Warden of the North

Eddard Stark, Warden of the North from 281 to 298 AC.

Warden of the North is a title traditionally held by the Lord of Winterfell, the head of House Stark of Winterfell, since Torrhen Stark, the last King in the North, submitted to Aegon I Targaryen. Centuries later, Robb Stark was named the King in the North after Eddard Stark, the previous Warden of the North, was executed under false charges. After Robb's death, the title was held by the head of House Bolton of the Dreadfort after House Bolton usurped House Stark during the Red Wedding and returned the North under the authority of the Iron Throne.

With the extinction of House Bolton in the Battle of the Bastards and the subsequent declaration of the North as an independent kingdom once more, Jon Snow, the alleged illegitimate son of Ned Stark, was named the King in the North, a position he held until pledging fealty to Daenerys Targaryen, after which he is appointed Warden of the North. This event marks yet another unprecedented split in the Northern governance system; as with his title of King, Jon's title as Warden of the North was for the first time not held jointly with that of Lord of Winterfell, which was held by his legal half-sister (and biological cousin), Sansa Stark. During Jon's incarceration by the Unsullied for murdering Daenerys, Sansa briefly served as Wardeness of the North. However, with Bran's accession as King of the Andals and the First Men, and Sansa's accession as Queen in the North, the position has been indefinitely abolished.

External links

• Warden of the North on A Wiki of Ice and Fire