Multiple Starks died in Game of Thrones - and it may all have been the fault of a curse from King Robert Baratheon. The Starks were not only the main house in Game of Thrones, but also its most tragic. From the death of Ned in season 1 onward, few families suffered greater misfortune and loss across the show's entire run. That was counterbalanced by the surviving Starks largely emerging victorious in the end - including Bran as a King and Sansa as a Queen - but it could perhaps have been even better if not for King Robert Baratheon.

Indeed, it's true that - theories aside - "Bobby B" is at least partially to blame for the fates of the Starks in Game of Thrones. After all, his insistence that Ned be his Hand is what resulted in the Starks going south, separating, and suffering so much. But a key...