Robb

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Robb Stark (罗柏) 214
Alias(es)	The Young Wolf 243
Gender	Male 242 276
Affiliation	House Stark; allied northern and Riverlands forces 243 277
Occupation/Role	King in the North and King of the Riverlands; army commander 243 259
Status	Deceased—murdered at the Twins during Roose Bolton’s wedding feast 278

Background / History

Westerlands Campaign and the Frey Pact

When Robb first marches south, he promises to marry one of Walder Frey’s daughters in exchange for Frey troops and passage across the Twins. During the Westerlands campaign, however, he falls in love with Jeyne Westerling and breaks the marriage pact. His victories establish his reputation as an exceptional battlefield commander, but the broken agreement later obstructs his army’s return north 242 243 274.

Karstark’s Execution and Jaime’s Release

Robb initially rejects Tywin Lannister’s offer of a truce. Although Aegon Targaryen’s vengeance for Ned Stark complicates his personal feelings, Robb warns his assembled lords that Aegon’s new order threatens their inherited lands and authority 214.

At Riverrun, Rickard Karstark murders two young Lannister prisoners and attempts to kill Jaime Lannister. Robb intervenes, saves Jaime, and publicly executes Karstark for murder and defying military law. The punishment preserves his authority but alienates Karstark’s followers, who leave the following morning 214.

Tywin then threatens to execute the captured families of Riverlands lords unless Robb releases Jaime and agrees to a truce within three days. Under pressure from his allies, Robb accepts. The exchange at the Red Fork returns the families safely but costs him his strongest bargaining chip. Before Jaime leaves, Robb vows to kill him when they next meet 215.

The North–Riverlands Divide

Ironborn attacks make northern soldiers increasingly desperate to return home, while Frey control of the crossing prevents their passage. Robb nevertheless insists on marching south to help Edmure Tully, arguing that his obligations extend to the Riverlands allies who fought for him 242 243.

Edmure’s reckless advance and the destruction of the Riverlands’ main army deepen the crisis. Robb becomes disillusioned with his uncle’s judgment, while northern lords resent remaining in the south as their own lands are ravaged 244 250 255.

Campaign Against the Targaryens

Robb disperses his forces to raid Targaryen outposts and supply lines. Wendel Manderly’s diversion on the River Road ends in disaster when Henry’s Blood Oath Band destroys his force. Elsewhere, Robb leads 3,300 northern cavalry against a small outpost before moving toward the Ford Encampment 254.

Roose Bolton undermines the campaign by exposing Robb’s loyal supporters to losses while preserving his own troops. When Robb orders him toward besieged Riverrun as a decoy, Bolton kills the sole surviving messenger and persuades most of his accompanying lords to abandon the king’s command 257.

Unaware of the mutiny, Robb waits three days for Bolton’s reply before revising his plan. He assigns the decoy role to Wylis Manderly, judging him better suited to a controlled feint than the aggressive Greatjon Umber 258.

At the Green Fork, Robb stages an apparently disorganized crossing. Hidden soldiers emerge from cargo ships to surround Luke’s attacking vanguard, while Robb’s 3,000 light cavalry strike the Ashen Company from behind. Henry’s arrival with 3,000 armored cavalry breaks the encirclement. Robb withdraws rather than risk becoming trapped while pursuing Luke 259 260.

The encounter serves a larger plan to draw Aegon and his dragon away from their camp. Robb later observes Greatjon’s assault on Harrenhal and searches the sky for the dragon. The campaign nevertheless ends in a crushing defeat: his army is shattered, Riverrun falls, and reports initially presume him dead 260 265 266 273.

Reunion with Arya

Robb survives and reunites with Arya, who has traveled north with Sandor Clegane. After hearing that routed northern soldiers attempted to assault her, he executes their ringleader and allows the others to return to his service 276.

He conceals the full extent of the family’s losses from Arya, including the likely deaths of their mother and his unborn child, Theon’s seizure of Winterfell, and Bran and Rickon’s disappearance. To persuade Arya to leave for safety, he gives her a mission to ask Lysa for the Vale’s help. He assigns a hundred cavalrymen and Sandor to escort her, then rides toward the Twins 276.

Murder at the Twins

Robb reaches the Twins with nearly a thousand followers gathered from the defeated northern and Riverlands armies. A Stark banner gives him hope, and he intervenes to stop a confrontation between Riverlands soldiers and Barbrey Dustin’s men over northern looting 277.

Bolton presents his marriage to a Frey granddaughter as a sacrifice made to secure shelter, supplies, and passage home. Robb accepts the explanation with gratitude. At the feast, he resolves to return north and reclaim Winterfell rather than continue fighting the Targaryens 277 278.

When Robb blesses the marriage, Bolton embraces him and stabs him beneath the ribs. Bolton falsely accuses him of planning to surrender to Aegon and forces the assembled lords to demonstrate loyalty by stabbing their helpless king. Walder Frey delivers the fatal blow to Robb’s heart, after which Bolton orders the body removed and the feast resumed 278.

