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| location = [[Westeros]], [[North]]
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| location = [[Westeros]], the [[north]]
 
| seat = [[House Stark]]
 
| seat = [[House Stark]]
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[[File:Winterfell by feliche.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Winterfell by [http://feliche.deviantart.com/ Feliche]©]]
 
'''Winterfell''' is the ancestral castle and seat of power of [[House Stark]] and is considered to be the capital of [[the North]]. It is located in the center of the northern province of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], on the [[kingsroad]] that runs from [[Storm's End]] to the [[Wall]]. It is situated at the eastern edge of the [[wolfswood]], north of the western branch of the [[White Knife]] and [[Castle Cerwyn]]. Winterfell is south of the [[northern mountains]] and southwest of [[Long Lake]],{{ref|TLOIAF}} one hundred leagues (three hundred miles) southeast of [[Deepwood Motte]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}
 
  
==History==
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'''Winterfell''' is the ancestral castle and seat of power of [[House Stark]] and is considered to be the capital of the [[north]]. It is located in the center of the northernmost province of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], on the [[kingsroad]] that runs from [[Storm's End]] to the [[Wall]]. It is situated at the eastern edge of the [[wolfswood]], north of the western branch of the [[White Knife]] and [[Castle Cerwyn]]. Winterfell is south of the [[northern mountains]] and southwest of [[Long Lake]],{{ref|TLOIAF}} one hundred leagues (three hundred miles) southeast of [[Deepwood Motte]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}
Winterfell was supposedly built by [[Bran the Builder|Brandon the Builder]] over eight thousand years ago, with the help of [[giants]].{{Ref|aSoS|41}} For most of recorded history Winterfell was the seat of [[House Stark]], the [[Kings in the North]] and later as [[Warden of the North|Wardens of the North]], after King [[Torrhen Stark]] bent the knee to [[Aegon the Conqueror]] and his [[dragons]]. As the regional capital of the North, [[harvest feast]]s have been hosted in Winterfell for centuries.
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==Household==
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[[Vayon Poole]] is the castle's steward, while Maester [[Luwin]] advises Lord [[Eddard Stark]]. Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] serves as Winterfell's master-at-arms and his nephew [[Jory Cassel]] is captain of the [[House Stark guards]]. Septon [[Chayle]] maintains the castle's sept and Septa [[Mordane]] tutors the Stark children. Other servants include the master of horse [[Hullen]], the kennelmaster [[Farlen]], the blacksmith [[Mikken]], the cook [[Gage]],{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} and the brewer [[Barth (brewer)|Barth]].{{ref|ACOK|50}}
  
 
==Layout==
 
==Layout==
[[File:Winterfell map.png|350px|thumb|1.North Gate 2.Broken Tower 3.Glass Garden 4.[[Crypt of Winterfell|Crypts]] 5.First Keep 6.Godswood 7. Guards Hall 8.East Gate 9.Armory 10.Hunter's Gate 11.kennels 12.Guest House 13. Bridge between the Armory and the Great Keep 14.Great Keep 15.Maester's Turret 16.Kitchen 17.Courtyard 18.Bell Tower 19.Library Tower 20.Sept 21.Stables 22.Great Hall 23.Smithy 24.South Gate]]
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{{See also|:Category:Images of Winterfell|l1=Images of Winterfell}}
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Winterfell|Images of Winterfell]]''
 
  
Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, consisting of two massive walls and a village located just outside called the "winter town".{{Ref|aCoK|50}} Winterfell itself has been built around an ancient [[godswood]] and over natural hot springs. The water is piped through walls and chambers to heat them, making Winterfell more comfortable than other castles during the harsh northern winters.
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Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres and protected by two massive walls.{{Ref|aCoK|50}} There is a village outside, the [[winter town]]. Winterfell has been built around an ancient [[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]] and over natural hot springs. The water is piped through walls and chambers to heat them, making Winterfell more comfortable than other castles during the harsh northern winters.{{ref|AGOT|6}}
  
Inside the walls, the complex is composed of dozens of courtyards and small open spaces. Weapons training and practice take place in those yards. The inner ward is a second, much older open space in the castle where archery practice takes place. It is located next to the broken tower. Inside Winterfell stands the Inner Castle, which contains the Great Keep and the Great Hall.
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Inside the walls, the complex is composed of dozens of courtyards and small open spaces. Weapons training and practice take place in those yards. The inner ward is a second, much older open space in the castle where archery practice takes place. It is located next to the broken tower. Inside Winterfell stands the inner castle, which contains the Great Keep and the Great Hall.
  
 
===Inner Castle===
 
===Inner Castle===
* The '''Great Keep''' is the innermost castle and stronghold of the castle complex. It was built over natural hot springs to keep it warm.{{Ref|aGoT|6}} Its walls are made of granite. It is connected to the armory by a covered bridge.{{Ref|aSoS|80}} From a window on the covered bridge, one can see the entire yard.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}  
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* The Great Keep is the innermost castle and stronghold of the castle complex. It was built over natural hot springs to keep it warm.{{Ref|aGoT|6}} Its walls are made of granite. It is connected to the armory by a covered bridge.{{Ref|aSoS|80}} From a window on the covered bridge, one can see the entire yard.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}  
  
* The '''Great Hall''' is used for receiving guests and the place where the household would dine together, including the lord of the house. The Great Hall is very large. On the outside it is enclosed with grey stone and covered with banners, with wide doors made of oak and iron, which opens to the castle yard, whilst a rear exit leads to a dimly-lit gallery. Inside it can hold eight long rows of trestle tables, four to each side of the central aisle, and can seat 500 people. There is a raised platform for noble guests.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}
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* The Great Hall is used for receiving guests and the place where the household would dine together, including the lord of the house. The Great Hall is very large. On the outside it is enclosed with grey stone and covered with banners, with wide doors made of oak and iron, which opens to the castle yard, whilst a rear exit leads to a dimly-lit gallery. Inside it can hold eight long rows of trestle tables, four to each side of the central aisle, and can seat five hundred people. There is a raised platform for noble guests.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}
  
