Editing Westeros (section)

===North===
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The north is the largest region, nearly as large as the rest of the regions combined. It is sparsely populated, with vast wilderness, forests, pine-covered hills and snowcapped mountains, although it also is home to one of the five Westerosi cities, [[White Harbor]]. The northern climate is cold and harsh in the winter, and occasionally it snows even in the summer. Its northern border is the [[Gift]], the lands of the [[Night's Watch]]. Its southern frontier lies along the [[Neck]], a marshy isthmus separating it from the [[southron]] kingdoms. The narrowness of the region and the difficulty of the terrain make it a natural border for the north, protecting it from invasion. 

It has been ruled by [[House Stark]] from [[Winterfell]], first as [[Kings in the North]] and later as [[Wardens of the North]], for thousands of years. It is colder and much less populated than the south part of Westeros. Most of its residents still follow the [[old gods]], but some, mainly around the area of White Harbor, have taken the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Bastards in the north are given the surname Snow.