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All of the Members of the House Stark from the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin and the HBO show Game of Thrones. The House Stark of Winterfell is a prominent house of Westeros. Their coat of arms depicts a dire wolf and their motto is “Winter is Coming.” Many prominent characters from the Song of Ice and Fire books are associated with the House Stark.
Who are the most prominent members of the House Stark. Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn Tully are two of the central members of the family. Eddard "Ned" Stark is the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. He appears in the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series as well as in Season 1 of Game of Thrones, in which he is played by Sean Bean. Ned Stark is married to Catelyn Tully and is father to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, Rickon and the bastard Jon Snow. Ned served as the King's Hand to Robert Baratheon.
Catelyn Tully was born into the House Tully of Riverrun. She is the wife of Eddard Stark and mother to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon Stark. Catelyn Stark appears in several of the books of the Song of Ice and Fire Series and she is played by Michelle Fairley in the Game of Thrones TV series.
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Eddard "Ned" Stark is the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. He appears in the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series as well as in Season 1 of Game of Thrones, in which he is played by Sean Bean. Ned Stark is married to Catelyn Tully and is father to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, Rickon, and the bastard Jon Snow.
Ned served as the King's Hand to Robert Baratheon. He had knowledge that Robert's children with Queen Cersei Lannister were in fact the illegitimate children of Cersei and her twin brother, Jaime. Ned Stark confronted Queen Cersei with this information, and after Robert Baratheon died in a drunken hunting accident, Cersei had Stark arrested on charges of treason. He was eventually executed at the request of the new King Joffrey and his head was placed on a spike for all to see.
Catelyn Tully was born into the House Tully of Riverrun. She is the wife of Eddard Stark and mother to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon Stark. Catelyn Stark appears in several of the Song of Ice and Fire Series and she is played by Michelle Fairley in the Game of Thrones TV series.
After her husband Ned Stark was killed at the request of King Joffrey, Catelyn aids her son Robb in his quest to become King of the Seven Kingdoms. She was murdered, along with her son Robb, by Lord Walder Frey's men at the "Red Wedding."
Rickard Stark was the former Lord of Winderfell and father of Eddard "Ned" Stark. He died in the time period before the Song of Ice and Fire books or Game of Thrones TV series took place.
He was executed by fire, after being called to King's Landing by Aerys II, because his eldest son Brandon was accused of conspiring to kill the crown prince Rhaegar Targaryen who was suspected of playing a role in the disappearance of RIckard's daughter Lyanna.
Brandon Stark is the son of Rickard Stark and brother of Eddard "Ned" Stark. He died in the time period before the Song of Ice and Fire books or Game of Thrones TV series took place.
Brandon Stark was betrothed to Catelyn Tully, but he was killed before the wedding took place. He went to King's Landing to confront the crown prince Rhaegar Targaryen for abducting his sister Lyanna and was arrested immediately for plotting to kill Rhaegar. Brandon was forced to watch his father Rickard Stark burn alive while he was placed in a noose, just out of reach of a sword. Brandon reached for the sword, in an attempt to save his father, and he was immediately strangled by the noose around his neck.
Robb Stark was married to Jeyne Westerling and is the eldest child of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. He appears in several of the books in the Song of Ice and Fire series and he is played by Richard Madden on the Game of Thrones TV Series.
After his father is killed at the request of King Joffrey, Robb is declared "King of the North." He fights in a series of battles in an attempt to become King of the Seven Kingdoms. He is killed, along with his mother and wife, by Walder Frey at the "Red Wedding."
Sansa Stark is the daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. She appears in several of the Song of Ice and Fire books and is played by Sophie Turner on the HBO show Game of Thrones.
Sansa was betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon. After King Robert dies and Joffrey orders that her father Eddard Stark be killed, Sansa becomes a ward of the Lannisters. Eventually, Sansa's marriage to Joffrey is called off and instead she marries Tyrion Lannister. After Joffrey's death, Sansa flees King's Landing, assisted by Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger). Baelish arranges her marriage to the terrible Ramsay Bolton, who tortures Sansa. Sansa flees Bolton, joins her half-brother Jon Snow, and later executes Ramsay.