* The small '''[[sept]]''' was built for Lady [[Catelyn Tully]] by her husband, Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|aGoT|2}}
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* The small [[sept]] was built for Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], a [[southron]], by her husband, Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|aGoT|2}}
  
===Courtyard and Misc.===
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===Courtyard and Other Buildings===
[[File:Thomas Denmark ned cat hart tree.jpg|350px|thumb|Cat visits Ned by the Heart Tree - by [http://thomasdenmarkportfolio.blogspot.com/  Thomas Denmark]. © [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]]]
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[[File:Winterfell map.png|350px|thumb|Fan-made map of Winterfell prior to ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''. 1.North Gate 2.[[Broken Tower]] 3.Glass Garden 4.[[Crypt of Winterfell|Crypts]] 5.[[First Keep]] 6.[[Godswood of Winterfell|Godswood]] 7.Guards Hall 8.East Gate 9.Armory 10.Hunter's Gate 11.Kennels 12.Guest House 13. Bridge between the Armory and the Great Keep 14.Great Keep 15.Maester's Turret 16.Kitchen 17.Courtyard 18.Bell Tower 19.Library Tower 20.Sept 21.Stables 22.Great Hall 23.Smithy 24.South Gate]]
[[File:Winterfell throne by MarcSimonetti.jpg|350px|thumb|Winterfell throne by Marc Simonetti ©]]
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* The [[First Keep]], a squat and round drum tower, is the oldest surviving part of the castle but is no longer in use. Around it lies a [[lichyard]] where the [[Kings of Winter]] would lay their loyal servants. The keep has gargoyles atop it.{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{ref|ACOK|4}} Maester [[Kennet (maester)|Kennet]] determined it was built after the [[Andals]] arrived.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}}
[[File:Great Keep.jpg|350px|thumb|The Great Keep© Fantasy Flight Games]]
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* The [[broken tower]], also known as the Burned Tower, was once the tallest watchtower in Winterfell. Over one hundred forty years ago a lightning strike set it afire and the top third collapsed inward, but no one bothered to rebuild it.{{Ref|aGoT|8}}{{Ref|aCoK|35}} It stands behind the old inner ward. [[Crow]]s nest atop the broken tower.{{ref|AGOT|8}}
  
* The '''First Keep''', a squat and round fortress, is the oldest part of the castle. It is no longer in use. Around it lies a lichyard where the Kings of Winter would lay their loyal servants.  The keep has gargoyles atop it.{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{ref|ACOK|4}}  
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* The ancient [[godswood of Winterfell]] has stood untouched for ten thousand years, with three acres of old packed earth and close together trees creating a dense canopy, which the castle was raised around. At the center of the grove stands an ancient [[weirwood]] with [[heart tree|a face carved into it]], standing over a pool of black water.{{Ref|aGoT|2}} Across the godswood from the heart tree, beneath the windows of the Guest House, an underground hot spring feeds three small pools, with a moss-covered wall looming above them. The godswood is enclosed by walls, and is accessed by a main iron gate, or smaller wooden ones.
  
* The '''broken tower''', also known as the Burned Tower, was once the tallest watchtower in Winterfell. Over 140 years ago a lightning strike set it afire and the top third collapsed inward, but no one bothered to rebuild it.{{Ref|aGoT|8}}{{Ref|aCoK|35}} It stands behind the old inner ward.
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* The glass garden is a greenhouse heated by the hot springs, which turn it into a place of moist warmth.{{Ref|aGoT|6}} It is used to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}{{Ref|aCoK|51}}
  
* The ancient '''[[godswood]]''' has stood untouched for 10,000 years, with three acres of old packed earth and close together trees creating a dense canopy, which the castle was raised around. At the center of the grove stands an ancient [[weirwood]] with [[heart tree|a face carved into it]], standing over a pool of black water.{{Ref|aGoT|2}} Across the godswood from the heart tree, beneath the windows of the ''Guest House'', an underground hot spring feeds three small pools, with a moss-covered wall looming above them. The godswood is enclosed by walls, and is accessed by a main iron gate, or smaller wooden ones. [[Snow shrike]]s can be seen when the godswood is covered in snow.{{ref|AGOT|63}}
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* The [[crypt of Winterfell]], located near the First Keep, is where members of [[House Stark]] are buried. The underground crypts are long and narrow, with pillars moving two by two along its length. Between pillars stand the sepulchers of the Starks of Winterfell, the likenesses of the dead seated on thrones, with iron swords set before them to keep the restless spirits from wandering, and snarling [[direwolf|direwolves]] at their feet. The crypts are located deep under the earth, cavernous and bigger than the complex above ground. They are accessed by a twisting stone stair and a huge ironwood door that lies at a slant to the floor. The stair continues below to older levels where the most ancient [[Kings in the North]] are entombed.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{Ref|aCoK|69}}
  
* The '''glass garden''' is a greenhouse heated by the hot springs, which turn it into a place of moist warmth.{{Ref|aGoT|6}} It is used to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}{{Ref|aCoK|51}}
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* The Bell Tower is connected to the rookery by a bridge. The bridge is covered and runs from the fourth floor of the tower to the second floor of the rookery.{{ref|ACOK|4}}{{Ref|aSoS|80}}
  
* The '''[[crypt of Winterfell]]''', located near the First Keep, is where the bones of all of the [[Kings in the North]] and ruling lords of Winterfell are buried. The underground crypts are long and narrow, with pillars moving two by two along its length. Between pillars stand the sepulchers of the Starks of Winterfell, the likenesses of the dead seated on thrones, with iron swords set before them to keep the restless spirits from wandering, and snarling [[direwolf|direwolves]] at their feet. The crypts are located deep under the earth, cavernous and bigger than the complex above ground. They are accessed by a twisting stone stair and a huge [[ironwood]] door that lies at a slant to the floor. The stair continues below to older levels where the most ancient Kings in the North are entombed.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{Ref|aCoK|69}}
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* The [[maester]]'s turret is located below the rookery.{{Ref|aCoK|28}}
  
* The '''Bell Tower''' is connected to the rookery by a bridge. The bridge is covered and runs from the fourth floor of the tower to the second floor of the rookery.{{ref|ACOK|4}}{{Ref|aSoS|80}}
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* The Library Tower houses the library at Winterfell. A stonework staircase winds about its exterior.{{Ref|aSoS|80}}
  
