15. Raven from King’s Landing (TV)

Season 1 Episode 1 Winter is Coming Location: Winterfell, The North, Westeros [A raven approaches Winterfell. CATELYN crosses a busy courtyard and finds NED in the godswood.] CATELYN: All these years and I still feel like an outsider when I come here. NED: You have five Northern children. You’re not an outsider. CATELYN: I wonder …

14. Catelyn and the Godswood

Book 1: A Game of Thrones Chapter 2: Catelyn I Catelyn had never liked this godswood. She had been born a Tully, at Riverrun far to the south, on the Red Fork of the Trident. The godswood there was a garden, bright and airy, where tall redwoods spread dappled shadows across tinkling streams, birds sang …

13. Discovery of Direwolves (Show)

Season 1 Episode 1 Winter is Coming Location: The North, Westeros [The Winterfell men gather on the bridge. They see a ravaged deer before them.] JON: What is it? THEON: Mountain lion? NED: There are no mountain lions in these woods. [With swords out, they begin to search. NED finds a dead direwolf with antlers …

12. Discovery of Direwolves (Bk)

Book 1: A Game of Thrones Chapter 1: Bran I They found Robb on the riverbank north of the bridge, with Jon still mounted beside him. The late summer snows had been heavy this moonturn. Robb stood knee-deep in white, his hood pulled back so the sun shone in his hair. He was cradling something …

11. Riding Home After Execution

Book 1: A Game of Thrones Chapter 1: Bran I It seemed colder on the long ride back to Winterfell, though the wind had died by then and the sun was higher in the sky. Bran rode with his brothers, well ahead of the main party, his pony struggling hard to keep up with their …

10. Execution of Will (Show)

Season 1 Episode 1 Winter is Coming Location: The North, Westeros [WILL is taken to the block.] WILL: (muttering) White Walkers. I saw the White Walkers. White Walkers. The White Walkers, I saw them. [WILL and NED face each other.] WILL: I know I broke my oath. And I know I’m a deserter. I should …

9. Execution of Will (Bk)

Book 1: A Game of Thrones Chapter 1: Bran I The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer. They set forth at daybreak to see a man beheaded, twenty in all, and Bran rode among them, nervous with excitement. This was the first time he had …

8. A Day at Winterfell with House Stark

Season 1 Episode 1 Winter is Coming Location: Winterfell, The North, Westeros [A rider rides into Winterfell, where BRAN is practicing archery and getting frustrated, under the eyes of JON SNOW and ROBB STARK. JON pats BRAN’s shoulder.] JON: Go on. Father’s watching. [We see NED and CATELYN STARK watching from above.] JON: And your mother. …

7. Night’s Watch Deserter

Season 1 Episode 1 Winter is Coming Location: The North, Westeros [WILL runs south of the Wall, abandoning the Night's Watch at Castle Black, and into the North. Full-armored RIDERS carrying the banner of House Stark catch up and arrest him.]

6. Jon Arryn’s Funeral

Season 1 Episode 1 Winter is Coming Location: The Great Hall, The Red Keep, King's Landing, The Crownlands, Westeros [Bells ringing at King’s Landing. In front of the Iron Throne, surrounded by druidical looking celebrants, lies the body of JON ARRYN. Up in the balcony, CERSEI watches the scene below as JAIME approaches.] JAIME: As …