上部分原文：“More and more men were pouring from the trees, not only knights now but freeriders and mounted bowmen and men-at-arms in jacks and kettle helms, dozens of men, hundreds of men. A blaze of banners flew above them. The wind was whipping them too wildly for Jon to see the sigils, but he glimpsed a seahorse, a field of birds, a ring of flowers. And yellow, so much yellow, yellow banners with a red device, whose arms were those? East and north and northeast, he saw bands of wildlings trying to stand and fight, but the attackers rode right over them. The free folk still had the numbers, but the attackers had steel armor and heavy horses. In the thickest part of the fray, Jon saw Mance standing tall in his stirrups. His red-and-black cloak and raven-winged helm made him easy to pick out. Hehad his sword raised and men were rallying to him when a wedge of knights smashed into them with lance and sword and longaxe. Mance’s mare went up on her hind legs, kicking, and a spear took her through the breast. Then the steel tide washed over him. It’s done, Jon thought, they’re breaking. ”
分析：1. 野人的宿营地不是在森林里面，而是在森林的西边，挨着林地的空地扎营，Stannis的骑兵借助林地的掩护实现了突袭，而不是前面答主理解的骑兵在森林里面发起冲击。
2. 野人的skinchanger和哨骑都发现了stannis的突袭，但是没有留给野人布成三线步兵枪阵的时间。
3. King beyond the wall在战斗开始不久，试图以自己为中心归拢部众，但很快就被Stannis的铁骑集团冲击粉碎了。
4. 野人失败的主因是因为： a.无组织纪律，战斗打响，Mander就挂了，妇女老幼精壮就开始掉头就跑。 b.宿营地的防卫完全就是业余，完全没有考虑受到骑兵突袭的情况。
5. 野人的猛犸、巨人部队抵挡的时间最久，但是在全线崩溃的情况下也无力回天了。
6. 除了骑兵外，Stannis在侧翼作为骑兵的辅助还发动了弓兵，步兵的冲击，利用火攻进一步制造了野人的恐慌。
拿破仑说过论单兵素质，法国军队不是埃及木马留克骑兵的对手，但一旦形成营团级单位以上的战斗，木马留克骑兵就无法抵挡法军的骑兵集团了。类似的，野人的单兵素质应该超过Stannis的部队，但是在组织性、纪律性、装备方面的差距太大，再加上受到奇袭，惨败也是自然而然的了。
