House Karstark

House Karstark of Karhold is a major house of The North seated at Karhold in the far north-east of the North. They are distant relatives of their overlords House Stark and are among their principle bannermen.

History
House Karstark descends from Karlon Stark, a younger son of Winterfell, who defeated a rebel lord and was given lands for his valor. He had a castle built near the Grey Cliffs that he named Karl’s Hold which later became Karhold, and Starks from Karhold were called Karhold Starks. Over the centuries, they became known as Karstarks, and it became House Karstark that ruled at Karhold.

Historical Members
Karlon Stark - A Stark who’s line would become known as House Karstark.