Dreadfort

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Dreadfort
Castle
The North and the location of the Dreadfort
The North and the location of the Dreadfort
Dreadfort
Artwork by lykhaon ©
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.

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

© Fantasy Flight Games
File:Tomasz Jedruszek Dreadfort Sentinels.JPG
Prisoners in the Dreadfort – by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games

References and Notes