My son lies here broken and dying, Luwin, and you wish to discuss a new master of horse? Do you think I care what happens in the stables? Do you think it matters to me one whit? I would gladly butcher every horse in Winterfell with my own hands if it would open Bran’s eyes, do you understand that? Do you?
Saw some Stark headcanons where they were cast as indigenous/mongolian and I wasn’t a big fan of it at first but it actually sort of makes sense bc the Starks descend from the First Men (so aka indigenous ppl) and basically everyone south from them are Andals (aka white ppl) so it would make sense for the Starks and the northmen in general to look somewhat different than the rest of Westeros
Anyways here are the Starklings (Robb, Arya and Sansa), Catelyn&Sansa and Melisandre just because my headcanon for her an Asshai in general is that the people there are east asian looking
(I’m really sorry that their eyes look so wonky I’ve never really drawn indigenous/asian eyes before and I really need to practice)
The family name has German origin, means ‘strong’.
◆ Eddard / Ned:
Variation of the EnglishnameEdward, meaning ‘wealthy guardian’.
◆Catelyn:
Irishvariant of Caitlin/Caitlín also the version of Catherine (Greek origin) and means ‘pure’.
◆Jon:
This name is a shortened form of the name Jonathan/John, has Hebrew, Greek and Latin originsand means ‘God has given / God has pardoned / gift of Jehovah (God)’. Jón is also an old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faröe Islands.
◆Robb:
Abbreviation of the Germanic name (Hrodebert)Robert, means ‘famed; bright; shining’.
◆Sansa:
The name Sansa has Sanskritorigin and means ‘praise, invocation, charm’. Sansa is also similar to the LatinnameSancia which means ‘sacred’.
◆Arya:
The name Arya is an Unisex-name and means ‘friend, faithful’ in its Persian origin. The Sanskrit origin is ‘noble’. Arya was derived from an Indo-Iranian word meaning ‘noble’ or ‘Aryan’, ‘Lioness’ in Hebrew.
◆ Bran / Brandon:
The name has Celtic origins, it is either a variant of the Irishmasculine given name, Breandán, or descended from the Old WelshnameBrân, meaning ‘crow / raven’.
◆ Rickon:
The name is based on the old German name Ricard. It’s composed from the elements rík, rīc (power, ruler) and hard (strong, brave, hardy); hence, the ‘brave ruler’.
◆ Lyanna:
The meaning of the name LyannahasHebrew origin and means ‘God has answered’. In PersianLyanna means ‘the girl who has a beautiful face’.
◆ Benjen:
The name is based on the HebraicnameBenjamin which means ‘son of the right hand’.
◆ Rickard:
Just like the name Rickon,Rickard is another variation of the old GermannameRicard, meaning ‘brave ruler’.
◆Winterfell:
The capital of the Kingdom of the North has German originand meanswinter coat / winter fur.
