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::''This article is about the son of [[Eddard Stark]] , for other uses see [[Brandon Stark (disambiguation)]].''
 
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::''This article is about the son of [[Eddard Stark]]. For other characters who share the same name, see [[Brandon Stark (disambiguation)]].''
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| Title=Brandon Stark
| Title=[[File:Stark.JPG|40px|left|link=House Stark]] Brandon Stark [[File:Stark.JPG|40px|right|link=House Stark]]
 
 
| Image=Bran Stark in Oathkeeper.png
 
| Image=Bran Stark in Oathkeeper.png
| Season=[[Season 1|1]], [[Season 2|2]], [[Season 3|3]], [[Season 4|4]], [[Season 5|5]]
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| Season=[[Season 1|1]], [[Season 2|2]], [[Season 3|3]], [[Season 4|4]]
 
| First="[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"
 
| First="[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"
 
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| Aka=Bran Stark
 
| Aka=Bran Stark
 
| Status= [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]]
 
| Status= [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]]
| Age=13 in Season 4
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| Age=14 in Season 5
 
| Birth=
 
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| Death=
 
| Death=
 
| Place=[[Winterfell]]
 
| Place=[[Winterfell]]
 
| Allegiance=[[House Stark]]
 
| Allegiance=[[House Stark]]
| Family= {[[Eddard Stark]]} - father<br>{[[Catelyn Stark]]} - mother<br>{[[Robb Stark]]} - brother<br>[[Sansa Stark]] - sister<br>[[Arya Stark]] - sister<br>[[Rickon Stark]] - brother<br>[[Jon Snow]] - half-brother<br>[[Benjen Stark]] - paternal uncle<br>{[[Brandon Stark (Son of Rickard)|Brandon Stark]]} - paternal uncle<br>{[[Lyanna Stark]]} - paternal aunt<br>{[[Jon Arryn]]} - uncle by marriage<br>[[Petyr Baelish]] - uncle by marraige<br>[[Roslin Frey]] - aunt by marraige<br>{[[Rickard Stark]]} - paternal grandfather<br>[[Brynden Tully]] - maternal great-uncle<br>{[[Hoster Tully]]} - maternal grandfather<br>{[[Minisa Tully]]} - maternal grandmother<br>[[Edmure Tully]] - maternal uncle<br>{[[Lysa Arryn]]} - maternal aunt<br>[[Robin Arryn]] - first cousin<br>{[[Talisa Maegyr]]} - sister-in-law<br>[[Tyrion Lannister]] - brother-in-law
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| Family= {[[Eddard Stark]]} - father<br>{[[Catelyn Stark]]} - mother<br>{[[Robb Stark]]} - brother<br>[[Sansa Stark]] - sister<br>[[Arya Stark]] - sister<br>[[Rickon Stark]] - brother<br>[[Jon Snow]] - half-brother<br>[[Benjen Stark]] - paternal uncle<br>{[[Brandon Stark (Son of Rickard)|Brandon Stark]]} - paternal uncle<br>{[[Lyanna Stark]]} - paternal aunt<br>{[[Jon Arryn]]} - uncle by marriage<br>[[Petyr Baelish]] - uncle by marriage<br>[[Roslin Frey]] - aunt by marriage<br>{[[Rickard Stark]]} - paternal grandfather<br>[[Brynden Tully]] - maternal great-uncle<br>{[[Hoster Tully]]} - maternal grandfather<br>{[[Minisa Tully]]} - maternal grandmother<br>[[Edmure Tully]] - maternal uncle<br>{[[Lysa Arryn]]} - maternal aunt<br>[[Robin Arryn]] - first cousin<br>{[[Talisa Maegyr]]} - sister-in-law<br>[[Tyrion Lannister]] - brother-in-law
 
| Actor=[[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]]
 
| Actor=[[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]]
| Religion=[[Old Gods of the Forest]]|Culture = [[Northmen]]}}{{Quote|My dreams are different.|'''Bran'''|Garden of Bones}}
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| Religion=[[Old Gods of the Forest]]|Culture = [[Northmen]]}}{{Quote|My dreams are different.|Bran|Garden of Bones}}
   
 
'''Brandon Stark''', commonly called "'''Bran'''", is a major character in the [[Season 1|first]], [[Season 2|second]], [[Season 3|third]] and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons. He is played by starring cast member [[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]] and debuts in the [[Winter is Coming (episode)|series premiere]]. Bran Stark is a noble boy living with his family in [[Winterfell]]. He lost the use of his legs after being pushed out of a tower window. He relies on the servant [[Hodor]] to aid his mobility. He has had prophetic dreams.
 
'''Brandon Stark''', commonly called "'''Bran'''", is a major character in the [[Season 1|first]], [[Season 2|second]], [[Season 3|third]] and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons. He is played by starring cast member [[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]] and debuts in the [[Winter is Coming (episode)|series premiere]]. Bran Stark is a noble boy living with his family in [[Winterfell]]. He lost the use of his legs after being pushed out of a tower window. He relies on the servant [[Hodor]] to aid his mobility. He has had prophetic dreams.
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===[[Season 1]]===
 
===[[Season 1]]===
 
[[File:Jamienadbran.png|thumb|left|Jaime about to push Bran from the tower window.]]
 
[[File:Jamienadbran.png|thumb|left|Jaime about to push Bran from the tower window.]]
Bran is being trained by his [[Eddard Stark|father]], brothers and the castle's staff in leadership and combat. Bran is considered old enough to see some of the uglier side of life, and his father takes him to see [[Will|a deserter]] from the [[Night's Watch]] being executed. The Starks find a litter of [[direwolf]] pups and Eddard reluctantly agrees to let his children adopt them because they are the symbol of their house. Bran eventually settles on naming his direwolf Summer. [[Robert Baratheon]]'s party arrives at Winterfell, and Eddard agrees to act as the [[Hand of the King|Hand of the King. ]]Eddard accompanies Robert back to [[King's Landing]], as do Sansa and Arya.<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref>
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Bran is being trained by his [[Eddard Stark|father]], brothers and the castle's staff in leadership and combat. Bran is considered old enough to see some of the uglier side of life, and his father takes him to see [[Will|a deserter]] from the [[Night's Watch]] being executed. The Starks find a litter of [[direwolf]] pups and Eddard reluctantly agrees to let his children adopt them because they are the symbol of their house. Bran eventually settles on naming his direwolf Summer. King [[Robert Baratheon]]'s party arrives at Winterfell, and Eddard agrees to act as the [[Hand of the King]]. Eddard accompanies Robert back to [[King's Landing]], as do Sansa and Arya.<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref>
   
 
[[File:Summer.png|thumb|Summer defends a comatose Bran.]]
 
