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| Character_name = [[File:House Karstark.svg|50px|left]] Rickard Karstark [[File:House Karstark.svg|50px|right]]
 
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| image_caption  = Rickard Karstark by Amok©
 
| image_caption  = Rickard Karstark by Amok©
 
| Alias          =  
 
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| Title          = Lord of [[Karhold]]
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| Title          = [[Lord of Karhold]]
 
| Allegiance    = [[House Karstark]]
 
| Allegiance    = [[House Karstark]]
 
| Race          =
 
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| Culture        = [[Northmen]]
 
| Culture        = [[Northmen]]
 
| Spouse        =
 
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Karhold]]{{ref|awoiaf| Rickard Karstark}}
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| Issue          = [[Harrion Karstark]]<br>[[Eddard Karstark]]<br>[[Torrhen Karstark]]<br>[[Alys Karstark]]
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Karhold]]{{ref|awoiaf|Rickard Karstark}}
 
| Date_of_Birth  =
 
| Date_of_Birth  =
| Place_of_Death = [[Riverrun]] (executed)
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| Place_of_Death = [[Riverrun]]
 
| Date_of_Death  = {{Date|299}}
 
| Date_of_Death  = {{Date|299}}
| Books          = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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| Books          = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
 
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| Played_by      = Steven Blount ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]<br>John Stahl ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]
 
| Played_by      = Steven Blount ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]<br>John Stahl ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]
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'''Rickard Karstark''' is the Lord of [[Karhold]] and head of [[House Karstark]]. He has three sons, [[Harrion Karstark|Harrion]], [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]], and [[Eddard Karstark|Eddard]], and one daughter, [[Alys Karstark|Alys]]. Their lands are along a heavily-forested headland far to the north-east of Winterfell, overlooking the [[Shivering Sea]].
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'''Rickard Karstark''' is the Lord of [[Karhold]] and head of [[House Karstark]]. He has three sons, [[Harrion Karstark|Harrion]], [[Eddard Karstark|Eddard]], and [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]], and one daughter, [[Alys Karstark|Alys]].
  
==Appearance==
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==Appearance and Character==
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Rickard Karstark|Images of Rickard Karstark]]''
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Rickard Karstark|Images of Rickard Karstark]]''
Rickard is gaunt and large, with a thick beard and hair loose past his shoulders.{{ref|aGoT|63}}
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Rickard is gaunt and tall, with a thick grey{{ref|ASOS|14}} beard and hair loose past his shoulders.{{ref|aGoT|63}}{{ref|ACOK|7}} He has a narrow face.{{ref|ASOS|14}}
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Lord Karstark is a stern and vengeful man.{{ref|AGOT|71}}{{ref|ASOS|20}}
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A fierce warrior,{{ref|AWOIAF|Rickard Karstark}}{{ref|ADWD|17}} Rickard wears black mail{{ref|ASOS|14}} and wields a lance on horseback.{{ref|ACOK|32}} He possesses a black wool surcoat emblazoned with the [[House Karstark|Karstark]] sunburst.{{ref|ASOS|20}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Named after Lord [[Rickard Stark]],{{ref|ASOS|20}} Rickard Karstark fought for [[Eddard Stark]] when [[the North]] rebelled against the [[Aerys II Targaryen|Mad King]] during the [[War of the Usurper]].{{Ref|aSoS|20}}
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[[Named after]] Lord [[Rickard Stark]].{{Ref|ASOS|20}} Rickard Karstark fought for his son, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], when the [[north]] rebelled against the Mad King, [[Aerys II Targaryen]], during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. He participated in the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|aSoS|20}}
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Rickard visited [[Winterfell]] with his daughter, [[Alys Karstark|Alys]], when she was six. He expected her to charm Eddard's son [[Robb Stark|Robb]], despite Alys's age, in hopes of arranging a [[betrothal]].{{Ref|ADWD|44}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord Rickard brings his forces to [[Winterfell]] when [[Robb Stark]] calls his banners. He is accompanied by his three sons, [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]], [[Eddard Karstark|Eddard]] and [[Harrion Karstark|Harrion]].{{ref|AGOT|53}} When the northern host splits at [[the Twins]], Rickard stays with Robb and takes part in the battles of [[Battle of the Whispering Wood|the Whispering Wood]] and [[Battle of the Camps|the Camps]].  
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Lord Rickard brings his forces to [[Winterfell]] when [[Robb Stark]] calls his banners. He is accompanied by his three sons, [[Harrion Karstark|Harrion]], [[Eddard Karstark|Eddard]], and [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]].{{ref|AGOT|53}} At [[Moat Cailin]] he occupies the [[Drunkard's Tower]].{{ref|AGOT|55}} When the northern host splits at the [[Twins]], Rickard stays with Robb. He takes part in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], but Rickard's younger sons, Torrhen and Eddard, are killed by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] during the fighting.{{ref|aGoT|63}}
  