* The '''maester's turret''' is located below the rookery.{{Ref|aCoK|28}}
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* The Guards Hall is in line with the Bell Tower, and further back, the First Keep.{{Ref|aCoK|4}}
  
* The '''Library Tower''' houses the library at Winterfell. A stonework staircase winds about its exterior.{{Ref|aSoS|80}}
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===Walls===
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[[File:Federico Musetti Winterfell CastlII.jpg|thumb|350px|Winterfell - Illustrated by Federico Musetti © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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[[File:Mariusz Gandzell Gates of Winterfell.png|thumb|350px|Gates of Winterfell - Illustrated by Mariusz Gandzel © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, defended by two massive walls of grey granite{{ref|AGOT|50}} with a wide moat between them. The outer wall is eighty feet high, while the inner is one hundred feet high, with a wide moat between them. There are guard turrets on the outer wall and more than thirty watch turrets on the crenelated inner walls.
  
* The '''Guards Hall''' is in line with the Bell Tower, and further back, the First Keep.{{Ref|aCoK|4}}
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The great main gates{{ref|ADWD|46}} have a gatehouse made of two huge crenelated bulwarks which flank the arched gate{{ref|ASOS|80}} and a drawbridge that opens into the market square of the [[winter town]].{{ref|AGOT|37}}{{ref|ACOK|66}}
  
===External Walls===
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There is a narrow tunnel inside of the inner wall stretching halfway around the castle, allowing travel from the south gate all the way to the north gate without interruption.{{ref|AGOT|8}}
Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, defended by two massive granite walls with a wide moat between them. The outer wall is eighty feet high, while the inner is one hundred feet high, with a wide moat between them. There are guard turrets on the outer wall and more than thirty watch turrets on the crenelated inner walls.  
 
  
The main gatehouse is made of two huge crenelated bulwarks which flank the arched gate and drawbridge that opens into the market square. There are three additional gates - the Hunter's Gate directly on the opposite side of the castle, the south gate, and the northern gate. There is a narrow tunnel inside of the inner wall stretching halfway around the castle, allowing travel from the south gate all the way to the northern gate without interruption.
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* The Hunter's Gate is a gate located close to the kennels and the kitchens. It opens directly onto open fields and the [[wolfswood]], so people can come and go without having to cross through the winter town. It is favored by hunting parties.{{Ref|aCoK|50}}
  
* The '''Hunter's Gate''' is a gate located close to the kennels and the kitchens. It opens directly onto the open fields and the [[wolfswood]], so people can come and go without having to cross through the winter town. It is favored by hunting parties.{{Ref|aCoK|50}}
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* The East Gate{{Ref|aCoK|69}} or east gate{{ref|ADWD|51}} leads to the [[kingsroad]].{{Ref|aCoK|69}} The Kingsroad Gate{{ref|ADWD|46}} may be another name for the same gate.
  
* The '''East Gate''' is part of the main gatehouse, located on the eastern inner walls. It opens onto the King's Gate located in the outer walls and leads to the [[kingsroad]].{{Ref|aCoK|69}}
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* The Battlements Gate is a small arched postern in the inner wall. It crosses the moat between the walls but does not have a passageway through the outer wall.{{ref|ADWD|46}}
  
 
===Winter Town===
 
===Winter Town===
The winter town, so-called because it lies mostly deserted during summer years, is where smallfolk gather in winter. It is located outside the walls of Winterfell. Its market square is filled with wooden stalls for merchants, while its streets are muddy and lined with rows of houses made from log and undressed stone. Less than one in five are occupied during the summer, but they fill up once winter arrives.{{Ref|aGoT|37}} The kingsroad sits beyond the winter town, which would put it to the east of Winterfell.{{Ref|aGoT|13}} There is an inn in the winter town, the [[Smoking Log]].{{Ref|aGoT|24}}
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The [[winter town]], so called because it lies mostly deserted during summer, is where smallfolk gather in winter. It is located outside the walls of Winterfell. Its market square is filled with wooden stalls for merchants, while its streets are muddy and lined with rows of houses made from log and undressed stone. Less than one in five are occupied during the summer, but they fill up once winter arrives.{{Ref|aGoT|37}} The kingsroad, which runs east of Winterfell,<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref> sits beyond the winter town.{{Ref|aGoT|13}} There is an inn in the winter town, the [[Smoking Log]].{{Ref|aGoT|37}}
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==History==
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[[File:Winterfell throne by MarcSimonetti.jpg|350px|thumb|Winterfell throne by Marc Simonetti ©]]
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[[File:Great Keep.jpg|350px|thumb|The Great Keep by Eric Lofgren © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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According to legend, Winterfell was built by [[Brandon Stark (Builder)|Brandon the Builder]], who was aided by [[giants]],{{Ref|aSoS|41}} after the [[Long Night]] ended eight thousand years ago.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}} [[Maesters]] believe it was built in pieces over different eras, since the ancient Starks did not level the ground and plan it as a single structure.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}}
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For most of recorded history Winterfell was the seat of [[House Stark]], the [[Kings in the North]] and later [[Warden of the North|Wardens of the North]], after King [[Torrhen Stark]] bent the knee to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his [[dragons]]. During the wars between the Kings of Winter from House Stark and the [[Red King]]s from [[House Bolton]], Winterfell was burned by Kings [[Royce II Bolton|Royce II]] and [[Royce IV Bolton]] of the [[Dreadfort]] prior to the [[Andal invasion]] of [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Kings of Winter}}
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Maester [[Kennet (maester)|Kennet]] determined that the [[First Keep]], the oldest surviving part of the castle,{{ref|AGOT|8}} was built some time after the Andals.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}} Winterfell's inner walls were raised approximately two thousand years ago, while the outer walls were built during the reign of King [[Edrick Stark|Edrick Snowbeard]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}} The heads of some giants are said to have been displayed on Winterfell's walls.{{ref|ASOS|80}}
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According to [[free folk]] legend, [[Bael the Bard]] once entered Winterfell under the guise of a singer named Sygerrik. Leaving behind only a [[winter rose]], Bael supposedly disappeared with the daughter of Lord [[Brandon Stark (the daughterless)|Brandon Stark]] after tricking the lord. The daughter eventually reappeared with an infant, a future Lord Stark, the story claiming that they had been hiding in the [[crypt of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|51}} The legend is not recorded in the chronicles of Winterfell, however.{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}}
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King [[Torrhen Stark]] called the banners to Winterfell during [[Aegon's Conquest]], but the King Who Knelt eventually submitted to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] at the [[Inn of the Kneeling Man|Trident]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} King Aegon I visited Winterfell in {{Date|33}} during the last of his progresses throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] visited Winterfell and gained [[Cregan Stark]] for the cause of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[blacks]].{{ref|TPATQ}}
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At the start of [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]] left the [[Eyrie]] and crossed the [[Mountains of the Moon]] and the [[Bite]] to return to the north, where he raised the northern banners.{{ref|ADWD|9}} His younger brother [[Benjen Stark]] remained in the castle for the war's duration as the Stark in Winterfell.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/ConQuest_Kansas_City_MO_May_27_294 ConQuest (Kansas City, MO; May 27-29) (May 27, 2005)]</ref>
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[[Mance Rayder]] once accompanied [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]] in a visit from the [[Wall]] to Winterfell to see Lord Eddard.{{ref|ASOS|7}} When [[Alys Karstark]] was six, her father, Lord [[Rickard Karstark|Rickard]], brought her to Winterfell to meet Eddard's heir, [[Robb Stark|Robb]]. Alys danced with a courteous Robb and a sullen [[Jon Snow]] during the feast.{{ref|ADWD|44}} The [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyns]] often visit Winterfell because [[Castle Cerwyn]] is only half a day away.{{ref|ACOK|16}}{{ref|ACOK|30}} As the regional capital of the north, [[harvest feast]]s have been hosted in Winterfell for centuries.
  
