus is one of the free folk leaders from the Frozen Shore.[1]
While most free folk worship the old gods, some coastal tribes worship gods of snow and ice.[4]
History
Bear Island has historically been raided by wildlings from the Frozen Shore.[5]
Before Mance Rayder negotiated a peace, the men of the Frozen Shore, particularly the walrus men, warred with the cannibal ice-river clans.[6]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Clan members are among Mance Rayder's army as it marches on and later attacks the Wall.[6][7]
A Dance with Dragons
The men of the Frozen Shore are among the free folk who accompany Tormund to the Wall in declaring a truce with the Night's Watch and passing through the Wall.[1]
Quotes
Be wary o' that lot, Jon Snow. A savage folk. The men are bad, the women worse.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 58, Jon XII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 10, Davos II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 58, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Seven Kingdoms: The Wall and Beyond (The Wildlings).
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 15, Jon II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 64, Jon VIII.
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