House Stark

Sigil

A grey direwolf on a white and green field.

Motto

"Winter is Coming"

Titles

Kings in the North
Lords of Winterfell
Wardens of the North (pre-secession)
Lords Paramount of the North (pre-secession)

Seat

Winterfell

Region

The North
The Riverlands

Lord

King Robb Stark

Heir

Prince Bran Stark

Allegiance

Sovereign

Vassals

House Bolton
House Flint
House Glover
House Hornwood
House Karstark
House Locke
House Mormont
House Reed
House Tallhart
House Umber
House Cerwyn

Military strength

18,000 men (so far)

Cadet branches

House Karstark

Date of founding

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Age

More than 8,000 years (according to legend)

Founder

Bran the Builder

Ancestral weapon

Ice

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House Stark is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, ruling over the vast region known as the North from their seat in Winterfell. The head of the house is the Lord of Winterfell. It is by far the oldest, claiming a line of descent stretching back over eight thousand years. Before the Targaryen conquest, the leaders of House Stark ruled over the region as the Kings in the North.

House Stark's sigil is a direwolf on a white field, sometimes white and green. Their family motto is "Winter is Coming".

HistoryEdit

BackgroundEdit

Before the Targaryen conquest, the leaders of House Stark ruled over the region as the Kings in the North.^[1] King Torrhen Stark was on the throne at the time of the Targaryen conquest and marched his army south to face them. He surrendered when he saw their vast host and dragons, believing that fighting was futile. He was made Lord Paramount of the North and served them as Warden of the North.^[2]

Season 1Edit

Lord Eddard Stark was executed for treason. His son and heir Robb Stark declared himself King in the North and fought to secede from the Seven Kingdoms in what would become the War of the Five Kings.^[3]

RelationshipsEdit

MembersEdit

• Lord Eddard Stark, the former head of the family, deceased.
  • His wife, Lady Catelyn, of House Tully.
  • Lord Robb Stark, the head of the family. Eldest son of Eddard and Catelyn. Now the "King in the North."
  • Their eldest daughter, Sansa Stark, now Princess.
  • Their youngest daughter, Arya Stark, also Princess.
  • Their young son, Bran Stark, now Prince and Robb's heir.
  • Their youngest son, Rickon Stark, also Prince.
  • Eddard's bastard son by an unknown mother, Jon Snow, a member of the Night's Watch.
• Eddard's younger brother, Benjen Stark, a member of the Night's Watch, missing in action.

Rickard Stark Deceased

Lady Stark nee Flint

Brandon Stark Deceased

Catelyn Stark nee Tully

Eddard Stark Deceased

Wylla

Lyanna Stark Deceased

Benjen Stark

Robb Stark

Sansa Stark

Arya Stark

Brandon Stark

Rickon Stark

Jon Snow

Sworn to House StarkEdit

Vassal HousesEdit

• House Bolton of the Dreadfort.
• House Cerwyn of Castle Cerwyn.
• House Flint of Widow's Watch.
• House Glover of Deepwood Motte.
• House Hornwood of Hornwood.
• House Karstark of Karhold.
• House Locke of Oldcastle.
• House Manderly of White Harbour
• House Mormont of Bear Island.
• House Reed of Greywater Watch.
• House Tallhart of Torrhen's Square.
• House Umber of the Last Hearth.
• House Cassel

HouseholdEdit

• Luwin
• Rodrik Cassel
• Jory Cassel
• Mikken

Vassals and alliesEdit

• Greatjon Umber
• Galbart Glover
• Maege Mormont
• Rickard Karstark
• Roose Bolton

Military strengthEdit

Due to the North's vast size, gathering the full military strength of the Starks and their vassals is a difficult process, requiring months of travel time and the ability to supply and feed the host even before it sets out.

For this reason, the 18,000 men Robb Stark takes south to confront the Lannisters is not the full strength of the North, only what could be assembled at relatively short notice. Regardless, the men of the North are skilled warriors who are accustomed to being outnumbered.

Image galleryEdit

The sigil of House Stark from the Maester's Path promotional campaign.

HBO viewer's guide icon for House Stark.