Rickard's younger sons, Torrhen and Eddard, are killed by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] during the Battle of the Whispering Wood. Lord Rickard swears fealty to Robb when Lord [[Jon Umber (Greatjon)|Greatjon Umber]] declares him the [[King in the North]]. {{ref|aGoT|63}}
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Following the [[Battle of the Camps]], Rickard prays to the [[old gods]] in the [[godswood]] of [[Riverrun]]. During Robb's war council, Rickard objects to ransoming the captive Jaime back to his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Rickard swears fealty to Robb when Lord [[Jon Umber (Greatjon)|Greatjon Umber]] declares him [[King in the North]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord Rickard storms out of the Great Hall of [[Riverrun]] when Robb Stark explains his terms for peace with the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|aCoK|7}} The Lord of Karhold fights beside Robb at the [[Battle of Oxcross]], in which he personally kills Ser [[Stafford Lannister]]. Rickard then raids along the western coast.{{ref|aCoK|39}}
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Rickard storms out of the Great Hall of Riverrun when King Robb explains his terms for peace with the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|aCoK|7}}
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Rickard accompanies Robb when the king campaigns in the [[westerlands]]. During the [[Battle of Oxcross]], the Lord of [[Karhold]] rides down Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], the commander of a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host, and kills him with his lance.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Rickard and [[Galbart Glover]] then lead the [[raiding along the westerlands coast]].{{ref|aCoK|39}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
After [[Catelyn Tully]] releases Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] from captivity, Lord Rickard, overcome with grief and anger, murders [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]] in their cells at Riverrun and sends his men to track down the Kingslayer, promising his daughter [[Alys Karstark|Alys]] to anyone who recovers Jaime for him. King Robb Stark declares Rickard a traitor and sentences him to die. Following [[Eddard Stark|his father]]'s teachings, Robb carries out the sentence himself. With his last breath Rickard curses Robb, denounces him as his king, and calls him a [[Kinslaying|kinslayer]] due to the blood ties between [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Karstark|Karstark]].{{Ref|aSoS|20}} Rickard is succeeded by his sole surviving son, [[Harrion Karstark|Harrion]], a captive of the [[Iron Throne]].
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[[File:Richard Karstark tvseries.jpg|thumb|John Stahl as Rickard in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
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After learning of the [[capture of Winterfell]], [[Catelyn Stark]] releases Jaime Lannister from captivity at Riverrun.{{ref|ASOS|1}}{{ref|ASOS|2}} When Robb's host returns from the westerlands, Lord Karstark considers the actions of Robb's mother to be treason.{{ref|ASOS|14}}
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Lord Rickard, overcome with grief and anger, sends the Karstark horse from Riverrun, promising the hand of his daughter, [[Alys Karstark|Alys]], to anyone who recovers Jaime for him.{{ref|ASOS|20}}{{ref|ASOS|37}} Afterward, Rickard leads a small group of Karstark men to murder [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]], two of Robb's captives from the Whispering Wood, in their cells at Riverrun. Two guards, [[Delp]] and [[Elwood]], are slain by Karstarks.{{ref|ASOS|20}}
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Ser [[Edmure Tully]] advises Robb to keep Rickard as a [[hostage]], but the king declares Lord Karstark a traitor and sentences him to die. Following the teachings of his father, the late Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Robb carries out the sentence himself, beheading Rickard before the [[heart tree]] in Riverrun's godswood. With his last breath Rickard curses Robb, denouncing him as his king and calling him a [[Kinslaying|kinslayer]], citing the blood ties between [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Karstark|Karstark]] in hopes of saving his own life.<ref group="N" name="Kinslaying"> [[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Kinslaying_in_Westeros] Kinslaying in Westeros</ref> Rickard is succeeded by his sole surviving son, Harrion.{{Ref|aSoS|20}} [[Lothar Frey]] refers to Rickard's fate as "swift sure justice".{{ref|ASOS|35}}
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The [[Brave Companions]] capture Jaime near [[Maidenpool]]. Unaware of Rickard's death, [[Vargo Hoat]] plans to return Jaime to the Karstarks and thereby marry Alys and claim Karhold.{{ref|ASOS|21}}{{ref|ASOS|37}} Lord [[Roose Bolton]] instead leaves [[Harrenhal]] to Vargo when he departs.{{ref|ASOS|44}} When Roose arrives at the Twins, most of the remaining northmen in his command are [[House Bolton|Boltons]] and Karstarks.{{ref|ASOS|49}} Roose then betrays Robb in the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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The Iron Throne holds Rickard's heir, Harrion, captive at Maidenpool.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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Ser [[Daven Lannister]] had vowed not to cut his hair until he had avenged the death of his father, Stafford, at Rickard's hands. Daven decides to keep his hair long even after Rickard's execution.{{ref|AFFC|33}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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With Harrion in captivity, Rickard's uncle [[Arnolf Karstark|Arnolf]], castellan of Karhold, attempts to claim by the castle by marrying his son [[Cregan Karstark|Cregan]] to Rickard's daughter, Alys. The maiden flees to [[Castle Black]] first, however.{{ref|ADWD|44}}
  
