Rickon Stark

Rickon Stark is a recurring character in Game of Thrones. He is played by guest star Art Parkinson and débuts in the first episode of the first season.

Rickon Stark is the youngest son of Eddard and Catelyn Stark and the younger brother of Robb, Sansa, Arya and Bran, as well as the younger half-brother of Jon Snow. He is named for his grandfather, Rickard, who died eleven years before Rickon was born. He named his direwolf Shaggydog.

Season 1
Rickon is six years old when the series begins, and has just started to learn responsibilities and duties such as carrying weapons for his brothers during practice.

When his brother Robb decides to ride against King Joffrey Baratheon and wants to bid his younger brothers goodbye, Rickon is nowhere to be found. When Bran tries to reassure him that Robb will return, Rickon is adamant that he'll never see Robb again. Rickon sees his father in the crypts below Winterfell in a dream. He goes down to the crypts with Shaggydog to look for him. He meets his brother Bran who also had a dream about his father being there. When they emerge from the crypts Maester Luwin tells them that their father has been killed.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels Rickon is three years old when the action begins. He is very young, but fierce and strong for his age.