Dim Dalba

"I'm with Tormund. We stay here, we're dead men. At least with "King Crow"... there's a chance."

―Dim Dalba^[src]

Dim Dalba is a wildling elder who resided at Hardhome before being saved by Jon Snow and taken south of the Wall to settle in the Gift.

Biography[]

Background[]

Dim Dalba is an elderly warrior and raider and one of the prominent leaders in the Free Folk army gathered by Mance Rayder. Following the defeat of the wildling army in the battle for the Wall, he leads his followers to the relative safety of Hardhome.^[1]

Game of Thrones: Season 5[]

Dalba attends the meeting where Jon Snow explains why he has arrived at Hardhome to recruit the wildlings. Dalba observes the dragonglass, and announces he is with Tormund and will travel to Castle Black. He is present at Hardhome when it is attacked by White Walkers and the army of the dead led by the Night King.^[1]

Game of Thrones: Season 6[]

Dim Dalba acts as an elder for the entirety of the remaining Free Folk in the Gift. Dim Dalba and Tormund debate whether the Free Folk should fight with Jon Snow against House Bolton. Dim Dalba is initially against it, arguing that if they lose, the remainder of the Free Folk might be wiped out altogether. After Tormund points out that the Free Folk owe their lives to Jon Snow, he ultimately follows Wun Wun in supporting Jon Snow.^[2]