"What Are the Seven Kingdoms," You Ask? Here's Your Answer

This is where the Starks started it all back in season one. House Stark was the ruler of the North before Aegon came, with the lands encompassing the Barrowlands, White Harbor, Bear Island, and The Dreadfort. Other important houses of the region include Bolton, Glover, Karstark, Mormont and Umber. Winterfell is the regional capital of the North, and its residents generally follow the religion of the Old Gods.