Editing House Bolton (section)

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[‎File:Sardag Roose Bolton profile.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Roose Bolton]], the [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], by Sardag ©]]
After [[arrest of Eddard Stark|the arrest]] of Lord [[Eddard Stark]], [[Warden of the North]], in [[King's Landing]], Lord [[Roose Bolton]] responds to [[Robb Stark]]'s calling of the banners to [[Winterfell]]. A Bolton man knifes a [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyn]] man at the [[Smoking Log]] in the [[winter town]] outside the castle. Roose and [[Robett Glover]] demand a command.{{Ref|AGOT|53}}

When the [[north]]ern host splits at the [[Twins]], Roose receives his wish, commanding an army of mostly infantry to engage Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|59}} Lord Bolton hopes to catch Tywin unawares by forcing a night march, but the northmen are forced to retreat at the [[battle on the Green Fork]].{{Ref|AGOT|62}} Roose reforms his army at the mouth of the [[causeway]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

Robb is able to relieve [[Riverrun]], where he is proclaimed [[King in the North]] after the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Encamped at the [[Twins]],{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Roose marries [[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|Walda Frey]], a granddaughter of Lord [[Walder Frey]].{{Ref|ACOK|39}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Lord Bolton takes the [[ruby ford]] and the [[inn at the crossroads|crossroads]] in the [[riverlands]].{{Ref|ACOK|30}}{{Ref|ACOK|39}}

Following orders from Ser [[Edmure Tully]], Roose and Ser [[Helman Tallhart]] march on [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|39}} Bolton is able to [[fall of Harrenhal|seize the fortress]] by making a deal with the [[Brave Companions]] within, and he is indirectly aided by [[Arya Stark]] and [[Jaqen H'ghar]].{{Ref|ACOK|47}} At Harrenhal, Roose unwittingly takes the incognito Arya as his cupbearer. He and the [[House Frey|Freys]] under Ser [[Aenys Frey|Aenys]] learn of [[House Greyjoy]]'s [[ironborn]] taking much of the north and of the [[House Lannister|Lannister]]-[[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] victory over [[Stannis Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Roose orders Helman to first [[siege of Darry|burn Darry]] and then join [[Robett Glover]] in attacking [[Duskendale]] in Robb's name.{{Ref|ACOK|64}}

Meanwhile, Roose's bastard son, [[Ramsay Snow]], marries and kills Lady [[Donella Hornwood]], taking the [[Hornwood]] lands for himself.{{Ref|ACOK|28}}{{Ref|ACOK|35}} [[House Manderly]] responds with [[fighting in the Hornwood]].{{Ref|ACOK|35}} Ramsay then leads the Dreadfort men in betraying the northmen under Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] in a [[battle at Winterfell]]. After dispersing Rodrik's host, Ramsay has his men [[sack of Winterfell|burn Winterfell]], capturing or slaughtering all within.{{Ref|ACOK|66}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Bolton Bannermen.jpg|thumb|350px|Bolton bannermen, by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]
In the aftermath of the sack of Winterfell, Bolton men search the [[kingsroad]] in the north for the missing [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

The northern army sent by Roose into the [[crownlands]] is crushed in the [[battle at Duskendale]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

When Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] is captured by the Brave Companions and brought to Harrenhal, Roose allows him to go on his way if he agrees to place all blame for the loss of his hand on the Brave Companions. Roose sends his captain, [[Steelshanks Walton]], with two hundred men to secure Jaime's passage back to King's Landing.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

The same day that Jaime leaves Harrenhal, Roose rides north to attend the wedding of [[Edmure Tully]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], to [[Roslin Frey]] at the [[Twins]]. He watches as his rearguard under Ser [[Wylis Manderly]] is chewed up by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in the [[fighting at the fords of the Trident]]. Lord Bolton leaves six hundred men under the command of Ser [[Kyle Condon]] and [[Ronnel Stout]] to guard the [[Trident]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

Roose arrives at the Twins with three thousand foot and five hundred horse, most of whom are Bolton or [[House Karstark|Karstark]] men.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], intends for Roose to command the rearguard during his upcoming campaign against the ironborn-held [[fall of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

Roose's actions culminate with his personal killing of Robb at the Twins in the [[Red Wedding]], which he planned with [[Lothar Frey|Lame Lothar Frey]] with the approval of Lords [[Walder Frey]] and [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|51}}{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} House Bolton usurps House Stark, with Roose being named the new [[Warden of the North]] by the [[Iron Throne]]. Meanwhile, Ramsay Snow is granted a royal writ of legitimacy by King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], becoming Ramsay Bolton.{{Ref|ASOS|72}} Ramsay has been amusing himself with the torture of the captive [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|ASOS|49}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Cersei Lannister]], the [[regent]] for the young Tommen, relies on House Bolton to hold the north for the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}} Her [[small council]] considers aiding the Boltons against [[House Greyjoy]], the self-styled [[Kings of the Isles and the North]], if Roose is able to defeat [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The Boltons' authority is contested by Stannis and several northern lords, and is begrudged by nearly all others.{{Ref|ADWD|15}}{{Ref|ADWD|17}} Lord Roose's strongest supporters are his relatives of [[House Dustin]] and [[House Ryswell]].{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Roose's horse marches north along with two thousand men from the Twins. His passage is secured thanks to the forced efforts of [[Theon Greyjoy]], whose will has been broken by Ramsay. At the [[siege of Moat Cailin]], Theon is able to convince its ironborn garrison to surrender, and Ramsay has them flayed alive.{{Ref|ADWD|20}} At [[Barrowton]] in the north, Roose instructs Ramsay to behave more discreetly, and arranges the marriage of Ramsay to "[[Arya Stark]]", who is actually [[Jeyne Poole]], in order to secure dynastic legitimacy.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}

Ramsay Bolton, the [[Lord of the Hornwood]], [[wedding of Ramsay Bolton and Arya Stark|weds "Arya"]] at [[Winterfell]] in the presence of several northern lords,{{Ref|ADWD|37}} and he claims to be the [[House Bolton of Winterfell|Lord of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|26}}{{Ref|ADWD|41}} The Boltons and Freys quarter in Winterfell as the [[autumn]] snows fall, awaiting the [[march on Winterfell]] by King Stannis. While there, Roose deals with high tensions between the different factions, particularly between the Freys and Lord [[Wyman Manderly]].{{Ref|ADWD|46}} Theon manages to escape with Jeyne, much to Ramsay's chagrin.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}

According to [[Bastard Letter|a letter]] purportedly sent from Ramsay to [[Jon Snow]], the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] at [[Castle Black]], the Boltons have smashed Stannis's army.{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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Theon tells Stannis he expects that Ramsay will be marching on the [[crofters' village]] while Roose remains safe in Winterfell.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]}}