King in the North
The King in the North is the ancient title held for thousands of years by House Stark of Winterfell, also known as King of Winter.[1][2][3] They were the last kingdom of the First Men and continued to rule the North after the Andals invaded and took over the southern kingdoms.
The last King in the North was Torrhen Stark, who bent the knee to Aegon the conqueror , during the War of Conquest thus making the north part of the Seven Kingdoms. The title was revived during the War of the Five Kings by Robb Stark, who took the name and broke away from the Iron Throne, after the murder of his father.[2]
Crown
The crown of the King in the North was shaped as open circlet of hammered bronze incised with runes of the First Men, surmounted by nine black iron spikes in the shape of longswords.[4]
Known Kings in the North
No precise lineage of Kings in the North is known, but the individuals listed below are supposed to be in rough chronological order.
- Bran, the Builder, founder of house Stark and the first King in the North, builder of Winterfell castle and the Wall.
- King Theon, the Hungry Wolf
- King Brandon, the Shipwright, loved sailing and built up a mighty Northern fleet.
- King Brandon, the Burner, son of Brandon the Shipwright, burned the entire Northern fleet after the disappearance of his father on the Sunset Sea.
- King Jonnel
- King Dorren
- King Jon, built the castle of White Harbor after driving away sea raiders.
- King Rickard, son of Jon, defeated the Marsh King extending their kingdom to include the Neck.
- King Rodrik, son of Rickard, won Bear Island from the ironborn in a wrestling match and awarded it to House Mormont.
- King Edrick
- King Brandon Ice Eyes, great-grandson of Edrick
- King Benjen, the Bitter
- King Benjen, the Sweet
- King Eyron
- King Edderion, the Bridegroom
- King Walton, the Moonking
- King Brandon, the Bad
- King Jorah Stark
- King Jonos
- King Edwyn, the Spring King
- Torrhen, the King Who Knelt, who bent the knee to Aegon the Conqueror, making the North part of the Seven Kingdoms.
- Robb, the Young Wolf, the last King in the North, who died at the events of the Red Wedding.
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn XI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 69, Bran VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 7, Catelyn I.