The Burned Men are one of the mountain clans of the Vale of Arryn.
Customs
[edit]Burned Men derive their name from their coming-of-age ceremony, in which they mutilate themselves by burning off a body part of their choosing, usually a finger or nipple. The more important the body part burned, the more prestige the warrior gains.[1] They are feared by the other clans because of this practice.[2]
Red hands are war chiefs of the Burned Men.[2]
History
[edit]The Burned Men are seemingly an offshoot of the Painted Dogs who branched off in the years after the Dance of the Dragons. They were said to have worshiped a fire-witch, sending their boys to bring her gifts and risk the flames of her dragon to prove their manhood.[1] Gyldayn suggests this was Nettles and Sheepstealer.[3]
The Burned Men carried off the last daughter of Alys Arryn and Ser Elys Waynwood on her way to marry a Bracken.[4]
Recent Events
[edit]A Game of Thrones
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Burned Men are among the near three hundred clansmen who join Tyrion Lannister on the promise of weapons and armor. The Burned Men are led by Timett son of Timett, and their cookfire is separate from those of other clans.[2]
While the other clans shout in support of Tyrion when he rallies them before the battle on the Green Fork, the Burned Men instead rattle their swords and spears. Timett and his men loot the slain after the battle.[5]
A Clash of Kings
[edit]The group continues with Tyrion to King's Landing, and Tyrion instructs that the Burned Men be given a hall to themselves.[6] Timett leads an escort of Burned Men when Tyrion visits the Guildhall of the Alchemists, as the clansmen intimidate the smallfolk of the capital.[7]
In preparation for Stannis Baratheon's arrival at King's Landing, Tyrion sends the Burned Men into the kingswood to harass and harry Stannis's march.[8]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]After the Battle of the Blackwater, Timett and his clansmen take their plunder and return to the Mountains of the Moon.[9] A village elder in the foothills of the mountains tells Sandor Clegane that the Burned Men under Timett have become fearless.[10]
Quotes
[edit]Every clan in the Mountains of the Moon feared the Burned Men, who mortified their flesh with fire to prove their courage and (the others said) roasted babies at their feasts.[2]
—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister
—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister
References and Notes
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Vale.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 62, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 3, Tyrion I.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 20, Tyrion V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 49, Tyrion XI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 4, Tyrion I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 65, Arya XII.