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[[File:Weeping Water.jpg|350px|thumb|Weeping Water by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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The '''Weeping Water''' is a river between the [[Last River]], the [[Lonely Hills]], and the [[Sheepshead Hills]] in the [[north]]. The [[Dreadfort]], the seat of [[House Bolton]], lies along the river, which flows southeast into the [[Shivering Sea]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref>
  
The '''Weeping Water''' is a river between the [[Last River]] and the [[Broken Branch]] in the [[North]]. [[The Dreadfort]], the seat of [[House Bolton]], lies along the river, which flows southeast into the [[Shivering Sea]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref> There is ice fishing on the northern rivers.<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Effects_of_Winter/ The Effects of Winter]</ref>
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==Culture==
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In wintertime, stones in the icy Weeping Water become half frozen.{{ref|ADWD|32}} There is ice fishing on the northern rivers.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Effects_of_Winter/ The Effects of Winter], June 22, 2001</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
King [[Theon Stark]] allied with the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] to crush [[Argos Sevenstar]] and his [[Andals]] in the [[Battle of the Weeping Water]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Kings of Winter}}
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During the [[coming of the Andals]], [[Theon Stark]], [[King in the North]], allied with the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] to crush [[Argos Sevenstar]] and his [[Andals]] in the [[Battle of the Weeping Water]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}
  
While hunting along the Weeping Water, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] raped and impregnated a miller's wife. The child of the rape was named [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]].{{ref|ADWD|32}}
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While foxhunting along the Weeping Water, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] raped and impregnated a [[miller's wife]]; the child of the rape was [[Ramsay Snow]]. After returning from the [[Redfort]], [[Domeric Bolton]] rode up the river to befriend Ramsay. Domeric eventually died of [[poison]].{{ref|ADWD|32}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Theon Greyjoy]] remembers escaping from the [[Dreadfort]] with [[Kyra]] and stumbling over half-frozen stones in the icy Weeping Water; the escape turned out to be a hunting game devised by [[Ramsay Bolton]].{{ref|ADWD|12}}
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[[Theon Greyjoy]] remembers escaping from the [[Dreadfort]] with [[Kyra]], stumbling over stones in the icy river, and kissing her after they reached the other side. The escape turned out to be a hunting game devised by [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], however.{{ref|ADWD|12}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 15:31, 22 May 2019

The north and the location of the Weeping Water
The north and the location of the Weeping Water
Weeping Water
The north and the location of the Weeping Water
Weeping Water by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games

The Weeping Water is a river between the Last River, the Lonely Hills, and the Sheepshead Hills in the north. The Dreadfort, the seat of House Bolton, lies along the river, which flows southeast into the Shivering Sea.[1]

Culture

In wintertime, stones in the icy Weeping Water become half frozen.[2] There is ice fishing on the northern rivers.[3]

History

During the coming of the Andals, Theon Stark, King in the North, allied with the Boltons to crush Argos Sevenstar and his Andals in the Battle of the Weeping Water.[4]

While foxhunting along the Weeping Water, Lord Roose Bolton raped and impregnated a miller's wife; the child of the rape was Ramsay Snow. After returning from the Redfort, Domeric Bolton rode up the river to befriend Ramsay. Domeric eventually died of poison.[2]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Theon Greyjoy remembers escaping from the Dreadfort with Kyra, stumbling over stones in the icy river, and kissing her after they reached the other side. The escape turned out to be a hunting game devised by Ramsay Bolton, however.[5]

References