 
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[[File:Thomas Denmark ned cat hart tree.jpg|350px|thumb|[[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] visits [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] by the [[heart tree]] - by [http://thomasdenmarkportfolio.blogspot.com/  Thomas Denmark]. © [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games] ]]
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Lord [[Eddard Stark]] hosts King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and the royal family at Winterfell after the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. They visit the [[crypt of Winterfell|crypt]] so Robert can pay his respects to [[Lyanna Stark]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} While climbing toward the [[broken tower]], [[Bran Stark]] is pushed from the [[First Keep]] after finding Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] cavorting with his sister, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|8}}
  
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] hosts King [[Robert Baratheon]] and the royal family at Winterfell after the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. They visit the [[crypt of Winterfell|crypt]] so Robert can pay his respects to [[Lyanna Stark]]. [[Robb Stark]] remains in the castle when Eddard travels south to [[King's Landing]] to serve as the new [[Hand of the King]]. A fire is started in the Library Tower in order to distract the guards during an attempt on [[Bran Stark]]'s life.{{Ref|aGoT|14}}
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[[Robb Stark]] remains in the castle when Eddard travels south to [[King's Landing]] to serve as the new [[Hand of the King]]. A fire is started in the Library Tower in order to distract the guards during the [[catspaw]]'s attempt on Bran's life.{{Ref|aGoT|14}}
  
When Robb hears that Eddard has been taken prisoner in King's Landing, he raises the northern bannerman and marches south to rescue his father. Bran remains as the Stark in Winterfell. The direwolf [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]] is buried in the lichyard of the First Keep.{{Ref|aGoT|53}} [[Catelyn Tully]] appoints Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] the castellan of Winterfell.{{ref|AGOT|55}}
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When Robb hears that Eddard has been taken prisoner in King's Landing, he raises the [[north]]ern bannerman and marches south to rescue his father. Bran remains as the Stark in Winterfell. The direwolf [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]] is buried in the [[lichyard]] of the First Keep.{{Ref|aGoT|53}} Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] appoints Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] as castellan of Winterfell.{{ref|AGOT|55}} While at [[Riverrun]], Robb is proclaimed [[King in the North]] by northern and [[riverlands|rivermen]] alike.{{ref|AGOT|71}}
  
 
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[[File:Winterfell by feliche.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Winterfell by [http://feliche.deviantart.com/ Feliche]©]]
 
Bran, the Stark in Winterfell in Robb's absence, hosts numerous northern lords for the [[harvest feast]].{{ref|ACOK|21}} Songs performed during the festival include "[[Iron Lances]]", "[[The Burning of the Ships]]", and "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]".
 
Bran, the Stark in Winterfell in Robb's absence, hosts numerous northern lords for the [[harvest feast]].{{ref|ACOK|21}} Songs performed during the festival include "[[Iron Lances]]", "[[The Burning of the Ships]]", and "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]".
  
During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Winterfell is captured in a [[Battle of Winterfell|surprise attack]] by the [[ironmen]] led by [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{ref|ACOK|46}} He rules the castle for several weeks, but he lacks the manpower to hold it indefinitely against the Stark bannermen. [[Tyrion Lannister]], hearing of Theon's taking of Winterfell, thinks to himself:
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During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Winterfell is captured in a [[capture of Winterfell|surprise attack]] by the [[ironmen]] led by [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{ref|ACOK|46}} He rules the castle for several weeks, but he lacks the manpower to hold it indefinitely against the Stark bannermen. [[Asha Greyjoy]] refuses to help her brother hold the castle, which is far from the [[Sunset Sea]].{{ref|ACOK|56}}
  
