The last time we saw Ned Stark on ‘Game of Thrones‘, this unfortunate decapitation business was happening, and we learnt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that George R. R. Martin was a sadistic motherfucker who got high from our tears.
Not a joke:
Well, prepare all your nostalgic feels, mates, because in the new season, Ned Stark will be BACK. Sean Bean, however, won’t be. :'(
Sebastian Croft, 13, (Matilda; Les Miserables) has been cast to play a young Eddard in a series of flashbacks, according to Watchers on the Wall, nailing the casting requirements of a narrow face, green eyes, and the use of a Northern accent.
Like ~literally~ everything GoT-related, speculation is as wild as the information given is grim. All we know thus far is that these flashbacks will include a sword fight with an older child, who Watchers on the Wall reckon will be this guy:
