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Jon takes measures to protect Samwell Tarly, an awkward and friendless boy, from the abuse of the Night's Watch a frustrated Viserys clashes with his newly-empowered sister Sansa dreams of life as a queen, while Arya envisions a far different future. Robert and his guests witness a tournament honoring Ned. Ned searches for clues to the unexplained death of Jon Arryn (the former King's Hand), and in the process uncovers King Robert's illegitimate son. Daenerys, now possessing no small measure of control as Drogo's 'khaleesi', begins to stand up to Viserys. Bran, now awake, is unable to recall how he fell. Tyrion, also visiting the Wall, is beseeched by the Watch Commander Lord Mormont to plead the King and Queen to send more men to join the Night's Watch. Jon struggles to adapt to life on the Wall, as he trains with a number of low-born recruits who are not impressed by his bloodline.

Catelyn decides to go covertly to the south to warn her husband, but is intercepted by an old friend, Councillor Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish. Ned joins the King's Small Council at King's Landing, capital of the Seven Kingdoms, and learns just how poorly it is being managed.

#Games of thrones season 1 cast how to

Viserys bides his time in hopes of winning back the throne, while Daenerys focuses her attention on learning how to please her new husband, Drogo. Tyrion Lannister, the Queen's brother, decides to forego the trip south with his family, instead joining Jon's entourage heading to the Wall. Jon Snow, Ned's bastard son, heads north to join the brotherhood of the Night's Watch, protectors of the Wall that keeps the vicious ' Others' from entering civilised Westeros. Having accepted his new role as the King's Hand, Ned leaves his home in Winterfell with his daughters Sansa and Arya, while Catelyn stays behind to tend to Bran. Ned's wife Catelyn receives a clue that may implicate members of the royal family in a murder, and their young son Bran makes a jaw-dropping discovery.īran's fate remains in doubt. Back in Winterfell, Robert arrives at Winterfell with his wife, Queen Cersei, and other members of the Lannister family: her twin brother Jaime, dwarf brother Tyrion and Cersei’s son and heir to the throne, 12-year-old Joffrey.

Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea in Pentos, the exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen hatches a plan to win back the throne, which entails forging an allegiance with the savage nomadic Dothraki warriors by giving its leader, Khal Drogo, his lovely sister Daenerys' hand in marriage in exchange for Drogo's army. Returning home, Ned learns from his wife Catelyn that his mentor, Jon Arryn, has died in the Seven Kingdoms capital of King's Landing, and that King Robert is on his way north to offer Ned Arryn's position as the King's Hand. Ī Night's Watch deserter is tracked down outside of Winterfell, prompting swift justice by Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark and raising concerns about the dangers in the lawless lands north of the Wall. The Watch defends the Wall against the depredations of the lawless wildlings who live beyond, but rumour speaks of a new threat arising in the lands of perpetual winter. For her part, Daenerys just wants to find a safe refuge far away from King Robert's assassins and her brother's scheming ambition.įinally, on the northern-most border of the Seven Kingdoms the sworn brothers of the Night's Watch guard the Wall, a 300-mile-long colossal fortification of ice which has stood for thousands of years. To this end, Viserys Targaryen arranges the marriage of his sister Daenerys to Khal Drogo, the leader of 40,000 Dothraki warriors, in return for the use of his warriors in invading Westeros. Meanwhile, on the eastern continent of Essos, the exiled children of House Targaryen, which Robert destroyed to claim the throne, are plotting to return to Westeros and unseat the 'usurper'. Eddard accepts Robert's offer, planning to use his position and authority to investigate the alleged murder. Eddard is reluctant, but receives intelligence suggesting that Jon was murdered. Lord Eddard Stark is asked by his old friend, King Robert Baratheon, to serve as the King's Hand following the death of the previous incumbent, Eddard's mentor Jon Arryn. The action begins in the unified Seven Kingdoms of Westeros as the long summer ends and winter draws near. Season 1 spans a period of several months on a world where the seasons last for years at a time.