Wolf
The wolf is similar to a real life wolf.
Contents
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), White Wood,[7] and on Bear Island.[8]
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.[9][10] Their fur can be red, brown or grey.[11][1]
Like direwolves, common wolves can form a magical bond with a warg.[12][13]
Culture
The sigil of House Cassel depicts wolves' heads.[14] Men of the north can be called wolves because of the direwolf on the Starks' sigil.[15][16][17][18][19] The Starks who show a certain wildness have being described as having the "wolf blood".[20][12][21] Due to their sigil, several Starks earned a wolf-based nickname:
- King Rickard Stark, The Laughing Wolf[22]
- King Theon Stark, The Hungry Wolf[22]
- Lord Cregan Stark, The Wolf of the North/Winterfell[23]
- Rodrik Stark, The Wandering Wolf[24]
- Brandon Stark, The Wild Wolf[25]
- Lord Eddard Stark, The Quiet Wolf[25]
- Lyanna Stark, The She-Wolf/The Wolf Maid[25]
- King Robb Stark, The Young Wolf[26]
- Bran Stark, The Winged Wolf[27]
In Westeros, the blackest part of night is refer to as the hour of the wolf.[28]
Wolfsbane is a poison.[29] "Wolves in the Hills" is a popular song in the Northern mountains.[30]
Ironborn raiders have been called the "wolves of the sea" by men of the westerlands and riverlands.[31][32]
History
Pre-Conquest
In antiquity, wolves made their lairs within the Rock.[33]
According to songs and legend, the children of the forest controlled armies of wolves and sent them against the Andal invaders.[34]
King Jon Stark raised the Wolf's Den to defend the mouth of the White Knife from raiders from the sea.[35]
The War of the Wolves was the conflict between a King of Winter of House Stark and Gaven Greywolf.[36]
Gorm the Wolf was a chieftain of the Free folk who ruled Hardhome.[37]
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.[8]
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.[19] 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.[21] 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.[21]
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][9]
Named wolves
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Norvos.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Ib.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Qohor.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 13, Tyrion II.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 4, Bran I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Prologue.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 4, Bran I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
- ↑ The Citadel: Heraldry
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 32, Arya III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 13, Arya II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 22, Arya II.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 64, Arya X.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Stark Lineage.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 63, Catelyn X.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 28, Bran IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Mountain Clans.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Black Blood.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: Casterly Rock.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 5, Arya II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 39, Catelyn V.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 25, Brienne V.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 45, The Blind Girl.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 3, Arya I.
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