{{Quote|He had only the vaguest memory of Theon Greyjoy from his time with the Starks. A callow youth, always smiling, skilled with a bow; it was hard to imagine him as Lord of Winterfell. The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark. He remembered their godswood; the tall sentinels armored in their grey-green needles, the great oaks, the hawthorn and ash and soldier pines, and at the center the heart tree standing like some pale giant frozen in time. He could almost smell the place, earthy and brooding, the smell of centuries, and he remembered how dark the wood had been even by day. That wood was Winterfell. It was the north. I never felt so out of place as I did when I walked there, so much an unwelcome intruder. He wondered if the Greyjoys would feel it too. The castle might well be theirs, but never that godswood. Not in a year, or ten, or fifty.{{ref|ACOK|21}}}}
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Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] assembles near two thousand northmen to retake Winterfell from Theon. [[Ramsay Snow]], the castellan of the [[Dreadfort]], leads the [[House Bolton|Bolton]] soldiers in betraying their fellow northmen, however, and Rodrik's army is destroyed in a [[battle at Winterfell|battle outside Winterfell's gates]]. Ramsay then double-crosses Theon, takes him prisoner, and has the Dreadfort men [[Sack of Winterfell|sack and burn Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|66}} The ceiling of the Great Hall and one whole side of the First Keep collapse during the sack of Winterfell. A steaming lake forms at the bottom of the Library Tower, while the Maester's Turret and the bridge connecting the Bell Tower to the rookery are destroyed. Bran and [[Rickon Stark]], undetected in the crypts, make their escape from Winterfell in the aftermath.{{Ref|aCoK|69}}
  
The castle is [[Sack of Winterfell|sacked]] and burned by [[Ramsay Snow]], after his force of [[Dreadfort]] men turn on his fellow northmen and double-cross Theon, taking him prisoner.{{ref|ACOK|66}} The ceiling of the Great Hall and one whole side of the First Keep collapse during the Sack of Winterfell. A steaming lake forms at the bottom of the Library Tower, while the Maester's Turret and the bridge connecting the Bell Tower to the rookery are destroyed.{{Ref|aCoK|69}} Bran and [[Rickon Stark]], undetected in the crypts, make their escape from Winterfell in the aftermath.
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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The surviving women and children of Winterfell are taken to the [[Dreadfort]] by [[Ramsay Snow]],{{ref|ASOS|35}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1176 Readers and Realism (June 28, 2001)]</ref> who also holds [[Theon Greyjoy]] as a hostage.{{ref|ASOS|49}}
  
===''A Storm of Swords''===
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Due to the alleged deaths of Bran and Rickon Stark, [[Sansa Stark]] is now considered the heir to Winterfell. For this title Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] plots to have Sansa married to the heir of [[Highgarden]], [[Willas Tyrell]]. When Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is informed of this he has his son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], marry her instead, to both Sansa and Tyrion's reluctance.  
Due to the alleged deaths of Bran and Rickon Stark, [[Sansa Stark]] is now considered to be the heir to Winterfell. For this title Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] plots to have Sansa married to the heir of [[Highgarden]], [[Willas Tyrell]]. When [[Tywin Lannister]] is informed of this he has his son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] marry her instead, to both Sansa and Tyrion's reluctance.  
 
 
[[File:MKomarck SansaEyrie.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sansa Stark making a snow-castle of Winterfell at the Eyrie - by Michael Komarck.©]]  
 
[[File:MKomarck SansaEyrie.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sansa Stark making a snow-castle of Winterfell at the Eyrie - by Michael Komarck.©]]  
  
After King [[Robb Stark]] marries [[Jeyne Westerling]], he tells his mother, [[Catelyn Tully]], that he plans to legitimize his brother, [[Jon Snow]], and name him heir of Winterfell and King in the North should he and Jeyne not have a child. Due to Sansa's marriage to [[Tyrion Lannister]], Robb fears that Sansa will give Tyrion a son and thus control of Winterfell which Robb wants to prevent. Catelyn pleads that Robb consider naming his other sister, [[Arya Stark]], as heir, but Robb insists that no one has seen Arya since his father [[Eddard Stark]]'s death and that his younger sister is likely also dead. Robb signs the decree naming Jon his heir,<ref>"Robb Stark" entry in ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> but the whereabouts of the will are unknown after Robb's death in the [[Red Wedding]].
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After King [[Robb Stark]] marries [[Jeyne Westerling]], he tells his mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], that he plans to legitimize his brother, [[Jon Snow]] of the [[Night's Watch]], and name him heir of Winterfell and [[King in the North]] should he and Jeyne not have a child. Due to Sansa's marriage to Tyrion, Robb fears that Sansa will give Tyrion a son and thus control of Winterfell which Robb wants to prevent. Catelyn pleads that Robb consider naming his other sister, [[Arya Stark|Arya]], as heir, but Robb insists that no one has seen Arya since his father [[Eddard Stark|Eddard's]] death and that Arya is likely also dead. Robb signs the decree naming Jon his heir,{{ref|AWOIAF| Robb Stark}} but the whereabouts of the will are unknown after Robb's death in the [[Red Wedding]].
  
As Sansa Stark hides out in the [[Eyrie]] after the [[Purple Wedding|murder]] of [[Joffrey Baratheon]], she reminisces fondly about Winterfell and makes a castle of snow in its likeness with the aid of [[Petyr Baelish]].{{Ref|aSoS|80}}
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As Sansa hides at the [[Eyrie]] after [[Purple Wedding|the murder]] of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], she reminisces fondly about Winterfell and makes a castle of snow in its likeness with the aid of [[Petyr Baelish]].{{Ref|aSoS|80}}
  
At the [[Wall]], in exchange for [[Jon Snow]] recognizing [[Stannis Baratheon]] as king, Stannis offers to legitimize him, which would make him Lord Jon Stark of Winterfell. However, Jon refuses Stannis and he instead becomes the 998th [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].
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At the [[Wall]], in exchange for Jon Snow recognizing [[Stannis Baratheon]] as king, Stannis offers to legitimize him, which would make him Lord Jon Stark of Winterfell. However, Jon refuses Stannis and he instead becomes the 998th [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Asha Greyjoy]] informs Lord [[Rodrik Harlaw]] that when she and her [[ironborn]] searched Winterfell for Theon they found only scattered bodies scavenged by wolves.{{ref|AFFC|11}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[File:Lino Drieghe Winterfell.JPG|thumb|350px|Winterfell illustrated by Lino Drieghe © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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King [[Stannis Baratheon]] reminds [[Jon Snow]] that he had hoped to bestow Winterfell on him, and that his offer was thrown in his face. Jon replies that by right Winterfell should go to his sister, [[Sansa Stark]]. Stannis asks Jon if he is eager to see the Imp, [[Tyrion Lannister]], perched on [[Eddard Stark]]'s seat. He promises Jon that as long as he, Stannis, is alive that will not happen.{{ref|ADWD|3}}
  
