Tv q re Mance Rayder / wildlings?

December2012

I've only read the first two books and am about to start book 3. Watching the tv show up to date too.

Forgive me for asking this question but I can't remember the answer.

Why are Mance Rayder and the wildlings attacking the South / The Wall? Shouldn't they be fighting the wights?

Why does MR have a grudge against The Knights Watch?

Witcher

They're moving south because the wights and the Others are becoming more powerful north of the Wall.

Mance was once a member of the Nights Watch, he doesn't hold a grudge against them as such..they're just in the way of his plans.

Shazbot

They're heading south the avoid the white walkers and wights. They can't kill the white walkers so the have to run. The aim is to get south of the wall to use the wall's defense against the white walkers. He knows he can't pass through the wall diplomatically so he needs an army to take it by force.

Shazbot

Shazbot wrote: »

They're heading south the avoid the white walkers and wights. They can't kill the white walkers so the have to run. The aim is to get south of the wall to use the wall's defense against the white walkers. He knows he can't pass through the wall diplomatically so he needs an army to take it by force.

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December2012

Thanks, that seems familiar. It was the scene about "light the biggest fire the north has ever seen" comment that made me think he was attacking them.

folan

i havent finished the second season on tv yet, but there seems to be an element of mixing the end of the second book and start of the third going on.

The start of the third book deals more with Mances history, giving him a proper introduction and fleshing out his back story a little. reading it first has definatly gotten my head into a better spot to see where its going and why some are doing what they are.

ArmaniJeanss

December2012 wrote: »

I've only read the first two books and am about to start book 3. Watching the tv show up to date too.

Just some general information, Series 3 is showing some scenes from Book 5, so if you were planning on the 'watch a series then read the book' method then its going to become an increasingly flawed method from here on in.

December2012

To be honest I can't put the books down - even with the confusion that the mass of plots bring!

Gbear

December2012 wrote: »

To be honest I can't put the books down - even with the confusion that the mass of plots bring!

Having the maps open helps by giving you a visual representation of the location of each character.

I nearly know the geograpy of westeros as well as Ireland at this stage.

Although that's in part because Westeros is just Ireland turned upside down sandwiched between the North and Dorne.