Winterfell

Winterfell is the ancestral castle and seat of power of House Stark and is considered to be the capital of the North. It is in the center of the northernmost province of the Seven Kingdoms, on the Kingsroad that runs from Storm's End to the Wall. It is situated at the eastern edge of the Wolfswood, north of the western branch of the White Knife and Castle Cerwyn. Winterfell is south of the Northern Mountains and southwest of Long Lake, one hundred leagues (three hundred miles) southeast of Deepwood Motte. It is the current capital of the new Three Kingdoms of the North.
== Household ==
At the start of the series, Vayon Poole is the castle's steward, and Maester Luwin advises Lord Eddard Stark. Rodrik Cassel serves as Winterfell's master-at-arms and his nephew Jory Cassel is captain of the House Stark guards. Septon Chayle maintains the castle's sept and Septa Mordane tutors the Stark children. Other servants include the master of horse Hullen, the kennelmaster Farlen, the blacksmith Mikken, the cook Gage, and the brewer Barth.
At the end of the series, Dannel, the former personal steward to the final Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Denys Mallister, is the steward of Winterfell. Samwell Tarly is both the Maester of Winterfell, but not the Grand Maester of the North, which is Maester Theobold. Duncan Liddle, or Big Liddle, a former ranger of the Night's Watch, is the master-at-arms of Winterfell, and Hallis Mollen is the captain of the House Stark guards. 
== Layout ==
Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres and encircled by two massive granite walls. There is a village outside, Winter Town. Winterfell has been built around an ancient godswood and over natural hot springs. The water is piped through walls and chambers to heat them, making Winterfell more comfortable than other castles during the harsh northern winters.
Inside the walls, the complex is composed of dozens of courtyards and small open spaces. Weapons training and practice take place in those yards. The inner ward is a second, much older open space in the castle where archery practice takes place. It is located next to the broken tower. Inside Winterfell stands the inner castle, which contains the Great Keep and the Great Hall. Winterfell's towers and halls have diamond-shaped window panes.
=== Inner Castle ===
* The Great Keep is the innermost castle and stronghold of the castle complex. It was built over natural hot springs to keep it warm. The Great Keep contains bedchambers for House Stark as well as the solar of the Lord of Winterfell. The building is connected to the armory by a covered bridge. From a window on the covered bridge, one can see the entire yard. Beneath the Great Keep are cellars with narrow windows.
* The Great Hall is used for receiving guests and the place where the household dines together, including the Lord of Winterfell. It is made of grey stone and has wide doors made of oak and iron, which opens to the castle yard, and a rear exit leads to a dimly-lit gallery. Inside it can hold eight long rows of trestle tables, four to each side of the central aisle, and the hall can seat five hundred people. There is a raised platform for noble guests, and the walls are covered with banners. The hall contains the Throne of Winter of the old Kings of Winter, and now for the Kings in the North. The seat's cold stone has been polished by the many Lords who have sat upon it, and its massive arms are decorated with the carved heads of snarling direwolves.
=== Courtyards and Other Buildings ===
=== Walls ===
=== Winter Town ===
== History ==
=== Kings of Winter ===
=== Targaryens ===
=== Eddard Stark ===
=== War of the Five Kings ===
=== Boltons ===
=== War for the Dawn ===
=== Kings in the North ===