

The information in the graphic was current and correct at of the time of the Game of Thrones premiere, however that doesn't mean it will stay that way. On the plus side, the image is SPOILER-FREE. The families of Baratheon, Lannister, Targaryen, Stark and Arryn are represented. PLEASE NOTE: This isn't a complete listing of the houses and characters in Game of Thrones - there simply isn't any practical way to display all that information at once. The infographic, which we're calling "Westeros 101", covers the five houses introduced in the pilot, wherein most of the events in Game of Thrones' freshman season will take place. To that end, Screen Rant has compiled a family tree for the main Houses of Westeros to help viewers get their bearings. Martin's dense fantasy novel series very closely, meaning that it can be a real headache sorting through all the characters' relations and allegiances.

TIL Jon Snow is related to Gendry much-anticipated premiere of Game of Thrones aired Sunday night on HBO (read our official review of the pilot HERE).

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That may sound a little confusing, so take a look at the family tree below: Martin, you’ll find that he’s descended from a Aegon V Targaryen, and therefore shares blood with both Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow, recently revealed to be a Targ himself. We already knew that his dad was Robert Baratheon – but if you dig a little deeper into the family trees created by George R.R. To accompany that return is the recent discovery of the Reddit community that Gendry has some very high-powered connections in the world of Game of Thrones. The former Skins actor has been spotted on set in Northern Ireland, Spain and Iceland, so there’s little doubt we’ll be seeing Gendry come back this season. Game of Thrones season 7 hits screens on on July 16 for a seven-episode run, and it’s all but confirmed that Joe Dempsie’s Gendry will finally return to the show after his disappearance in season 3.
