Of all the memorable characters from HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s belovedGame Of Thronesbook series, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) is one of the most well-written, and the history of the Stark family is fascinating. Even though fans have some strong opinions about the series finale of the series and some of the storyline and characte decisions that were made,Game Of Thronesalways did a great job explaining the rich and deep history of Westeros.
SinceGame Of Thronesexcelled at world building and still serves as one of the best examples of crafting a fully formed setting, it’s fun to look back on some of the biggest questions from the series. Who was the first member of the Stark family?
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Who Was Brandon The Builder?
There are many thingsGOTfans don’t know about House Starkand Brandon The Builder is one of the most interesting characters in the book series and TV adaptation. He was instrumental in creating some of the buildings that fans are familiar with.
Brandon The Builder, also called Bran The Builder, is the character who founded House Stark. He was the reason why several buildings were created, from the Wall to Winterfell, and he was a member of the Age of Heroes' First Men.
It’s interesting to note that many characters who are part of the Stark family are also named Brandon, as they like to honor people by giving them the same moniker. There are around eight in the books and still a lot in the TV series. While theGame Of ThronesTV series improved on the booksin some ways, the spirit of the history of Westeros remains similar, and there are many important explanations given for how people lived when they first lived there.
Arya Stark and her father Ned (Sean beam) have a compelling conversation about Brandon The Builder in season 1. When her brother Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) experiences paralysis, Ned explains that he could be on the king’s council or lord of a holdfast. He also talks about him raising up a castle and says that their ancestor Brandon The Builder did that.
Once it became clear that Bran could time travel, which was a massive twist that changed everything, viewers began wondering about Bran’s ties to the history of Westeros According toUproxx, fans had a theory that Bran was the reason why many big things have happened in Westeros, and these ideas were compelling to think about. The theory includes the idea that Bran told Three Eyed Raven Brynden Bloodraven Rivers to head north of the Wall and Bran showed Aegon the Conqueror to take over Westeros. There was also the thought that Bran time traveled and built the Wall and Winterfell.
Who Were The First Men?
The First Men were characters who lived during the Age Of Heroes and who lived in Westeros. TheGame Of Thronescharacterswho fans know and love come from the First Men. There’s a lot to know about the First Men, including the way that they lived their lives. When they fought, they used bronze axes and swore and also put on bronze armour.
One of the most important things to know about the First Men is that if they think that someone should die, they believe that person should be the one to commit murder. This is fascinating, given the manysatisfying villain TV deathsthat include someGame Of Thronescharacters. The First Men wrote on rocks and also spoke in a language known as Old Tongue.
What Happened In The Age Of Heroes?
The Age Of Heroes is part of the background of Westeros and describes the time when the children of the forest and the First Men made a pact and then lived happily for a while. The blind knight Symeon Star-Eyes, The Grey King, Durran (who founded House Durrandon), Lann the Clever, and Bran the Builder lived during the Age of Heroes.
When these characters signed a Pact on the Isle of Faces, they had almost 4,000 years without fighting, and the First Men began figuring out how they wanted to live. This includes hospitality laws and other traditions.
The Age Of Heroes is one of the most richly drawn parts ofGame Of Thrones, which fans loved and then felt had one of themost disappointing TV series finales. According to NME, Maisie Williams shared some thoughts with fans during a livestream on Twitch and said of the show, “And it feels good to be proud of it, that was ten years of my life,” Williams continued. “It definitely fell off at the end, but it started really strong.”
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