Editing Eddard Stark (section)

===Lord of Winterfell===
[[File:Ned & Ice.jpg|thumb|Eddard with [[Ice]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]], by Michael Komarck ©]]
As a second son, Eddard had never expected to become the [[Lord of Winterfell]], and as such did not always feel equal to the task, determined it had all been meant for his elder brother Brandon.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Lord Stark has taken little interest in affairs south of the [[Neck]].{{Ref|AGOT|12}} Eddard had a [[Lady Catelyn's sept|small sept]] built at Winterfell so that his new wife [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] could pray to [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]].{{ref|AGOT|2}}

In {{Date|289}}, Eddard traveled south to help Robert suppress [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], and he participated in the decisive [[battle at Pyke]]. Greyjoy's Rebellion was the most recent time that Eddard saw Robert.{{ref|AGOT|4}} After Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]]'s surrender, Eddard took Balon's only surviving son, [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]], to Winterfell as a ward and hostage.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} While Eddard tried to be like a father to Theon from time to time,{{Ref|ACOK|11}} the boy still found Lord Stark to be cold.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}

Eddard last saw Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]] when the boy was breastfeeding from his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|2}}

When Lord [[Jorah Mormont]] tried to sell poachers he had caught on his lands into [[slavery]] in {{date|293}}, Eddard traveled to [[Bear Island]] to bring him to justice for his crime. Upon arrival, Ned found that Jorah and [[Lynesse Hightower]] had fled into exile, however.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

During his marriage to Catelyn, Eddard had five children with her: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Eddard has taught Robb and [[Jon Snow]], his bastard son, about command in battle.{{Ref|ASOS|55}}

Arya has visited [[White Harbor]] twice with her father,{{Ref|AFFC|22}} and Theon Greyjoy accompanied Lord Stark during a visit to Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] at [[Torrhen's Square]]{{Ref|ACOK|37}} and several visits to the [[House Glover|Glovers]] at [[Deepwood Motte]].{{Ref|ACOK|24}} The [[northern mountain clans|hill clans]] have always treated Lord Stark generously when he visited the [[northern mountains]],{{Ref|ADWD|17}} calling him "the Ned".{{Ref|ADWD|42}} Eddard hosted Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] and his daughter, [[Alys Karstark|Alys]], when the girl was six.{{Ref|ADWD|44}} [[Mance Rayder]] was part of [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]]'s expedition to Winterfell to see Lord Stark.{{Ref|ASOS|7}} Eddard is wary of [[Roose Bolton]], Lord of the [[Dreadfort]].{{Ref|ADWD|35}}