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If you haven't read the first book [spoiler:37xjp375]Ned dies towards the end, falsely accused of being a traitor when he wouldn't support Joffrey's ascent to the throne[/spoiler:37xjp375]Sean Bean famously played Boromir in The Lord of the Rings, so it seems natural for him to have been cast in the lead role of Lord Eddard \"Ned\" Stark in HBO's upcoming adaptation of A Game of Thrones, the first book in George R.R. Martin's Song of Fire and Ice series of fantasy novels.
http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/sean-bean- ... n-hbos.php
God I can't wait for this series, this AND Tru Blood? HBO is pleasing the nerd audience oh yes indeed they are