Kingdom of the North. The Kingdom of the North is ruled by House Stark of Winterfell, the Kings in the North. It was an independent realm that controlled the northern territories of Westeros and
As House of the Dragon nears its HBO premiere, its narrative will include an early version of the Game of Thrones Kingsguard, elite warriors assigned to protect the King/Queen of the Seven Kingdoms: the fabled Kingsguard is a fictional unit but its form and function parallels many historical regiments of royal bodyguards (When Cersei Lannister took the throne, the unit was renamed the Part of Games of Thrones season 8. For years, many Game of Thrones fans have been clamoring to see Sandor Clegane, a.k.a. the Hound, and his brother Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. the Mountain, battle it About the Mad King." He goes on to say that the Mad King earned his name: "When the people rose in revolt against him, your father set their towns and castles aflame. He murdered sons in front ofTheon Greyjoy, dubbed "Theon Turncloak" by northmen, Lord Eddard's ward and hostage. Fought with Robb Stark in the War of the Five Kings, betrayed him for his own House, House Greyjoy, seized Winterfell and proclaimed himself Prince of Winterfell until betrayed by Ramsay Bolton. Imprisoned, tortured and renamed "Reek".Robert Baratheon was the King of Westeros and husband of Cersei Lannister. He appears in the Song of Ice and Fire book series and was played by Mark Addy on the HBO show Game of Thrones. King Robert rose to power after winning the rebellion and killing the crown prince Rhaegar Targaryen. He later dies as the result of a drunken hunting accident The Game of Thrones swords give many clues as to the fates of their owners. Ned Stark’s sword, Ice, may hold a key to the importance of House Stark. Possibly they defended the Children of the Forest against other First Men, wielding Ice. And possibly they gave the Children refuge in their godswood and kept to the worship of the old gods to fcN4Y.