History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireHouseMormont

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In-universe, the more widely-used spelling of her name is "Alysanne".

-->'''Asha Greyjoy:''' Mormont women are all fighters too.
-->'''Alysane Mormont:''' What we are is what you made us. On Bear Island every child learns to fear krakens rising from the sea.

-->''"We are stronger than we seem, my lady."''

-->''"I've fought beside the Young Wolf in every battle, and he hasn’t lost one yet."''

-->''"My children were fathered by a bear. Mormont women are skinchangers. We turn into bears and find mates in the woods. Everyone knows."''

-->''"Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK."''

-->See [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheNightsWatch the Night's Watch character page]].

* TheRemnant: One of the very few hold-out houses who are still openly loyal to the Starks after the Red Wedding. They can afford this luxury by living in a remote ass-end of the world and thus being invulnerable to any punitive expeditions by Boltons, Freys or Lannisters.

* {{Foil}}: To Brienne of Tarth. Where Brienne is tall, strong, and a great warrior, but ugly, ill-at-ease around others, and not accepted by men, Dacey is tall, strong, and a great warrior, while also being attractive, comfortable in her role as a warrior, and accepted by her comrades in arms.

* PutOnABus: When sent to The Neck halfway through ''[[Literature/AStormOfSwords A Storm of Sword]]'' and has only been mentioned since.

* EveryoneHasStandards: While she has no liking for Asha or Ironborn, Alysane is disgusted by Ser Clayton Sluggs threatening to burn Asha alive to try and end the blizzard plaguing the army.

* DisappearedDad: Like her mother, she claims her children were "fathered by a bear". Whatever the truth is, she doesn't seem to be in contact

-->See [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireDaenerysTargaryenAndHerCourt the Daenerys Targaryen and her court character page]].

* BestialityIsDepraved: PlayedForLaughs: several times when Maege is mentioned, a character usually jokingly mentions rumors about her sleeping with bears, who apparently fathered her children. Alysane also claims that her children were fathered by bears and that all Mormonts are skinchangers. It's worth noting that both still have their own family name, indicating that they are not married, at least with nobles.

* UnexpectedSuccessor: She was never supposed to be the ruler of Bear Island, with Jeor passing that title onto Jeor, who had a young wife that was sure to produce more heirs. Her nephew's disgrace and exile from the Seven Kingdoms unexpectedly made Maege into one of the most powerful nobles in the North.

* UnexpectedSuccesor: She was never supposed to be the ruler of Bear Island, with Jeor passing that title onto Jeor, who had a young wife that was sure to produce more heirs. Her nephew's disgrace and exile from the Seven Kingdoms unexpectedly made Maege into one of the most powerful nobles in the North.

* PutOnABus: When sent to The Neck.

Maege's oldest daughter and heir.

* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Despite her best efforts she's killed by Ryman Frey during the Red Wedding, courtesy of an axe to the gut]].

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[[folder: Lady Maege Mormont]]

[[folder: Dacey Mormont]]

[[folder: Alysane Mormont]]

[[folder: Lord Jeor Mormont]]

[[folder: Ser/Lord Jorah Mormont]]

The Mormonts are old, proud Stark bannermen descended from the blood of the First Men. Currently, their lady is Maege Mormont, ruling after her brother Jeor Mormont joined the Night's Watch (he's Lord Commander at the beginning of the series) and his son Jorah went into exile, currently serving under Daenerys Targaryen, leaving the house in an impoverished state to his aunt Maege. Maege has five daughters, and her current heir is the oldest, Dacey. Their seat, Bear Island, is an island in the Bay of Ice that is often attacked by Ironborn raiders, prompting the women to learn how to defend themselves from raiders. Fittingly, their sigil is a black bear on a green field.

Legend states that King Rodrik Stark won Bear Island after he defeated the then Ironborn ruler at the time in a wrestling match, then awarding the lordship to the Mormonts. Previously, Bear Island had been ruled by the Woodfoots, who had been exterminated by the Ironborn. It's not known whether the Mormonts are originally from Bear Island in the first place or whether they coexisted with the Woodfoots at the island. Up until the War of Conquest, Bear Island was part of the Kingdom of the Isles and Rivers under the Ironborn rule of [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseHoare House Hoare of Orkmont]], having been given back to the Mormonts and placed once again under the wardenship of [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseStark House Stark]].

* BadassFamily: Not only is Jeor ''Lord Commander'' of the Night's Watch, his sister Maege raised five {{Action Girl}}s, is one herself and has grandchildren apt to learn the trade. Jeor's son Jorah is also an accomplished knight in his own right... however far from home his path has taken him.

* BlackSheep: The best contender for the biggest ever pointless Mormont screw-up on record... would currently be Jorah. Getting caught dabbling in the very illegal slave trade will do that. And, any time he comes up in conversations with other Mormonts, you get their equivalent of sighs, rolled eyes and/or the solid opinion that he well and truly earned his exile.

* BlackSheep: Their biggest contender for the biggest ever pointless Mormont screw-up on record... would currently be Jorah. Getting caught dabbling in the very illegal slave trade will do that. And, any time he comes up in conversations with other Mormonts, you get their equivalent of sighs, rolled eyes and/or the solid opinion that he well and truly earned his exile.

* TheRemnant: One of the very few hold-out houses who are still openly loyal to the Starks after the Red Wedding. They can afford this luxury by living in a remote ass-end of the world and thus being invulnerable to any punitive expeditions by Boltons, Freys or Lannisters.