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"My mother wasn't a great beauty or any other kind of beauty. She was a great warrior though."

―Lyanna Mormont on her mother.^[src]

Lady Maege Mormont was the head of House Mormont, the Lords of Bear Island and a vassal of House Stark. She fought for Robb Stark, the King in the North, during the War of the Five Kings.

Biography

Background

Maege Mormont was the Lady of Bear Island and the head of House Mormont, a vassal to House Stark of Winterfell. She had one daughter, Lyanna, namesake of Lyanna Stark, Lord Eddard Stark's sister. Lord Commander Jeor Mormont of the Night's Watch is her older brother. The disgraced and exiled Ser Jorah Mormont is her nephew.^{[citation needed]}

Game of Thrones: Season 1

Maege is present at the feast for the Northern lords held in the Great Hall of Winterfell, in which Greatjon Umber defies Robb Stark, only to submit after two of his fingers were mutilated by Grey Wind. She is also present at the a war council discussing strategy with Robb and his other bannermen at Moat Cailin.^[1] She leads a military force as the Starks arrive at the Twins.^[2]

Maege is also present when Robb is proclaimed the King in the North.^[3]

Game of Thrones: Season 5

Stannis mentions that Lyanna Mormont is Lady of Bear Island, implying Maege might have perished during the War of the Five Kings.^[4]

Game of Thrones: Season 6

It is confirmed that Maege died fighting for Robb during the War of the Five Kings.^[5]

Family

Jeor
Mormont

Deceased

Lady
Mormont
Deceased

Husband

Deceased

Maege
Mormont
Deceased

Jorah
Mormont

Deceased

Lynesse
Hightower

Lyanna
Mormont
Deceased

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Lady Maege, also known as "the She-Bear", is a stout, grey-haired woman and a fierce warrior. She dresses in mail and her favored weapon is a spiked mace. Catelyn Stark observes that Maege seems more comfortable in armor than Brienne ever did. According to her brother Jeor, she is stubborn, short-tempered, and willful. She worked hard to regain the family's noble name and recover from the state of near-poverty her nephew Jorah had left behind.

When Robb calls his bannerman to march south after his father's arrest and they start to test him due his youth, Maege tells Robb bluntly that he was young enough to be her grandson, and had no business giving her commands, but she had a granddaughter she would be willing to have him marry. Maege is more understanding of Catelyn releasing Jaime, and Catelyn has grown fond of her. Maege does not attend the Red Wedding, as along the way from Riverrun to the Twins, Robb commands her and Galbart Glover to seek out Howland Reed. He gives them letters for the Northern lords, explaining the letters contain false orders, in case they are captured by the ironborn. It remains unknown if Maege or Galbart Glover reached their destination, and whether they are alive.

Maege has five children, all daughters: Dacey, Alysane, Lyra, Jorelle, and Lyanna. Lyanna is only ten years old during the fourth and fifth novels. Alysane had a son and daughter by an unknown father. Dacey was a warrior-woman like her mother and sisters and a member of Robb's personal guard; she was killed during the Red Wedding. Dacey was one of the few of Robb's bannermen who managed to get to her feet, fighting off Benfrey Frey by smashing his face in with a wine flagon. She then made a death run for the feast hall's doors and managed to avoid being shot by the crossbowmen in the balcony, but just before she reached the door, Ryman Frey and a dozen more fully armed Frey men-at-arms came bursting through it and ran right into her. Dacey died when Ryman drove his longaxe into her stomach.

While Stannis's host marches to Winterfell, Alysane tells the captive Asha Greyjoy that her sisters "Lyra and Jory are with our mother" - implying that Maege's whereabouts and activities following the Red Wedding are known only to her daughters, perhaps to be revealed in later novels.

Appearances

– "The Pointy End"
– "Baelor"
– "Fire and Blood"
– "The Broken Man" (mentioned)

References

↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 8: "The Pointy End" (2011).
↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 9: "Baelor" (2011).
↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 10: "Fire and Blood" (2011).
↑ Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 2: "The House of Black and White" (2015).
↑ Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 7: "The Broken Man" (2016).

Notes

↑ In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 2 in 299 AC.
↑ In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 5 in 302 AC.

External links

Maege Mormont on A Wiki of Ice and Fire

v • d • e House Mormont
Head	Vacant (extinct)	Heir	Vacant (extinct)
Seat	Mormont Keep, Bear Island	Region	North
Titles	Lord of Bear Island
Members	Lynesse Hightower
Deceased	Jeor Mormont · Maege Mormont · Lyanna Mormont · Jorah Mormont
Overlords	House Stark

[GOT_108-3] Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 8: "The Pointy End" (2011).

[GOT_109-4] Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 9: "Baelor" (2011).

[GOT_110-5] Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 10: "Fire and Blood" (2011).

[GOT_502-6] Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 2: "The House of Black and White" (2015).

[GOT_607-7] Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 7: "The Broken Man" (2016).

[Game_of_Thrones_Season_2_year-1] In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 2 in 299 AC.

[Game_of_Thrones_Season_5_year-2] In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 5 in 302 AC.

