Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-186.215.22.127-20130215011559/@comment-17114085-20140604184428

That doesn't mean anything. Francois Beaufort has a Breton name but is an Imperial. Lucian Lachance also has a Breton name and is an Imperial. The fact that the Lariats are said to be related to Hjalti and his brother and the fact that he was from High Rock points to him being a Breton. It is extremely likely that Hjalti was a Breton/Nord half-breed, with a Nord father and a Breton mother.