[[File:Summer.png|thumb|Summer defends a comatose Bran.]]
During Robert's visit Bran goes exploring. Whilst climbing a decrepit tower, he catches the king's wife, [[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]], and her twin brother, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], engaged in sexual intercourse. To keep his silence, Jaime pushes him out of the tower window.<ref>"Winter is Coming"</ref> Bran survives the fall, but is left comatose. While he is unconscious an [[Catspaw assassin|assassin]] attempts to kill him but his life is saved by his [[Catelyn Stark|mother]] who struggles with the killer until the arrival of Bran's direwolf Summer who rips out the man's throat. Bran awakens with no memory of what happened some weeks later, at the same moment as his father is forced to kill [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]]'s direwolf, [[Lady]].<ref>"[[The Kingsroad]]"</ref>
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During Robert's visit Bran goes exploring. While climbing a decrepit tower, he catches the king's wife, [[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]], and her twin brother, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], engaged in sexual intercourse. To keep his silence, Jaime pushes him out of the tower window.<ref>"Winter is Coming"</ref> Bran survives the fall, but is left comatose. While he is unconscious an [[Catspaw assassin|assassin]] attempts to kill him. [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] struggles with the man until Summer arrives and rips out the would-be assassin's throat. Summer then stands guard at the end of Bran's bed. Bran awakens with no memory of what happened some weeks later, at the same moment as his father is forced to kill [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]]'s direwolf, [[Lady]].<ref>"[[The Kingsroad]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Bran_and_Old_Nan_1x02.png|thumb|left|Old Nan tells Bran about the winter.]]
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[[File:Bran and Old Nan 1x02.png|thumb|left|Old Nan tells Bran about the winter.]]
 
Bran is told stories by elderly servant [[Old Nan]], but he is tired of tales of heroic knights like Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]. Old Nan instead tells him about the [[White Walkers]]. He asks [[Robb Stark|Robb]] if it is true he will never walk again and Robb says yes. Bran says that he would rather be dead, to Robb's distress.<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref> Bran begins to have a recurring dream in which a [[three-eyed raven]] flies into the crypts of Winterfell. He is awoken to meet with [[Tyrion Lannister]], who has stopped at Winterfell on his way home. Out of his regard for [[Jon Snow]], Tyrion has designed a special saddle that will allow Bran to ride despite his injuries.<ref>"[[Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things]]"</ref> Bran takes a lesson on the sigils and mottos of the [[Great Houses]] from Maester [[Luwin]], who is confident that Tyrion's saddle will work. Luwin also suggests that Bran could learn to use a shortbow from horseback, in the manner of the [[Dothraki]]. Bran bitterly refutes Luwin's assertion that his mother will return home soon.<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref>
 
Bran is told stories by elderly servant [[Old Nan]], but he is tired of tales of heroic knights like Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]. Old Nan instead tells him about the [[White Walkers]]. He asks [[Robb Stark|Robb]] if it is true he will never walk again and Robb says yes. Bran says that he would rather be dead, to Robb's distress.<ref>"[[Lord Snow]]"</ref> Bran begins to have a recurring dream in which a [[three-eyed raven]] flies into the crypts of Winterfell. He is awoken to meet with [[Tyrion Lannister]], who has stopped at Winterfell on his way home. Out of his regard for [[Jon Snow]], Tyrion has designed a special saddle that will allow Bran to ride despite his injuries.<ref>"[[Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things]]"</ref> Bran takes a lesson on the sigils and mottos of the [[Great Houses]] from Maester [[Luwin]], who is confident that Tyrion's saddle will work. Luwin also suggests that Bran could learn to use a shortbow from horseback, in the manner of the [[Dothraki]]. Bran bitterly refutes Luwin's assertion that his mother will return home soon.<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref>
   
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===[[Season 2]]===
 
===[[Season 2]]===
[[File:Summer_2x03.jpg|thumb|Bran wakes looking into Summer's eyes.]]
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[[File:Summer 2x03.jpg|thumb|Bran wakes looking into Summer's eyes.]]
 
Bran continues to experience strange dreams as he is tutored in ruling [[Winterfell]] by [[Maester]] [[Luwin]]. He dreams that he is [[Summer]] as the [[Direwolves|direwolf]] roams the [[Godswood]] and sees his reflection in the pond there. He has [[Osha]] accompany him out to look in the pond himself and is reassured that his waking reflection is his own.<ref>"[[The North Remembers]]"</ref> He again dreams that he is the wolf. This time Summer enters his bedchamber and he sees himself awakening through the wolf's eyes. He discusses the dream with Maester Luwin who reassures him that magic has been absent from the world for centuries.<ref>"[[What is Dead May Never Die]]"</ref> Bran dreams of the Three-eyed raven again and seeks advice from [[Osha]]. She questions him further and he reveals another dream about the sea flooding Winterfell and drowning Winterfell and its people, including Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]]. She does not offer any explanation. Ser Rodrik brings news that [[Torrhen's Square]] has been besieged and Bran orders him to take the remaining garrison to relieve the siege.<ref>"[[The Ghost of Harrenhal]]"</ref>
 
Bran continues to experience strange dreams as he is tutored in ruling [[Winterfell]] by [[Maester]] [[Luwin]]. He dreams that he is [[Summer]] as the [[Direwolves|direwolf]] roams the [[Godswood]] and sees his reflection in the pond there. He has [[Osha]] accompany him out to look in the pond himself and is reassured that his waking reflection is his own.<ref>"[[The North Remembers]]"</ref> He again dreams that he is the wolf. This time Summer enters his bedchamber and he sees himself awakening through the wolf's eyes. He discusses the dream with Maester Luwin who reassures him that magic has been absent from the world for centuries.<ref>"[[What is Dead May Never Die]]"</ref> Bran dreams of the Three-eyed raven again and seeks advice from [[Osha]]. She questions him further and he reveals another dream about the sea flooding Winterfell and drowning Winterfell and its people, including Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]]. She does not offer any explanation. Ser Rodrik brings news that [[Torrhen's Square]] has been besieged and Bran orders him to take the remaining garrison to relieve the siege.<ref>"[[The Ghost of Harrenhal]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Bran_surrenders_Winterfell.jpg|thumb|left|Bran surrenders Winterfell to Theon]]
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[[File:Bran surrenders Winterfell.jpg|thumb|left|Bran surrenders Winterfell to Theon]]
 
