The queen's twin brother, Ser Jaime Lannister of the Kingsguard, and their younger brother, Tyrion the Imp (so named for his dwarfism), also accompany the group. King Robert Baratheon arrives at Winterfell with his court and many retainers, including his wife, Queen Cersei of House Lannister, and his children: Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen. Unexpectedly, Jon finds a sixth pup lying separately nearby: an albino runt with white fur and red eyes. Eddard's youngest, three-year-old Rickon, names his Shaggydog. There are five pups, one for each of Eddard's trueborn children: Robb names his Grey Wind and Bran names his Summer, whilst Eddard's daughters Sansa and Arya name theirs Lady and Nymeria respectively. Robb and his brothers ask to keep them and Eddard consents, on the condition that the children themselves take care of them, rather than leaving the matter to the servants of House Stark. After the beheading, Robb finds a dead direwolf (the symbol of House Stark), killed by the antlers of a stag (the symbol of House Baratheon), which had given birth to five pups before it died. His sons Robb and Bran, his bastard son Jon Snow, and his ward Theon Greyjoy all attend. The novel begins in the year 298 AL (After Landing) and continues for many months, probably into the early months of 299 AL.Д®ddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, attends the execution of a man of the Night's Watch who has betrayed his vows and fled from the Wall. Balon's two eldest sons were killed and his youngest son, Theon, was given to the care of Eddard Stark as a ward.ДЄ Game of Thrones follows three principal storylines as they develop in tandem with one another. Six years later King Robert proved his resolve by defeating a rebellion by Lord Balon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands. After the war House Martell chose a path of isolation, since Prince Doran's sister Elia (Prince Rhaegar's wife) and her young children had been killed by Lannister armsmen during the storming of the capital. Despite Robert's victory, the Mad King's youngest son Viserys and youngest daughter Daenerys were taken to safety across the sea by loyal retainers. Unfortunately, during the war, Lyanna Stark had died, apparently of illness Robert Baratheon instead married Cersei Lannister to cement the alliance.

The Tyrells and remaining royalists surrendered and Robert Baratheon was declared King of the Seven Kingdoms. Jaime Lannister of the Kingsguard executed King Aerys and House Lannister swore loyalty to Robert Baratheon. The Lannisters finally agreed to support King Aerys, but then brutally turned against him, sacking the capital at King's Landing. The civil war climaxed with the Battle of the Trident, where Prince Rhaegar was killed by Robert Baratheon. The powerful House Tyrell continued to support the King, but House Lannister and House Martell both dragged their feet due to insults against their houses by the King. Her second brother, Eddard, joined his boyhood friend Robert Baratheon and Jon Arryn, with whom they had been fostered as children, in declaring war against the Targaryens, securing the allegiances of House Tully and House Arryn through a network of dynastic marriages (Lord Eddard to Catelyn Tully and Lord Jon Arryn to Lysa Tully). The Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen, had Lyanna's father and eldest brother executed when they demanded her safe return. Prince Rhaegar Targaryen kidnapped Lyanna Stark, arousing the ire of her family and of her betrothed, Lord Robert Baratheon. In Westeros the seasons last for years, sometimes decades, at a time.ДЇifteen years prior to the novel, the Seven Kingdoms were torn apart by a civil war, known alternately as 'Robert's Rebellion' and the 'War of the Usurper'. A Game of Thrones is set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, a land reminiscent of medieval Europe.

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