The Similarities Between The North And The Starks By George R. Martin

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The Stark family controls the North, a large region of Westeros, together they are connected in integrity and history. I want to explore the similarities between the two by examining the history of the Starks as well as the history of the North. Moreover, I will analyze what influenced George R.R. Martin to generate the North and the atmosphere along with it. The climate, population, and culture of the North is unparalleled to any other realm for a reason. Throughout this essay, I will demonstrate the relationship that is bounded by the North and the Starks by examining the similarities including their paralleled histories, grave personalities.
        The House Stark of Winterfell rules over the North. The family is known for the values of tradition, honor, and ritual. Honor is one of the most known qualities of the Starks as Lord Varys says to Ned, “‘You are an honest and honorable man, Lord Eddard. Offtimes I forget that. I have met so few of them in my life.’ He glanced around the cell. ‘When I see what honesty and honor have won you, I understand why’” (529). Ned has his sense of duty ingrained into his character. In the first episode of season one Ned is instantly proved as a standup character when he is teaching his son Bran a lesson, “The …show more content…

Eddard Stark describes the North to King Robert by saying, “’They saw it grows so cold up here in winter that a man’s laughter freezes in his throat and chokes him to death,’ Ned said evenly. ’Perhaps that is why the Starks have so little humor’” (39). George R.R. Martin seems to be influenced by Medieval Europe because there are similarities to Westeros. The North appears to resemble Russia as well as Slavic Eastern Europe. There are similarities between the two including the vastness of the two regions along with the dispersed

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