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The '''Neck''' is a region of [[Westeros]] covered in swamp and bog. It divides the south of the continent from the [[north]]. It is inhabited by the [[crannogmen]]. <ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref>
 
  
There, one can find huge flowers, [[Lizard-lion|lizard-lions]] and many snakes. The trees are half-drowned, covered in fungus and beneath the water, quicksand that will drown anyone who attempts to walk the waters. <ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 15|Chapter 15]], Sansa</ref> The Neck is considered the key to any assault on the [[North]]. <ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 24|Chapter 24]], Theon</ref>
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The '''Neck''' is one of the southernmost regions of the [[north]]. Covered in swamp and bog, it divides the north from the rest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref> West of the Neck is a large forest and a peninsula containing [[Flint's Finger]], the [[Flint Cliffs]], and [[Cape Kraken]], while to the east is the [[Bite]]. North of the Neck are the [[barrowlands]], while to the south are the [[Twins]], [[Seagard]], and the [[Cape of Eagles]] in the [[riverlands]]. The [[Green Fork]] of the [[Trident]] originates in the Neck.{{ref|TLOIAF}}
  
The Neck was originally an independent kingdom ruled by the [[Marsh King]]s, until [[Rickard Stark (King)|Rickard Stark]], the [[King In The North]], defeated the last Marsh King and married his daughter, annexing the Neck to the domain of the [[King of Winter|Kings of Winter]].
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==Landscape==
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[[File:Darek Zabrocki Swamps of the Neck.JPG|thumb|350px|Swamps of the Neck, by Darek Zabrocki © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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The black bog of the Neck contains [[lizard-lion]]s, snakes, and dozens of varieties of huge flowers (including [[poison kisses]]). Dense thickets of trees are half-drowned and covered in pale [[fungus]], and beneath the water, quicksand will drown anyone who attempts to walk the waters.{{ref|AGOT|15}} The Neck is considered the key to any assault on the north.{{ref|ACOK|24}}
  
