Beyond the Wall is a generic term employed by the people of the Seven Kingdoms to refer to the large area of Westeros that lies north of the Wall. It is the only part of the continent that is not part of the realm, and thus the only place where particular attention is given to the difference between "Westeros" (the continent), and "the Seven Kingdoms" (the realm to the south of the Wall).

It is inhabited by tribes that refer to themselves as the "Free Folk", known by the people of the Seven Kingdoms as wildlings. The wildlings themselves are not politically unified but consist of numerous and diverse groups. Many are semi-nomadic hunters, due to the impracticality of agriculture in the far north. Some wildlings are little more than savage and primitive raiders, but other groups live in small settled communities and villages.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Notable locations 3 Notable inhabitants 4 In the books 5 See also 6 References

GeographyEdit

The lands Beyond the Wall are mostly uncharted. The region immediately north of the Wall includes the Haunted Forest, a vast taiga-forest which covers most of the area, extending from the Wall to the furthest uncharted north.

The forest extends from the eastern coast to a large mountain chain in the west known as the Frostfangs. The Frostfangs extend an unknown distance to the north and are quite inhospitable. However, there are rumors that even the northern Frostfangs contain hidden valleys, heated by volcanic activity, which are actually the most hospitable regions north of the Wall, and heavily settled by the wildlings.

Southwest of the Frostfangs there is a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the sea known as the Frozen Shore, a harsh area inhabited by fierce and primitive warriors who frequently cross the Bay of Ice to raid the lands in the North sworn to House Stark. This small area is totally enclosed by the Frostfangs, which run southeast to northwest, and the ocean.

Beyond all of these areas, in the furthest north are the Lands of Always Winter. The forest ends and gives way to these truly polar regions, which are unexplored. The White Walkers are rumored to originate in the depths of the Lands of Always Winter.

Notable locations Edit

• Haunted Forest
  • Craster's Keep
  • White Tree
• The Fist of the First Men
• The Frostfangs
  • Skirling Pass
• The Milkwater
• Lands of Always Winter
• Frozen Shore

Notable inhabitantsEdit

• {Craster}, an unsavory ally of the Night's Watch, killed by Karl during a mutiny.
  • his wife and daughter Gilly
    • their Unnamed son
• Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, leader of the Free Folk and feared opponent of the Night's Watch.
• Lord of Bones, a wildling leader and a fearsome raider.
• Tormund, called Tormund Giantsbane, a wildling leader and one of Mance Rayder's most trusted lieutenants.
• Orell, a wildling raider and a Warg
• Ygritte, a Free Folk Spearwife and lover of Jon Snow

In the booksEdit

Author George R.R. Martin has stated that the land-area inhabited by the Free Folk beyond the Wall is vast, roughly the size of Canada: "There's actually quite a lot of Westeros north of the Wall, it's a large expanse of land, probably as large as Canada."^[1]

See alsoEdit

• Beyond the Wall at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
• HBO Viewer's Guide.

ReferencesEdit

v • d • e Beyond the Wall
Settlements:	White Tree · Craster's Keep
Geographic Features:	Haunted Forest · Storrold's Point · Fist of the First Men · Frostfangs · Skirling Pass · Milkwater · Frozen Shore · Lands of Always Winter