The usual method, as we see from the Greystarks and the Karstarks, is for the Lord Paramount to give younger sons holdfasts on recently-conquered land, on the principle that “of what does not belong to you or to your subjects you should, therefore, be a lavish giver, as were Cyrus, Cæsar, and Alexander; for to be liberal with the property of others does not take from your reputation, but adds to it.”
How would a Lord Paramount go about giving lands to his younger sons as was implied Ned was going to do for Bran & Rickon? Would he subdivide lands held directly by House Stark? Build new castles elsewhere in the North? If there was a lot of room in, say the Rills, would they swear to the Ryswells? What methods would their vassals prefer or resent more? Which ones would be the best for House Stark’s power? I would assume that giving them traitor’s castles would be preferred if available?
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