Catelyn Stark née Tully, better known as Cate, is a minor antagonist in A Song of Ice and Fire and it's TV adaptation, Game of Thrones. She is the Lady of Winterfell , The eldest daughter of Lord Hoster Tully and the late Minisa Whent, the older sister of Lysa and Edmure Tully and three stillborn brothers. She is the wife of Ned Stark, the mother of Robb Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bran Stark and Rickon Stark and the stepmother of Jon Snow. She resents Jon for being her husbands illegitimate child. However, in the TV series, Catelyn's stepson is secretly the son of Ned's sister, Lyanna Stark and her secret husband, Rhaegar Targaryen.
In the books, after she had been killed during the Red Wedding, Catelyn was resurrected as Lady Stoneheart. As the new leader of the Brotherhood without Banners, Stoneheart swears revenge on House Frey and those affiliated with them, starting with revenge on Jaime Lannister for the assumed role he had when Walder Frey said the man sent his regards. Lady Stoneheart forces Brienne to betray Jaime and kill him with Lady Stoneheart's threats to kill Brienne's companions.
Catelyn Tully was born in Riverrun as the eldest child of Lord Hoster Tully, Head of House Tully and Lord Paramount of the Riverlands, and his wife, Lady Minisa of House Whent of Harrenhal. She has a younger sister named Lysa and the youngest sibling a brother named Edmure. She had many other siblings who died in infancy. Her mother died giving birth to another son, who also died shortly after. Catelyn didn't get to know her mother well, but she and her father were extremely close. During her and her siblings' childhood, her father allowed a young Petyr Baelish to live with the Tullys at Riverrun as his ward, as Lord Hoster was friends with Lord Baelish. The four of them got along well as children
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Personality[]
Catelyn is a strong, intelligent, proud, honest, wise and peaceful woman in both the novels and the television series. She is faithful to both her Stark family and her Tully heritage, and she lives her entire life and worldview by the Tully words, valuing family, duty and honor. She is a devout practitioner of the Faith of the Seven.
Her most prominent trait is her love and loyalty to her family and willingness to go to great lengths to protect them.
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Ned Stark[]
Jon Snow[]
However Cat was unaware that Jon Snow was the legitimate son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.[1][2]
Her children[]
Trivia[]
In the book, Catelyn was resurrected as Lady Stoneheart. However, in the TV series adaptation, Catelyn is never brought back to life.
The reasons for this being the show runners of game of Thrones thought it would diminish Catelyn's character as well as Michelle's final performance. Plus they said it was beneath the actress' portayal.[3]
Nonetheless, George R.R. Martin tried to fight hard for Lady Stoneheart's inclusion into the series.
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↑Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 10: "The Winds of Winter" (2016).
↑Game of Thrones: Season 7, Episode 7: "The Dragon and the Wolf" (2017).
