He suggests they accordingly shift to wildling tactics and use a small group of scouts to overcome the lookouts. Given Mance's background as a deserter from the Watch, Qhorin predicts that the wildlings will be more organized. Qhorin arrives and reports sighting lookouts in the Skirling Pass. The ranging next camps at the Fist of the First Men where they await Qhorin and his party from the Shadow Tower. Jeor reveals to Jon that he has always known that Craster sacrificed his sons to Wildling gods but ignored it because of his value as an ally. The Watch is forced to move on when Jon follows Craster into the woods and sees him leaving a son for the White Walkers. After Jon provokes Craster, Jeor aggressively reprimands him outside and confirms that he is indeed grooming him for command: he tells Jon, "You want to lead one day? Well learn how to follow." Craster tells him that the wildlings are assembling under King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder. Jeor questions Craster and learns that he has not seen missing First Ranger Benjen Stark in years. They reach Craster's Keep, the home of Craster, an unsavory ally who marries his daughters and has no sons. They have passed six abandoned wildling villages and have been traveling for months. In the far North the great ranging of the Night's Watch traverses the Haunted Forest. Jeor travels through the Haunted Forest to Craster's Keep. Jon joins Mormont's party as it leaves Castle Black. Mormont aims to lead the Night's Watch in force beyond the Wall, find the missing Benjen Stark and identify and eliminate the threat posed by the White Walkers. Jeor tells Jon that the true danger and threat to the Seven Kingdoms comes from the White Walkers and wights beyond the Wall, not the looming civil war, and asks for Jon's help. ![]() Jeor is aware of Jon's attempted desertion but refuses to punish him, saying it is more important that he came back. Jon attempts to leave Castle Black and join his brother Robb's army after he learns of Eddard's execution, but is persuaded to stay by his friends. Jeor had previously given to his son and heir, Ser Jorah Mormont, but Jorah had left the sword behind when he went into exile leaving Westeros in disgrace. Thanking Jon for his action, and growing to see Jon as a surrogate son, Mormont gives him a Valyrian steel sword, Longclaw, an heirloom of House Mormont. Jon throws Jeor's lantern on it, lighting it on fire. Jon stabs the Wight but it rises and pulls Jon's sword out of its abdomen. That night Jeor enters his own quarters to find Jon fighting a Wight, Othor risen again. Jeor witnesses this and confines Jon to quarters. Later, Jon attempts to stab Ser Alliser Thorne after he mocks his family for being traitors. Jeor is understanding of Jon's feelings of distress for his father and sisters, assuring Jon of his sisters' safety, but reminds him of his duty. He calls for Jon and informs him of this the news about his family. Later Jeor receives word via raven that Eddard has been declared a traitor and arrested. Sam notices that they haven't rotted, to which Jeor comments that even though Sam is a coward, he is not stupid. Jeor is summoned when the bodies of Othor and Jafer Flowers are discovered north of the wall and returned to Castle Black. When their assignments are handed out, Jon is initially disappointed because he had always wanted to be a ranger like his uncle Benjen Stark but Samwell Tarly suggests that the Lord Commander wants to groom Jon for command. Jeor chooses Jon Snow, the illegitimate son of Lord Eddard Stark, as his personal steward. Jeor conducts a ceremony to induct the new class of recruits into the Night's Watch, reminding them of the honor of their brotherhood. He and Maester Aemon later request that Tyrion bring word of their problems to Tyion's sister Queen Cersei Lannister and ask for their help. ![]() Lord Commander Mormont watches the new trainees practicing and talks to Tyrion Lannister about their lack of resources, which are made all the worse with the prospect of the coming winter. Jeor and Aemon discuss the threat of winter. ![]() Jorah disgraced himself by capturing poachers on the island and selling them into slavery, and then fled to the Free Cities to avoid reprisal for his crimes, leaving Jeor's sister Maege to rule Bear Island. He quickly rose through the ranks to become Lord Commander. Jeor was once the Lord of Bear Island and head of House Mormont until he abdicated his seat in favor of his son, Ser Jorah Mormont, and joined the Night's Watch. ![]() Jeor Mormont, nicknamed The Old Bear, is the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and leads from his headquarters at the fortress of Castle Black.
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