The Starks ruled as kings in the north (beginning with Bran the Builder, who erected the Wall) until the Targaryen conquest. The Starks still worship the Old Gods of their forbears at the heart tree in Winterfell, one of the last vestiges of their faith on Westeros. The Stark family traces its lineage back to the First Men, who landed in Westeros more than 10,000 years ago and eventually forged a lasting peace with the continent’s druidic natives, the Children of the Forest. HBO has compiled a short history of each House: So far, most of the children are slightly older, and a few names have been tweaked (like Robert/Robin Arryn) to help viewers distinguish between characters. Click for a high-resolution version:Ī note to those who've read the Song of Ice and Fire novels: a few details have been changed. Here's the graphic for your viewing pleasure. You can bet that people will start dying quickly, and without spoiling any of the upcoming episodes, not all of the information shown may be technically accurate. The information in the graphic was current and correct at of the time of the Game of Thrones premiere, however that doesn't mean it will stay that way. On the plus side, the image is SPOILER-FREE. The families of Baratheon, Lannister, Targaryen, Stark and Arryn are represented. PLEASE NOTE: This isn't a complete listing of the houses and characters in Game of Thrones - there simply isn't any practical way to display all that information at once. The infographic, which we're calling 'Westeros 101', covers the five houses introduced in the pilot, wherein most of the events in Game of Thrones' freshman season will take place. To that end, Screen Rant has compiled a family tree for the main Houses of Westeros to help viewers get their bearings. Martin's dense fantasy novel series very closely, meaning that it can be a real headache sorting through all the characters' relations and allegiances. The much-anticipated premiere of Game of Thrones aired Sunday night on HBO (read our official review of the pilot HERE).

Westeros family tree