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The [[Lady Mormont (wife of Alaric Stark)|wife]] of Lord [[Alaric Stark]] killed two wolves with her axe in her youth and used their skins to sew a cloak.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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Ser [[Corlys Velaryon]] captained the ''[[Ice Wolf]]'' when he sailed the [[Shivering Sea]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
 
Ser [[Corlys Velaryon]] captained the ''[[Ice Wolf]]'' when he sailed the [[Shivering Sea]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  

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The wolf is similar to a real life wolf.

The sigil of House Cassel depicts ten white wolves' heads.

Breeds and range

The red woves are a breed of wolf found in the region of the Rhoyne,[1] and in the Hills of Norvos.[2] The direwolves are a stronger and larger breed than the common wolf.[3]

Wolves can also be found in the forests of Ib,[4] the Forest of Qohor,[5] and the forests of Westeros, such as the wolfswood[6] (named for the great many wolves one can hear howling in the night) and White Wood.[7]

Behavior

The wolves live and hunt together in groups called packs. Due to the size and strength difference, a direwolf can establish dominance over a pack of common wolves.[8][9] Their fur can be red, brown or grey.[10][1]

Like direwolves, common wolves can form a magical bond with a warg.[11][12]

Culture

The sigil of House Cassel depicts wolves' heads.[13] Men of the north can be called wolves because of the direwolf on the Starks' sigil.[14][15][16][17][18] The Starks who show a certain wildness have being described as having the "wolf blood".[19][11][20] Due to their sigil, several Starks earned a wolf-based nickname:

In Westeros, the blackest part of night is refer to as the hour of the wolf.[27]

Wolfsbane is a poison.[28] "Wolves in the Hills" is a popular song in the Northern mountains.[29]

Ironborn raiders have been called the "wolves of the sea" by men of the westerlands and riverlands.[30][31]

History

Pre-Conquest

In antiquity, wolves made their lairs within the Rock.[32]

According to songs and legend, the children of the forest controlled armies of wolves and sent them against the Andal invaders.[33]

King Jon Stark raised the Wolf's Den to defend the mouth of the White Knife from raiders from the sea.[34]

The War of the Wolves was the conflict between a King of Winter of House Stark and Gaven Greywolf.[35]

Gorm the Wolf was a chieftain of the Free folk who ruled Hardhome.[36]

Targaryen Era

The wife of Lord Alaric Stark killed two wolves with her axe in her youth and used their skins to sew a cloak.[37]

Ser Corlys Velaryon captained the Ice Wolf when he sailed the Shivering Sea.[38]

During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Roderick Dustin led a host of two thousand northmen who called themselves the Winter Wolves.[18] At the end of the war, Lord Cregan Stark took control of King's Landing during a period remembered as the Hour of the Wolf.[39] In the aftermath of the conflict, a sellsword company consisting exclusively of northmen, called the Wolf Pack, was founded by Hallis Hornwood and Timotty Snow.[40]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The direwolf Nymeria takes control over a pack of common wolves.[41] The pack is first hunted by Lord William Mooton and his sons,[41] then Lord Roose Bolton nearby Harrenhal.[20] Bolton fairs better than Mooton and manages to kill nine wolves. He orders his men to sew the skins of the adults into a blanket for his bed, and to make gloves with the softer fur of the pups.[20]

Rymund the Rhymer writes a song called "Wolf in the Night" about King Robb Stark's victory at the Battle of Oxcross.[42]

A Feast for Crows

Nymeria's pack has grown to a great pack of hundreds of wolves who prowls the Trident.[43] Some are still afraid of men,[44] but others have become more aggressive under the leadership of the female direwolf and have killed horses and men.[45][8]

Named wolves

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Norvos.
  3. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Ib.
  5. The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Qohor.
  6. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 13, Tyrion II.
  7. The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
  8. 8.0 8.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  9. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 4, Bran I.
  10. A Dance with Dragons, Prologue.
  11. 11.0 11.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 4, Bran I.
  12. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
  13. The Citadel: Heraldry
  14. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 32, Arya III.
  15. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
  16. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 13, Arya II.
  17. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
  19. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 22, Arya II.
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 64, Arya X.
  21. 21.0 21.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
  22. Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  23. The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Stark Lineage.
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
  25. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 63, Catelyn X.
  26. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 28, Bran IV.
  27. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
  28. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
  29. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Mountain Clans.
  30. The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands.
  31. The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Black Blood.
  32. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: Casterly Rock.
  33. The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
  34. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV.
  35. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
  36. The World of Ice & Fire, The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings.
  37. Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  38. Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  39. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
  40. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  41. 41.0 41.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 5, Arya II.
  42. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 39, Catelyn V.
  43. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 25, Brienne V.
  44. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 45, The Blind Girl.
  45. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 3, Arya I.