Editing Tormund (section)

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Brittmartin TorumndG.jpg|300px|thumb|Tormund Thunderfist - by Brittmartin ©]]
Tormund is forced to end one of his sons, [[Torwynd]], after he dies from a chill and rises as a [[wight]]. Tormund's daughter, [[Munda]], marries Longspear Ryk.{{Ref|ADWD|53}}

Jon Snow, now [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], and other officers expect that Tormund will besiege the undermanned Wall again.{{Ref|ADWD|10}} Jon sends [[Val]] to retrieve Tormund and bring an offer of peace to him.{{Ref|ADWD|39}} Tormund agrees to the terms and goes to the [[Wall]]. The free folk do not like the terms offered by the Night's Watch, but with attacks of the [[Others]] constantly decimating their numbers and their people's suffering only increasing, they consent to the terms.{{Ref|ADWD|53}} Tormund claims there are four thousand who follow him.{{Ref|ADWD|53}}

Tormund has the free folk hand over their wealth or anything of value to the Watch, along with a son as a hostage from their chiefs. Tormund calls this Jon's "[[blood price]]". Tormund is the first of the free folk to hand over his wealth, giving over his gold wristbands. Jon states he may keep them if he wishes, but Tormund refuses; he will not let it be said he made the rest of his people give up their wealth while he kept his.{{Ref|ADWD|53}}

The peace means free folk warriors will garrison the abandoned castles along the Wall to help the Night's Watch defend the [[Seven Kingdoms]] from the Others, while the non-martial free folk will be settled on the [[Gift]] and the [[New Gift]]. Jon re-garrisons [[Oakenshield (Wall)|Oakenshield]] as Tormund's seat.{{Ref|ADWD|53}} The lord commander takes Tormund's son [[Dryn]] as his page.{{Ref|ADWD|58}} Another son, [[Toregg]], burns the dead to prevent them from becoming wights.{{Ref|ADWD|58}}

Jon asks Tormund to march with him to rescue [[Cotter Pyke]] and the stranded people at [[Hardhome]]. However, Jon changes his plans when he receives [[Bastard Letter|a letter]] from [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]. Tormund agrees to lead the ranging to Hardhome instead, after hearing the letter's contents. Jon is then attacked in the [[mutiny at Castle Black]].{{Ref|ADWD|69}}