Northern clan surnames are probably due to the fact that they still have their lands and other properties, which means that you want to clearly delineate lines of succession and rights of ownership whereas the Vale clans were dispossessed and have more of a communal lifestyle.
Why do you think the Northern clans (mountain, Skagosi, Wolfswood and even Crannogmen) have “surnames” (re: Liddle, Boggs, Woods, Crowl) whereas the names Vale mountain clans sound more like the Free Companies of Essos (Stone Crows, Burned Men —> Maiden’s Men, Second Sons, Iron Lances)
Published
RFTIT Tumblr Backup 