Bran is awoken by [[Theon Greyjoy]], who tells him that he has seized Winterfell. Theon tells Bran that he should yield the castle to protect his people. Bran reluctantly complies with a public announcement. Rodrik is captured on his return from Torrhen's Square. He insults Theon, calling him a traitor to Eddard Stark, and spits at him. Theon is pressured to execute him by his men. Theon ignores Bran's pleas and carries out a botched execution. Osha tells Bran that his dream came true; the Iron Islands (represented as the sea in the dream) have come to Winterfell. Bran escapes with Osha's help. They are accompanied by his brother Rickon, their direwolves and Hodor.<ref>"[[The Old Gods and the New]]"</ref>
 
Bran is awoken by [[Theon Greyjoy]], who tells him that he has seized Winterfell. Theon tells Bran that he should yield the castle to protect his people. Bran reluctantly complies with a public announcement. Rodrik is captured on his return from Torrhen's Square. He insults Theon, calling him a traitor to Eddard Stark, and spits at him. Theon is pressured to execute him by his men. Theon ignores Bran's pleas and carries out a botched execution. Osha tells Bran that his dream came true; the Iron Islands (represented as the sea in the dream) have come to Winterfell. Bran escapes with Osha's help. They are accompanied by his brother Rickon, their direwolves and Hodor.<ref>"[[The Old Gods and the New]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Bran_and_Rickon_Alive.jpg|thumb|Bran and Rickon in the catacombs beneath Winterfell.]]
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[[File:Bran and Rickon Alive.jpg|thumb|Bran and Rickon in the catacombs beneath Winterfell.]]
 
They flee as far as a nearby farm. Theon tracks them with hounds but loses their scent at the farm. He returns to Winterfell with two charred corpses, displaying them publicly and claiming that they are Bran and Rickon.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref> The escapees actually doubled back, using a stream to mask their scent and are hiding under Theon's nose in the crypts of Winterfell. Bran overhears Luwin telling Osha that the bodies must be the farmhands.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
 
They flee as far as a nearby farm. Theon tracks them with hounds but loses their scent at the farm. He returns to Winterfell with two charred corpses, displaying them publicly and claiming that they are Bran and Rickon.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref> The escapees actually doubled back, using a stream to mask their scent and are hiding under Theon's nose in the crypts of Winterfell. Bran overhears Luwin telling Osha that the bodies must be the farmhands.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
   
[[File:S02E10_-_Bran_Rickon_Osha_&_Hodor.png|thumb|left|Bran leaves winterfell behind.]]
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[[File:S02E10 - Bran Rickon Osha & Hodor.png|thumb|left|Bran leaves Winterfell behind.]]
 
They remain in hiding as Winterfell is besieged by an army of Northmen. The [[Ironborn]] flee and the Starks emerge from the crypts to find that their home [[Sack of Winterfell|has been sacked]] and abandoned. They find [[Luwin]] dying in the Godswood and he urges them to go north to find Jon Snow at Castle Black. Bran makes a tearful farewell to his mentor and they follow his last piece of counsel.<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]"</ref>
 
They remain in hiding as Winterfell is besieged by an army of Northmen. The [[Ironborn]] flee and the Starks emerge from the crypts to find that their home [[Sack of Winterfell|has been sacked]] and abandoned. They find [[Luwin]] dying in the Godswood and he urges them to go north to find Jon Snow at Castle Black. Bran makes a tearful farewell to his mentor and they follow his last piece of counsel.<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]"</ref>
   
 
===[[Season 3]]===
 
===[[Season 3]]===
[[File:S03E2_-_Bran.png|thumb|Bran meets Jojen and Meera.]]
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[[File:S03E2 - Bran.png|thumb|Bran meets Jojen and Meera.]]
 
Bran is on the road to Castle Black , along with his brother [[Rickon]], [[Osha]], [[Hodor]] and the direwolves, [[Summer]] and Shaggydog, in order to seek shelter with his half-brother, Jon Snow. Bran continues to dream about chasing the Three-eyed Raven, but encounters in his dream a strange boy, who he later meets while awake. This is when he meets [[Jojen Reed]] and his sister, [[Meera Reed|Meera]]. Jojen possesses the "the sight", the rare gift of seeing the past and present through his dreams, and is able to speak with Bran through their dreams. Jojen also saw the Three-eyed raven, who is apparently responsible for bringing the sight to them, and tells Bran he is a 'Warg', someone who can control the minds of animals. Osha is distrustful of the siblings.<ref>"[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]"</ref>
 
Bran is on the road to Castle Black , along with his brother [[Rickon]], [[Osha]], [[Hodor]] and the direwolves, [[Summer]] and Shaggydog, in order to seek shelter with his half-brother, Jon Snow. Bran continues to dream about chasing the Three-eyed Raven, but encounters in his dream a strange boy, who he later meets while awake. This is when he meets [[Jojen Reed]] and his sister, [[Meera Reed|Meera]]. Jojen possesses the "the sight", the rare gift of seeing the past and present through his dreams, and is able to speak with Bran through their dreams. Jojen also saw the Three-eyed raven, who is apparently responsible for bringing the sight to them, and tells Bran he is a 'Warg', someone who can control the minds of animals. Osha is distrustful of the siblings.<ref>"[[Dark Wings, Dark Words]]"</ref>
   
[[File:S03E4_-_Bran_&_Jojen.png|thumb|left|Bran and Jojen share a greensight dream.]]
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[[File:S03E4 - Bran & Jojen.png|thumb|left|Bran and Jojen share a greensight dream.]]
 
Bran Stark is having a shared greensight dream with Jojen Reed. They are walking through the woods and see the three-eyed raven again. Jojen advises Bran that he must follow the raven, and when he is confused, Jojen points out that he must follow it by climbing a tree. Bran begins to climb the tree that the raven has landed in but he soon becomes terrified, remembering the fall that crippled him when he was climbing a tower at Winterfell. He sees a vivid dream-memory of his mother Catelyn, repeating her warning in which she made him promise never to climb again - a promise which he broke, and thus indirectly led to the fall which crippled him. Bran is so terrified of the memory of Catelyn yelling at him that he falls off the tree. Bran and Jojen wake in their camp in the woods, disappointed that he could not follow the three-eyed raven.<ref>"[[And Now His Watch is Ended]]"</ref>
 
Bran Stark is having a shared greensight dream with Jojen Reed. They are walking through the woods and see the three-eyed raven again. Jojen advises Bran that he must follow the raven, and when he is confused, Jojen points out that he must follow it by climbing a tree. Bran begins to climb the tree that the raven has landed in but he soon becomes terrified, remembering the fall that crippled him when he was climbing a tower at Winterfell. He sees a vivid dream-memory of his mother Catelyn, repeating her warning in which she made him promise never to climb again - a promise which he broke, and thus indirectly led to the fall which crippled him. Bran is so terrified of the memory of Catelyn yelling at him that he falls off the tree. Bran and Jojen wake in their camp in the woods, disappointed that he could not follow the three-eyed raven.<ref>"[[And Now His Watch is Ended]]"</ref>
   
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[[File:S03E7 - Bran & Jojen.png|thumb|left|Bran and Jojen listens to Osha's story.]]
 
