Beyond the Wall

A map showing the territories north of the Wall.

Beyond the Wall is a generic term employed by the people of the Seven Kingdoms to refer to the 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 groups live in small settled communities and villages.

Geography

The lands Beyond the Wall are mostly uncharted. The region immediately north of the Wall includes the Haunted Forest, a vast taiga-forest which extends 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.

Beyond them lies the area known as the Lands of Always Winter.

Notable locations

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

See also

• Beyond the Wall at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.