Who is the oldest Stark sibling?
Robb
Character description. Robb is 14 years old at the beginning of A Game of Thrones (17 on the TV series). He is the oldest legitimate son of Eddard “Ned” Stark and his wife Catelyn, and has five siblings: younger sisters Sansa and Arya, younger brothers Bran and Rickon, and a bastard half-brother Jon Snow.
What is Arya’s direwolf name?
Nymeria
Back in the second episode of Game of Thrones’ very first season, Arya Stark was forced to say goodbye to her direwolf, Nymeria.
What does the direwolf represent?
Direwolves. The direwolf is the symbol, or “sigil,” of House Stark, and so each of the direwolf pups the Stark children adopt becomes a symbol of the child that cares for it. Robb’s wolf, Grey Wind, helps him defend Bran from wildlings and fights fiercely in the battle where Robb’s men capture Jaime.
What is the name of Arya Stark’s direwolf?
Nymeria, named for warrior-queen Nymeria of Dorne, is the direwolf of Arya Stark. Like Arya, Nymeria is intelligent, brave, and feisty. After Joffrey draws a sword on Arya along the Kingsroad, Nymeria bites him on the arm and Arya chases her away so that she will not be punished.
How many direwolf cubs did the Stark children adopt?
The six Stark children adopted six orphaned direwolf cubs found in the Wolfswood. They are as follows: Ghost, adopted by Jon. One of the only surviving direwolves. An albino with red eyes and the runt of the litter. Ghost followed Jon during his service with the Night’s Watch at the Wall and beyond.
What kind of animal is a direwolf?
The direwolf is an unusually large and intelligent species of wolf. The Starks use a grey direwolf’s head as their sigil. Direwolves are held to be near-mythical in most of the south of Westeros. Inhabitants of the North acknowledge that they are a real animal, but they are very rarely encountered there.
Are there any direwolves in Game of Thrones?
This is a surprise because Direwolves, while the sigil of House Stark, were thought to be extinct. Just like all children when they see puppies, the Starks begged to keep the young wolves. There were five, one for each of the Stark children. Here’s a brief history of the Game of Thrones direwolves and their current status…