Dreadfort
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Location | Westeros, North |
Government | House Bolton, Feudal Lord |
Religion | Old gods |
The Dreadfort is a fortress in the North and the seat of House Bolton. It is located on the banks of the Weeping Water, in the eastern half of the continent.[1]
The Dreadfort is a strong fortress, with high walls and triangular merlons that look like sharp stone teeth.
Contents
History
The Dreadfort is ill-omened, for it is said that the Boltons still keep torture chambers and a special room where they hang the flayed skins of their enemies, including several Kings of House Stark before they were defeated by them and became their vassals.[2] Centuries ago, the Boltons rose up against King Harlon Stark, and the Dreadfort held out for two years under siege before the Boltons surrendered.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Dreadfort men under the command of Lord Roose Bolton join the northern host called by Robb Stark at Winterfell.[2]
A Clash of Kings
Lady Donella Hornwood learns that Ramsay Snow, the bastard son of Roose, is massing men at the Dreadfort.[3]
A Storm of Swords
According to a letter Lothar Frey reads to Robb, the women and children who survived the Sack of Winterfell were taken to the Dreadfort by the Bastard of Bolton.[4]
During the War of the Five Kings the Boltons turn on their Stark allies and aid the Freys in slaughtering them at the Red Wedding.[5] King Tommen Baratheon signs decrees which name Roose Bolton the new Warden of the North and which legitimize Ramsay Snow as Ramsay Bolton.[6] With the bulk of the Bolton host trapped south of Moat Cailin, the Dreadfort is under the rule of Ramsay.
A Dance with Dragons
Theon Greyjoy is revealed in a dungeon below the castle where he has been subjected to Ramsay's flaying.[7]
Chapters that take place in the Dreadfort
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Map of the North
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 35, Catelyn IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 12, Reek I.