[[File:S03E7 - Bran & Jojen.png|thumb|left|Bran and Jojen listens to Osha's story.]]
On their way to the Wall, Bran Stark's party makes camp. Osha remains distrustful of Meera and Jojen Reed and reacts with horror when they mention they intend to go beyond the Wall. Osha bluntly refuses to go, explaining that she lost her husband, who then rose from the dead and tried to kill her. She rages that none of them understand what lies beyond the Wall and that there is nothing left for men there. However, Bran agrees with Jojen, arguing that the raven has been waiting for him to find him since Bran fell from the tower.<ref>"[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]"</ref>
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On their way to the Wall, Bran Stark's party makes camp. Osha remains distrustful of Meera and Jojen Reed and reacts with horror when they mention they intend to go beyond the Wall. Osha bluntly refuses to go, explaining that she lost her husband, who then rose from the dead and tried to kill her. She rages that none of them understand what lies [[beyond the Wall]] and that there is nothing left for men there. However, Bran agrees with Jojen, arguing that the raven has been waiting for him to find him since Bran fell from the tower.<ref>"[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]"</ref>
   
 
[[File:S03E9 - Bran.png|thumb|Bran wargs into Hodor's mind, calming him down.]]
 
[[File:S03E9 - Bran.png|thumb|Bran wargs into Hodor's mind, calming him down.]]
After seeking shelter in a derelict windmill during a rainstorm, the group notices a band of wildlings chasing down a [[Old man|old man]]. The sounds of thunder terrify Hodor, who shouts out in panic. Fearing discovery, Jojen tells Bran to silence Hodor, who keeps panicking. Bran unintentionally uses his Warg powers to render Hodor unconscious. With the wildlings still outside, Jojen convinces Bran to Warg through Summer and Shaggydog outside, who then maul to death some of the wildlings. While in control of Summer and Shaggydog, Bran saw Jon Snow outside fighting the wildlings. After this, Bran insists that he must go beyond the Wall to find the raven. However, he wants Rickon to be safe, so he tells Osha to take his brother with her to the holdfast of [[Greatjon Umber]], a loyal bannerman of the Starks. Bran bids a tearful Rickon farewell, who leaves with Osha and Shaggydog, while Bran continues northward with Hodor, Summer and the Reed siblings.<ref>"[[The Rains of Castamere (episode)|The Rains of Castamere]]"</ref>
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After seeking shelter in a [[Queenscrown|derelict windmill]] during a rainstorm, the group notices a band of wildlings chasing down a [[old man]]. The sounds of thunder terrify Hodor, who shouts out in panic. Fearing discovery, Jojen tells Bran to silence Hodor, who keeps panicking. Bran unintentionally uses his Warg powers to render Hodor unconscious. With the wildlings still outside, Jojen convinces Bran to Warg through Summer and Shaggydog outside, who then maul to death some of the wildlings. While in control of Summer and Shaggydog, Bran saw Jon Snow outside fighting the wildlings. After this, Bran insists that he must go beyond the Wall to find the raven. However, he wants Rickon to be safe, so he tells Osha to take his brother with her to the holdfast of [[Greatjon Umber]], a loyal bannerman of the Starks. Bran bids a tearful Rickon farewell, who leaves with Osha and Shaggydog, while Bran continues northward with Hodor, Summer and the Reed siblings.<ref>"[[The Rains of Castamere (episode)|The Rains of Castamere]]"</ref>
   
[[File:S03E10_-_Bran.png|thumb|left|Bran and the group go beyond the Wall.]]
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[[File:S03E10 - Bran.png|thumb|left|Bran and the group go beyond the Wall.]]
 
At last, they make it to the Wall and stay overnight in the [[Nightfort]], an abandoned castle on the Wall that is rumored to be haunted. During the night, Jon Snow's fellow [[Night's Watch]] comrade [[Samwell Tarly]], with [[Gilly]] and her child, emerge from a secret passageway. Samwell, noticing the gigantic Hodor and Summer, realizes who Bran is and offers to take them to Castle Black, but Jojen tells Sam that they are going beyond the Wall, as no force in the realm of Westeros could withstand the threat posed by the White Walkers. Sam reluctantly shows them the secret sally port and gives them the obsidian blades found north of the Wall, which he earlier used to slay a White Walker. That night, Bran, the Reeds, Hodor and Summer finally pass beyond the Wall.<ref>"[[Mhysa]]"</ref>
 
At last, they make it to the Wall and stay overnight in the [[Nightfort]], an abandoned castle on the Wall that is rumored to be haunted. During the night, Jon Snow's fellow [[Night's Watch]] comrade [[Samwell Tarly]], with [[Gilly]] and her child, emerge from a secret passageway. Samwell, noticing the gigantic Hodor and Summer, realizes who Bran is and offers to take them to Castle Black, but Jojen tells Sam that they are going beyond the Wall, as no force in the realm of Westeros could withstand the threat posed by the White Walkers. Sam reluctantly shows them the secret sally port and gives them the obsidian blades found north of the Wall, which he earlier used to slay a White Walker. That night, Bran, the Reeds, Hodor and Summer finally pass beyond the Wall.<ref>"[[Mhysa]]"</ref>
   
 
===[[Season 4]]===
 
===[[Season 4]]===
[[File:S04E2_-_Bran_&_Hodor.jpg|thumb|Bran about to warg with the Heart tree.]]
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[[File:S04E2 - Bran & Hodor.jpg|thumb|Bran about to warg with the Heart tree.]]
 
