Rickon Stark

Rickon Stark
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark
First appearance	Novel: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Last appearance	Television: "Battle of the Bastards" (2016)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Art Parkinson (Game of Thrones)
Information
Gender	Male
Family	House Stark
Relatives	Ned Stark (father) Catelyn Tully (mother) Robb Stark (brother) Sansa Stark (sister) Arya Stark (sister) Bran Stark (brother) Jon Snow (half-brother) (Books) (paternal cousin/foster brother) (TV series) Brandon Stark (uncle) Benjen Stark (uncle) Lyanna Stark (aunt) Lysa Tully (aunt) Edmure Tully (uncle) Robert/Robin Arryn (maternal cousin)
Kingdom	The North

Rickon Stark is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Rickon is the son of Eddard Stark, the honorable lord of Winterfell, an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional kingdom of Westeros. He subsequently appeared in Martin's A Clash of Kings (1998). The Publishers Weekly review of A Game of Thrones noted, "It is fascinating to watch Martin's characters mature and grow, particularly Stark's children, who stand at the center of the book."

Rickon is played by Art Parkinson in the HBO television adaptation.

Rickon is the third son of Eddard "Ned" Stark and his wife Catelyn, and has five siblings—Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and his father's illegitimate son Jon Snow. Like his brothers and sisters, Rickon is constantly accompanied by his direwolf, Shaggydog, with whom he shares a strong connection. Martin describes Rickon as favoring his mother in appearance. He is naturally aggressive, strong-willed, and violent: traits reflected in his direwolf companion 'Shaggydog'.