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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Background===
 
===Background===
He has a younger brother, [[Eddard Karstark]].<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
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Torrhen is the second son of Lord [[Rickard Karstark]], the Lord of Karhold. He has an brother older brother [[Eddard Karstark]], who dies fighting in the [[War of the Five Kings]].<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
   
 
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Revision as of 03:52, 22 November 2012

Torrhen Karstark is a minor character in the second season. He is played by Tyrone McElhennon and only appears in "A Man Without Honor." Torrhen Karstark is a son of Rickard Karstark, Lord of Karhold and head of House Karstark. He is fighting alongside his father for King Robb Stark in the War of the Five Kings. He is killed by Ser Jaime Lannister during an escape attempt.

Biography

Background

Torrhen is the second son of Lord Rickard Karstark, the Lord of Karhold. He has an brother older brother Eddard Karstark, who dies fighting in the War of the Five Kings.[1]

Season 2

The army lead by Robb Stark against the forces of House Lannister is camped in the Riverlands. Torrhen Karstark is assigned to guard the prison cell of Ser Jaime Lannister and Ser Alton Lannister. Jaime Lannister has been held since his capture in the the Battle of the Whispering Wood, while Alton Lannister has just returned from King's Landing with the crown's peace terms. As the other cells are full, Alton Lannister is put in the cell with his distant cousin.

Alton's body

Torrhen Stark leans over the body of Alton Lannister

Ser Jaime has kills his cousin to cause distraction to the guard. When Torrhen Stark enters the cell to check on the two, he sees both prisoners bloody with Jaime collapsed against the pole he is chained to and Alton Lannister convulsing on the ground. As he leans over the body, Jaime is able to come up behind him and wrap his chains around his throat. Jaime then chokes Torrhen with his chains, gets the keys off Torrhen's belt, and escapes.[2]

After Jaime is recaptured, Lord Rickard demands the head of the Kingslayer in revenge. Catelyn is only barely able to get him to agree to wait for King Robb to return to decide the issue, but the Karstark forces get angrier as the night progresses. When Catelyn frees Jaime to trade him for her daughters, the anger of Lord Rickard and his need of a father's revenge sows dissention in Robb's army.[3]

Appearance

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In the books

In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, Torrhen Karstark is the second son of Lord Rickard, and also joins his father and brothers, Harrion, the eldest, and Eddard, the youngest, as part of the Northern forces in the War of the Five Kings. He is named after Torrhen Stark, the King in the North at the time of the Wars of Conquest and his ancestor.

However, he's killed by Jaime during the Battle of the Whispering Wood. He is alongside his brother Eddard as part of Robb Stark's immediate forces. When Jaime Lannister realizes his army is taken he comes at Robb to kill him. the Kingslayer attempted to cut his way through Robb Stark's personal guard (which included both brothers, among others of the Northern houses) in order to slay the young king himself. His father is demanding Jaime Lannister's head, and his fury at Jaime's release is very great (Harrion however is still alive in Lannister captivity).

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