[[Asha Greyjoy]] informs Lord [[Rodrik Harlaw]] that when she and her ironborn searched Winterfell for Theon they found only scattered bodies scavenged by wolves.{{ref|AFFC|11}}
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Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the new [[Warden of the North]], moves the wedding of his newly-legitimized son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], to "[[Arya Stark]]", who is actually [[Jeyne Poole]], from [[Barrowton]] to Winterfell.{{ref|ADWD|32}} When the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] arrive at Winterfell, Roose finds the ruined castle a refuge of more then two dozen squatters. When he tells them he will be merciful if they serve well, they are used as labor to partially restore Winterfell. They rebuild burned gates and raise a new roof over the Great Hall. After the work is completed Roose has them all hanged; true to his word he is merciful and does not flay a one.{{ref|ADWD|37}}
  
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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Ramsay marries "Arya" in the [[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]] and becomes [[House Bolton of Winterfell|Lord of Winterfell]], with [[Theon Greyjoy]] giving Jeyne away. Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] furnishes the wedding feast and asks the singer [[Mance Rayder|Abel]] to sing of the [[Rat Cook]].{{ref|ADWD|37}}
King [[Stannis Baratheon]] reminds [[Jon Snow]] that he had hoped to bestow Winterfell on him, and that his offer was thrown in his face. Jon replies that by right Winterfell should go to his sister, [[Sansa Stark]].  Stannis asks Jon if he is eager to see the Imp, [[Tyrion Lannister]], perched on [[Eddard Stark]]'s seat. He promises Jon that as long as he, Stannis, is alive that will not happen.  
 
  
Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the new Warden of the North, moves the wedding of his legitimized son, [[Ramsay Bolton]], to "[[Arya Stark]]", who is actually [[Jeyne Poole]], from [[Barrowton]] to Winterfell.{{ref|ADWD|32}} When the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] arrive at Winterfell, Roose finds the ruined castle a refuge of more then two dozen squatters. When he tells them he will be merciful if they serve well, they are used for a labour force in rebuilding Winterfell. They rebuild burned gates and raise a new roof over the Great Hall. After the work is completed Roose has them all hanged; true to his word he is merciful and does not flay a one.{{ref|ADWD|37}}
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During a winter storm that hits Winterfell, squires build snowmen on the battlements. A dozen snowy lords are built to command them, including depictions of Lord Manderly, Lord [[Harwood Stout]], Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]], and [[Whoresbane Umber]] on the battlements. Theon and Barbrey discover that swords are missing from the [[crypt of Winterfell|crypts]].{{ref|ADWD|41}} Tensions heighten during the blizzard as several [[House Frey|Freys]] and northerners are found dead.{{ref|ADWD|46}}
  
Ramsay marries "Arya" in the godswood and becomes Lord of Winterfell, with [[Theon Greyjoy]] giving Jeyne away. Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] furnishes the wedding feast and asks the singer [[Mance Rayder|Abel]] to sing of the [[Rat Cook]].{{ref|ADWD|37}}
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After Freys fight with [[House Manderly|Manderly]] men, Roose sends the Freys out the main gate and the Manderlys out the east gate. They are to march on Stannis's army, which is said to be three days [[march on Winterfell|march from Winterfell]]. Amidst the commotion, Theon and "Arya" flee the castle by passing through the Battlements Gate, climbing a stair to the battlements, and leaping into the snow.{{ref|ADWD|51}}
  
During a winter storm that hits Winterfell, squires build snowmen on the battlements. A dozen snowy lords are built to command them, including depictions of Lord [[Wyman Manderly]], Lord [[Harwood Stout]], Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]], and [[Whoresbane Umber]] on the battlements. Theon and Barbrey discover that swords are missing from the [[crypt of Winterfell|crypts]].{{ref|ADWD|41}} Tensions heighten during the blizzard as several [[House Frey|Freys]] and northerners are found dead.{{ref|ADWD|46}} Theon and "Arya" flee the castle after Freys fight with [[House Manderly|Manderly]] men.{{ref|ADWD|51}}
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It is believed among Stannis's army that [[Arnolf Karstark]], castellan of [[Karhold]], would receive Winterfell should it be taken from the Boltons.{{ref|ADWD|62}}
  
 
===''The Winds of Winter''===
 
===''The Winds of Winter''===
After learning that [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s army is three days march from Winterfell, Roose sends out the Freys and Manderlys, as well as Ramsay and his men, but keeps much of his own strength behind in Winterfell. According to Theon, Roose is keeping his own men back as a reserve, as he once did in the Riverlands, to weaken potential rivals.<ref>[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)]]</ref>
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{{Warning/twow}}
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Roose has sent out the Freys and Manderlys, as well as Ramsay and his men, but he has kept much of his own strength behind in Winterfell. According to Theon, who has been brought to Stannis by [[Mors Umber]], Roose is keeping his own men back as a reserve, as he once did in the riverlands, to weaken potential rivals.<ref name=Winds>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>
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Mors had his troops built pits outside the main gate. The Freys ride into them, causing [[Aenys Frey]] to break his neck.<ref name=Winds/>
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Bran could perch for hours among the shapeless, rain-worn gargoyles that brooded over the First Keep, watching it all: the men drilling with wood and steel in the yard, the cooks tending their vegetables in the glass garden, restless dogs running back and forth in the kennels, the silence of the godswood, the girls gossiping beside the washing well. It made him feel like he was lord of the castle, in a way even [[Robb Stark|Robb]] would never know. It taught him Winterfell's secrets too. The builders had not even leveled the earth; there were hills and valleys behind the walls of Winterfell. There was a covered bridge that went from the fourth floor of the bell tower across to the second floor of the rookery. Bran knew about that. And he knew you could get inside the inner wall by the south gate, climb three floors and run all the way around Winterfell through a narrow tunnel in the stone, and then come out on ground level at the north gate, with a hundred feet of wall looming over you. Even Maester [[Luwin]] didn't know that, Bran was convinced.{{Ref|aGoT|8}}}} – [[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts
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{{Quote|Bran could perch for hours among the shapeless, rain-worn gargoyles that brooded over the [[First Keep]], watching it all: the men drilling with wood and steel in the yard, the cooks tending their vegetables in the glass garden, restless dogs running back and forth in the kennels, the silence of the [[godswood of Winterfell|godswood]], the girls gossiping beside the washing well. It made him feel like he was lord of the castle, in a way even [[Robb Stark|Robb]] would never know. It taught him Winterfell's secrets too. The builders had not even leveled the earth; there were hills and valleys behind the walls of Winterfell. There was a covered bridge that went from the fourth floor of the bell tower across to the second floor of the rookery. Bran knew about that. And he knew you could get inside the inner wall by the south gate, climb three floors and run all the way around Winterfell through a narrow tunnel in the stone, and then come out on ground level at the north gate, with a hundred feet of wall looming over you. Even Maester [[Luwin]] didn't know that, Bran was convinced.{{Ref|aGoT|8}}|[[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts}}
  
