# House Stark **Entity class:** Fictional house ## Definition **House Stark** is the northern noble house in George R. R. Martin’s _A Song of Ice and Fire_. Its house words are **“Winter is coming.”** Unlike many heraldic mottoes in the series, the words function as warning, seasonal memory, and governing discipline rather than boast. ## Relationships - **creator:** [[wiki/George R. R. Martin|George R. R. Martin]]. - **first novel:** [[wiki/A Game of Thrones|A Game of Thrones]]. - **television premiere:** [[wiki/Winter Is Coming|Winter Is Coming]]. - **playful router use:** [[wiki/ICE|ICE]]. ## Sources / Provenance - George R. R. Martin, _A Game of Thrones_ (1996). - [Official A Game of Thrones coloring-book sampler](https://georgerrmartin.com/media/GRRM_ColoringBook_esampler-web.pdf)