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 ===Background===
-Maege Mormont is the [[Lady of Bear Island]] and the head of [[House Mormont]], a vassal family to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]]. Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] of the [[Night's Watch]] is her older brother. The disgraced and exiled Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] is her nephew.
+Maege Mormont was the [[Lord of Bear Island|Lady of Bear Island]] and the head of [[House Mormont]], a vassal to [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]]. She had one daughter, [[Lyanna Mormont|Lyanna]], namesake of [[Lyanna Stark]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s sister. Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] of the [[Night's Watch]] is her older brother. The disgraced and exiled Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] is her nephew.{{Cite}}
-===[[Season 1]]===
+===[[Game of Thrones: Season 1|''Game of Thrones'': Season 1]]===
-Lady Mormont is present at the feast for the [[The North|Northern]] lords held in the Great Hall of [[Winterfell]] in which [[Greatjon Umber]] defies [[Robb Stark]] only to submit after two of his fingers are mutilated by [[Grey Wind]]. She's also present at the a war council discussing strategy with [[Robb Stark]] and his other bannermen in their camp at [[Moat Cailin]].<ref>"[[The Pointy End]]"</ref> She can be seen leading a force of men behind Robb as they arrive at [[The Twins]].<ref>"[[Baelor]]"</ref>
+Maege is present at the feast for the [[North|Northern]] lords held in the Great Hall of [[Winterfell]], in which [[Greatjon Umber]] defies [[Robb Stark]], only to submit after two of his fingers were mutilated by [[Grey Wind]]. She is also present at the a war council discussing strategy with Robb and his other bannermen at [[Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|GOT108}} She leads a military force as the Starks arrive at the [[Twins]].{{Ref|GOT109}}
+[[File:MAEGE.png|thumb|200x200px|Maege Mormont standing behind Robb and Catelyn Stark at The Twins. ]]
-Maege is also present when the [[Greatjon Umber|Greatjon]] proclaims Robb Stark the [[King in the North]]. Prior to the proclamation, Maege laughs loudly when the Greatjon complains about the southron gods worshiped by [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] and [[Stannis Baratheon]].<ref>"[[Fire and Blood]]"</ref>
+Maege is also present when Robb is proclaimed the [[King in the North]].{{Ref|GOT110}}
+===[[Game of Thrones: Season 5|''Game of Thrones'': Season 5]]===
-==Appearances==
+[[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] mentions that [[Lyanna Mormont]] is Lady of Bear Island, implying Maege might have perished during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|GOT502}}
-{{Season One Appearances|8=note|9=note|10=note}}
-<nowiki>*</nowiki> - Uncredited appearance
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+It is confirmed that Maege died fighting for Robb during the War of the Five Kings.{{Ref|GOT607}}
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 ==In the books==
-In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Lady Maege, also known as "the She-Bear", is a stout grey haired woman and a fierce warrior. She dresses in mail and her favored weapon is a spiked mace. According to her brother, she is stubborn, short-tempered, and willful. She worked hard to regain the family's noble name and recover from the state of near-poverty her nephew, Lord Jorah, had left behind.
+In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Lady Maege, also known as "the She-Bear", is a stout, grey-haired woman and a fierce warrior. She dresses in mail and her favored weapon is a spiked mace. [[Catelyn Stark]] observes that Maege seems more comfortable in armor than [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] ever did. According to her brother Jeor, she is stubborn, short-tempered, and willful. She worked hard to regain the family's noble name and recover from the state of near-poverty her nephew Jorah had left behind.
+When Robb calls his bannerman to march south after his father's arrest and they start to test him due his youth, Maege tells Robb bluntly that he was young enough to be her grandson, and had no business giving her commands, but she had a granddaughter she would be willing to have him marry. Maege is more understanding of Catelyn releasing [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], and Catelyn has grown fond of her. Maege does not attend the [[Red Wedding]], as along the way from [[Riverrun]] to the [[Twins]], Robb commands her and [[Galbart Glover]] to seek out [[Howland Reed]]. He gives them letters for the Northern lords, explaining the letters contain false orders, in case they are captured by the [[ironborn]]. It remains unknown if Maege or Galbart Glover reached their destination, and whether they are alive.
-Maege has five daughters: Dacey, Alysane, Lyra, Jorelle, and Lyanna, the latter probably named for [[Lyanna Stark]]. Dacey was killed at the [[Red Wedding]].
+Maege has five children, all daughters: Dacey, Alysane, Lyra, Jorelle, and Lyanna. Lyanna is only ten years old during the fourth and fifth novels. Alysane had a son and daughter by an unknown father. Dacey was a warrior-woman like her mother and sisters and a member of Robb's personal guard; she was killed during the Red Wedding. Dacey was one of the few of Robb's bannermen who managed to get to her feet, fighting off Benfrey Frey by smashing his face in with a wine flagon. She then made a death run for the feast hall's doors and managed to avoid being shot by the crossbowmen in the balcony, but just before she reached the door, Ryman Frey and a dozen more fully armed Frey men-at-arms came bursting through it and ran right into her. Dacey died when Ryman drove his longaxe into her stomach.
-Before going to the Red Wedding, Robb commands Maege and [[Galbart Glover]] to take men by longship and sail through the marshes of the Neck to seek out [[Howland Reed]], thus they do not attend the Red Wedding. He gives them letters for the Northern lords, explaining the letters contain false orders, in case they are captured by the Ironborn. While it is not explicitly written, it is presumed Robb also gave Maege and Galbart the royal decree he issued, by which he legitimized [[Jon Snow]] and named him his successor.
+While Stannis's host marches to Winterfell, Alysane tells the captive [[Yara Greyjoy|Asha Greyjoy]] that her sisters "Lyra and Jory are with our mother" - implying that Maege's whereabouts and activities following the Red Wedding are known only to her daughters, perhaps to be revealed in later novels.
-It is unknown whether Maege and Galbart reached their destination, and if they actually have Robb's decree in their possession.
-== See also ==
+==Appearances==
+*{{GOT|The Pointy End}}
-* {{AWOIAF}} (spoilers from the books)
+*{{GOT|Baelor}}
+*{{GOT|Fire and Blood}}
+*{{GOT|The Broken Man}} {{Mentioned}}
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