JBlaze94 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Personally, when it is all said and done, I think the Wildlings will become the Night's Watch. With their numbers, they could restore the castles, and the NW would be at full strength again. It works for the Wildlings as well, it allows them to be south of the wall. And who better to go and do rangings than the people that lived north of the wall? That is what I think anyways. I guess a big part of it is if Jon lives to be LC or not. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemond's Eye Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 If The Others are defeated, there might not be a need for the NW for much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonisHenryTudor Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 They become nationalized. On a more serious note, I believe they become a strong arm of the Starks. After all it was a Stark who allowed them to cross into "safer" grounds. They may not appreciate the hierarchy of authority, but I think they will remember. As the saying goes, "the North remembers", and I don't see this as any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze94 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 If The Others are defeated, there might not be a need for the NW for much longer. Defeated, or go back to sleep again? I think the Others wil always be around. They seem to be a force of nature to me, and their role is to keep the population of the world down. I don't think they slaughter for shits and giggs like Ramsay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Santa of House Claus Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I think saying that they will become the Night's Watch is a little simplistic, but correct. They know what is coming south and were clearly becoming Jon's men, then the NW tries to kill Jon, so I am guessing they will end up killing most of the NW at Castle Black, but they know the Wall still needs to be defended. I am guessing that there will be a great deal of chaos along the Wall for at least the first 3rd of the book. I also believe that the Wall will fall, how else will the Others cross and pose a major threat to the realm. At that point, whoever is left alive, Wildlings, NW, Northman, Queen's men will rally together under 1 flag, Jon's, makes sense, but unimportant, to defeat the Others. I think it will be a permanent defeat though, and maybe the total death of magic in that world. Then with the Wall and the Others gone, the Wildlings will integrate into the North, settling in The Gift and back in the lands beyond the Wall and be loyal to the Stark in Winterfell, because it was a Stark that defeated the Others and brought them south of the Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dread pirate davos Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I have this crackpotish theory( well not so much a theory as much as something I'd like to see) where once the wildlings learn lance is alive there's a kingsmoot or duel between Jon and Mance for the leadership of the free folk. Probably won't happen but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis's birthright Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I believe the wilding will becomes citizens of the North but will be a small minority after being almost decimated when the WAll falls and the Others come south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grail King Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 If The Others are defeated, there might not be a need for the NW for much longer. If you mean defeat as all dead, there be no need for a NW; but it is quite hard to exterminate a whole race to a zero population. I think this group of remaining Watch and surviving Southerners will keep the Watch active but a lot of the old vows will be either gone or refitted for a newer time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buried Treasure Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 In the short-medium term the wildlings have accepted the idea of accepting 'law' in return for protection. The threat of the Others is so great that they followed Mance and then agreed to Jon's terms for passing through the Wall and living lawfully on the other side for Winter.The culture of the free folk however is that accepting law as the price of a stable life is not acceptable. In the medium-long term, with the that of the Others receded no doubt many will reject acting lawfully. As they will all be south of the Wall then those individuals will become outlaws. Perhaps they will be able to establish themselves in unoccupied mountainous regions of the North and be wildlings within the borders of the Seven Kingdoms but as the lawful Clans already occupy some of the most inhospitable terrain those wildlings may need to flee beyond the reach of authority and repopulate north of the Wall. There will no doubt be plenty of wildlings who will stay lawful after Winter. The acceptance of Seven Kingdoms law on a permanent basis has already begun with Leathers and the Thenns. The folk from Varamyr's village didn't seem very free with him sending his animals to fetch their daughters, so perhaps people like that will be just as happy to stay in a village ruled by some petty lordling appointed by the Starks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buried Treasure Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 d/p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Eater Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I think Jon would settle them in the Gift, and integrate them into the realm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyannaisalive Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I think Jon would settle them in the Gift, and integrate them into the realm. :agree: Didn't Ned and Benjen plan on repopulating the gift to help the NW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemond's Eye Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 If you mean defeat as all dead, there be no need for a NW; but it is quite hard to exterminate a whole race to a zero population. I think this group of remaining Watch and surviving Southerners will keep the Watch active but a lot of the old vows will be either gone or refitted for a newer time. It would normally be hard to exterminate a race to zero population - but with The Others it might be possible, depending on a few factors. But if there is a NW, The Wildlings will likely populate the New Gift and be seen as an ally to the NW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion'sNose Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 They will probably end up settling the gift and making up the "shield" that Ned and Benjen dreamed about. My evidence is that Jon describes the plan as being a dream for spring or something to that effect and that's the name of the last book so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I think Jon would settle them in the Gift, and integrate them into the realm. I agree but many of them will return to the North of the Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Blue Eyes Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 They'll be integrated into the Northmen. The whole kneelers issue is the only obstacle anyway, and that's neither something the Northmen particularly care about nor the Wildlings emphasize at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordParas Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Wildling = BarbarianThey will extinct. but I think the freefolks survivor will make their own civilitiation like free cities in essos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joluoto2 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 What future? They don't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmarshal Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Surrender or die, the Northmen do believe in a crown even if its their own. They can go back beyond if they want, but no Northern lord will expect their rape life style. And to call BS on Bolton, the Liddle Bran met made it pretty clear that there is no rape going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bog Devil of Greywater Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 They become nationalized. On a more serious note, I believe they become a strong arm of the Starks. After all it was a Stark who allowed them to cross into "safer" grounds. They may not appreciate the hierarchy of authority, but I think they will remember. As the saying goes, "the North remembers", and I don't see this as any different. I don't think nationalization is such a way out there theory. Presumably, they've chosen to fight for the realms of men, and Jon has granted them the ability to do so. The free folk chose to kneel symbolically no matter what they say. Westeros will remember their sacrifices when the time to heal the realm comes. They will either choose to repopulate the North, or will become the 8th kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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