Drifting tower of Greywater Watch
(by Paulo FLOP)
Tagged: crannogmen house reed people smallfolk my uploads the neck
Bogdevil
The Crannogmen are so called for their habit of living in small villages formed of reeds and thatch that sit atop floating islands in the mire (crannogs). They are a poor people and seldom leave their lands subsisting on fishing and frogging. They are talented hunters and warriors, and despite their short stature and somewhat primitive lifestyle, the crannogmen have proven a notoriously difficult people to conquer. They use nets, bronze knives, frog spears, and round leather shields. They fight with poison, guerrilla tactics, and a mastery of their difficult terrain. According to those who have fought them, their houses, even their castles move.
They are disparaged as “frog-eaters, swamp-dwellers, mud-men and bog devils” by most other people of the Seven Kingdoms, and are looked down upon for their tactics, which are viewed as “cowardly” (x).
The Marshes of the Crannogmen
The crannogmen are the reclusive people, dwelling in the marshes of the Neck. They are ruled by House Reed from Greywater Watch. The crannogmen are talented hunters and warriors, and despite their short stature and somewhat primitive lifestyle, the crannogmen have proven a notoriously difficult people to conquer. They use nets, bronze knives, frog spears, and round leather shields. They fight with poison, guerrilla tactics, and a mastery of their difficult terrain. According to those who have fought them, their houses, even their castles move.
The histories say that the crannogmen grew close to the children of the forest in the days when the greenseers tried to bring the hammer of waters down upon the Neck.
Driftwood by Russell Shaw
No.12 of the Music of GoT series
3 weeks ago with 4 notes
Marshes of the Neck, home of the crannogmen and House Reed
The Neck is a region of Westeros covered in swamp and bog. It divides the south of the continent from the north and there one can find huge flowers, lizard-lions and many snakes. The trees are half-drowned, covered in fungus and beneath the water, quicksand that will drown anyone who attempts to walk the waters (x).
