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- "Did you know that the youngest Lord Commander in history, Osric Stark, was elected at the age of ten?"
- ―Samwell Tarly researches past Lords Commander
Osric Stark was a member of House Stark and later the Night's Watch.
Biography[]
Background[]
Osric was a younger brother of the King in the North. He was elected Lord Commander of the Night's Watch at the age of ten, angering his opponent Mors Umber, who accused that the king had intervened to support his brother. When Mors relented, Osric appointed him First Ranger. He continued to serve as Lord Commander for sixty years, after which he was succeeded by Robert of Oxbridge.[1]
Osric's Hill, near Craster's Keep, may have been named after him.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 5[]
Samwell Tarly, knowing that a choosing will be occurring soon, decides to read about the history of past Lords Commander. He is amazed that Osric was chosen at such a young age.[3]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Osric Stark was elected Lord Commander of the Night's Watch at age ten, four hundred years before Aegon's Conquest, though he ultimately served as Lord Commander for sixty years.
Samwell Tarly specifically brings up the example of Osric Stark to point out that in the centuries-long history of the Night's Watch, boys younger than Jon Snow (who is around 16 years old at that point) have been elected as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
Appearances[]
– "The House of Black and White" (mentioned)
– "The Lord Commanders" (illustrated)
References[]
- ↑ File:5x2 Night's Watch Book.jpg
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 4, Episode 7: "Mockingbird" (2014).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 2: "The House of Black and White" (2015).
External links[]
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Brandon the Builder · Brandon the Breaker · Dorren Stark · Jon Stark · Rickard Stark · Rodrik Stark · Karlon Stark · Theon Stark · Osric Stark · Torrhen Stark · Brandon Snow · Rickon Stark · Cregan Stark · Joren Stark | ||||
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