Game Of Thrones: Every Main Character Ranked Worst To Best

Continuing Lord of the Rings' trend of creating great, upstanding fantasy characters called Sam, GoT's Samwell Tarly was as kind-hearted and innocent as they came. A member of the Night's Watch and best friend of Jon Snow, his love for books and history made him one of the show's sharpest minds and most likeable figures.

Sam braved wildling invasions, white walker attacks and the vast, deadly landscape of Westeros, all the while falling in love and becoming a hero in his own right. Not bad for a guy banished to the Wall by his own family.