Bran, [[Hodor]], [[Jojen Reed|Jojen]] and [[Meera Reed|Meera]] are north of the Wall and Bran is looking through [[Summer|Summer's]] eyes, now having the ability to look through him whenever he wants. They wake him up which angers Bran but they warn him that if he stays in the wolf too long, he will stay in him permanently and lose everything he has ever known. Summer finds a Heart tree and when Bran wargs with it and has a vision: another Heart tree on a hill, the Three-eyed raven, his father about to be executed, a flight of ravens, <span style="font-size:14px;">White walkers and </span>wights, the Iron Throne sitting empty with snow falling around it, himself falling from the tower, a dragon flying over [[King's Landing]], and finally the same tree on a hill again, all while a strange voice tells him to find him "beneath the tree, North." Bran <span style="font-size:14px;">then tells the others that he knows where they have to go.</span><ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
 
Bran, [[Hodor]], [[Jojen Reed|Jojen]] and [[Meera Reed|Meera]] are north of the Wall and Bran is looking through [[Summer|Summer's]] eyes, now having the ability to look through him whenever he wants. They wake him up which angers Bran but they warn him that if he stays in the wolf too long, he will stay in him permanently and lose everything he has ever known. Summer finds a Heart tree and when Bran wargs with it and has a vision: another Heart tree on a hill, the Three-eyed raven, his father about to be executed, a flight of ravens, <span style="font-size:14px;">White walkers and </span>wights, the Iron Throne sitting empty with snow falling around it, himself falling from the tower, a dragon flying over [[King's Landing]], and finally the same tree on a hill again, all while a strange voice tells him to find him "beneath the tree, North." Bran <span style="font-size:14px;">then tells the others that he knows where they have to go.</span><ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
   
[[File:S04E4_-_Bran_.png|thumb|left|Bran being held as a prisoner at Craster's Keep.]]
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[[File:S04E4 - Bran .png|thumb|left|Bran being held as a prisoner at Craster's Keep.]]
 
Later, Bran and his companions are resting near [[Craster's Keep]]. They hear the faint sounds of a baby's cries. Bran enters the mind of Summer to investigate where he finds Ghost, the direwolf of [[Jon Snow]]. However, before he can free Ghost, Summer is caught by a trap. At Meera's urgings, they go to rescue Summer and Ghost but are taken prisoner by [[Karl]]. While Hodor is being tormented by [[Rast]] and the other mutineers for pure amusement, Karl threatens to kill Jojen and Meera before Bran gives up his identity.<ref>"[[The Lion and the Rose]]</ref>
 
Later, Bran and his companions are resting near [[Craster's Keep]]. They hear the faint sounds of a baby's cries. Bran enters the mind of Summer to investigate where he finds Ghost, the direwolf of [[Jon Snow]]. However, before he can free Ghost, Summer is caught by a trap. At Meera's urgings, they go to rescue Summer and Ghost but are taken prisoner by [[Karl]]. While Hodor is being tormented by [[Rast]] and the other mutineers for pure amusement, Karl threatens to kill Jojen and Meera before Bran gives up his identity.<ref>"[[The Lion and the Rose]]</ref>
   
[[File:S04E5_-_Bran_Jojen_Meera_&_Hodor.png|thumb|Bran makes a tough decision between choosing his brother or going up north to find the three-eyed-raven.]]
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[[File:S04E5 - Bran Jojen Meera & Hodor.png|thumb|Bran makes a tough decision between choosing his brother or going up north to find the three-eyed-raven.]]
Bran and the others are being held imprisoned in a tent. Karl enters the tent and ties up Meera and prepares to rape and torture her. Jojen begs for mercy and offers to help them, saying he possesses [[Greensight|the sight]]. Karl refuses and just before he cuts Meera, Jon Snow and members of the [[Night's Watch]] attack the keep. [[Locke]], who really serves [[Roose Bolton]], searches for Bran and finds him and attempts to escape the keep with Bran. However, Bran [[Warg|wargs]] into Hodor, who escapes his binds and catches up to Locke. He lifts Locke off the ground and breaks his neck. Bran can see Jon and tries to crawl over to him to get his attention. He is about to reach him when Jojen arrives and intervenes, telling him that Jon will not let him search for the [[Three-eyed raven]] if he goes with Jon back to [[Castle Black]]. Bran agrees and prepares to leave.<ref>"[[First of His Name]]"</ref>
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Bran and the others are being held imprisoned in a tent. Karl enters the tent and ties up Meera and prepares to rape and torture her. Jojen begs for mercy and offers to help them, saying he possesses [[Greensight|the sight]]. Karl refuses and just before he cuts Meera, Jon Snow and members of the [[Night's Watch]] attack the keep. [[Locke]], who really serves [[Roose Bolton]], searches for Bran and finds him and attempts to escape the keep with Bran. However, Bran [[warg]]s into Hodor, who escapes his binds and catches up to Locke. He lifts Locke off the ground and breaks his neck. Bran can see Jon and tries to crawl over to him to get his attention. He is about to reach him when Jojen arrives and intervenes, telling him that Jon will not let him search for the [[Three-eyed raven]] if he goes with Jon back to [[Castle Black]]. Bran agrees and prepares to leave.<ref>"[[First of His Name]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Wights_rise.png|thumb|left|Wights rise from the ground to kill Bran and company.]]Bran and his group eventually reach the giant weirwood tree on the hill, but are attacked by a group of [[wights]]. Jojen is fatally stabbed and Meera attempts to save him, but Jojen tells her to leave him for dead. They are helped by a [[Child of the Forest (The Children)|Child of the Forest]], who leads them into a cave after burning Jojen's body. She explains that the wights cannot enter, as the magic that reanimates them has no power there. She then leads them deep into the cave to the three-eyed raven, who is revealed to not be a bird but a very old man whose body is fused to the roots of the weirwood tree. Meera begins to tell him that Jojen has died and before she can finish the raven says that Jojen knew what would happen the moment he left, and went anyway. When Meera asks how he knows that, the raven says that he has been watching them for all of their lives with a thousand eyes and one. The raven tells Bran that the hour is late, and Bran replies that he did not want anyone to die for him. The raven states that Jojen died so that Bran could find what he lost. Bran asks if the raven will help him walk again. The raven answers that Bran will never walk again, but he will fly.<ref>"[[The Children]]"</ref>
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[[File:Wights rise.png|thumb|left|Wights rise from the ground to kill Bran and company.]]Bran and his group eventually reach the giant weirwood tree on the hill, but are attacked by a group of [[wights]]. Jojen is fatally stabbed and Meera attempts to save him, but Jojen tells her to leave him for dead. They are helped by a [[Child of the Forest (The Children)|Child of the Forest]], who leads them into a cave after burning Jojen's body. She explains that the wights cannot enter, as the magic that reanimates them has no power there. She then leads them deep into the cave to the three-eyed raven, who is revealed to not be a bird but a very old man whose body is fused to the roots of the weirwood tree. Meera begins to tell him that Jojen has died and before she can finish the raven says that Jojen knew what would happen the moment he left, and went anyway. When Meera asks how he knows that, the raven says that he has been watching them for all of their lives with a thousand eyes and one. The raven tells Bran that the hour is late, and Bran replies that he did not want anyone to die for him. The raven states that Jojen died so that Bran could find what he lost. Bran asks if the raven will help him walk again. The raven answers that Bran will never walk again, but he will fly.<ref>"[[The Children]]"</ref>
   
 
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels Bran is seven years old when the action begins. He has a love of climbing, and has been known to climb the walls of [[Winterfell]] and go exploring its ancient nooks and crannies. He dreams of one day being a great knight, but he is also fascinated by magic.
 
