Why did Benjen Stark not go with Jon?

To give the wights a distraction by engaging them. To make sure they don’t chase after Jon. Benjen himself was half a wight (or a walker?), just with his consciousness intact. He was dead in any case and wouldn’t be able to pass through the wall (and perhaps had no reason to), he chose to make his end count.

Why did Benjen Stark leave the wall?

When Benjen said his good-byes to Bran and Meera in season six, he explained that he wasn’t able to pass beyond the Wall because “ancient spells” and “strong magic” prevent the dead from crossing. Nevertheless, he left them with a promise: “The great war is coming and I still fight for the living.

What happened to Jon Snow’s uncle Benjen?

When Bran Stark meets up with his uncle again beyond the Wall, Benjen explains what happened to him. He says he and the other members of the Night’s Watch were attacked by White Walkers, and he was stabbed by one of them and left for dead. Later, the Children of the Forest found him and saved him.

Is Jon Snow Ned Stark’s sister’s child?

Known only to a handful of people in the Seven Kingdoms, Jon is in fact the son of Ned’s sister, Lyanna Stark, and Rhaegar Targaryen.

Was Benjen stark a White Walker?

You guessed it, Benjen is a White Walker… That’s why he was able to maintain loyalty to his family and help Bran and Meera.

What happened to uncle Benjen?

But if you’ve forgotten what happened to good ol’ Uncle Benjen, we can’t blame you. This show has been on hiatus for a minute or two, and TBH it was kind of confusing the first time around. You guessed it, Benjen is a White Walker… sort of.

Can Benjen Stark pass through the wall?

Nevertheless, like any of the dead, he is unable to pass through the Wall. We encountered Benjen one last time in Season 7, when he saved another of Ned’s sons from certain death. The Ranger bailed out Jon and his men when they were surrounded by wights, then put his (also-kind-of-undead) nephew on a horse headed back to the wall.

What happened to Benjen Stark on Game of Thrones?

After he took an ice sword to the stomach, the Children of the Forest came upon a dying but not-yet-dead Benjen. They shoved a piece of dragonglass in his chest, which stopped him from falling to the control of the unfriendly White Walkers. That’s why he was able to maintain loyalty to his family and help Bran and Meera.