<P> Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Arya is the younger daughter and third child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She is tomboyish , headstrong , independent , disdains traditional female pursuits , and is often mistaken for a boy . She wields a smallsword named Needle , a gift from her half - brother , Jon Snow , and is trained in the Braavosi style of sword fighting . </P>
<P> Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Arya is the younger daughter and third child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She is tomboyish , headstrong , independent , disdains traditional female pursuits , and is often mistaken for a boy . She wields a smallsword named Needle , a gift from her half - brother , Jon Snow , and is trained in the Braavosi style of sword fighting . </P>
who is arya stark on game of thrones
who is arya stark on game of thrones
the younger daughter and third child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark
the younger daughter and third child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark