Lord Arryn and his sons were killed by the Stone Crows in 97 AC, after which his young daughter Jeyne Arryn became Lady of the Eyrie. In 54 AC, Lord Darnold Arryn and his brother, Ser Rymond, were slain when they pursued raiders from the mountain clans into the Mountains of the Moon. Įven after the Targaryen Conquest, the mountain clans have remained a persistent problem for House Arryn, the Lords of the Eyrie. Clansmen have been known to burn, plunder, and carry off women from the riverlands. There is fierce enmity between the mountain clans and the knights of the Vale, and the clans do not trust the lowland lords. The First Men who fled from the fertile Vale proper into the Mountains of the Moon are the ancestors of the modern clansmen. Some First Men submitted to and intermarried with Andals in the aftermath of the Battle of Seven Stars, but others refused to kneel. Rise of the mountain clans of the Vale, by Skysoul Visual Art Studios © Fantasy Flight Gamesĭuring the coming of the Andals to Westeros, Andals from Essos conquered the Vale of Arryn from the First Men. Known ClansĪrchmaester Arnel listed the most notorious mountain clans in his work Mountain and Vale. The clansmen ride small horses that are suited to the narrow mountain paths. However, it has been hundreds of years since the clansmen have threatened the lowlands of the Vale with anything more serious than raids. They take all weapons, grain, and armor they can find, as well as all women, whether they are wedded or not. They subsist by raiding local villages, small groups of travelers, and will attack even the Lord of the Eyrie if he is not properly protected. They are a poor people with poor quality of weapons and armor, wielding stone axes and wooden clubs. The clansmen live short and savage lives as bandits and outlaws. Ĭlansmen identify themselves with a first name and the name of their father examples include Conn son of Coratt and Chella daughter of Cheyk. Archmaester Gyldayn considered the clansmen to be savages. Conflicts between the clans are often resolved by payment of blood money and clansmen are quick to settle personal grievances through violence. Clansmen are fiercely loyal to each other, while some clans share close bonds. The clansmen are an egalitarian society, believing that every person's voice, regardless of gender, should be heard during councils. The Mountains of the Moon are home to a population of people who have rejected the authority of the Eyrie and are independent from the rest of the Seven Kingdoms and its feudal society.
Ulf son of Umar, by David Kegg © Fantasy Flight Games
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