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels Bran is seven years old when the action begins. He has a love of climbing, and has been known to climb the walls of [[Winterfell]] and go exploring its ancient nooks and crannies. He dreams of one day being a great knight, but he is also fascinated by magic.
   
An interesting difference between involving Bran's appearance is that in the books, he is described as having red-auburn hair like his mother, while on the series he has brown hair. [[Robb Stark]]'s hair was also similarly darkened for the television series, as it was described as being the similarly reddish in the books. It is likely this was done to increase the contrast between [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and the rest of her family, who are portrayed as being very much more traditional Northmen in character as well as appearance. Sansa was heavily influence by her mother thus giving Sansa her mother's auburn hair helps color-code this visually, and similarly, giving Bran his father's dark hair helped color-code deeply his father influenced him.
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An interesting difference between involving Bran's appearance is that in the books, he is described as having red-auburn hair like his mother, while on the series he has brown hair. [[Robb Stark]]'s hair was also similarly darkened for the television series, as it was described as being the similarly reddish in the books. It is likely this was done to increase the contrast between [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and the rest of her family, who are portrayed as being very much more traditional Northmen in character as well as appearance. Sansa was heavily influenced by her mother thus giving Sansa her mother's auburn hair helps color-code this visually, and similarly, giving Bran his father's dark hair helped color-code how deeply his father influenced him.
   
 
In real life, "Bran" is the word for "raven/crow" in several [[wikipedia:Celtic languages|Celtic languages]] (Welsh, Cornish, Breton, etc.).<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bran "Bran" on Wiktionary]</ref> Given that Westeros is loosely analogous to the [[wikipedia:British Isles|Britain]], the [[First Men]] and their [[Old Gods of the Forest|Old Gods]] are loosely analogous to the original [[wikipedia:Celts|Celtic inhabitants]] of Britain who worshiped druidic nature gods, but were later driven to the fringe of the island by invading peoples (i.e. the [[Andals]] are like the [[wikipedia:Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxons]]). It is unknown if George R.R. Martin intentionally picked the name "Bran" knowing it is the Celtic word for "Crow", but it does neatly associate with Bran and his visions of the three-eyed crow.
 
In real life, "Bran" is the word for "raven/crow" in several [[wikipedia:Celtic languages|Celtic languages]] (Welsh, Cornish, Breton, etc.).<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bran "Bran" on Wiktionary]</ref> Given that Westeros is loosely analogous to the [[wikipedia:British Isles|Britain]], the [[First Men]] and their [[Old Gods of the Forest|Old Gods]] are loosely analogous to the original [[wikipedia:Celts|Celtic inhabitants]] of Britain who worshiped druidic nature gods, but were later driven to the fringe of the island by invading peoples (i.e. the [[Andals]] are like the [[wikipedia:Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxons]]). It is unknown if George R.R. Martin intentionally picked the name "Bran" knowing it is the Celtic word for "Crow", but it does neatly associate with Bran and his visions of the three-eyed crow.
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This article is about the son of Eddard Stark. For other characters who share the same name, see Brandon Stark (disambiguation).

"My dreams are different."
―Bran[src]

Brandon Stark, commonly called "Bran", is a major character in the first, second, third and fourth seasons. He is played by starring cast member Isaac Hempstead-Wright and debuts in the series premiere. Bran Stark is a noble boy living with his family in Winterfell. He lost the use of his legs after being pushed out of a tower window. He relies on the servant Hodor to aid his mobility. He has had prophetic dreams.

Bran adopted the direwolf Summer and they have forged a strong connection. He is able to see through the direwolf's eyes while he sleeps, as Bran is a Warg: a person who possesses the magical ability to enter the minds of animals. Bran is also blessed with the magical power of greensight, which gives him prophetic visions in his dreams.

Biography

Background

Bran is the fourth child and second son of Lady Catelyn and Lord Eddard Stark. Eddard is the head of House Stark and Lord Paramount of the North. The North is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms and House Stark is one of the Great Houses of the realm. House Stark rule the region from their seat of Winterfell and Eddard also holds the title Lord of Winterfell. He is also the Warden of the North to King Robert Baratheon.[1]

Bran was born and raised at Winterfell. He has an older brother Robb, and a younger brother Rickon. He has two older sisters, Sansa and Arya. He also has a bastard half-brother, Jon Snow. He is 10 years old at the start of the series. He was named for Eddard's elder brother, Brandon, who was slain by the Mad King. He is only called "Brandon" by his mother when he has done something wrong. He dreams of being a knight of the Kingsguard and one day becoming a bannerman for his brother, Robb. His favorite hobby is climbing the walls of Winterfell and using its old rooftops and passageways to get around.[2]

Season 1

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Jaime about to push Bran from the tower window.

Bran is being trained by his father, brothers and the castle's staff in leadership and combat. Bran is considered old enough to see some of the uglier side of life, and his father takes him to see a deserter from the Night's Watch being executed. The Starks find a litter of direwolf pups and Eddard reluctantly agrees to let his children adopt them because they are the symbol of their house. Bran eventually settles on naming his direwolf Summer. King Robert Baratheon's party arrives at Winterfell, and Eddard agrees to act as the Hand of the King. Eddard accompanies Robert back to King's Landing, as do Sansa and Arya.[3]

Summer

Summer defends a comatose Bran.

During Robert's visit Bran goes exploring. While climbing a decrepit tower, he catches the king's wife, Queen Cersei, and her twin brother, Jaime, engaged in sexual intercourse. To keep his silence, Jaime pushes him out of the tower window.[4] Bran survives the fall, but is left comatose. While he is unconscious an assassin attempts to kill him. Catelyn struggles with the man until Summer arrives and rips out the would-be assassin's throat. Summer then stands guard at the end of Bran's bed. Bran awakens with no memory of what happened some weeks later, at the same moment as his father is forced to kill Sansa's direwolf, Lady.[5]

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Old Nan tells Bran about the winter.

