Has it ever been explained how come Artos Stark aka Artos the Implacable is buried in the crypts beneath Winterfell despite never being a Lord of Winterfell? Pre-TWOIAF pedigrees, would have guessed that the honor was because Artos was Lord Edwyle’s good-father since marrying daughter of the hero who slew Raymund Redmund make more sense than the daughter of sellsword in Essos? Plus Artos goes up towards the Wall prepping for the battle so makes sense to create a marriage alliance to Clan Flint?

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I think Artos is buried in the crypt primarily because he slew Raymun Redbeard; killing a King-beyond-the-Wall and ending a wildling invasion practically single-handedly is a huge deal in a warrior culture. 

Also, it’s possible that, since Willam died unexpectedly, Edwyle might not have been of age to rule when he became Lord, so Artos might have spent some years as Regent of Winterfell. 

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