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Bear Island ( Norwegian: Bjørnøya, pronounced [ˈbjø̀ːɳœʏɑ]) is the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. The island is located at the limits of the Norwegian and Barents seas, approximately halfway between Spitsbergen and the North Cape.
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The beautiful but remote island contains old gnarled oaks, tall pines, flowering thornbushes, moss-covered grey stones, and steep hills with streams. It is the home to many bears. According to a semi-canon source, House Hoareadded a green tree in the second quarter of their sigil as a reference to their one-time possession of Bear Island.
Aside from a few crofters, the inhabitants of Bear Island live along the coasts and fish the seas. In days past, ironborn and free folk from the Frozen Shore raided Bear Island while the men were fishing, leaving the defense of the island to its women. This created a warrior cultureamong the women.
Ironmen and Northmen
Bear Island has long been disputed by the north and the Iron Islands. Thousands of years ago, Bear Island was ruled by House Woodfoot prior to its conquest by the ironborn. The ironmen of antiquity controlled the Sunset Sea from Bear Island and the Frozen Shore as far south as the Arbor. The island was used as a reaving base by Ravos Hoare, the son of Harrag Hoare, King of the Iron Islands. Theon Stark, a King in the North, drove the ironborn from Bear Island during his reign, slaying Ravos h...
Jorah Mormont
Lord Jeor Mormont joined the Night's Watch to allow his son, Jorah Mormont, to rule Bear Island. Jorah ruled the island with his wife, Lynesse Hightower, but she decided that the remote isle was no place for a Hightower of Oldtown. After Jorah was caught selling poachers to a slaver to support Lynesse's lifestyle, Eddard Stark, the liege lord of the north, traveled to Bear Island to execute Jorah or force him to take the black. However, the disgraced Jorah had already taken ship into exile wi...
A Game of Thrones
Lady Maege Mormont leads the levy from Bear Island that joins the army of Robb Stark. She is accompanied by three of her daughters, Dacey, Lyra, and Jorelle.
A Clash of Kings
Daenerys Targaryen intends to restore Bear Island to the exiled Ser Jorah Mormont if she gains the Iron Throne.
A Storm of Swords
Robb, King in the North, sends Maege into the Neck to find Lord Howland Reed. In case of capture, Maege is to claim to be returning to Bear Island. Dacey, the heir to Bear Island, is killed alongside Robb in the Red Wedding. Maester Aemon sends a raven to Bear Island, in a plea for help defending Castle Black from wildlings.
Bear Island is a 1979 thriller film based on Alistair MacLean's 1971 novel of the same name. It was directed by Don Sharp, and starring Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee and Lloyd Bridges.
Nov 16, 2023 · Bjørnøya (Bear Island) is the southernmost island of the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and Spitsbergen. The island is 178 km 2 large and relatively rarely visited, but fascinating. There is a permanently staffed Norwegian weather station at the north coast of the island.
Apr 30, 2020 · Bear Island, also known as Bjørnøya, is a nature reserve in the Barents Sea, home to millions of seabirds. Learn what it's like to visit this spectacular place with Lindblad Expeditions, and see stunning photos and videos of its cliffs, caves, and wildlife.
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While there are no bears on the island, it teems with an unbelievable number of seabirds who flock there to nest and feed in the summer months. In ...more. "Bear Island is really one of the...
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Learn about the history, wildlife and geology of Svalbard's southernmost island, formerly known as Bear Island. Explore the fjords, cliffs, glaciers and bird colonies with Polartours' ship and Zodiac cruises.
