He is the protector of shepherds

Odin is not a God of War

and rewards received

The horse has a mind of its own

Dire Wolf: Winter is Coming Talisman Runes He is the protector ofHouse Stark of Winterfellis a Great House of Westeros ruling the vast region known as The North. It is one of the oldest lines of Westerosi Nobility claiming a line of descent stretching back over eight thousand years. Before the Targaryen Conquest, the War of the Five Kings and Daenerys Targaryen's invasion of Westeros, the leaders of House Stark ruled over the region as the Kings in the North. Their rule in the North seemingly ended after the events