  
{{Quote|He remembered Winterfell as he had last seen it. Not as grotesquely huge as [[Harrenhal]], nor as solid and impregnable to look at as [[Storm's End]], yet there had been a great strength in those stones, a sense that within those walls a man might feel safe. The news of the castle’s fall had come as a wrenching shock.{{Ref|aCoK|54}}}} – [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts
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{{Quote|He remembered Winterfell as he had last seen it. Not as grotesquely huge as [[Harrenhal]], nor as solid and impregnable to look at as [[Storm's End]], yet there had been a great strength in those stones, a sense that within those walls a man might feel safe. The news of the castle’s fall had come as a wrenching shock.{{Ref|aCoK|54}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}
  
  
{{Quote|The Lord of Winterfell would always be a [[House Stark|Stark]].{{Ref|aCoK|54}}}} – [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts
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{{Quote|The Lord of Winterfell would always be a [[House Stark|Stark]].{{Ref|aCoK|54}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}
  
  
{{Quote|“The Prince of Winterfell.Of Winterfell burned and tumbled, its people scattered and slain. The glass gardens were smashed, and hot water gushed from the cracked walls to steam beneath the sun. How can you be the prince of someplace you might never see again?{{Ref|aSoS|9}}}} – [[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts
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{{Quote|"The [[Prince of Winterfell]]." Of Winterfell burned and tumbled, its people scattered and slain. The glass gardens were smashed, and hot water gushed from the cracked walls to steam beneath the sun. How can you be the prince of someplace you might never see again?{{Ref|aSoS|9}}|[[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts}}
  
  
{{quote|The [[weirwood]] was the heart of Winterfell, Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] always said ... but to save the castle Jon would have to tear that heart up by its ancient roots, and feed it to [[Melisandre|the red woman's]] hungry [[R'hllor|fire god]]. I have no right. Winterfell belongs to the [[old gods]].{{ref|ASOS|79}}}} – [[Jon Snow]]'s thoughts
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{{quote|The [[weirwood]] was the heart of Winterfell, Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] always said ... but to save the castle Jon would have to tear that heart up by its ancient roots, and feed it to [[Melisandre|the red woman's]] hungry [[R'hllor|fire god]]. I have no right. Winterfell belongs to the [[old gods]].{{ref|ASOS|79}}|[[Jon Snow]]'s thoughts}}
  
  
{{Quote|Drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover’s kisses, and melted on her cheeks. At the center of the garden, beside the statue of the weeping woman that lay broken and half-buried on the ground, she turned her face up to the sky and closed her eyes. She could feel the snow on her lashes, taste it on her lips. It was the taste of Winterfell. The taste of innocence. The taste of dreams.{{Ref|aSoS|80}}}}
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{{Quote|Drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover’s kisses, and melted on her cheeks. At the center of the garden, beside the statue of the weeping woman that lay broken and half-buried on the ground, she turned her face up to the sky and closed her eyes. She could feel the snow on her lashes, taste it on her lips. It was the taste of Winterfell. The taste of innocence. The taste of dreams.{{Ref|aSoS|80}}|[[Sansa Stark]]'s thoughts, at the [[Eyrie]]}}
[[Sansa Stark]]'s thoughts, at the [[Eyrie]]
 
  
  
{{Quote|'''Petyr:''' May I come into your castle, my lady?<br>
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{{Quote|'''Petyr''': May I come into your castle, my lady?<br>'''Sansa''': Don’t break it. Be ... <br>'''Petyr''': ... gentle? Winterfell has withstood fiercer enemies than me. It is Winterfell, is it not?<br>'''Sansa''': Yes.<br>'''Petyr''': I used to dream of it, in those years after [[Catelyn Stark|Cat]] went north with [[Eddard Stark]]. In my dreams it was ever a dark place, and cold.<br>'''Sansa''': No. It was always warm, even when it snowed. Water from the hot springs is piped through the walls to warm them, and inside the glass gardens it was always like the hottest day of summer.{{Ref|aSoS|80}}|[[Sansa Stark]] makes a snow castle of Winterfell with [[Petyr Baelish]]}}
'''Sansa:''' Don’t break it. Be ... <br>
 
'''Petyr:''' ... gentle? Winterfell has withstood fiercer enemies than me. It is Winterfell, is it not?<br>
 
'''Sansa:''' Yes.<br>
 
'''Petyr''': I used to dream of it, in those years after [[Catelyn Tully|Cat]] went north with [[Eddard Stark]]. In my dreams it was ever a dark place, and cold.<br>
 
'''Sansa:''' No. It was always warm, even when it snowed. Water from the hot springs is piped through the walls to warm them, and inside the glass gardens it was always like the hottest day of summer. {{Ref|aSoS|80}}}}
 
[[Sansa Stark]] makes a snow castle of Winterfell with [[Petyr Baelish]]
 
  
  
{{Quote|Winterfell was full of ghosts for Theon Greyjoy.{{ref|ADWD|37}}}} – [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s thoughts
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{{Quote|Winterfell was full of ghosts for Theon Greyjoy.{{ref|ADWD|37}}|[[Theon Greyjoy]]'s thoughts}}
  