The [[Kingsroad]] passes through the Neck. Due to the difficult terrain it becomes a causeway road, which is the only the safe route to travel through the swamps of the Neck during times of peace.  
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The [[kingsroad]] passes through the Neck. Due to the difficult terrain it becomes the narrow [[causeway]], which is the only safe route to travel through the swamps of the Neck during times of peace. At the northern end of the causeway stand the formidable ruins of [[Moat Cailin]].{{ref|ADWD|20}}
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==Inhabitants==
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The Neck is inhabited by [[crannogmen]], who are led by [[House Reed]] of [[Greywater Watch]]. Crannogmen are often looked down upon by other Westerosi, including neighboring [[rivermen]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Crannogmen of the Neck}} The [[ironborn]] refer to the crannogmen as [[bog devils]].{{ref|ADWD|20}}
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==History==
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===Antiquity===
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According to legend, the Neck turned into a swamp when [[greenseers]] used the [[hammer of the waters]]. Some [[maesters]] instead believe the landscape was caused by a natural event.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Coming of the First Men}}
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The Neck was originally an independent realm ruled by the [[Marsh King]]s, until King [[Rickard Stark (king)|Rickard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]] defeated the last Marsh King and married his daughter, annexing the Neck to the domain of the [[King in the North|Kings of Winter]].{{ref|AGOT|66}} [[House Stark]] was able to preserve northern independence by holding the Neck and [[Moat Cailin]]. Some [[children of the forest]] may have fled to the Neck during the [[coming of the Andals]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals}}
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King [[Benedict I Justman|Benedict the Just]], founder of [[House Justman]], extended his domains to border the Neck during his long reign.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}
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===Targaryen Era===
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[[File:Moatcailinloganfeliciano.jpg|thumb|[[Moat Cailin]], by Logan Feliciano © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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During [[Aegon's Conquest]], [[Torrhen Stark]], [[King in the North]] marched an army of thirty thousand south through the Neck to the [[Trident]],{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} but he ultimately choose to kneel in submission to [[Aegon I Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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Orchards were planted throughout southern Westeros from the [[Reach]] to the Neck during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} The right of the [[first night]], an ancient custom of the [[First Men]], was rarely practiced south of the Neck during Jaehaerys's time, but it was more common in the [[north]]. Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] convinced Jaehaerys to outlaw the first night throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Jaehaerys commanded the construction of the kingsroad to connect [[Storm's End]] with the [[Wall]],{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain.}} with the portion running through the Neck becoming known as the [[causeway]].{{ref|AGOT|15}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Cregan Stark]] marched a great host down the Neck to oppose [[Aegon II Targaryen]] in support of first [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and then her son, [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
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Lord [[Eddard Stark]] called the northern banners during [[Robert's Rebellion]] and marched south against King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{ref|ACOK|22}}{{ref|ADWD|41}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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The retinue of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] traverses the Neck by taking the [[causeway]]; the southern leg takes twelve days of travel.{{ref|AGOT|15}}
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[[Robb Stark]] sends word to Lord [[Howland Reed]] to have the [[crannogmen]] defend the Neck against the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]].{{ref|AGOT|55}} Robb's host of [[north]]men marches from [[Winterfell]] to [[Moat Cailin]], and then through the Neck to the [[Twins]].{{ref|AGOT|59}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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[[File:Meera Jojen The Neck.jpg|500px|thumb|[[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]] in the Neck, by Amok ©]]
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Avoiding the Neck, the [[Iron Fleet]] under [[Victarion Greyjoy]] sail the [[Fever River]] and [[fall of Moat Cailin|seize Moat Cailin]] from the north, claiming it for [[Balon Greyjoy]], [[King of the Isles and the North]].{{ref|ACOK|46}}{{ref|ACOK|66}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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As part of his plan to [[siege of Moat Cailin|retake Moat Cailin]] after the death of Balon, Robb orders [[Galbart Glover]] and [[Maege Mormont]] to [[Seagard]]. They are then to sail up the Neck on [[House Mallister|Mallister]] longships to find [[Greywater Watch]] so that the crannogmen can direct Robb's army around the rear of the ancient fortress.{{ref|ASOS|45}} Robb's plan is ruined by the [[Red Wedding]], however.
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Walder Frey (son of Ryman)|Black Walder Frey]] tracks a [[Catelyn Stark|hooded woman]]'s [[brotherhood without banners|outlaws]] north of [[Hag's Mire]] until they disappear into the Neck.{{ref|AFFC|30}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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The ironborn garrison at Moat Cailin is weakened by guerrilla warfare conducted by the crannogmen. The host of Lord [[Roose Bolton]] travels through the Neck and past Moat Cailin after it is [[siege of Moat Cailin|surrendered]] to his son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]].{{ref|ADWD|20}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
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{{Quote|“The Neck is the key to the kingdom.”  {{Ref|aCoK|24|p 395}}}} - Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]]
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{{Quote|They had been twelve days crossing the Neck, rumbling down a crooked [[causeway]] through an endless black bog, and she had hated every moment of it.{{ref|AGOT|15}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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{{Quote|When we were crossing the Neck, I counted thirty-six flowers I never saw before, and [[Mycah]] showed me a [[lizard-lion]].{{ref|AGOT|15}}|[[Arya Stark]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|Two hundred determined archers [[Moat Cailin|can hold]] the Neck against an army.{{ref|AGOT|20}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
  
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{{Quote|The Neck is the key to [[Seven Kingdoms|the kingdom]].{{Ref|aCoK|24|p 395}}|[[Balon Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}
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{{Quote|A dozen streams drain the wetwood, all shallow, silty, and uncharted. I would not even call them rivers. The channels are ever drifting and changing. There are endless sandbars, deadfalls, and tangles of rotting trees. And [[Greywater Watch]] '''moves'''.{{ref|ASOS|45}}|[[Jason Mallister]] to [[Robb Stark]]}}
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The north and the location of the Neck
The north and the location of the Neck
Neck
The north and the location of the Neck

The Neck is one of the southernmost regions of the north. Covered in swamp and bog, it divides the north from the rest of the Seven Kingdoms.[1] West of the Neck is a large forest and a peninsula containing Flint's Finger, the Flint Cliffs, and Cape Kraken, while to the east is the Bite. North of the Neck are the barrowlands, while to the south are the Twins, Seagard, and the Cape of Eagles in the riverlands. The Green Fork of the Trident originates in the Neck.[2]

Landscape

Swamps of the Neck, by Darek Zabrocki © Fantasy Flight Games

The black bog of the Neck contains lizard-lions, snakes, and dozens of varieties of huge flowers (including poison kisses). Dense thickets of trees are half-drowned and covered in pale fungus, and beneath the water, quicksand will drown anyone who attempts to walk the waters.[3] The Neck is considered the key to any assault on the north.[4]

The kingsroad passes through the Neck. Due to the difficult terrain it becomes the narrow causeway, which is the only safe route to travel through the swamps of the Neck during times of peace. At the northern end of the causeway stand the formidable ruins of Moat Cailin.[5]

