Why can't Uncle Benjen pass the wall?

When Benjen said his good-byes to Bran and Meera in season six, he explained that he wasn't able to pass beyond the Wall because “ancient spells” and “strong magic” prevent the dead from crossing.
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What was wrong with Uncle Benjen?

You guessed it, Benjen is a White Walker...

That's why he was able to maintain loyalty to his family and help Bran and Meera. As for what he is, that's a subject of some debate. Like a White Walker, he was made by the Children with a shard of dragonglass through the heart.
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Why did Benjen Stark stay beyond the Wall?

Because, even though the Children of the Forest saved him, Benjen still has some wight in him aka he's half dead. The Wall has a lot of ancient magic and spells in its foundations to keep the White Walkers and the Wights from crossing into Westeros. And since Benjen is half wight, he's stuck north of the Wall.
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Why isn t Uncle Benjen a White Walker?

Why Didn't He Become A White Walker? Benjen also explains that he would have been turned into a Walker, but the magic was stopped by the Children of the Forest and their own magic. They shoved a dragonglass dagger into his chest which stopped his transformation.
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How was Benjen Stark allowed to leave the wall?

So Benjen Stark asked permission from Lord Commander Mormont. Lord Mormont saw no reason to say no, and so granted him permission.
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Benjen Stark Knew The Truth About EVERYTHING? - Game of Thrones Season 8 (End Game Theory)



Was the Night King a Stark?

According to Old Nan, the Night's King may in fact be (hold on to your small clothes) a Stark! If that isn't enough, legend has it that the Night's King was not just any Stark, he was King Brandon Stark's brother—or possibly Brandon Stark himself!
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Is Hodor a Targaryen?

No, Hodor is not a Targaryen.

In the TV series, it's revealed that Hodor was originally a stable hand called Wylis who was essentially lobotomized when Bran attempted to warg into Wylis, connecting him with present-day Hodor who was holding back an army of wights.
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What did Lyanna whisper to Ned?

In her final moments, Lyanna whispers into Ned's ear: “If Robert finds out, he'll kill him. You know he will.” Lyanna is referring to her fiance and future king Robert Baratheon.
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Is Night King a Targaryen?

No, the Night King is not a Targaryen.

In the books, however, the story of the Night King is slightly different. The Night King isn't the leader of the White Walkers. Instead, he's a legendary historical figure who supposedly betrayed the Night's Watch to marry a “corpse queen” and then crowned himself a king.
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What did the Night King do with the babies?

The Night King Turns Craster's Sons Into White Walkers

The conversion of Craster's sons into baby White Walkers is the only way the Night King and his brood can procreate.
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Is Benjen older than Ned?

The youngest brother of Ned Stark, Benjen also had an older brother in Brandon and a sister in Lyanna. He joined the Night's Watch and became First Ranger, which is why Jon Snow originally thought it would be an honorable calling — he wanted to be like his uncle.
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Why did the Children create the Night King?

The White Walkers were created by the Children of the Forest thousands of years ago as a form of protection against the First Men who were cutting their sacred trees and slaughtering their tribe. (Rude).
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Are Benjen hands cold?

In an original manuscript, Martin declared that Coldhands was not Benjen Stark.
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Did Uncle Benjen know Jon Snow was a Targaryen?

Very few individuals knew the truth about Jon being the son of Lyanna and Rhaegar, but one theory suggests Benjen Stark knew even more than Ned did. A compelling Game of Thrones theory suggests Benjen Stark knew even more about Jon Snow's true Targaryen parentage than his brother Ned.
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Is Bran the Night King?

Bran Became The Night King By Accident

People are always warning Bran about warging for too long, so the idea here is that he tries to warg into the captive First Man to help him escape, only his consciousness becomes trapped in his body and Bran has essentially been the Night King this entire time.
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How did Benjen know to save Jon?

But how did Benjen know where to be in order to save Jon's life? We don't know for sure, but given the information we have about Benjen, we can extrapolate that he was told where to go to save Jon by another Stark: Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright). And Bran likely used his magic powers to convey the message.
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Is Daemon Targaryen fire proof?

"Targaryens are not immune to fire! The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wondrous, a miracle. She is called The Unburnt because she walked into the flames and lived. But her brother sure as hell wasn't immune to that molten gold."
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Why only Valyrians ride dragons?

With the help of magic, the Valyrians used dragons as a weapon of war and bonded with them. These bonds were maintained within the Valyrian bloodline by ensuring children were given a dragon egg upon birth, making the dragon imprint on the child as soon as it hatched.
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Is Jon Snow immune to fire?

So, when Jon saved Commander Jeor Mormont from a Wight, using his bare hand to throw a lantern across the room—he let out a scream. He was burned by the fire; he is not fireproof.
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Who is Jon Snow's sister?

With Valerie Targaryen who is still adjusting to finding out she is the twin sister to Jon Snow as well as the secret daughter of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. At the Dragonpit where the meeting of the most powerful people in Westeros gathers to meet.
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Why did Rhaegar run off with Lyanna?

Lyanna was the “Knight of the Laughing Tree,” a secret Rhaegar learned and kept for her safety. And he fell in love with her for it, as she fell in love with him. It's why she stole away with Rhaegar a short time later, and why he had the Kingsguard protect her during Robert's Rebellion.
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Did Lyanna love Robert or Rhaegar?

The skeletal facts are there, but the details make all the difference when it comes to these two. The truth, as we learn in Season 7, is that Rhaegar and Lyanna fell in love, a truth Robert denied during her life and well after her death.
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Did Hodor become a White Walker?

As he was a loyal servant to House Stark for as long as he had been on our screens, Hodor becoming a wight would mean he'd be fighting against the family and their allies during the Battle of Winterfell. Thankfully, the plan never came to fruition, and Hodor's last appearance featured his honorable death.
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Did Hodor become Hodor because of Bran?

It turned out that Hodor was once a stable boy named Wylis who lived in Winterfell. He only transformed into "Hodor" when the young Bran Stark — far in the future — accidentally used his skinchanging magic to connect the past and future together.
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Why can Bran warg into Hodor?

When the White Walkers attack Bran's cave, Meera and the Three-Eyed Raven urge Bran to use his "warg" powers on Hodor, a longstanding ability of Bran's that is separate from Greensight. Warging allows Bran to take control of the bodies of other beings and use them as if they were his own.
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