Contents.Culture TraitsThe Starks have a reputation for long faces, brown hair, and grey eyes. Some are known for melancholy and iciness, while others have a wildness sometimes called ' blood'.In the current generation of Starks, several members (e.g., and and ) have the ability to enter the minds of their pets as, giving them the ability to experience the senses of their direwolves and to see through their eyes. The latter occurs most frequently when the children sleep, although they are able to do it at will when awake, once they are more practiced. CustomsHouse Stark traditionally buries deceased members of their family in the. The and are given a statue of their likeness, sitting by their tomb, whereas other family members normally do not get one. Exceptions include and, who were given statues by their brother, Lord,. The statues of the kings and lords have stone wolves by their feet and have swords placed upon their lap, which are said to keep the spirits of the dead at rest, locked within their tombs.House Stark traditionally follows the.

Following the marriage of Eddard to Lady, a follower of the, a small was constructed at.The Starks have traditionally been friends of the. The four youngest men to have served as, including, were brothers, sons, or of Kings in the North.The Starks hold the belief that there must always be a Stark in Winterfell. When the head of the house is away, the Stark remaining in the castle to rule the north is referred to as 'the Stark in Winterfell'. History Kings in the North. Stark cavalry, Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight GamesThe Starks are an ancient house of descent. House Stark was founded by, a legendary figure who lived during the.

A bannerman is a vassal that owes military service to his lord under the feudalism of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. House Stark of Winterfell is one of the Great Houses of Westeros and the principal noble house of the north. In days of old they ruled as Kings of Winter, but since Aegon's Conquest they have been Wardens of the North and ruled as Lords of Winterfell. Their seat, Winterfell, is an ancient castle renowned for its strength.

Bran the Builder is said to have raised, the seat of the Starks, and the, and other legends connect him with and the. The Starks were in the north for eight thousand years since the Age of Heroes, possibly beginning with Bran the Builder. The, the attainted thirteenth, has been suggested to have been a Stark, among other possibilities.

The Night's King is said to have been defeated by and.The ancient Starks gradually defeated rival kings, such as the to their south and the to their east. For several millennia, the Starks were not the uncontested Kings in the North. Their primary antagonists, the Red Kings from of the, swore fealty some thousand years ago, ending their ways.

Meanwhile, King drove pirates from the, and the was built at its mouth. This stronghold was often granted to sons and grandsons of the King in the North; one such branch, the, was extinguished after allying with the Boltons against the Starks. King Jon's son, defeated the and married his daughter, bringing the into Winterfell's realm under the lordship of.When attempted to conquer the north, King made common cause with House Bolton and defeated in the, after which he raised a fleet and sailed to. There he took revenge by sacking and putting hundreds to death.

He later conquered the, and battled against the, driving them away from and and slaying. Both places were later taken back by King, and King took Bear Island back after Loron's death. It is said that he did so by winning a wrestling match, though some scholars doubt the truth of this tale. Vanguardian trove class. Rodrik's sons and grandsons took back Cape Kraken.

King Theon also smashed a rebellion in the, and gave aid to the Night's Watch against.Thousands of years before, King attempted to sail across the, but never returned back home. His son, also named, burned the northern shipyards in his grief. The north has since lacked strength at sea.House Stark attempted to conquer the Three Sisters, which began a conflict between the Starks and from the. In response to the, the asked for help from,.

This conflict, the, lasted for a thousand years, during which time the Starks thrice landed on the. During King 's hundred-year long reign, the Wolf's Den, already torched by House Arryn, was captured by slavers from the. Edric's great-grandson, King, took back the Wolf's Den. After a thousand years of war, the Arryns were victorious over the Starks, and the Valemen have ruled over the Three Sisters ever since.Several centuries before Aegon's Conquest, was driven into exile from the by Lord during the reign of,. The Starks welcomed them to the north, and accepted oaths of fealthy from the Manderlys, giving them the Wolf's Den and the surrounding lands, leading to the creation of around the Wolf's Den.Possibly around 700 BC, a younger son of Winterfell, helped crush a rebel lord.

As a reward, he was granted lands on which he built a keep named Karl's Hold. Over time, the keep became known as and Karlon's descendants became.The Starks helped repel several major invasions, such as when they and their bannermen defeated the brother and three thousand years ago. Is said to have sired a son on the maiden daughter of. Bael was later slain by his own son, who was unaware of the fact that Bael was his father. Targaryen Dynasty. Stark loyalist, by Katherine Dinger © Fantasy Flight GamesDuring, King raised thirty thousand northmen and marched south. With the and the in mind, however, Torrhen submitted without battle to.