House Stark's sigil in black and white from the HBO viewer's guide.

A shield emblazoned with the sigil of House Stark from the HBO viewer's guide.

The sigil and motto of House Stark.

Small icon of House Stark from the HBO viewers guide.

House Stark and their retainers receive the King at Winterfell in "Winter is Coming".

A long banner of House Stark at the Tourney of the Hand in "The Wolf and the Lion".

A short banner of House Stark at the Tourney of the Hand in "The Wolf and the Lion".

House Stark promo poster for "The North Remembers" released 28 February 2012.

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In the booksEdit

In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Stark was founded by Brandon the Builder, a semi-mythical figure who is credited with building the Wall and Winterfell, founding the Night's Watch and ensuring the survival of the people of Westeros after the mythical Long Night and the War for the Dawn against the enigmatic Others. The family has survived for over 8,000 years and was the independent royal house of the vast territories of the North until King Aegon the Conqueror overran the southern half of the continent. By the time the King in the North, Torrhen Stark, had gathered together his widely scattered bannermen, Aegon had already conquered most of the South. Particularly, Aegon had already used his dragons to inflict a crushing defeat on both the Westerlands and the Reach at the Field of Fire. Torrhen Stark finally advanced south to the Riverlands with the amassed armies of the North to a confrontation with Aegon, but upon seeing Aegon's vast numerical superiority and his dragons realized he had no hope of victory, and chose to bend the knee in submission.

The civil war known as Robert's Rebellion began when Lyanna Stark was kidnapped by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Lord Rickard Stark and his son and heir Brandon both demanded her return from King Aerys II Targaryen and were executed by the Mad King for their presumption. Eddard Stark, now the head of the family, called the banners of the North to war, supported by House Baratheon, House Tully and House Arryn. It was decided that Robert Baratheon would claim the throne due to his strong claim as the grand-nephew of a previous Targaryen king. During the civil war Stark troops were instrumental in several engagements, including the Battle of the Bells and the Battle of the Trident, and it was Eddard Stark's forces which reached King's Landing just after the Lannisters had sacked it, ensuring the city was turned over to Robert's army when it arrived. The Starks also proved instrumental in the later Greyjoy Rebellion, lending troops used by Robert to storm the castle of Pyke and crush the uprising.

Many houses sworn to House Stark in the books have yet to appear in the series: Lesser Houses

• House Condon
• House Fenn
• House Flint of Flint's Finger
• House Ironsmith
• House Lake
• House Lightfoot
• House Marsh
• House Mollen
• House Moss
• House Overton
• House Poole
• House Slate
• House Stout
• House Waterman
• House Wells
• House Woolfield

Mountain Clans

• Burley
• Flint of the Mountains
• Harclay
• Nott
• Liddle
• Norrey
• Wull

Skagos Clans

• Crowl
• Magnar
• Stane

See alsoEdit

• House Stark at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.

ReferencesEdit

v • d • e House Stark
Lord:	King Robb Stark	Heir:	Prince Brandon Stark
Seat:	Winterfell	Lands:	The North, The Riverlands
Title(s):	King in the North, Lord of Winterfell
Ancestors:	Brandon the Builder, Karlon Stark, Torrhen Stark
Current members:	Catelyn Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Rickon Stark, Jon Snow, Benjen Stark
Deceased members:	Rickard Stark, Brandon Stark (the elder), Eddard Stark, Lyanna Stark
Household:	Ser Rodrik Cassel, Maester Luwin, Jory Cassel, Vayon Poole, Septa Mordane, Theon Greyjoy, Jeyne Poole, Osha, Hodor, Farlen, Old Nan, Mikken, Varly, Tomard, Tommy, Jacks
Sworn houses:	House Umber, House Mormont, House Glover, House Bolton, House Karstark, House Cerwyn, House Hornwood, House Flint, House Manderly, House Dustin, House Bracken, House Frey
Vassals:	Greatjon Umber, Maege Mormont, Galbart Glover, Roose Bolton, Rickard Karstark, Torrhen Karstark, Portan, Jonos Bracken, Walder Frey
Allies:	House Tully