Both the North and Winterfell were taken over by House Bolton. Their rule in the North seemingly ended after the events of the Red Wedding when House Frey and House Bolton betrayed House Stark after forming a secret alliance with House Lannister, during which Roose Bolton murdered King Robb Stark. Before the Targaryen conquest, as well as during the War of the Five Kings and early on in Daenerys Targaryen's war for Westeros, the leaders of House Stark ruled over the region as the Kings in the North. It is one of the oldest lines of Westerosi nobility by far, claiming a line of descent stretching back over eight thousand years. They rule over the vast region known as the North from their seat in Winterfell. House Stark of Winterfell is a Great House of Westeros and the royal house of the Kingdom of the North. The banner of House Stark of Winterfell, the rulers of the North. In the winter, we must protect ourselves, look after one another.' - Lord Eddard Stark and his daughter Arya. You're a Stark of Winterfell, you know our words.' Arya Stark: '' Winter is coming'.' Eddard Stark: ' You were born in the long summer, you've never known anything else.