 
==Quotes by Rickard==
 
==Quotes by Rickard==
{{Quote|Any man who steps between a father and his vengeance asks for death.{{Ref|aSoS|20}}}}
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{{quote|'''Rickard''': You are the gentle sex. A man has a need for vengeance.<br>
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'''Catelyn''': Give me [[Cersei Lannister]], Lord Karstark, and you would see how gentle a woman can be.{{ref|AGOT|71}}|Rickard and [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
  
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{{Quote|Any man who steps between a father and his vengeance asks for death.{{Ref|aSoS|20}}|Rickard to [[Edmure Tully]]}}
  
{{Quote|'''Robb:''' This is my work, He dies at my word. He must die by my hand.
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{{quote|How can it be treason to kill [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], when it is not treason to free them? Has Your Grace forgotten that we are at war with [[Casterly Rock]]? In war you kill your enemies. Didn't [[Eddard Stark|your father]] teach you that, boy?{{ref|ASOS|20}}|Rickard to [[Robb Stark]]}}
'''Rickard:''' For that much, I thank you. But for naught else.
 
The blood of the [[First Men]] flows in my veins as much as yours, boy. You would do well to remember that. I was named for your [[Rickard Stark|grandfather]]. I raised my banners against King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] for your [[Eddard Stark|father]], and against King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] for you. At [[Battle of Oxcross|Oxcross]] and the [[Battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]] and in the [[Battle of the Camps]], I rode beside you, and I stood with Lord Eddard on the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]. We are kin, [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Karstark|Karstark]].{{Ref|aSoS|20}}}}
 
Rickard and [[Robb Stark]]
 
  
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{{Quote|'''Robb''': This is my work, he dies at my word. He must die by my hand.<br>
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'''Rickard''': For that much, I thank you. But for naught else. The blood of the [[First Men]] flows in my veins as much as yours, boy. You would do well to remember that. I was named for [[Rickard Stark|your grandfather]]. I raised my banners against King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] for [[Eddard Stark|your father]], and against King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] for you. At [[Battle of Oxcross|Oxcross]] and the [[Battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]] and in the [[Battle of the Camps]], I rode beside you, and I stood with Lord Eddard on the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]. We are kin, [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Karstark|Karstark]].{{Ref|aSoS|20}}|[[Robb Stark]] and Rickard}}
  
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{{Quote|[[Old gods]] or [[Faith of the Seven|new]], it makes no matter, no man is so accursed as the [[Kinslaying|kinslayer]].{{Ref|aSoS|20}}|Rickard to [[Robb Stark]]}}
  
