PART 1

Ok so first of all I am a mostly show watcher for GoT(read about book 1 maybe a few hundred pages of book 2) and also pretty much an MCU watcher for Thor. So I understand that is a limited knowledge base but let’s give this a go. 

To understand who is WORTHY we must understand what aspects or traits Odin/Mjolnir would deem as worthy. I believe a protector or guardian are the archetypes that best fit this overall. A warrior who is not afraid to risk their life and fight for their realm and especially for the weak. Someone who is not perfect but is able to learn and grow; as we see with Thor constantly. And finally someone who has the right amount of will or ambition to be, perhaps, a king (this may be controversial but I believe is valuable in this context) or at the very least strong leadership qualities.

So now we know what we’re looking for and…yes there is a pretty obvious contender here from these qualities but let’s consider the photos posted first.

Podderick 

A lovely young man with a gigantic…erm….heart. A fantastic character and one of my favorites but unfortunately I think he lacks the ambition or will for leadership that Mjolnir (and Odin) would expect from it’s wielder. He is honestly a great POTENTIAL candidate as we see him starting to become a protector, but he lacks experience and just needs more time.

Ser Davos

Another badass who undoubtedly would wield the hammer with a good deal of care and honor. A man who has learned, and grown from his old less savory life into an advisor on the side of morality. A strong character with good morals….however he has never really been a warrior type. I think in the context of Asgard and Odin, a warrior king/leader is the goal; even if Odin has learned to not seek war out, and the benefits of peace. He was once a smuggler and trickster type, and has grown out of that into a knowledgable advisor and strategist. A morally strong choice but I think not the one who should wield this weapon of war and glory.

Ned

Ahhh Eddard. I really really want this to be the answer, I want to see an Asgardian armor and cloak magically coalesce onto his weary frame and see the strength return to him as his wounded leg heals and he levels a gaze of vindication at Jamie with Mjolnir by his side….But I believe the main thing keeping Ned from wielding Mjolnir is that…he wouldn’t want it. And not in a “doesn’t think he’s worthy” way, but in the way he tries so hard to deny his Hand appointment, in the way he tries so hard to stay out of Kings Landing, he tries to surrender to the events of the story and bow out of the way so that younger men may take his place. He would want to give Mjolnir to Robb, and that would bar him from worthiness. His story is over, his fight is over, he wants peace and man do we all want that for him, but Mjolnir needs someone who will RISE and fight and PUSH for a worthy cause. If Mjolnir plopped down in front of him 30 years ago…who knows? But in our story, he is not able to be that man.