In season 6 he explained to Meera and Bran that he previously took an ice sword to the gut from a wight and was left for dead.
Were this any other human, Benjen turning into a wight would be a certainty, but the Stark’s physiology is different.
The whole ‘shove dragonglass in the wound’ treatment sounds like something that could crop up next season too.
Game of Thrones continues on HBO, Sky Atlantic and through NOWTV on Sunday nights.
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