Game Of Thrones Season 8: 13 Predictions & Theories For The Battle Of Winterfell

12.The Kings of Winterfell Protect The Starks

Game Of Thrones Ned Stark
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If you weren't clear, the last episode's repeated mention of the Crypts being "the safest place" in Winterfell was supposed to make you think that they absolutely are not. After all, they're full of dead people and the Night King can weaponise dead people, which probably spells doom for the innocents seeking sanctuary down there.

But what if the dead Starks (possibly including what's left of Ned, Robb and Catelyn if the show chooses to fill in the gaps of their whereabouts) rise on his command and turn against him? What if the old magic of Winterfell built into its walls by Bran the Builder (who also built The Wall with its mystical shield against the Dead Army) and the practice of burying Stark kings with their swords across their chest to ward off evil spirits make them allies and not enemies?

The imagery of the beheaded direwolves (the handywork of Ramsay Bolton, of course) guarding the Crypt entrance definitely seems to suggest something might be afoot...

Direwolves Winterfell Crypt
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You can read the full theory of how the dead Starks rise from the dead and whether they'll protect the living here.

[Simon Gallagher]

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