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You might already be clear on this, but just in case: the title “the King in the North” has a pretty specific meaning in Game of Thrones.

The North was an independent kingdom in Westeros that resisted the invasion of the Andals from Essos (about 6,000 years before the events of the TV series), with its own King. It remained so until Aegon Targaryen conquered the rest of Westeros and unified it into the Seven Kingdoms under the Iron Throne (about 300 years before the events of the TV series), and even then it happened peacefully.

The idea of the King in the North thus includes being independent from the Iron Throne; basically seceding from the Seven Kingdoms. (I’ve no idea where Martin gets all these crazy fantasy ideas from.) The North would therefore be pretty much making up its own rules.

As I understand it, if Gendry were to somehow become Lord of whatever is actually left of House Baratheon due to his popularity with people living in the Stormlands, that wouldn’t be the same thing as Rob being declared King in the North, as the Stormlands don’t have quite the same sense of independence and shared identity.

Of course, the Stormlands could collectively decide to try to be independent from the Iron Throne. Who’s going to stop them?

You might already be clear on this, but just in case: the title “the King in the North” has a pretty specific meaning in Game of Thrones.

The North was an independent kingdom in Westeros that resisted the invasion of the Andals from Essos (about 6,000 years before the events of the TV series), with its own King. It remained so until Aegon Targaryen conquered the rest of Westeros and unified it into the Seven Kingdoms under the Iron Throne (about 300 years before the events of the TV series), and even then it happened peacefully.

The idea of the King in the North thus includes being independent from the Iron Throne; basically seceding from the Seven Kingdoms. (I’ve no idea where Martin gets all these crazy fantasy ideas from.) The North would therefore be pretty much making up its own rules.

As I understand it, if Gendry were to somehow become Lord of whatever is actually left of House Baratheon due to his popularity with people living in the Stormlands, that wouldn’t be the same thing as Rob being declared King in the North, as the Stormlands don’t have quite the same sense of independence and shared identity.

Of course, the Stormlands could collectively decide to try to be independent from the Iron Throne too. Who’s going to stop them?

You might already be clear on this, but just in case: the title “the King in the North” has a pretty specific meaning in Game of Thrones.

The North was an independent kingdom in Westeros that resisted the invasion of the Andals from Essos (about 6,000 years before the events of the TV series), with its own King. It remained so until Aegon Targaryen conquered the rest of Westeros and unified it into the Seven Kingdoms under the Iron Throne (about 300 years before the events of the TV series), and even then it happened peacefully.

The idea of the King in the North thus includes being independent from the Iron Throne; basically seceding from the Seven Kingdoms (I don’t know where Martin gets all these crazy fantasy ideas from). The North would therefore be pretty much making up its own rules.

As I understand it, if Gendry were to somehow become Lord of whatever is actually left of House Baratheon due to his popularity with people living in the Stormlands, that wouldn’t be the same thing as Rob being declared King in the North, as the Stormlands don’t have quite the same sense of independence and shared identity.

Of course, the Stormlands could collectively decide to try to be independent from the Iron Throne. Who’s going to stop them?

You might already be clear on this, but just in case: the title “the King in the North” has a pretty specific meaning in Game of Thrones.

The North was an independent kingdom in Westeros that resisted the invasion of the Andals from Essos (about 6,000 years before the events of the TV series), with its own King. It remained so until Aegon Targaryen conquered the rest of Westeros and unified it into the Seven Kingdoms under the Iron Throne (about 300 years before the events of the TV series), and even then it happened peacefully.

The idea of the King in the North thus includes being independent from the Iron Throne; basically seceding from the Seven Kingdoms. (I’ve no idea where Martin gets all these crazy fantasy ideas from.) The North would therefore be pretty much making up its own rules.

As I understand it, if Gendry were to somehow become Lord of whatever is actually left of House Baratheon due to his popularity with people living in the Stormlands, that wouldn’t be the same thing as Rob being declared King in the North, as the Stormlands don’t have quite the same sense of independence and shared identity.

Of course, the Stormlands could collectively decide to try to be independent from the Iron Throne. Who’s going to stop them?

You might already be clear on this, but just in case: the title “the King in the North” has a pretty specific meaning in Game of Thrones.

The North was an independent kingdom in Westeros that resisted the invasion of the Andals from Essos (about 6,000 years before the events of the TV series), with its own King. It only fell under the rule of the Iron Throne once Aegon Targaryen had conquered the rest of Westeros (about 300 years before the events of the TV series), and even then it happened peacefully.

The idea of the King in the North thus includes being independent from the Iron Throne; basically seceding from the Seven Kingdoms (I don’t know where Martin gets all these crazy fantasy ideas from). The North would therefore be pretty much making up its own rules.

As I understand it, if Gendry were to somehow become Lord of whatever is actually left of House Baratheon due to his popularity with people living in the Stormlands, that wouldn’t be the same thing as Rob being declared King in the North, as the Stormlands don’t have the same sense of independence and shared identity.

Of course, the Stormlands could collectively decide to try to be independent from the Iron Throne. Who’s going to stop them?

You might already be clear on this, but just in case: the title “the King in the North” has a pretty specific meaning in Game of Thrones.

The North was an independent kingdom in Westeros that resisted the invasion of the Andals from Essos (about 6,000 years before the events of the TV series), with its own King. It remained so until Aegon Targaryen conquered the rest of Westeros and unified it into the Seven Kingdoms under the Iron Throne (about 300 years before the events of the TV series), and even then it happened peacefully.

The idea of the King in the North thus includes being independent from the Iron Throne; basically seceding from the Seven Kingdoms (I don’t know where Martin gets all these crazy fantasy ideas from). The North would therefore be pretty much making up its own rules.

As I understand it, if Gendry were to somehow become Lord of whatever is actually left of House Baratheon due to his popularity with people living in the Stormlands, that wouldn’t be the same thing as Rob being declared King in the North, as the Stormlands don’t have quite the same sense of independence and shared identity.

Of course, the Stormlands could collectively decide to try to be independent from the Iron Throne. Who’s going to stop them?