Since the time of the King Who Knelt, the Starks have held the north for the as. Queen arranged the marriage of Torrhen's daughter to, the Lord of the, in an attempt to knit the new realm together.

There are letters at the which suggest that Torrhen only agreed to this match after much protest, and that his sons had refused to attend the wedding. Torrhen's sons did not agree with the rule of.

Some spoke of rebelling and raising the Stark banner, but it is unknown whether a rebellion took place.Lord and his sons, and, attended the in. Brandon died soon after returning to the north, however, and then Lord Walton was killed by while hunting rebels of the in the in.In, Queen visited Winterfell and was received by Lord Alaric, whose daughter grew particularly close to the queen during her visit. Alaric was cold to King and blame him for Walton's death, as the king had once spared the lives of the rebels before they mutinied. Lord Stark donated land, which was renamed the, to the.

Claims that the charming Alysanne convinced Alaric to donate the lord. Writes that the brother of a Lord Stark sent letters to the, asking for precedents against forced donation of property. As such, it was said at the time that the Starks were bitter about having been forced to part with the land, and Yandel believes that this might have been the reason why Lord supported the claim of over the claim of Prince during the.In, as the began, Prince recruited Lord 's aid for his mother, Queen, known as the, even though the north was considered to be too remote to be of much influence in the war.

Cregan delayed giving aid, as he wished to have as many men as possible to harvest crops before winter came. After winter had begun, Cregan led a great army of men, childless, homeless, unwed, or old men, and younger sons, to King's Landing. He arrived after King had been poisoned, however, and though he had hoped to punish those lords who had supported Aegon II, Lord had already send out ravens suing for peace. While the court awaited replies, Cregan held sway and arrested all those involved in Aegon II's death. Young King was cowed into naming Cregan his, though Cregan served only a day in that office, a time known as the. Lord Stark held trials for twenty-one out of twenty-two of his prisoners, with Corlys the only one spared a trial.

Aegon III pardoned Lord Velaryon and restored his titles to him, which Cregan allowed when offered the Hand her own hand in marriage. Cregan returned north the next day.Cregan's heir, fought in the during the reign of King. He died during one of the final battles outside of.

Lord, Cregan's younger son, died in the rebellion during the reign of. Early in the reign of, Lord, Cregan's grandson, gathered swords to battle Lord. He became fatally injured in battle, and as he slowly succumed of his wounds, his wife and several recent Stark widows struggled over the succession, as there were multiple potential heirs.In, the, led a invasion. Lord of Winterfell and Lord of met the wildling host in battle on the shores of. Although Willam was killed by Raymun, his younger brother, avenged him by slaying the King-Beyond-the-Wall. Robert's Rebellion. By John Picacio ©Lord, urged on by his, allegedly sought to further alliances.

He sent his second son, to be fostered with Lord at the at the age of eight. There, Eddard befriended fellow ward. Rickard betrothed his heir, to, the daughter of Lord of, and his only daughter, to Robert, Lord of. Rickard's four children attended the in, where they met. After winning the jousting competition at the tourney, Prince crowned Lyanna as his, passing over his own wife, Princess.In, Brandon Stark was at when the date of his wedding to Catelyn Tully was announced., Lord Hoster's ward, had been in love with Catelyn for years, and challenged Brandon to a duel for Catelyn's hand. After the duel, Brandon left Riverrun, promising his bride-to-be that he would return soon.

On his way back to Riverrun, however, Brandon heard about Lyanna's abduction by Prince Rhaegar, and rode for King's Landing, where he was arrested by Aerys II for threatening the life of the crown prince. Rickard, who had been on his way to Riverrun with the wedding party, was summoned to court to answer for Brandon's crime.

Brandon and Rickard were executed by Aerys II; Rickard was burned alive, while Brandon strangled himself in his attempt to rescue his father. After the executions, King Aerys demanded the heads of Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon from their former foster father, Jon Arryn. The Lord of the Eyrie refused, however, and raised his banners in revolt. This act is seen as the start of.Eddard travelled made an arduous journey through the and the to call his banners in the north.

The new lord then marched south and won an important victory during the, rescuing his friend Robert. Next, he went to Riverrun, where he honored his late brother Brandon's betrothal by marrying Catelyn Tully as part of an alliance to bring into the rebel fold. One of the principal commanders in the war, Ned took command of the rebel army after the, following the remnants of Rhaegar's army to.Ned arrived at the capital after the by Lord, however, and Lord Stark found Aerys II dead and Ser sitting on the.

