Crannogmen

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The crannogmen are the swamp-dwelling inhabitants of the Neck, so called for their habit of living in crannogs. Despite their short stature and somewhat primitive lifestyle, the crannogmen have proven a notoriously difficult people to conquer. They are a poor people and seldom leave their lands. Fighting with poison, guerrilla tactics, and a mastery of their difficult terrain, they held the Neck and protected the North against many invaders throughout history. They are disparaged as "frog-eaters, swamp-dwellers, mud-men and bog devils" by other cultures in the Seven Kingdoms, and looked down upon for their tactics, which are viewed as cowardly. The crannogmen are ruled by House Reed from Greywater Watch. Their current lord is Howland Reed.[1] Other families of crannogmen are House Fenn, Peat, Boggs, Cray, Quagg, Greengood and Blackmyre.[2]

According to those who have fought them, their houses, even their castles move. The histories say that the crannogmen grew close to the children of the forest in the days when the greenseers tried to bring the hammer of waters down upon the Neck.[3]

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