![]() ![]() When he was six, Lump skinchanged into one of his family's three dogs (Loptail, Sniff, or the Growler) and killed his little brother, who was three days short his third nameday. What made it worse was that Lump had to keep his own milk name, whilst his mother decided she would name Bump after the two boys' father, as soon as he would reach the age of three. ![]() ![]() Unlike his older brother, Bump was healthy, more vigorous, and showed promise to grow strong, causing Lump to grow resentful and envious of him. By then, Lump had a younger brother, who had been given the milk name Bump by Meha. Because infant mortality is so common in the harsh environment beyond the Wall, the wildling tribes believe to be bad luck to officially name a child before they reach two years of age.ĭue to the boy's weakness, his mother waited until he was four to name him properly, by which time it was too late and everyone in his village only called him Lump. Lump was just the boy's temporary "milk name", as per tradition of the free folk. The baby was named "Lump" by his sister Meha. Varamyr was born a month premature, and as such was very fragile, was not believed to survive the harsh conditions beyond the Wall, and was often ill. ![]()
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