{{Quote|Old gods or new, it makes no matter, no man is so accursed as the [[Kinslaying|kinslayer]].{{Ref|aSoS|20}}}}
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==Quotes about Rickard==
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{{quote|You cannot afford to seem indecisive in front of men like [[Roose Bolton]] and Rickard Karstark. Make no mistake, Robb—these are your [[bannermen]], not your friends.{{ref|AGOT|55}}|[[Catelyn Stark]] to [[Robb Stark]]}}
  
==Quotes about Rickard==
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{{quote|Lord Rickard Karstark, gaunt and hollow-eyed in his grief, took his seat like a man in a nightmare, his long beard uncombed and unwashed.{{ref|AGOT|71}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
{{Quote|Rickard Karstark killed more than a [[Tion Frey|Frey]] and a [[Willem Lannister|Lannister]]. He killed my honor.{{Ref|aSoS|20}}}}
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[[Robb Stark]]
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{{Quote|Rickard Karstark killed more than [[Tion Frey|a Frey]] and [[Willem Lannister|a Lannister]]. He killed my honor.{{Ref|aSoS|20}}|[[Robb Stark]] to [[Edmure Tully]]}}
  
{{Quote|My father never bellowed like the [[Greatjon Umber|Greatjon]], but he was no less dangerous in his wroth.{{ref|ADWD|39}}}}
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{{Quote|My father never bellowed like the [[Jon Umber|Greatjon]], but he was no less dangerous in his wroth.{{ref|ADWD|44}}|[[Alys Karstark]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}
- [[Alys Karstark]]
 
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
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==Notes==
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{{Notes}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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{{References}}
  
 
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Revision as of 18:35, 3 May 2020

House Karstark.svg
Rickard Karstark
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Rickard Karstark by Amok©

Title Lord of Karhold
Allegiance House Karstark
Culture Northmen
Born Karhold[1]
Died 299 AC
Riverrun
Issue
Books

Played by Steven Blount ~ Season 1
John Stahl ~ Season 2 | Season 3
TV series Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3

Rickard Karstark is the Lord of Karhold and head of House Karstark. He has three sons, Harrion, Eddard, and Torrhen, and one daughter, Alys.

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Rickard Karstark

Rickard is gaunt and tall, with a thick grey[2] beard and hair loose past his shoulders.[3][4] He has a narrow face.[2]

Lord Karstark is a stern and vengeful man.[5][6]

A fierce warrior,[1][7] Rickard wears black mail[2] and wields a lance on horseback.[8] He possesses a black wool surcoat emblazoned with the Karstark sunburst.[6]

History

Named after Lord Rickard Stark.[6] Rickard Karstark fought for his son, Lord Eddard Stark, when the north rebelled against the Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen, during Robert's Rebellion. He participated in the Battle of the Trident.[6]

Rickard visited Winterfell with his daughter, Alys, when she was six. He expected her to charm Eddard's son Robb, despite Alys's age, in hopes of arranging a betrothal.[9]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Lord Rickard brings his forces to Winterfell when Robb Stark calls his banners. He is accompanied by his three sons, Harrion, Eddard, and Torrhen.[10] At Moat Cailin he occupies the Drunkard's Tower.[11] When the northern host splits at the Twins, Rickard stays with Robb. He takes part in the battle in the Whispering Wood, but Rickard's younger sons, Torrhen and Eddard, are killed by Ser Jaime Lannister during the fighting.[3]

Following the Battle of the Camps, Rickard prays to the old gods in the godswood of Riverrun. During Robb's war council, Rickard objects to ransoming the captive Jaime back to his father, Lord Tywin Lannister. Rickard swears fealty to Robb when Lord Greatjon Umber declares him King in the North.[5]

A Clash of Kings

Rickard storms out of the Great Hall of Riverrun when King Robb explains his terms for peace with the Iron Throne.[4]

Rickard accompanies Robb when the king campaigns in the westerlands. During the Battle of Oxcross, the Lord of Karhold rides down Ser Stafford Lannister, the commander of a Lannister host, and kills him with his lance.[8] Rickard and Galbart Glover then lead the raiding along the westerlands coast.[12]

A Storm of Swords

John Stahl as Rickard in Game of Thrones

After learning of the capture of Winterfell, Catelyn Stark releases Jaime Lannister from captivity at Riverrun.[13][14] When Robb's host returns from the westerlands, Lord Karstark considers the actions of Robb's mother to be treason.[2]

