House Bolton of Winterfell
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House Bolton of Winterfell is a minor branch of House Bolton of the Dreadfort, founded in 300 AC with one concrete purpose: to put a Bolton at the head of the North, not through conquest, but through marriage.
Its entire history turns on that wedding: a young woman known as Arya Stark, brought from the south to a ruined Winterfell to marry Ramsay Bolton, giving the new house the legitimacy no army could grant it.
Founding of the Branch
The branch is created in 300 AC, split off from House Bolton of the Dreadfort, with the wedding already built into its purpose.
Walton leaves King's Landing escorting a young woman known as Arya Stark, taking her north, where she is to marry Ramsay Bolton in support of the Bolton claim to Winterfell.
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Wedding at Winterfell
Ramsay proclaims himself Lord of Winterfell in writing, in one letter sent to Deepwood Motte and another to the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jon Snow.
Roose summons the northern lords to Winterfell even though the castle is still in ruins, and there, in the godswood, the wedding between Ramsay and "Arya Stark" takes place.
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Members
Family tree · 3 people · 6 unions
On screen
- Roose BoltonLord of the Dreadfort · 255 ACAppears in Wedding at Winterfell
- Ramsay BoltonCastellan of the Dreadfort · 277 ACAppears in Founding of the Branch, Wedding at Winterfell
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Others in its story
- Arya StarkAppears in Founding of the Branch, Wedding at Winterfell
- Jon SnowAppears in Wedding at Winterfell
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Domain
Books and show
Where they differ
| Show | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Extinction | 303 AC · Battle of the Bastards | — |
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| A Storm of Swords | Book | Founding of the Branch |
| A Dance with Dragons | Book | Wedding at Winterfell |