House Reed of Greywater Watch is the southern-most house of the North. They control the vast area of swampland and bog stretching across the narrowest part of the continent of Westeros, the Neck. The Reeds and their vassals are Crannogmen, a distinct off-shoot of the First Men who have adapted to living in the swamps of the Neck. Before the War of the Five Kings began, Howland Reed fought alongside his liege-lord Eddard Stark in Robert's Rebellion.
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Howland Reed is the Lord of Greywater Watch and the father of Meera and Jojen Reed. Reed first met his liege lords at the great tourney at Harrenhal when he was a young man. While taking in the magnificence of the tourney, three squires, all larger than him, started to beat and curse him as a "frog eater", until Lyanna Stark came to his defense; there he eventually met up with the rest of members of House Stark. Later in the tourney, the Knight of the Laughing Tree defended Reed's honour by jousting and defeating the knights of the squires mentioned.
Meera, a noted hunter and trapper, is the eldest child and only daughter of Lord Howland Reed of Greywater Watch. Her sole sibling is her younger brother, Jojen Reed. Having grown up in the North, she is a firm believer in the Old Gods of the Forest. Both she and her brother believe Bran Stark to be crucial in the oncoming war against the White Walkers.
Jojen is the younger brother of Meera Reed and is the eldest son and heir of Lord Howland Reed of Greywater Watch. Jojen is noted as being serious and solemn for his age, yet also wise beyond his years, leading Old Nan to nickname him "Little Grandfather".
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