Lord Rickard, overcome with grief and anger, sends the Karstark horse from Riverrun, promising the hand of his daughter, Alys, to anyone who recovers Jaime for him.[6][15] Afterward, Rickard leads a small group of Karstark men to murder Willem Lannister and Tion Frey, two of Robb's captives from the Whispering Wood, in their cells at Riverrun. Two guards, Delp and Elwood, are slain by Karstarks.[6]

Ser Edmure Tully advises Robb to keep Rickard as a hostage, but the king declares Lord Karstark a traitor and sentences him to die. Following the teachings of his father, the late Lord Eddard Stark, Robb carries out the sentence himself, beheading Rickard before the heart tree in Riverrun's godswood. With his last breath Rickard curses Robb, denouncing him as his king and calling him a kinslayer, citing the blood ties between Stark and Karstark in hopes of saving his own life.[N 1] Rickard is succeeded by his sole surviving son, Harrion.[6] Lothar Frey refers to Rickard's fate as "swift sure justice".[16]

The Brave Companions capture Jaime near Maidenpool. Unaware of Rickard's death, Vargo Hoat plans to return Jaime to the Karstarks and thereby marry Alys and claim Karhold.[17][15] Lord Roose Bolton instead leaves Harrenhal to Vargo when he departs.[18] When Roose arrives at the Twins, most of the remaining northmen in his command are Boltons and Karstarks.[19] Roose then betrays Robb in the Red Wedding.[20]

A Feast for Crows

The Iron Throne holds Rickard's heir, Harrion, captive at Maidenpool.[21]

Ser Daven Lannister had vowed not to cut his hair until he had avenged the death of his father, Stafford, at Rickard's hands. Daven decides to keep his hair long even after Rickard's execution.[22]

A Dance with Dragons

With Harrion in captivity, Rickard's uncle Arnolf, castellan of Karhold, attempts to claim by the castle by marrying his son Cregan to Rickard's daughter, Alys. The maiden flees to Castle Black first, however.[9]

Quotes by Rickard

Rickard: You are the gentle sex. A man has a need for vengeance.
Catelyn: Give me Cersei Lannister, Lord Karstark, and you would see how gentle a woman can be.[5]

—Rickard and Catelyn Stark

Any man who steps between a father and his vengeance asks for death.[6]

—Rickard to Edmure Tully

How can it be treason to kill Lannisters, when it is not treason to free them? Has Your Grace forgotten that we are at war with Casterly Rock? In war you kill your enemies. Didn't your father teach you that, boy?[6]

—Rickard to Robb Stark

Robb: This is my work, he dies at my word. He must die by my hand.
Rickard: For that much, I thank you. But for naught else. The blood of the First Men flows in my veins as much as yours, boy. You would do well to remember that. I was named for your grandfather. I raised my banners against King Aerys for your father, and against King Joffrey for you. At Oxcross and the Whispering Wood and in the Battle of the Camps, I rode beside you, and I stood with Lord Eddard on the Trident. We are kin, Stark and Karstark.[6]

Robb Stark and Rickard

Old gods or new, it makes no matter, no man is so accursed as the kinslayer.[6]

—Rickard to Robb Stark

Quotes about Rickard

You cannot afford to seem indecisive in front of men like Roose Bolton and Rickard Karstark. Make no mistake, Robb—these are your bannermen, not your friends.[11]

Lord Rickard Karstark, gaunt and hollow-eyed in his grief, took his seat like a man in a nightmare, his long beard uncombed and unwashed.[5]

—thoughts of Catelyn Stark

Rickard Karstark killed more than a Frey and a Lannister. He killed my honor.[6]

My father never bellowed like the Greatjon, but he was no less dangerous in his wroth.[9]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Karstark
 
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wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arnolf
 
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wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rickard
 
Unknown
wife
 
Unknown
first wife
 
Cregan
 
Unknown
second wife
 
 
Arthor
 
Daughters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Harrion
 
Eddard
 
Torrhen
 
Alys
 
Sigorn
 
 
 
Six grandsons
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Notes:
  1. It is not known whether these are the sons of Cregan, Arthor or one of their sisters.


Notes

  1. So Spake Martin: [1] Kinslaying in Westeros

References