Stark

Rickard Stark

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Character Overview

Rickard Stark is Lord of Winterfell and father to Brandon, Eddard, Lyanna and Benjen. He arranges Brandon's match with Catelyn and accepts Lyanna's betrothal to Robert. Barbrey Dustin later attributes these southern alliances to Rickard's ambition and his maester's influence, but her account is a resentful judgment rather than neutral proof. After Brandon is arrested, Rickard answers the summons to King's Landing and demands trial by combat, only for Aerys to name fire as his champion and burn him alive. The deaths of father and son drive the crown toward its next fatal demand.

Relationships

Eddard Stark

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Lyanna Stark

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Benjen Stark

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