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Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, often called the Old Bear, was the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch at the end of the third century after Aegon's Conquest.

Appearance and Character[]

Lord Mormont was an imposing figure with broad-shoulders, a stern gaze, and a long grey-white beard. Most consider him to be a good and strong leader, and a proven military commander.

History[]

He was once Lord of Bear Island and the head of House Mormont, having sworn loyalty to House Stark of Winterfell. He fought under Lord Eddard Stark during Robert's Rebellion. A few years later, he chose to take the black and abdicate his seat in favor of his son, Ser Jorah Mormont.

Books[]

A Game of Thrones[]

Lord Commander Mormont sends Benjen Stark, the First Ranger, out to look for two missing rangers, Ser Waymar Royce and Will, though Benjen does not return. He admits to not knowing who to send out and look for him. After news reaches Castle Black of Bran Stark awakening, he summons Jon Snow, Bran's bastard half-brother, but Jon is too overjoyed at learning of Bran waking to comprehend the fact he has been crippled.

At a dinner of the high officers, ordered to commemorate the imminent departure of Tyrion Lannister, Mormont finds it difficult to compose himself at the jibes that Tyrion sends the way of Ser Alliser Thorne. After the gathering, Jeor implores Tyrion to speak with the king, Robert I Baratheon, his father, Lord Tywin Lannister, and his brother, Ser Jaime Lannister, and ask them to send men to the Wall, though Tyrion suspected they would refuse him.

A Clash of Kings[]

Jeor informs Jon Snow that his paternal half-brother Robb Stark has been named King in the North. After this, he has Jon watched again.

The Night's Watch receives shocking reports that wildings living close to the Wall are abandoning their villages, that the King-Beyond-the-Wall, Mance Rayder, is assembling the Free Folk into one location, and that Benjen Stark's entire ranging party has disappeared beyond the Wall. On top of that, Jeor had seen dead men walking with his own eyes, the corpses of Jafer Flowers and Othor. Due to this, Lord Commander Mormont leads three hundred men of the Night's Watch into a campaign known as the Great Ranging beyond the Wall, to discover further information.

Jeor's party stops at Craster's Keep, where he learns that the King-Beyond-the-Wall is gathering the Free Folk at Frostfangs, to prepare for an assault on the Wall. The Old Bear leads the expedition to the Fist of the First Men, where the wildlings have to pass through to get to the Wall. He sends out three scouting parties.

A Storm of Swords[]

Jeor's party is assaulted by wights at the Fist of the First Men. The party ends up breaking up, with many men dying, some going missing, and some deserting. Jeor leads all the survivors he can find back to Craster's Keep.

When he reaches Craster's Keep, Samwell Tarly, a steward of the Night's Watch, tells him that he killed a White Shadow with a dagger made of dragonglass. After discussing obsidian weaponry with Sam, Jeor is murdered by Ollo Lophand in a mutiny. As he lies on the floor bleeding out, he tells Sam his dying wish; for him to tell his son, Ser Jorah Mormont, to come home to Westeros and take the black.

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