Jorah Mormont

Jorah Mormont
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont
First appearance	Novel: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Iain Glen (Game of Thrones)
Information
Aliases	Jorah the Andal
Gender	Male
Title	Ser
Family	House Mormont
Spouse(s)	Lady Glover Lynesse Hightower
Relatives	Jeor Mormont (father) Maege Mormont (aunt) Dacey Mormont (paternal cousin) Alysane Mormont (paternal cousin) Lyra Mormont (paternal cousin) Jorelle Mormont (paternal cousin) Lyanna Mormont (paternal cousin)
Kingdom	The North

Jorah Mormont, nicknamed Jorah the Andal, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Jorah is the only son of Jeor Mormont, the honorable lord commander of the Nights Watch of the fictional kingdom of Westeros. He subsequently appeared in Martin's A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000) and A Dance with Dragons (2011).

Jorah is portrayed by Iain Glen in the HBO television adaptation.

Ser Jorah Mormont is the only child of the Night's Watch's Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, who abdicated shortly before Robert's Rebellion to join the Night's Watch and let Jorah assume the lordship of Bear Island. At some point Jorah married a lady of House Glover, who died after miscarriage after ten years of marriage. Jorah fought in Greyjoy's Rebellion, distinguishing himself by being one of the first to enter the fray during the Siege of Pyke, and was knighted by King Robert Baratheon. At the Tourney of Lannisport celebrating the Baratheon victory, Jorah fell in love with the beautiful Lynesse Hightower (aunt of Margaery Tyrell), and named her Queen of Love and Beauty after winning the tourney. Lynesse's father agreed to their marriage, and although Lynesse reciprocated his love she soon found herself ill-suited to the rough life on Bear Island, longing for the splendour and comfort of her youth in Oldtown. Jorah bankrupted himself trying to provide her with luxuries, eventually selling poachers to a Tyroshi slaver to fund her lifestyle. His liege lord, Eddard Stark, condemned him to death, but Jorah and Lynesse fled to the Free City of Lys. Jorah made his living as a sellsword, though still unable to provide for Lynesse. One year he returned from fighting Braavos on the River Rhoyne to find that Lynesse had become a concubine of a wealthy Lysene merchant. The merchant warned Jorah that he would be enslaved to settle his debts if he remained in Lys, and Jorah was forced to flee again. Afterwards he drifted between the Free Cities, offering his services to the highest bidder.