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'''Northern cavalry''' refers to the [[Westeros]]i warriors of the [[north]].   
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'''Northern cavalry''' are horse-mounted warriors of the [[north]].   
  
Because few Northerners worship the religion of [[the Seven]], they rarely choose to become [[knights]]. However, the warrior tradition of the North is very similar to that of knighthood. Heavy cavalrymen in the North serve a nearly identical function to knights in the South, and are considered knights in all but name. As Master [[Luwin]] explained to [[Bran]],
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Because few northerners follow the [[Faith of the Seven]], they rarely choose to become [[knight]]s. However, the warrior tradition of the north is similar to that of knighthood. Heavy cavalrymen in the north serve a nearly identical function to knights south of the [[Neck]], and are considered knights in all but name.{{ref|AGOT|53}}
  
{{Quote|To be a knight, you must stand your vigil in a [[sept]], and be anointed with the seven oils to consecrate your vows.  In the [[north|north]], only a few of the great houses worship [[the Seven]].  The rest honour the [[old gods]], and name no knights ... but those lords and their sons and sworn swords are no less fierce or loyal or honourable. A man’s worth is not marked by a '''ser''' before his name.” {{Ref|agot|53|p 570}}}}
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There are some northerners, such as Ser [[Bartimus]], who are knights but still follow the [[old gods]] instead of the Seven.{{ref|ADWD|29}}
According to [[George R. R. Martin]]:
 
{{Quote|Those who follow the old gods can be the northern equivalent of knights, but it's not quite the same.<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P75/ So Spake Martin. Religion and Knighthood.] December 28, 2001</ref>}}
 
  
==References and Notes==
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|To be a [[knight]], you must stand your vigil in a [[sept]], and be anointed with the seven oils to consecrate your vows.  In the [[north]], only a few of the great houses worship [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]].  The rest honor the [[old gods]], and name no knights ... but those lords and their sons and sworn swords are no less fierce or loyal or honorable.  A man’s worth is not marked by a '''ser''' before his name.{{Ref|agot|53|p 570}}}} - [[Luwin]] to [[Bran Stark]]
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{{quote|The men of the winterlands are made of iron and ice, and even [[westerlands|my boldest knights]] fear to face them.{{ref|AGOT|56}}}} - [[Tywin Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s [[Vale mountain clans|clansmen]]
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{{Quote|Those who follow the [[old gods]] can be the [[north]]ern equivalent of knights, but it's not quite the same.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1191 Religion and Knighthood], December 28, 2001</ref>}} - [[George R. R. Martin]]
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Revision as of 17:52, 23 February 2018

Northern cavalry. © FFG
Respect of the Old Gods. © FFG
Northern cavalry flank. © FFG

Northern cavalry are horse-mounted warriors of the north.

Because few northerners follow the Faith of the Seven, they rarely choose to become knights. However, the warrior tradition of the north is similar to that of knighthood. Heavy cavalrymen in the north serve a nearly identical function to knights south of the Neck, and are considered knights in all but name.[1]

There are some northerners, such as Ser Bartimus, who are knights but still follow the old gods instead of the Seven.[2]

Quotes

To be a knight, you must stand your vigil in a sept, and be anointed with the seven oils to consecrate your vows. In the north, only a few of the great houses worship the Seven. The rest honor the old gods, and name no knights ... but those lords and their sons and sworn swords are no less fierce or loyal or honorable. A man’s worth is not marked by a ser before his name.[3]

- Luwin to Bran Stark


The men of the winterlands are made of iron and ice, and even my boldest knights fear to face them.[4]

- Tywin Lannister to Tyrion Lannister's clansmen


Those who follow the old gods can be the northern equivalent of knights, but it's not quite the same.[5]

- George R. R. Martin

References