Lord Rickard Stark is a character in the HBO series Game of Thrones, appearing chiefly in flashback and vision. He was the Lord of Winterfell, Warden of the North, and head of House Stark, and the father of Brandon, Eddard, Lyanna, and Benjen Stark.
Summoned to King's Landing after his son Brandon demanded justice for Lyanna's abduction, Rickard was burned alive by King Aerys II Targaryen, the Mad King, an atrocity that helped ignite Robert's Rebellion and the fall of House Targaryen. His story is recounted throughout the series by those who survived him. Chronology appears in the Timeline. This summary is based on the Game of Thrones Wiki and is available under CC BY-SA.
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