Bran is told stories by elderly servant Old Nan, but he is tired of tales of heroic knights like Ser Duncan the Tall. Old Nan instead tells him about the White Walkers. He asks Robb if it is true he will never walk again and Robb says yes. Bran says that he would rather be dead, to Robb's distress.[6] Bran begins to have a recurring dream in which a three-eyed raven flies into the crypts of Winterfell. He is awoken to meet with Tyrion Lannister, who has stopped at Winterfell on his way home. Out of his regard for Jon Snow, Tyrion has designed a special saddle that will allow Bran to ride despite his injuries.[7] Bran takes a lesson on the sigils and mottos of the Great Houses from Maester Luwin, who is confident that Tyrion's saddle will work. Luwin also suggests that Bran could learn to use a shortbow from horseback, in the manner of the Dothraki. Bran bitterly refutes Luwin's assertion that his mother will return home soon.[8]

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Bran is held hostage by Stiv.

Bran tries out his new saddle on a ride in the godswood and is thrilled to find that it works. While riding is attacked by wildlings led by Stiv. Robb and Theon Greyjoy defend Bran, killing Stiv and the other wildlings apart from Osha, who surrenders.[9] Robert dies after being injured while hunting.[10] Eddard challenges the legitimacy of Robert's heir, Joffrey, with evidence of Cersei's infidelity and is arrested. Bran says farewell to Robb when he leads the Stark armies to war in response. He also tries unsuccessfully to reassure Rickon that Robb will return. He prays in the godswood for their safe return, and is joined by Osha (now a servant of Winterfell), who tells him that Robb's army is marching the wrong way and the true threat lies to the north, Beyond the Wall.[11]

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Bran and Osha in Winterfell.

Bran tells Osha of his dreams featuring the Three-eyed raven as he rides on her shoulders, saying that he saw his father in the crypts. Osha is skeptical. Bran taunts her about her fear of the catacombs and eventually she agrees to take him down to the crypt. Bran recites the names of his deceased relatives as they pass them. They approach the place where Eddard was in Bran’s dream. There, they are startled by Shaggydog and Rickon. Rickon has also dreamt of their father in that spot. Osha and Bran go back to the surface and Osha attempts to soothe Bran’s worries about his father. As they exit the crypts, they cross paths with Maester Luwin who reveals that Eddard has been executed for treason.[12]

Season 2

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Bran wakes looking into Summer's eyes.

Bran continues to experience strange dreams as he is tutored in ruling Winterfell by Maester Luwin. He dreams that he is Summer as the direwolf roams the Godswood and sees his reflection in the pond there. He has Osha accompany him out to look in the pond himself and is reassured that his waking reflection is his own.[13] He again dreams that he is the wolf. This time Summer enters his bedchamber and he sees himself awakening through the wolf's eyes. He discusses the dream with Maester Luwin who reassures him that magic has been absent from the world for centuries.[14] Bran dreams of the Three-eyed raven again and seeks advice from Osha. She questions him further and he reveals another dream about the sea flooding Winterfell and drowning Winterfell and its people, including Ser Rodrik Cassel. She does not offer any explanation. Ser Rodrik brings news that Torrhen's Square has been besieged and Bran orders him to take the remaining garrison to relieve the siege.[15]

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Bran surrenders Winterfell to Theon

Bran is awoken by Theon Greyjoy, who tells him that he has seized Winterfell. Theon tells Bran that he should yield the castle to protect his people. Bran reluctantly complies with a public announcement. Rodrik is captured on his return from Torrhen's Square. He insults Theon, calling him a traitor to Eddard Stark, and spits at him. Theon is pressured to execute him by his men. Theon ignores Bran's pleas and carries out a botched execution. Osha tells Bran that his dream came true; the Iron Islands (represented as the sea in the dream) have come to Winterfell. Bran escapes with Osha's help. They are accompanied by his brother Rickon, their direwolves and Hodor.[16]

Bran and Rickon Alive

Bran and Rickon in the catacombs beneath Winterfell.

They flee as far as a nearby farm. Theon tracks them with hounds but loses their scent at the farm. He returns to Winterfell with two charred corpses, displaying them publicly and claiming that they are Bran and Rickon.[17] The escapees actually doubled back, using a stream to mask their scent and are hiding under Theon's nose in the crypts of Winterfell. Bran overhears Luwin telling Osha that the bodies must be the farmhands.[18]

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Bran leaves Winterfell behind.

They remain in hiding as Winterfell is besieged by an army of Northmen. The Ironborn flee and the Starks emerge from the crypts to find that their home has been sacked and abandoned. They find Luwin dying in the Godswood and he urges them to go north to find Jon Snow at Castle Black. Bran makes a tearful farewell to his mentor and they follow his last piece of counsel.[19]

Season 3

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Bran meets Jojen and Meera.

Bran is on the road to Castle Black , along with his brother Rickon, Osha, Hodor and the direwolves, Summer and Shaggydog, in order to seek shelter with his half-brother, Jon Snow. Bran continues to dream about chasing the Three-eyed Raven, but encounters in his dream a strange boy, who he later meets while awake. This is when he meets Jojen Reed and his sister, Meera. Jojen possesses the "the sight", the rare gift of seeing the past and present through his dreams, and is able to speak with Bran through their dreams. Jojen also saw the Three-eyed raven, who is apparently responsible for bringing the sight to them, and tells Bran he is a 'Warg', someone who can control the minds of animals. Osha is distrustful of the siblings.[20]

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Bran and Jojen share a greensight dream.

Bran Stark is having a shared greensight dream with Jojen Reed. They are walking through the woods and see the three-eyed raven again. Jojen advises Bran that he must follow the raven, and when he is confused, Jojen points out that he must follow it by climbing a tree. Bran begins to climb the tree that the raven has landed in but he soon becomes terrified, remembering the fall that crippled him when he was climbing a tower at Winterfell. He sees a vivid dream-memory of his mother Catelyn, repeating her warning in which she made him promise never to climb again - a promise which he broke, and thus indirectly led to the fall which crippled him. Bran is so terrified of the memory of Catelyn yelling at him that he falls off the tree. Bran and Jojen wake in their camp in the woods, disappointed that he could not follow the three-eyed raven.[21]

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Bran solves a dispute between Osha and Meera.

Tensions rise at camp between Osha and Meera Reed before Bran diffuses the situation. Jojen Reed experiences a seizure while sleeping, and Meera explains they are caused by his visions. Jojen then tells Bran that in his vision he saw Jon Snow with the wildlings.[22]

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Bran and Jojen listens to Osha's story.