He had a falling out with Robert when Robert accepted the aid of and condoned the murders of Rhaegar's,. Eddard rode south the next day to relieve the. Afterwards, Eddard and six companions went to retrieve Lyanna at the fortress Rhaegar had named the. The three knights stationed there, who killed all but Eddard and Howland Reed. Eddard found Lyanna dying in a bed of blood, clutching rose petals, dead and black, in her palm. She forced him to make a promise to her, the contents of which are unknown, but which have haunted Eddard since.

Eddard and Robert were reconciled in their shared grief over Lyanna's death.Eddard returned from the war with his son, said to have been birthed by, and Ned was presented with his trueborn son, by Catelyn when she arrived from Riverrun. Ned buried Lyanna's body in the beside her father and brother. Eddard's younger brother, joined the within a few months of Eddard's return from the war. A skilled, Benjen eventually became. Eddard fought in in, and took 's son with him to Winterfell, a hostage to ensure the loyalty of the. Eddard has ruled the in Robert's name, keeping a distance from the intrigue-ridden politics of King's Landing. Recent Events A Game of Thrones.

, and, by enife ©Following the death of his, Lord, King journeys to to offer Lord the office. A letter arrives from, Jon's widow and Eddard's wife 's sister, who claims the were behind Lord Arryn's sudden death. At Catelyn's urging, Ned grudgingly accepts the Handship and a betrothal of their daughter to Prince. During the royal party's stay, Eddard's second son, accidentally witnesses Queen having sex with her twin brother, Ser.

Jaime throws Bran out of the tower window, hoping to kill him to keep their relationship a secret. Bran survives, but is crippled and comatose. Eddard rides to along with his daughters, Sansa and, while Catelyn remains at Winterfell with their sons. Meanwhile, Ned's bastard son, rides north with his uncle, to join the. Catelyn is inconsolable in her worry for Bran, ignoring her duties as Lady of Winterfell, but she is jolted back to reality by on Bran's life thwarted only. As Bran lies comatose, he begins to have visions of a.Near the and the, Arya defends her friend from the aggressions of Prince, upsetting Sansa.

This is exacerbated when Sansa's direwolf, is ordered dead in place of Arya's, which has escaped.In, Eddard is outraged to find that the crown is heavily in debt (largely to Robert's goodfather, Lord ) and that the king intends to throw a in his honor. After taking up his duties as Hand, Eddard assigns twenty of to assist the in keeping order in King's Landing.Ned investigates the death of Jon Arryn, determining that he was looking into the king's brood. When Robert holds a meeting to arrange the death of the exiled, who has wed, a mighty of the, Ned refuses to condone the assassination and resigns as Hand. In the streets of the capital, he is waylaid by Jaime Lannister and in retaliation for Catelyn's abduction of, whom her foster-brother, had told her was responsible for the attempt on Bran's life.

Ned's leg is broken and his best men slain, but Ned survives and Robert re-confirms his appointment as Hand before going on a hunt and leaving Ned to sit the. In this capacity he sends men, including twenty Stark guards, to stop Ser from raiding the. Gregor's attacks were ordered by Lord Lannister; since Lord Stark was wounded he was not lured into the field and thus could not be captured and traded for Tyrion. The men sent after Gregor are and many are slain. Catelyn brings Tyrion to her sister Lysa at the, but Tyrion is released after is victorious in a.On the, Jon Snow deals with the cruel tutelage of Ser while making friends such as and learning lessons from his elders. Jon becomes the personal of,.

The youth encounters a hint of the evil that supposedly lies when the corpses of two of his uncle's men and go on the rampage at; Jon saves the Lord Commander from being killed by.Eventually, Ned arrives at the same conclusion at which Jon Arryn did: that Queen Cersei's children are not Robert's, but bastards born of incest between the Lannister twins, and determines that it is this secret for which Jon was murdered. He approaches Cersei with this truth, warning her to flee the city. Enlisting Lord Baelish to recruit the gold cloaks, Ned confronts Cersei after Robert's death from a hunting accident, insisting that is now king by rights. Littlefinger betrays Ned, however, and the Hand's men are slaughtered by 's gold cloaks and Ned is thrown into a.

