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According to myth, the first King in the North was Bran the Builder, the great lord who built [[Winterfell]] and [[the Wall]] and founded the [[Night's Watch]], following the defeat of the [[White Walkers]] in the War for the Dawn. The King in the North held all the lands of the North south to [[the Neck]], where the ancient fortress of [[Moat Cailin]] threw back every attempt by the southron kingdoms and, later, the [[Andals]] to invade. |
According to myth, the first King in the North was Bran the Builder, the great lord who built [[Winterfell]] and [[the Wall]] and founded the [[Night's Watch]], following the defeat of the [[White Walkers]] in the War for the Dawn. The King in the North held all the lands of the North south to [[the Neck]], where the ancient fortress of [[Moat Cailin]] threw back every attempt by the southron kingdoms and, later, the [[Andals]] to invade. |
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| − | Before Robb, the last King in the North was Torrhen Stark. During the invasion of Aegon the Conqueror, Torrhen led a great host to the banks of the Red Fork of the [[River Trident]], meaning to give battle, but after hearing tales of the Field of Fire and upon seeing the size of Aegon's host and the presence of his [[dragons]], Torrhen realised his cause was hopeless. Instead, he knelt and |
+ | Before Robb, the last King in the North was Torrhen Stark. During the invasion of Aegon the Conqueror, Torrhen led a great host to the banks of the Red Fork of the [[River Trident]], meaning to give battle, but after hearing tales of the Field of Fire and upon seeing the size of Aegon's host and the presence of his [[dragons]], Torrhen realised his cause was hopeless. Instead, he knelt and swore fealty to Aegon. Aegon acknowledged him and House Stark as the rulers of the North in the name of the Iron Throne. |
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Revision as of 17:43, 15 April 2012
Robb's bannermen swear fealty
King in the North was the title given to the ruler of the North before the coming of the Targaryens. Under the rule of the Targaryens and later King Robert Baratheon, the Kings in the North were relegated to the status of the ruling lords of the North. During the opening stages of the War of the Four Kings, Lord Robb Stark was named as the King in the North by Greatjon Umber, who was tired of being ruled by southron lords thousands of miles away. Robb was declared King by not just the northern lords, but also several of the lords of the Riverlands, as the Starks had come to relieve the Riverlands from an invasion by the Lannisters.
Season 1
Robb is proclaimed "King in the North"
After the death of Lord Eddard Stark, the bannermen loyal to House Stark, led by Greatjon Umber, officially end their allegiance to the King on the Iron Throne and proclaim Eddard's oldest son and heir, Robb Stark, as the King in the North. Rickard Karstark and Jonos Bracken, a local river lord, are among those who swear fealty to Robb, as does Theon Greyjoy.[1]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, 'King in the North' is the ancient title held for thousands of years by House Stark prior to the coming of Aegon the Conqueror; they were also called 'Kings of Winter'.
According to myth, the first King in the North was Bran the Builder, the great lord who built Winterfell and the Wall and founded the Night's Watch, following the defeat of the White Walkers in the War for the Dawn. The King in the North held all the lands of the North south to the Neck, where the ancient fortress of Moat Cailin threw back every attempt by the southron kingdoms and, later, the Andals to invade.
Before Robb, the last King in the North was Torrhen Stark. During the invasion of Aegon the Conqueror, Torrhen led a great host to the banks of the Red Fork of the River Trident, meaning to give battle, but after hearing tales of the Field of Fire and upon seeing the size of Aegon's host and the presence of his dragons, Torrhen realised his cause was hopeless. Instead, he knelt and swore fealty to Aegon. Aegon acknowledged him and House Stark as the rulers of the North in the name of the Iron Throne.
See also
- The King in the North at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books).
References
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