On their way to the Wall, Bran Stark's party makes camp. Osha remains distrustful of Meera and Jojen Reed and reacts with horror when they mention they intend to go beyond the Wall. Osha bluntly refuses to go, explaining that she lost her husband, who then rose from the dead and tried to kill her. She rages that none of them understand what lies beyond the Wall and that there is nothing left for men there. However, Bran agrees with Jojen, arguing that the raven has been waiting for him to find him since Bran fell from the tower.[23]

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Bran wargs into Hodor's mind, calming him down.

After seeking shelter in a derelict windmill during a rainstorm, the group notices a band of wildlings chasing down a old man. The sounds of thunder terrify Hodor, who shouts out in panic. Fearing discovery, Jojen tells Bran to silence Hodor, who keeps panicking. Bran unintentionally uses his Warg powers to render Hodor unconscious. With the wildlings still outside, Jojen convinces Bran to Warg through Summer and Shaggydog outside, who then maul to death some of the wildlings. While in control of Summer and Shaggydog, Bran saw Jon Snow outside fighting the wildlings. After this, Bran insists that he must go beyond the Wall to find the raven. However, he wants Rickon to be safe, so he tells Osha to take his brother with her to the holdfast of Greatjon Umber, a loyal bannerman of the Starks. Bran bids a tearful Rickon farewell, who leaves with Osha and Shaggydog, while Bran continues northward with Hodor, Summer and the Reed siblings.[24]

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Bran and the group go beyond the Wall.

At last, they make it to the Wall and stay overnight in the Nightfort, an abandoned castle on the Wall that is rumored to be haunted. During the night, Jon Snow's fellow Night's Watch comrade Samwell Tarly, with Gilly and her child, emerge from a secret passageway. Samwell, noticing the gigantic Hodor and Summer, realizes who Bran is and offers to take them to Castle Black, but Jojen tells Sam that they are going beyond the Wall, as no force in the realm of Westeros could withstand the threat posed by the White Walkers. Sam reluctantly shows them the secret sally port and gives them the obsidian blades found north of the Wall, which he earlier used to slay a White Walker. That night, Bran, the Reeds, Hodor and Summer finally pass beyond the Wall.[25]

Season 4

S04E2 - Bran & Hodor

Bran about to warg with the Heart tree.

Bran, Hodor, Jojen and Meera are north of the Wall and Bran is looking through Summer's eyes, now having the ability to look through him whenever he wants. They wake him up which angers Bran but they warn him that if he stays in the wolf too long, he will stay in him permanently and lose everything he has ever known. Summer finds a Heart tree and when Bran wargs with it and has a vision: another Heart tree on a hill, the Three-eyed raven, his father about to be executed, a flight of ravens, White walkers and wights, the Iron Throne sitting empty with snow falling around it, himself falling from the tower, a dragon flying over King's Landing, and finally the same tree on a hill again, all while a strange voice tells him to find him "beneath the tree, North." Bran then tells the others that he knows where they have to go.[26]

S04E4 - Bran

Bran being held as a prisoner at Craster's Keep.

Later, Bran and his companions are resting near Craster's Keep. They hear the faint sounds of a baby's cries. Bran enters the mind of Summer to investigate where he finds Ghost, the direwolf of Jon Snow. However, before he can free Ghost, Summer is caught by a trap. At Meera's urgings, they go to rescue Summer and Ghost but are taken prisoner by Karl. While Hodor is being tormented by Rast and the other mutineers for pure amusement, Karl threatens to kill Jojen and Meera before Bran gives up his identity.[27]

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Bran makes a tough decision between choosing his brother or going up north to find the three-eyed-raven.

Bran and the others are being held imprisoned in a tent. Karl enters the tent and ties up Meera and prepares to rape and torture her. Jojen begs for mercy and offers to help them, saying he possesses the sight. Karl refuses and just before he cuts Meera, Jon Snow and members of the Night's Watch attack the keep. Locke, who really serves Roose Bolton, searches for Bran and finds him and attempts to escape the keep with Bran. However, Bran wargs into Hodor, who escapes his binds and catches up to Locke. He lifts Locke off the ground and breaks his neck. Bran can see Jon and tries to crawl over to him to get his attention. He is about to reach him when Jojen arrives and intervenes, telling him that Jon will not let him search for the Three-eyed raven if he goes with Jon back to Castle Black. Bran agrees and prepares to leave.[28]

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Wights rise from the ground to kill Bran and company.

Bran and his group eventually reach the giant weirwood tree on the hill, but are attacked by a group of wights. Jojen is fatally stabbed and Meera attempts to save him, but Jojen tells her to leave him for dead. They are helped by a Child of the Forest, who leads them into a cave after burning Jojen's body. She explains that the wights cannot enter, as the magic that reanimates them has no power there. She then leads them deep into the cave to the three-eyed raven, who is revealed to not be a bird but a very old man whose body is fused to the roots of the weirwood tree. Meera begins to tell him that Jojen has died and before she can finish the raven says that Jojen knew what would happen the moment he left, and went anyway. When Meera asks how he knows that, the raven says that he has been watching them for all of their lives with a thousand eyes and one. The raven tells Bran that the hour is late, and Bran replies that he did not want anyone to die for him. The raven states that Jojen died so that Bran could find what he lost. Bran asks if the raven will help him walk again. The raven answers that Bran will never walk again, but he will fly.[29]

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In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels Bran is seven years old when the action begins. He has a love of climbing, and has been known to climb the walls of Winterfell and go exploring its ancient nooks and crannies. He dreams of one day being a great knight, but he is also fascinated by magic.

An interesting difference between involving Bran's appearance is that in the books, he is described as having red-auburn hair like his mother, while on the series he has brown hair. Robb Stark's hair was also similarly darkened for the television series, as it was described as being the similarly reddish in the books. It is likely this was done to increase the contrast between Sansa and the rest of her family, who are portrayed as being very much more traditional Northmen in character as well as appearance. Sansa was heavily influenced by her mother thus giving Sansa her mother's auburn hair helps color-code this visually, and similarly, giving Bran his father's dark hair helped color-code how deeply his father influenced him.

In real life, "Bran" is the word for "raven/crow" in several Celtic languages (Welsh, Cornish, Breton, etc.).[30] Given that Westeros is loosely analogous to the Britain, the First Men and their Old Gods are loosely analogous to the original Celtic inhabitants of Britain who worshiped druidic nature gods, but were later driven to the fringe of the island by invading peoples (i.e. the Andals are like the Anglo-Saxons). It is unknown if George R.R. Martin intentionally picked the name "Bran" knowing it is the Celtic word for "Crow", but it does neatly associate with Bran and his visions of the three-eyed crow.

See also

References

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