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The Wandering Wolf...
There's Rodrik Stark, who won Bear Island in a wrestling match and gave it to the Mormonts.A Game of Thrones, Bran VII

Though some maesters dispute the authenticity of the tale...
[The Ironborn] would return under Harrag's grandson, Erich the Eagle, and again under the Old Kraken, Loron Greyjoy, who retook both Bear Island and Cape Kraken (King Rodrik Stark reclaimed the first of those after the Old Kraken's death, whilst his sons and grandsons battled for the latter). The World of Ice and Fire: The North, Kings of Winter
The histories of the North claim that Rodrik Stark won Bear Island back from the ironborn in a wrestling match, and perhaps there is truth to this tale; the kings of the Iron Isles were often moved to prove their prowess and their right to wear the driftwood crown with feats of strength. More sober scholars call this into question, suggesting that if there was "wrestling," it was with words. The World of Ice and Fire: The North, The Mountain Clans

Description
The Wandering Wolf...
There's Rodrik Stark, who won Bear Island in a wrestling match and gave it to the Mormonts.A Game of Thrones, Bran VII

Though some maesters dispute the authenticity of the tale...
[The Ironborn] would return under Harrag's grandson, Erich the Eagle, and again under the Old Kraken, Loron Greyjoy, who retook both Bear Island and Cape Kraken (King Rodrik Stark reclaimed the first of those after the Old Kraken's death, whilst his sons and grandsons battled for the latter). The World of Ice and Fire: The North, Kings of Winter
The histories of the North claim that Rodrik Stark won Bear Island back from the ironborn in a wrestling match, and perhaps there is truth to this tale; the kings of the Iron Isles were often moved to prove their prowess and their right to wear the driftwood crown with feats of strength. More sober scholars call this into question, suggesting that if there was "wrestling," it was with words. The World of Ice and Fire: The North, The Mountain Clans