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Icecrown is a region composed of mostly Icecrown Glacier and the immediate area around it. Icecrown is surrounded by mountains to the south. The ground is neither frozen earth nor covered with snow; it is solid ice. Hence, nothing grows here.

The name of Icecrown became infamous when Kil'jaeden hurled the Lich King back into the mortal world. Ner'zhul's prison slammed into the glacier and created the Frozen Throne. The impact was seen as far away as the Grizzly Hills. Here the Lich King remained until freed by Arthas, and the two beings merged into Arthas' body. From the Icecrown Citadel, he commands the Scourge.

Apparently, troops of the Scarlet Crusade succeeded in approaching the stronghold during a counter offensive, but in the end were repelled by the Scourge. Orman of Stromgarde was the highest-ranking human among the countless casualties of this failed assault.

In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Icecrown, previously ravaged by the tremendous force unleashed when Arthas and the Lich King merged into a single being, has been heavily fortified by the Scourge. Massive walls and ramparts have been erected throughout the region and Angrathar the Wrath Gate bars entry from the bordering Dragonblight, while the reconstructed Icecrown Citadel looms overhead.

The Argent Tournament 

On the Argent Tournament Grounds north-east of Syndragosa's Fall, players can expierence an medieval tournament. Introduced in patch 3.1.0 one can equip a lance, mount a horse and challenge several knights of the different Alliance and Horde factions, players and even the Black Knight. You start off by learning the skills that you have while riding your horse to get enough experience to become a Champion of your home faction.

You begin as an Aspirant where you have now to collect Aspirant's Seals by doing daily quests to become an Valiant of your faction. Again as the knights you fight become stronger you need to collect Valiant's Seals to finally become a Champion. That takes five days of completing daily quests.

As a Champion of your faction, you can acquire different items for Champion's Seals including new mounts and pets from the faction's vendor. Besides these seals you can choose as reward for the daily quests between a Champion's Purse or a Champion' Writ, that allows you to buy an item that gives you 250 reputation with your faction. As soon as you reach Exalted with your faction, the title "of Darnassus", "of Ironforge", "of Orgrimmar" etc. is granted.

Players can also become Champion of all other Aliance or Horde factions. After becoming Champion of your home faction you can start to become an Aspirant to one of the other available factions. One hasto go through the same quest chain (starting as Aspirant already) as before.