Season 8 finally gave us the hookup we deserved between Arya Stark and Gendry Baratheon, providing one of the most satisfying ships -- Gendrya forever! -- the show has delivered in a while. But They remain in WF for about a month. Royal party arrives; Robert asks Ned to be the Hand and proposes a marriage between Joff and Sansa; A few days later Ned, Cat and Luwin discuss this: Luwin says that "a few days ago" Benjen spoke to him about Jon wanting to join the NW and we know Benjen arrived at the welcome feast itself, which was on the same day of the royal party's arrival, and Jon had All King deaths are where we show all the Kings who have died in a Game of Thrones. The criteria is that you have to claim to be a king. Other Social Media:h Littlefinger's grand scheme wasn't fully set in motion, however, until he orchestrated the death of Jon Arryn. Prior to the events of Game of Thrones, the assassination of Jon Arryn — King Robert Baratheon's Hand — resulted in dire consequences for Westeros. Despite his role under the king, Jon was the one who took action in terms of Game of Thrones viewers witnessed Eddard ‘Ned’ Stark’s (played by Sean Bean) death in season one of the HBO series. Ned has served as Hand to the King to Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) in King One of the most despised television villains of all time had an ever-so-satisfying death on Game of Thrones. Joffrey Baratheon, son of King Robert Baratheon (but actually Jaime Lannister Biography Background. Daenerys and Viserys live as urchins. Daenerys was conceived during Robert's Rebellion.To escape Robert Baratheon's wrath after the Sack of King's Landing, in which Daenerys's father, niece, and nephew were killed, the pregnant Queen Rhaella and young Prince Viserys were sent to the island-castle of Dragonstone, where the queen gave birth to Daenerys. Updated on November 25th, 2022 by Ajay Aravind: The Hand of the King is a thankless job, which is why Ned Stark blatantly refused the role after Robert's Rebellion overthrew House Targaryen. Jon Arryn's sudden death in Game of Thrones forced Ned to accept the job, albeit under protest. The actor playing Robert pokes fun at the king's death and frequently mocks his drinking problem. As Cersei tortures a captured Unella after killing the rest of the Sparrows, she finally 'confesses' to killing Robert. Robert Baratheon is a major character in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, most notably featured in the Game of Thrones TV adaptation. He is a powerful and popular king who has ruled the Seven Kingdoms for 17 years at the start of the story. Robert is a strong yet impulsive leader with little patience for court politics. MsgtP.