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Apart from House Dustin and Bolton, no house in the North can claim a line so long as House Stark, and none so storied. Their legacy is so great that their mythical founder has become part of the founding traditions of many other realms and houses across Westeros. | Apart from House Dustin and Bolton, no house in the North can claim a line so long as House Stark, and none so storied. Their legacy is so great that their mythical founder has become part of the founding traditions of many other realms and houses across Westeros. | ||
The history of House Stark goes back to the Long Night. Brandon the Builder is said to have raised Winterfell in the generation after the Long Night - and was instrumental in the raising of the Wall intended to keep out the Others and their armies of the dead. | The history of House Stark goes back to the Long Night. Brandon the Builder is said to have raised Winterfell in the generation after the Long Night - and was instrumental in the raising of the Wall intended to keep out the Others and their armies of the dead. Shortly after the Wall was raised, Brandon the Breaker fought alongside Joramun, the King-Beyond-the-Wall - to bring down the thirteenth Lord-Commander of the Night's Watch - who at that time was reigning as the Night's King with his corpse queen. | ||
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Revision as of 20:23, 18 April 2025
House Stark are a House of First Man decent, situated at the western edges of the great forest that spans the north-western reaches of the North. Their seat is Winterfell.
History
Apart from House Dustin and Bolton, no house in the North can claim a line so long as House Stark, and none so storied. Their legacy is so great that their mythical founder has become part of the founding traditions of many other realms and houses across Westeros.
The history of House Stark goes back to the Long Night. Brandon the Builder is said to have raised Winterfell in the generation after the Long Night - and was instrumental in the raising of the Wall intended to keep out the Others and their armies of the dead. Shortly after the Wall was raised, Brandon the Breaker fought alongside Joramun, the King-Beyond-the-Wall - to bring down the thirteenth Lord-Commander of the Night's Watch - who at that time was reigning as the Night's King with his corpse queen.