Most of Robb’s surviving soldiers surrender after being promised a return north to fight the Ironborn; those who resist are killed. Bolton sends Robb’s sword, Ice, to Tywin as a pledge of allegiance and receives recognition as Warden of the North and Duke of Winterfell 279.

Appearance

• Young face and blue eyes: His eyes are described as ice-blue during a confrontation with a protesting northern lord 250.
• Wolfskin cloak: Wears one when leaving his command tent to address the campaign against Aegon 252.
• Silver-gray armor: Wears it while leading the cavalry attack against Luke at the Trident 260.
• Visible exhaustion: Prolonged planning and unanswered messages leave gravity and fatigue etched into his expression 258.

Personality

Robb treats honor and military discipline as obligations, even when enforcing them threatens his position. He executes Rickard Karstark despite understanding his grief, then recognizes that the judgment has damaged his followers’ trust. When Tywin threatens his allies’ families, he sacrifices Jaime as a hostage rather than preserve his own advantage 214 215.

His loyalty to the Riverlands is both personal and political. He refuses to abandon the Tullys and their vassals because they answered his call and shed blood for him. That commitment places him increasingly at odds with northern lords who prioritize their threatened homes 243 255.

Under pressure, Robb can remain outwardly cold and controlled while privately struggling with doubt. Bolton’s silence exhausts him, but he still makes a revised plan with incomplete information. His reunion with Arya reveals a gentler side: he shields her from devastating news and persuades her through a meaningful responsibility rather than simply ordering her away 250 258 276.

Abilities & Skills

Battlefield Strategy

• Established reputation: His Westerlands victories earn recognition as an unusually gifted commander, despite his political mistakes 243.
• Deception: Uses a staged river crossing, concealed troops aboard cargo ships, and a rear cavalry attack to split the Ashen Company 259 260.
• Commander selection: Chooses Wylis for a disciplined feint and rejects Greatjon because his aggression could compromise it 258.
• Tactical restraint: Abandons a chance to kill Luke when Henry’s heavy cavalry threatens to trap his riders 260.
• Limits: His plans depend on subordinate loyalty and coordination; Bolton’s refusal to obey forces a dangerous revision, while Aegon’s dragon ultimately overwhelms the coalition 257 258 273.

Command and Discipline

• Military law: Stops Karstark’s attempted execution of Jaime and punishes the unlawful killings of prisoners 214.
• Protection of civilians: Executes the ringleader of the soldiers who threatened Arya, while offering the others a path back into service 276.
• Coalition mediation: Prevents an immediate clash between northern and Riverlands troops at the Twins 277.
• Political weakness: Punishment, divided regional priorities, and the broken Frey pact progressively erode his authority 214 242 257.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ice — House Stark’s Valyrian steel greatsword, carried by Robb during confrontations with his lords. Recovered beside his body and later sent to Tywin by Bolton 250 251 279.
• Silver-gray armor — Worn during the Battle of the Trident 260.
• Wolfskin cloak — Worn during the Riverlands campaign 252.

Relationships

• Ned Stark — Father. Robb remains committed to avenging him despite agreeing to release Jaime 214 215.
• Catelyn Tully — Mother. Robb withholds her likely fate from Arya; Aegon later confirms that he ordered Catelyn’s death 276 342.
• Arya Stark — Younger sister. Their reunion brings him relief, and he sends her toward the Vale with an escort and a request for aid 276.
• Jeyne Westerling — Woman he falls in love with during the Westerlands campaign, breaking his marriage agreement with House Frey. She later falls into Aegon’s custody at Riverrun 242 266.
• Grey Wind — Direwolf companion. Reacts threateningly when Robb confronts dissenting lords and appears to share his unease during the River Road diversion 243 250 251 254.
• Edmure Tully — Uncle and Riverlands ally. Robb insists on helping him but grows deeply disappointed by his military judgment 243 244.
• Wylis Manderly — Trusted commander. Accepts the dangerous decoy mission at the Trident, with Robb candidly explaining its risks 258 259.
• Rickard Karstark — Vassal executed for murdering prisoners and defying military law. His death causes the Karstark contingent to abandon Robb 214 343.
• Roose Bolton — Subordinate turned betrayer. Conceals his mutiny, regains Robb’s trust at the Twins, and initiates his murder 257 277 278.
• Walder Frey — Former ally angered by Robb’s broken marriage pact. Helps arrange the wedding trap and personally delivers the fatal stab 242 274 278.
• Tywin Lannister — Enemy who forces Jaime’s release through threats against allied families, then supports Bolton’s replacement of Stark rule 215 274 279.
• Aegon Targaryen — Rival ruler whose reforms threaten Robb’s coalition. Defeats his army and orders the elimination of captured Tully and Stark relatives 214 266 273.

Notable Quotes

“I am not only the King in the North, but also the King of the Riverlands!” 243

“My uncle, House Tully, the Riverlands’ vassals—they answered my call to war and shed their blood for me! Now they are in danger and have asked for my aid. How can I abandon them?” 243

“You... lie...” — Robb’s response to Bolton’s accusations during the wedding betrayal 278