Editing House Bolton (section)

===Vassals of Winterfell===
Thousands of years ago,{{Refn|group="N"|According to [[Bartimus]], the [[House Greystark|Greystarks]] ruled the [[Wolf's Den]] before the [[War Across the Water|wars between Winterfell and the Vale]].{{Ref|ADwD|29}} This warfare began because of the [[Rape of the Three Sisters]], which occurred two thousand years ago.{{Ref|ADwD|9}}}} the Dreadfort rose in an unsuccessful rebellion with the [[House Greystark|Greystarks]] of the [[Wolf's Den]] against the Starks. The Boltons survived the rebellion, although the Greystarks did not.{{Ref|ADWD|29}}

''[[The Chronicles of Longsister]]'' state that during the [[Rape of the Three Sisters]] by the [[Kings of Winter]], which occurred two thousand years ago,{{Ref|ADWD|9}} [[Belthasar Bolton]] had a [[Pink Pavilion]] made from the [[flaying|flayed]] skins of a hundred [[Sistermen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|4}}

The Boltons threatened Winterfell during the reign of King [[Edrick Stark|Edrick Snowbeard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}} At some point unspecified centuries ago, the Boltons rebelled against the Starks. The Stark armies besieged the Dreadfort for two years before the Boltons capitulated to King [[Harlon Stark]] and dipped their banners once more.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

"A thousand years ago",{{Refn|group="N"|[[Theon Greyjoy]] recalls that the Boltons bent the knee to the [[House Stark|Starks]] of [[Winterfell]] "a thousand years ago".{{Ref|ACoK|50}} It is unknown if this means one thousand years ago (seven hundred years before [[Aegon's Conquest]]) or if [[George R. R. Martin]] is being figurative.}} the Boltons bent their knees to Winterfell and agreed to abandon their practice of flaying.{{Ref|ACOK|50}} It is rumored the skins of their enemies hang in a room within the Dreadfort, however.{{Ref|AGOT|53}}