Meanings
plural Starklings
- ASoIaF/GOT fandom slangAny of the six children of Ned Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
The direwolves have been howling non-stop, depriving everyone of sleep but, unsurprisingly, the Starklings.
2004 November 28, Richard Boye, “CHOW: aCoK - Bran I, or "I'm Brandon Stark, and I'll Howl if I Want To!"”, in alt.fan-grrm (Usenet)2 more examples
This scenario does raise the interesting question of just what on earth the Starklings are going to make of each other when/if they meet up again.
2003 June 14, Dom Wynn, “Re: First time reader returns ... and is very disappointed in GRRM (spoilers!)”, in alt.fan-grrm (Usenet)Really, this is one chapter that really blew me away, Oh, sure, Ned's execution was shocking, but I always figured that Winterfell would remain this shining sanctuary for all the wayward Starklings to strive back towards....
2005 July 18, rmb...@gmail.com, “Re: CHOW: aCoK - Bran VII - There's A Liiiiiiight (Over At The Winterfell Place)”, in alt.fan-grrm (Usenet)
Origin
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Starkling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Starkling
“Starkling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Starkling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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