Sansa is held hostage in the, but Arya manages to escape thanks to, the fencing master Ned had hired to train her in swordplay., upon hearing this news, calls the banners of Winterfell and marches south to rescue his father and sisters. Catelyn arranges an alliance with Lord to negotiate a crossing of the, promising that Robb and Arya will wed. Robb captures Jaime in the and then relieves the Lannisters' siege of with the. The rest of the Stark army, led by Lord, is defeated by Tywin in the, however.Ned initially refuses to name Joffrey as the true king, but in the end agrees in order to ensure the safety of Sansa. When he publicly announces this support at the, however, the capricious boy king orders Ned's execution rather than allow him to join the Night's Watch as planned. In response, the northern and river lords at Robb's war council in Riverrun proclaim him, seceding from the realm of the.Benjen has gone missing, and Jon Snow, after briefly deserting the Watch to join his half-brother's army, rides as part of the meant to determine his fate and the threats of the.

A Clash of Kings. Invades the, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight GamesRobb, and, invades the, winning a string of victories against Lannister bannermen. In an effort to gain allies, he sends his father's ward, and his mother, as envoys to and, respectively. However, Theon joins his family, in, while Catelyn's diplomatic progress is shattered when by 's. Renly's, takes up service with Catelyn. While Riverrun celebrates the, Robb is reported to have taken the.Arya journeys north with and his new recruits for the Night's Watch, including King Robert's bastard, but their band is attacked by westermen at a and she is eventually taken into captivity by the.

At, she is witness to myriad atrocities, but remains strong, orchestrating several deaths of her tormentors via the assassin. During the to Roose Bolton, Arya helps free a band of northern prisoners.

The incognito Arya is named Roose's cupbearer, but she does not trust her father's bannerman and flees the castle when Roose intends to give it to. Meanwhile, Sansa remains in custody at the Red Keep, betrothed to King Joffrey. She suffers abuse at his hands, but makes tenuous relationships with, and, the acting.At Winterfell, Bran enjoys titular reign and hosts two wards,. Maester and Ser deal with such issues as the, the inheritance, and the atrocities of, the Bastard of Bolton. With the guidance of the children, and, Bran hones his gift for. When Rodrik leads six hundred Winterfell men, among others, to the ironborn under, Theon Greyjoy.

On his return to Winterfell, Rodrik and his men mean to liberate the castle from Theon, but are by Ramsay. Luwin and Rodrik are mortally wounded by Ramsay's men, and Theon is captured during the. Bran and Rickon, thought to have been killed by Theon, leave the after the depart. The Starks boys split up and flee towards remote northern havens.Benjen remains lost beyond the Wall. Jon Snow joins on a scouting mission in the, during which he refuses an order to execute a named. On their return to Lord Commander, the pair encounter a wildling band led.

Jon, on orders from Qhorin, joins the wildlings as a double agent, and is forced to kill the Halfhand to prove his earnestness. Ygritte, now with Rattleshirt, vouches for Jon.

A Storm of Swords. Sworn Houses. of. And are with, and. of. Allied with against.

of. Allied with Stannis Baratheon against House Bolton. of. Allied with Stannis Baratheon against House Bolton. of.

Has sent to find his in. of the. Allied with Stannis Baratheon against House Bolton.

of the northern mountain clans. Allied with Stannis Baratheon against House Bolton. of the northern mountain clans. Allied with Stannis Baratheon against House Bolton. of the northern mountain clans. Allied with Stannis Baratheon against House Bolton.

of. Swears allegiance when Robb is named King in the North. Now stripped of lands and titles by the Iron Throne. of the.

Joins Robb's cause after he marries. Now accepted back into the king's peace.Quotes. When exactly came north is unknown.

In, Lady dated the flight of the Manderlys as having occurred 'a thousand years' ago ( ). Lord defines the time period to 'no more than nine hundred years' before (, ). However, and Maester date the arrival of the Manderlys in the north back a bit further, 'a thousand years before ' ( A Dance with Dragons, ) and 'some thousand years before the Conquest', (, The North: The Kings of Winter) respectively. A semi-canon source lists 'a thousand years before the Conquest' as well (, White Harbor). These accounts thus place the arrival of the Manderlys in the north between 1000 BC and 600 BC. recalls that put down a rebel lord 'a thousand years ago' (, ). It is unknown if this means one thousand years ago (seven hundred years before ) or if is being figurative.

Earlier prints of state that Lord was the lord who had been forced to give up the New Gift. However, and states that was the lord in question.References.

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