Editing Ramsay Snow (section)

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Ramsay by GibiLynx.jpg|thumb|350px|Ramsay by GibiLynx ©]]
While his father, Lord [[Roose Bolton]], is in southern [[Westeros]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], Ramsay begins to amass troops at the [[Dreadfort]].{{ref|ACOK|16}} Lady [[Donella Hornwood]], who has lost her husband, Lord [[Halys Hornwood]], and her son, [[Daryn Hornwood|Daryn]], sends a message asking about Ramsay's intentions, as the lands of Houses [[House Bolton|Bolton]] and [[House Hornwood|Hornwood]] neighbor each other. Ramsay replies that no Bolton would be questioned by a woman.{{ref|ACOK|16}}

Ramsay does not attend the [[harvest feast (299)|harvest feast]] at [[Winterfell]],{{ref|ACOK|16}} and he abducts the widowed Lady Hornwood while she returns to her own lands from the feast.{{ref|ACOK|28}} Donella is forced to marry him at sword-point before a [[septon]] and a [[heart tree]], and he also forces her to sign a document proclaiming him her heir.{{ref|ACOK|35}} Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] responds to his cousin's capture by occupying [[Hornwood]],{{ref|ACOK|28}} and [[fighting in the Hornwood]] breaks out between [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] and Boltons.{{ref|ACOK|35}} Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]], the castellan of Winterfell, rides east to resolve the feud.{{ref|ACOK|28}}

Ramsay continues his depredations on Hornwood lands, such as raping and killing a northern girl. Ramsay spots Rodrik's party in the distance while Reek rapes the body, so he switches clothes with Reek, smears himself in filth, and has his servant ride away. Reek-disguised-as-Ramsay is killed by an arrow to the back, while Ramsay-disguised-as-Reek is captured by Rodrik's men.{{ref|ACOK|66}} Rodrik yearns to put Ramsay-disguised-as-Reek to death, but he needs him as a witness to many of Ramsay's crimes and instead imprisons him in Winterfell's dungeon.{{ref|ACOK|35}} Rodrik is too late to save Lady Hornwood, who is found starved to death in a locked tower after having eaten some of her fingers.{{ref|ACOK|35}} [[Jojen Reed]] has a [[green dream]] of "Reek" having killed [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark]] and skinning the boys' faces.{{ref|ACOK|35}}

In the [[riverlands]], Roose informs Ser [[Edmure Tully]] that his son Ramsay has been killed by Rodrik, and he hopes his campaign against [[fall of Harrenhal|Harrenhal]] will make up for his bastard's actions in the eyes of [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]].{{ref|ACOK|45}}

After the [[capture of Winterfell]] by [[Theon Greyjoy]] and his [[ironborn]], "Reek" exchanges a vow of service to [[House Greyjoy]] and Theon's father, [[Balon Greyjoy]], for his release from Winterfell's dungeon.{{ref|ACOK|46}} He quickly becomes one of Theon's more trusted attendants, assisting Theon in his hunt in the [[wolfswood]] to bring the escaped Bran and Rickon back to Winterfell.{{ref|ACOK|50}} "Reek" orchestrates Theon's cover-up of the Stark boys' escape by killing two [[miller's sons]] of an age with the Starks, and then flaying the corpses to avoid recognition. Theon presents their flayed corpses as the Starks, then has their heads mounted on spikes over the castle walls. With the approval of Theon, "Reek" kills [[Gelmarr]], [[Aggar]] and [[Gynir]], ironborn who know the truth about the bodies. Theon uses Winterfell's kennelmaster, [[Farlen]], as a scapegoat and has him executed for the murders. Theon contemplates killing "Reek" too, but thinks better of it, fearing the servant had written and hidden an account of the truth.{{ref|ACOK|56}} 

The tide soon turns against Theon, however, when [[Dagmer|Dagmer Cleftjaw]] is defeated in the [[fight at Torrhen's Square]] and the northmen, enraged at Theon's duplicity and supposed murder of the young Stark children, march on Winterfell to liberate it. Unwilling to abandon the castle, though harboring few delusions about how likely a victory is, Theon and the few ironmen loyal to him prepare to make their final stand. "Reek" offers to help Theon by taking a large sum of money to the Dreadfort and returning with much-needed reinforcement, to which Theon reluctantly agrees.{{ref|ACOK|56}}

Ramsay and the Dreadfort garrison march to Winterfell, where Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] and his host move to greet them. Ramsay has swapped his serving man's garb for a full set of armor complete with a red helmet. As the castellan offers him his hand in friendship, however, Ramsay slices Rodrik's arm off and leads his forces in a rampage through the stunned northmen's ranks.{{ref|ACOK|66}}

Following the [[battle at Winterfell]], Ramsay rides to the castle's gates and presents the corpses of Rodrik, [[Leobald Tallhart]], and [[Cley Cerwyn]] to an onlooking Theon as a sign of his loyalty. Theon opens the gates and meets with Ramsay, who removes his red helmet and reveals his true identity. He tells Theon that he would much enjoy the use of his bed-warmer [[Kyra]], and knocks him to the floor when Theon protests. Telling his men to save [[Walder Frey (son of Jammos)|Big Walder]] and [[Walder Frey (son of Merrett)|Little Walder Frey]] and burn the rest, Ramsay carries out a great [[sack of Winterfell]], murdering many of its inhabitants in cold blood, slaughtering the remaining ironmen, and capturing Theon in the process.{{ref|ACOK|66}} Ramsay also burns the [[winter town]].{{ref|ADWD|41}} Bran and Rickon emerge from the [[crypts of Winterfell]] after the Boltons depart.{{ref|ACOK|69}}