Mance sends Styr to climb the Wall and attack Castle Black from the south. Jon mistakes the more distinctive Tormund and Styr as Mance. When Jon Snow meets with Mance in the Frostfangs under pretext of joining his campaign, the bard sings " The Dornishman's Wife". Mance has his followers dig in graves along the Milkwater in search of the legendary Horn of Winter, said to be capable of toppling the Wall, but the horn is not found. Mance playing the lute, with Val in the background, by Amok © Mance sends Alfyn Crowkiller to scout along the Wall, but he is slain by Qhorin's men. Jeor fears that Mance intends to strike south against the Seven Kingdoms. Craster informs Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, that Mance is gathering wildlings in the Frostfangs. A Clash of Kingsįollowing the rumors about Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, and the wildlings deserting their villages, the Night's Watch assembles in force in a great ranging beyond the Wall. Ī captured wildling tells Qhorin Halfhand that Mance is gathering wildlings to a secret stronghold. Osha suggests capturing Bran Stark in the wolfswood and delivering him as a hostage to Mance, but Osha is instead captured by House Stark. He meets Dalla during his return to the lands beyond the Wall. Under the disguise of a musician, Mance plays the lute during the feast for Robert. Mance's presence is unbeknownst to both Eddard, who does not remember Mance from his previous visit with Lord Commander Qorgyle, and Benjen Stark, who had never met Mance despite being in the Watch for a few years. He scales the Wall near Long Barrow, purchases a horse south of the New Gift, and journeys to Winterfell. Hearing of King Robert I Baratheon's planned visit to Winterfell to see Lord Eddard Stark via sources in the Night's Watch, Mance, inspired by the legend of Bael the Bard, decided to partake in the event. Mance wears a raven-winged helm, by Patrick McEvoy © Fantasy Flight Games Mance is familiar with hiding places east of Long Lake from his secret expeditions into the north. Opposed by five other would-be Kings-Beyond-the-Wall, Mance gained the support of Tormund of Ruddy Hall and Styr of Thenn and slew the three rivals who refused to submit. He made peace between Harma Dogshead and the Lord of Bones, the Hornfoots and the Nightrunners, and the men of the Frozen Shore and the ice-river clans. Mance spent years gaining gathering various tribes into one host, seeking support from clan mothers and magnars. This infringement of freedom caused Mance to abandon the Shadow Tower and live with the free folk in the way he wished. Upon returning to the Wall, Ser Denys Mallister required Mance to replace his mended cloak with one of uniform black. While he recuperated, she mended his torn cloak with swatches of red silk. Years later, Mance was attacked by a shadowcat while ranging, and was healed by a wildling woman, a wisewoman's daughter. In Winterfell, he encountered the young Robb Stark and Jon Snow playing a prank, and promised not to tell. Some time between 286 AC and 288 AC, Lord Commander Qorgyle traveled to Winterfell to meet with Lord Eddard Stark, with Mance among the black brothers escorting him. Ī ranger of the Shadow Tower, Mance often sang of Bael the Bard after returning from rangings beyond the Wall. According to a semi-canon source, his last name of "Rayder" comes from this origin. After a group of raiders were put to the sword when Mance was a child, he was taken by the Night's Watch and raised as one of them. HistoryĪccording to Selyse Florent, Mance's parents were a common woman of the free folk and a man of the Night's Watch. Mance's great tent is made from the white pelts of snow bears and is topped with the antlers of a giant elk. Although recognized as King-Beyond-the-Wall, he does not wear a crown or carry a scepter. Mance's helm is bronze and iron and has raven wings at each temple. He armors himself with black ringmail and shaggy fur breeches. Mance wears wool and leather, over which he drapes a slashed cloak of black wool and red silk from Asshai. He also has a passion for free folk women. Some consider his voice passable and his playing fair. Mance has a fondness for music, especially wildling songs. Mance has a sharp face with shrewd brown eyes. His long brown hair has gone mostly to gray, and laughter lines appear at the corners of his mouth. Mance is a slender man and of middling height, but broader in the chest and shoulders and taller than Rattleshirt. Appearance and Character See also: Images of Mance Rayder
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