Tyrion Lannister enlists the aid of the Hill tribes
The hill tribes or mountain clans are barbarians who live in the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon on the western fringes of the Vale of Arryn.
Culture
The hill tribes are divided into clans of varying size and strength. Three of the most notable are the Stone Crows, Burned Men and Black Ears, led by Shagga, Timett and Chella respectively. They are a frequent danger to travelers along the Eastern Road which crosses over the mountain into the Vale from the Riverlands.
The hill tribes are quite ferocious and will often resort to violence at slight provocations. However, they are not entirely uncivilized: sometimes when a member from one tribe kills a member from another, their leaders have been known to negotiate a non-violent end to the feud by demanding blood money be paid as compensation by the offending tribe.[1]
The Clans
Shagga, son of Dolf
- Stone Crows - led by Shagga
- Burned Men - led by Timett
- Black Ears - led by Chella
- Moon Brothers - led by Ulf
- Painted Dogs
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels a number of warrior clans eke out a mean existence in the foothills of the Mountains of the Moon, including the Black Ears, Burned Men, Stone Crows, and Moon Brothers. Other less prominent hill tribes that have been mentioned in the books are the Painted Dogs, Milk Snakes, and Sons of the Mist. They hold outsiders as enemies and wish to destroy House Arryn and loot the Vale for themselves, but lack the weapons and armor needed, particularly siege engines.
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