Game of Thrones: The North Remembers, Explained

Every time a northern Game of Thrones character has lamented the treatment meted out to its brethren, they have done it through the words “The North Remembers.” A phrase of serious reflection, a quote to signify that the North never really did forget what enemies to the South did to the oldest House in Westeros; “The North Remembers” has been used by Lyanna Mormont, Arya Stark and even a lowborn woman serving the Boltons at Winterfell. In Game of Thrones season 8, episode 1, “Winterfell” Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Winterfell with her Unsullied, Dothraki and dragons and the Northerners aren’t the slightest bit happy. They view her with suspicion because she is, as Jon Snow puts it – an outsider. “I warned you. Northerners don’t much trust outsiders,” quips Jon as they walk past disapproving faces.