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[[File:Winter.jpg|thumb|The North in the grip of winter.]]

The North is vast, and harsh. What the men of this land value is personal strength and hardiness, loyalty to one's own - and maintaining the ancient traditions passed down from their forefathers. There are many kings that hold dominion over the vast stretches of plains, moors, hills, forests, bogs and great lakes that make up these lands, and they come from Houses that stretch back into the myths of the Dawn Age. Among these are House Frost, that once ruled the nigh impenetrable Castle Frostguard, but had retreated into the far north-east of the region by the time of the Coming of the Andals. At that time, House Bolton still ruled as the Red Kings of their bloody kingdom, supported by House Towers and a smattering of other Houses that take sinster and morbid imagery for their arms. House Umber ruled the Last Lands before the wall, boasting of themselves as the blood of giants, and being the last true kings to be found for a thousand leagues to the north. The most storied and powerful single dynasty however at this time, remained House Stark - which had continued to grow its power, devouring its rivals on all sides.

The North is vast, and harsh. What the men of this land value is personal strength and hardiness, loyalty to one's own - and maintaining the ancient traditions passed down from their forefathers. There are many kings that hold dominion over the vast stretches of plains, moors, hills, forests, bogs and great lakes that make up these lands, and they come from Houses that stretch back into the myths of the Dawn Age.<ref>George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 137.</ref> Among these are House Frost, that once ruled the nigh impenetrable Castle Frostguard, but had retreated into the far north-east of the region by the time of the Coming of the Andals. At that time, House Bolton still ruled as the Red Kings of their bloody kingdom, supported by House Towers and a smattering of other Houses that take sinster and morbid imagery for their arms. House Umber ruled the Last Lands before the wall, boasting of themselves as the blood of giants, and being the last true kings to be found for a thousand leagues to the north. The most storied and powerful single dynasty however at this time, remained House Stark - which had continued to grow its power, devouring its rivals on all sides.

=== Notable Winterman Houses ===

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 [[File:Winter.jpg|thumb|The North in the grip of winter.]]
-The North is vast, and harsh. What the men of this land value is personal strength and hardiness, loyalty to one's own - and maintaining the ancient traditions passed down from their forefathers. There are many kings that hold dominion over the vast stretches of plains, moors, hills, forests, bogs and great lakes that make up these lands, and they come from Houses that stretch back into the myths of the Dawn Age. Among these are House Frost, that once ruled the nigh impenetrable Castle Frostguard, but had retreated into the far north-east of the region by the time of the Coming of the Andals. At that time, House Bolton still ruled as the Red Kings of their bloody kingdom, supported by House Towers and a smattering of other Houses that take sinster and morbid imagery for their arms. House Umber ruled the Last Lands before the wall, boasting of themselves as the blood of giants, and being the last true kings to be found for a thousand leagues to the north. The most storied and powerful single dynasty however at this time, remained House Stark - which had continued to grow its power, devouring its rivals on all sides.
+The North is vast, and harsh. What the men of this land value is personal strength and hardiness, loyalty to one's own - and maintaining the ancient traditions passed down from their forefathers. There are many kings that hold dominion over the vast stretches of plains, moors, hills, forests, bogs and great lakes that make up these lands, and they come from Houses that stretch back into the myths of the Dawn Age.<ref>George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 137.</ref> Among these are House Frost, that once ruled the nigh impenetrable Castle Frostguard, but had retreated into the far north-east of the region by the time of the Coming of the Andals. At that time, House Bolton still ruled as the Red Kings of their bloody kingdom, supported by House Towers and a smattering of other Houses that take sinster and morbid imagery for their arms. House Umber ruled the Last Lands before the wall, boasting of themselves as the blood of giants, and being the last true kings to be found for a thousand leagues to the north. The most storied and powerful single dynasty however at this time, remained House Stark - which had continued to grow its power, devouring its rivals on all sides.
 === Notable Winterman Houses ===

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