The highborn of the North have traditionally considered it an honor to serve on the Wall, but many of the high-born southerners that serve were sent because they fought on the wrong side of a war or fell afoul of political machinations.
The highborn of the North have traditionally considered it an honor to serve on the Wall; many younger sons of northern families, who are not in line to inherit land, will take the vow. Many of the high-born southerners that serve were sent because they fought on the wrong side of a war or fell afoul of political machinations.