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'''Bear Island''' is a remote island in the North that is home to [[House Mormont]]. It lies within the [[Bay of Ice]].
 
'''Bear Island''' is a remote island in the North that is home to [[House Mormont]]. It lies within the [[Bay of Ice]].
  
The hall of the Mormonts is built of huge logs and surrounded by an earthen palisade. Aside from a few crofters, the inhabitants of Bear Island live along the coasts and fish the seas.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Daenerys</ref>
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The hall of the Mormonts is built of huge logs and surrounded by an earthen palisade. Aside from a few crofters, the inhabitants of Bear Island live along the coasts and fish the seas.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Daenerys</ref> On the gate there is a carving of a woman in a bearskin with a babe suckling at her breast in one arm and a battleaxe in the other.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Catelyn</ref>
  
==References and Sources==
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==History==
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In days past, the ironmen or [[wildlings]] from the [[Frozen Shore]] would raid Bear Island and the men would be fishing out to sea. The women would defend the island while the men were away. This created a warrior culture even among the women.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Catelyn</ref>
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==References and Notes==
 
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Revision as of 14:30, 10 August 2010

Bear Island is a remote island in the North that is home to House Mormont. It lies within the Bay of Ice.

The hall of the Mormonts is built of huge logs and surrounded by an earthen palisade. Aside from a few crofters, the inhabitants of Bear Island live along the coasts and fish the seas.[1] On the gate there is a carving of a woman in a bearskin with a babe suckling at her breast in one arm and a battleaxe in the other.[2]

History

In days past, the ironmen or wildlings from the Frozen Shore would raid Bear Island and the men would be fishing out to sea. The women would defend the island while the men were away. This created a warrior culture even among the women.[3]

References and Notes