The North is one of the realms in Westros and one of the main locations of the novel A Song of Ice and Fire and the 2011-2019 TV adaptation, Game of Thrones.
History[]
Background[]
Previously, it was one of the regions that comprised the Seven Kingdoms after Aegon's Conquest, but it withdrew during the War of the Five Kings under the leadership of Robb Stark, the King in the North. Following the Red Wedding, the North came back under the control of the Iron Throne, governed by House Bolton. After House Stark regained authority over the area, the North once again declared its independence under Jon Snow, who subsequently pledged allegiance to Queen Daenerys Targaryen in return for her support during the Great War. Ultimately, Bran Stark granted the North its independence once more after the Last War.
The North is governed from Winterfell by House Stark and is the largest of the nine principal regions on the continent, nearly matching the combined size of the other eight. Its population is below one million, and it is regarded as the most impoverished region among the Seven Kingdoms.
Legend has it that the Kingdom of the North was founded eight thousand years ago by Bran the Builder, the progenitor of House Stark.
Geography[]
The kingdom of the North is filled with rivers and plains. There are forests and mountains in the northwest and Swamps in the Neck along southern border; the climate can range from temperate to sub-arctic. The North is usually populated by the Northmen, Crannogmen in the Neck, Free Folk of the Gift, knights of the vale in the Winterfell.
Overview[]
Rulers[]
- House Stark
- Ned Stark (formerly; deceased)
- Catelyn Stark (Queen; formerly)
- Jon Snow (formerly; exiled)
- Bran I Stark the Broken (Prince; formerly)
- Queen Sansa Stark (Current Queen of the North)
- Lady Arya Stark (left in self-exile to explore the world)
- House Bolton (formerly)
Law Enforcement[]
- Northerner Guards
Military[]
- Stark Army (over 10,000 soldiers)
- Northern army
- Night's Watch
Cultures[]
- Northmen (majority)
- Andals (minority)
- Crannogmen (in the Neck)
- First Men, Giants, Children of the Forest (pre-coming of the Andals)
Religions[]
- Old Gods (majority)
- Faith of the Seven (minority)
Inhabitants[]
- Crannogmen
- Marsh King (Bloodmoon)
- Bowen Marsh
- Howland Reed
- Jojen Reed
- Meera Reed
- House Stark
- Eddard Stark †
- Bran Stark
- Robb Stark†
- Sansa Stark
- Arya Stark
- Jon Snow (formerly; exiled)
- Catelyn Tully Stark
- House Bolton
- Northern
Visitors[]
- Daenerys Targaryen
- Sebastian I Bannister
Known locations[]
Cities[]
- Winterfell (capital)
Residences[]
- Castle Cerwyn, the seat of House Cerwyn.
- Deepwood Motte, the seat of House Glover, recently liberated from ironborn occupation.
- The Dreadfort, the seat of House Bolton (now extinct).
- Greywater Watch, the seat of House Reed, the southernmost House sworn to Winterfell.
- Hornwood, the seat of House Hornwood.
- Karhold, the seat of House Karstark (now extinct).
- Last Hearth,the seat of House Umber (now extinct).
- Mormont Keep, the seat of House Mormont (now extinct).
- Torrhen's Square, the seat of House Tallhart.
- White Harbor, the seat of House Manderly, the only city and principal port of the North.
- Flint's Finger
- Moat Cailin, a ruined castle at the northern edge of the Neck, currently unoccupied.
- Barrowton, a holdfast in the Barrowlands, seat of House Dustin.
- Oldcastle
- Ramsgate, a holdfast at the mouth of Broken Branch.
- Widow's Watch, the seat of House Flint, vassals of House Stark.
Regions[]
- The Neck
- The Rills
- Cape Kraken
- The Barrowlands
- The Stony Shore
- Sea Dragon Point
- The Wolfswood
- The Grey Cliffs
Landmarks[]
Islands[]
- Bear Island
- Skagos
- Skane
Coastal areas[]
- The Bay of Ice
- The Bay of Seals
- Blazewater Bay
- The Bite
Rivers and lakes[]
- The White Knife
- The Broken Branch
- The Weeping Water
- The Last River
- Long Lake
