

Now, Robert wants Ned to fill the position. Arryn was the Hand of the King, the king’s most powerful advisor. Robert arrives after the news that his and Ned’s mutual father figure, Lord Jon Arryn, is dead. Each of the five Stark children is given a direwolf puppy to raise. After, a group of direwolf puppies is discovered in the woods. However, Jon Snow (the son of Ned, who wasn't married to Jon's mother when Jon was born) sees the man’s fear.

Before Robert’s arrival, Ned executes the only surviving member of the Night’s Watch party who encountered the wights for desertion his story is considered outlandish. About 15 years earlier, Ned helped Robert overthrow the previous king, Aerys II Targaryen. Pale, blue-eyed wights kill most of their party.Īfter the longest summer ever recorded, King Robert Baratheon travels north to the castle of Winterfell to see his old friend, Lord Ned Stark. In the Prologue, a group of men from the Night’s Watch-the ancient but derelict organization that guards the Wall-track a group of “wildling” people who live beyond the boundaries of the realm. The majority of Westeros comprises the Seven Kingdoms, and a monumental wall of ice separates the northernmost portion of the continent from the frigid wasteland beyond. Additionally, this guide uses the term “little person” instead of “dwarf.”Ī Game of Thrones takes place on the fictional continent of Westeros, which experiences years-long seasons of varying intensity. In Martin’s lineage system, the term “bastard” is both technical and pejorative it references a well-defined yet spurned social status throughout the Seven Kingdoms comprising children who receive special surnames because their parents are unmarried. Content Warning: The source material features depictions of graphic violence, sexual assault, child and domestic abuse, rape, and incest.
