Difference between revisions of "Frozen Shore"

From A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Jump to: navigation, search
(History)
Line 9: Line 9:
 
| width = 400
 
| width = 400
 
| float = right
 
| float = right
| caption = [[The North]] and the location of the Frozen Shore
+
| caption = The [[north]] and the location of the Frozen Shore
| alt =  [[The North]] and the location of the Frozen Shore
+
| alt =  The north and the location of the Frozen Shore
 
}}
 
}}
 
|}
 
|}
 +
[[File:Frozen Shore.jpg|350px|thumb|Frozen Sea © Fantasy Flight Games]]
 +
The '''Frozen Shore''' is a stretch of coastline that sits on the [[Bay of Ice]] [[beyond the Wall]].<ref>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Storm of Swords-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref>
  
The '''Frozen Shore''' is a stretch of coastline that sits on the [[Bay of Ice]] [[beyond the Wall]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref>
+
==History==
 +
The [[ironborn]] of antiquity controlled the [[Sunset Sea]] from the Frozen Shore to the [[Arbor]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands}} [[Wildlings]] from the Frozen Shore have raided [[Bear Island]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}
  
==Inhabitants==
+
During the reign of King [[Dorren Stark]], [[Redwyn]] of the [[Night's Watch]] claimed he encountered [[giants]] and [[children of the forest]] while ranging from the [[Shadow Tower]] to [[Lorn Point]].{{ref|ACOK|6}}{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}
The [[Great Walrus]] is one of the leaders on the Frozen Shore. The men ride chariots made out of walrus bone that are pulled by dogs as big as [[Direwolf|direwolves]]. The women clad themselves in sealskins. Some of the men wear antlers on their hats, and some wear walrus tusks; the two sorts do not get along with each other.{{Ref|aDwD|58}} Before [[Mance Rayder]] negotiated a peace, the men of the Frozen Shore fought with those of the [[ice-river clans]].{{ref|asos|15}}
+
 
 +
Before [[Mance Rayder]] negotiated a peace, the [[men of the Frozen Shore]] fought with those of the [[ice-river clans]].{{ref|asos|15}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Mance Rayder]] tells [[Jon Snow]] that his cloak of black wool and scarlet silk was a gift from the wildling woman who patched him up; the scarlet silk was her grandmother's most prized possession, which she found in the wreck of a cog from [[Asshai]] off the Frozen Shore.{{ref|ASoS|7}}
+
[[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-beyond-the-Wall]], tells [[Jon Snow]] that his cloak of black wool and scarlet silk was a gift from the wildling woman who patched him up. The scarlet silk was her grandmother's most prized possession, which she found in the wreck of a cog from [[Asshai]] off the Frozen Shore.{{ref|ASoS|7}}
  
The [[Frozen Shore men|men of the Frozen Shore]] were found in the army of Mance Rayder as it attacked the Wall.{{ref|asos|64}}
+
[[Men of the Frozen Shore]] are found in Mance's army as it [[Battle of Castle Black|attacks the Wall]].{{ref|asos|64}}
  
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
+
==References and Notes==
The men of the Frozen Shore are among the [[free folk|wildlings]] that accompany [[Tormund|Tormund Giantsbane]] to the [[Wall]] in declaring a truce with the [[Night's Watch]]. Tormund warns [[Jon Snow]] to be wary of them, saying they are "A savage folk. The men are bad, the women worse."{{Ref|aDwD|58}}
+
{{references|2}}
  
[[File:Frozen Shore.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Frozen Sea © Fantasy Flight Games]]
 
<br clear=all>
 
{{Template:Region Beyond the Wall}}
 
  
==References and Notes==
+
{{Region Beyond the Wall}}
{{references}}
 
  
 
[[Category:Places beyond the Wall]]
 
[[Category:Places beyond the Wall]]
Line 39: Line 39:
 
[[es:Costa Helada]]
 
[[es:Costa Helada]]
 
[[fr:Grève glacée]]
 
[[fr:Grève glacée]]
 +
[[ru:Стылый берег]]
 
[[zh:冰封海岸]]
 
[[zh:冰封海岸]]
[[ru:Стылый берег]]
 

Revision as of 17:42, 7 December 2015

The north and the location of the Frozen Shore
The north and the location of the Frozen Shore
Frozen Shore
The north and the location of the Frozen Shore
Frozen Sea © Fantasy Flight Games

The Frozen Shore is a stretch of coastline that sits on the Bay of Ice beyond the Wall.[1]

History

The ironborn of antiquity controlled the Sunset Sea from the Frozen Shore to the Arbor.[2] Wildlings from the Frozen Shore have raided Bear Island.[3]

During the reign of King Dorren Stark, Redwyn of the Night's Watch claimed he encountered giants and children of the forest while ranging from the Shadow Tower to Lorn Point.[4][5]

Before Mance Rayder negotiated a peace, the men of the Frozen Shore fought with those of the ice-river clans.[6]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Mance Rayder, the King-beyond-the-Wall, tells Jon Snow that his cloak of black wool and scarlet silk was a gift from the wildling woman who patched him up. The scarlet silk was her grandmother's most prized possession, which she found in the wreck of a cog from Asshai off the Frozen Shore.[7]

Men of the Frozen Shore are found in Mance's army as it attacks the Wall.[8]

References and Notes