House Mormont

House Mormont of Bear Island is a noble house of the North and one of the principal families sworn to House Stark. Their seat is Mormont Keep on Bear Island, a wood-walled castle surrounded by an earthen palisade. Legend tells that the ancestral seat of the Mormonts' was won in a wrestling match between Rodrik Stark and an ironborn king, who gave it to House Mormont.

Their sigil is a black bear stood upright on a green field, and their words are "Here We Stand".

Third War of the Kraken
Winter had already hit Bear Island hard when news of Hrothgar Ironshod and his attempt at conquest in the North reached the island. Frostbite had taken the lives of many smallfolk due to the harshness of the winds blown in with winter and if the ironborn were to launch a surprise attack, casualties would be even heavier. Under the command of Lord Bennarion Mormont, soldiers were rallied on the island and longships were readied should they need to meet the ironborn in the sea. Unlike the rest of the northern houses who had to rely on food caravans imported through White Harbour, Bear Island and its smallfolk were able to continue fishing for food, despite it being an unreliable source in the winters. Those unable to catch fish turned to hunting in the wooded areas of the island below Mormont Keep.

When the ironborn finally sailed into view under Sigrin Blackarm's command, the Mormont forces were ready and offered a vicious resistance, repelling the invaders with relative ease. The fighting was brutal, with minimal casualties for the Mormonts' and heavy losses for the ironborn as almost all were killed including the Blackarm himself. Amidst the chaos on the shores as surviving ironborn attempted to flee back to their ships, Edmyn Mormont fought against Sigrin and with a mighty swing of his battleaxe brought him to his knees in the mud, near cleaving him in two.