Inhabitants

The Neck is inhabited by crannogmen, who are led by House Reed of Greywater Watch. Crannogmen are often looked down upon by other Westerosi, including neighboring rivermen.[6] The ironborn refer to the crannogmen as bog devils.[5]

History

Antiquity

According to legend, the Neck turned into a swamp when greenseers used the hammer of the waters. Some maesters instead believe the landscape was caused by a natural event.[7]

The Neck was originally an independent realm ruled by the Marsh Kings, until King Rickard Stark of Winterfell defeated the last Marsh King and married his daughter, annexing the Neck to the domain of the Kings of Winter.[8] House Stark was able to preserve northern independence by holding the Neck and Moat Cailin. Some children of the forest may have fled to the Neck during the coming of the Andals.[9]

King Benedict the Just, founder of House Justman, extended his domains to border the Neck during his long reign.[10]

Targaryen Era

Moat Cailin, by Logan Feliciano © Fantasy Flight Games

During Aegon's Conquest, Torrhen Stark, King in the North marched an army of thirty thousand south through the Neck to the Trident,[11] but he ultimately choose to kneel in submission to Aegon I Targaryen.[12]

Orchards were planted throughout southern Westeros from the Reach to the Neck during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.[13] The right of the first night, an ancient custom of the First Men, was rarely practiced south of the Neck during Jaehaerys's time, but it was more common in the north. Queen Alysanne Targaryen convinced Jaehaerys to outlaw the first night throughout the Seven Kingdoms.[13] Jaehaerys commanded the construction of the kingsroad to connect Storm's End with the Wall,[14] with the portion running through the Neck becoming known as the causeway.[3]

During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Cregan Stark marched a great host down the Neck to oppose Aegon II Targaryen in support of first Rhaenyra Targaryen and then her son, Aegon III Targaryen.[15]

Lord Eddard Stark called the northern banners during Robert's Rebellion and marched south against King Aerys II Targaryen.[16][17]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

The retinue of King Robert I Baratheon traverses the Neck by taking the causeway; the southern leg takes twelve days of travel.[3]

Robb Stark sends word to Lord Howland Reed to have the crannogmen defend the Neck against the Lannisters.[18] Robb's host of northmen marches from Winterfell to Moat Cailin, and then through the Neck to the Twins.[19]

A Clash of Kings

Meera and Jojen Reed in the Neck, by Amok ©

Avoiding the Neck, the Iron Fleet under Victarion Greyjoy sail the Fever River and seize Moat Cailin from the north, claiming it for Balon Greyjoy, King of the Isles and the North.[20][21]

A Storm of Swords

As part of his plan to retake Moat Cailin after the death of Balon, Robb orders Galbart Glover and Maege Mormont to Seagard. They are then to sail up the Neck on Mallister longships to find Greywater Watch so that the crannogmen can direct Robb's army around the rear of the ancient fortress.[22] Robb's plan is ruined by the Red Wedding, however.

A Feast for Crows

Black Walder Frey tracks a hooded woman's outlaws north of Hag's Mire until they disappear into the Neck.[23]

A Dance with Dragons

The ironborn garrison at Moat Cailin is weakened by guerrilla warfare conducted by the crannogmen. The host of Lord Roose Bolton travels through the Neck and past Moat Cailin after it is surrendered to his son, Ramsay.[5]

Quotes

They had been twelve days crossing the Neck, rumbling down a crooked causeway through an endless black bog, and she had hated every moment of it.[3]

—thoughts of Sansa Stark

When we were crossing the Neck, I counted thirty-six flowers I never saw before, and Mycah showed me a lizard-lion.[3]

Two hundred determined archers can hold the Neck against an army.[24]

The Neck is the key to the kingdom.[25]

A dozen streams drain the wetwood, all shallow, silty, and uncharted. I would not even call them rivers. The channels are ever drifting and changing. There are endless sandbars, deadfalls, and tangles of rotting trees. And Greywater Watch moves.[22]

References

  1. A Dance with Dragons, Map of the North
  2. The Lands of Ice and Fire.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 15, Sansa I.
  4. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon II.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 20, Reek II.
  6. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Crannogmen of the Neck.
  7. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Coming of the First Men.
  8. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
  9. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals.
  10. The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
  11. Fire & Blood, Aegon's Conquest.
  12. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  14. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain..
  15. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
  16. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn II.
  17. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 41, The Turncloak.
  18. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
  19. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 59, Catelyn IX.
  20. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
  21. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.
  22. 22.0 22.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
  23. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 30, Jaime IV.
  24. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 20, Eddard IV.
  25. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon II, p 395.