  
{{quote|It was my home, though. Not a true home, but the best I ever knew.{{ref|ADWD|46}}}} – [[Theon Greyjoy]]'s thoughts
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{{quote|It was my home, though. Not a true home, but the best I ever knew.{{ref|ADWD|46}}|[[Theon Greyjoy]]'s thoughts}}
  
 
==Chapters that take place in Winterfell==
 
==Chapters that take place in Winterfell==
 
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 2|A Game of Thrones: 2. Catelyn I]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 2|''A Game of Thrones'': 2. Catelyn I]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 4|A Game of Thrones: 4. Eddard I]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 4|''A Game of Thrones'': 4. Eddard I]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 5|A Game of Thrones: 5. Jon I]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 5|''A Game of Thrones'': 5. Jon I]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 6|A Game of Thrones: 6. Catelyn II]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 6|''A Game of Thrones'': 6. Catelyn II]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 7|A Game of Thrones: 7. Arya I]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 7|''A Game of Thrones'': 7. Arya I]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|A Game of Thrones: 8. Bran II]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|''A Game of Thrones'': 8. Bran II]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 9|A Game of Thrones: 9. Tyrion I]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 9|''A Game of Thrones'': 9. Tyrion I]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 10|A Game of Thrones: 10. Jon II]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 10|''A Game of Thrones'': 10. Jon II]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 14|A Game of Thrones: 14. Catelyn III]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 14|''A Game of Thrones'': 14. Catelyn III]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 17|A Game of Thrones: 17. Bran III]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 17|''A Game of Thrones'': 17. Bran III]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 24|A Game of Thrones: 24. Bran IV]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 24|''A Game of Thrones'': 24. Bran IV]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 53|A Game of Thrones: 53. Bran VI]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 53|''A Game of Thrones'': 53. Bran VI]]
*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 66|A Game of Thrones: 66. Bran VII]]
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*[[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 66|''A Game of Thrones'': 66. Bran VII]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 4|A Clash of Kings: 4. Bran I]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 4|''A Clash of Kings'': 4. Bran I]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|A Clash of Kings: 16. Bran II]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|''A Clash of Kings'': 16. Bran II]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 21|A Clash of Kings: 21. Bran III]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 21|''A Clash of Kings'': 21. Bran III]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 28|A Clash of Kings: 28. Bran IV]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 28|''A Clash of Kings'': 28. Bran IV]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 35|A Clash of Kings: 35. Bran V]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 35|''A Clash of Kings'': 35. Bran V]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 46|A Clash of Kings: 46. Bran VI]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 46|''A Clash of Kings'': 46. Bran VI]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 50|A Clash of Kings: 50. Theon IV]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 50|''A Clash of Kings'': 50. Theon IV]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 56|A Clash of Kings: 56. Theon V]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 56|''A Clash of Kings'': 56. Theon V]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 66|A Clash of Kings: 66. Theon VI]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 66|''A Clash of Kings'': 66. Theon VI]]
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 69|A Clash of Kings: 69. Bran VII]]
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*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 69|''A Clash of Kings'': 69. Bran VII]]
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 37|A Dance with Dragons: 37. The Prince of Winterfell]]
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*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 37|''A Dance with Dragons'': 37. The Prince of Winterfell]]
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 41|A Dance with Dragons: 41. The Turncloak]]
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*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 41|''A Dance with Dragons'': 41. The Turncloak]]
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 46|A Dance with Dragons: 46. A Ghost in Winterfell]]
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*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 46|''A Dance with Dragons'': 46. A Ghost in Winterfell]]
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 51|A Dance with Dragons: 51. Theon I]]
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*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 51|''A Dance with Dragons'': 51. Theon I]]
 
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Winterfell
Castle and regional capital
Ted Nasmith A Song of Ice and Fire Winterfell.jpg
Winterfell by Ted Nasmith ©
Location Westeros, the north
Government House Stark, feudal lord
Religion old gods
Founded Age of Heroes
Notable places crypt, Great Keep, First Keep, broken tower, godswood, winter town
The north and the location of Winterfell
The north and the location of Winterfell
Winterfell
The north and the location of Winterfell

Winterfell is the ancestral castle and seat of power of House Stark and is considered to be the capital of the north. It is located in the center of the northernmost province of the Seven Kingdoms, on the kingsroad that runs from Storm's End to the Wall. It is situated at the eastern edge of the wolfswood, north of the western branch of the White Knife and Castle Cerwyn. Winterfell is south of the northern mountains and southwest of Long Lake,[1] one hundred leagues (three hundred miles) southeast of Deepwood Motte.[2]

Household

Vayon Poole is the castle's steward, while Maester Luwin advises Lord Eddard Stark. Ser Rodrik Cassel serves as Winterfell's master-at-arms and his nephew Jory Cassel is captain of the House Stark guards. Septon Chayle maintains the castle's sept and Septa Mordane tutors the Stark children. Other servants include the master of horse Hullen, the kennelmaster Farlen, the blacksmith Mikken, the cook Gage,[3] and the brewer Barth.[4]

Layout

Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres and protected by two massive walls.[4] There is a village outside, the winter town. Winterfell has been built around an ancient godswood and over natural hot springs. The water is piped through walls and chambers to heat them, making Winterfell more comfortable than other castles during the harsh northern winters.[5]

Inside the walls, the complex is composed of dozens of courtyards and small open spaces. Weapons training and practice take place in those yards. The inner ward is a second, much older open space in the castle where archery practice takes place. It is located next to the broken tower. Inside Winterfell stands the inner castle, which contains the Great Keep and the Great Hall.

Inner Castle

  • The Great Keep is the innermost castle and stronghold of the castle complex. It was built over natural hot springs to keep it warm.[5] Its walls are made of granite. It is connected to the armory by a covered bridge.[6] From a window on the covered bridge, one can see the entire yard.[7]
  • The Great Hall is used for receiving guests and the place where the household would dine together, including the lord of the house. The Great Hall is very large. On the outside it is enclosed with grey stone and covered with banners, with wide doors made of oak and iron, which opens to the castle yard, whilst a rear exit leads to a dimly-lit gallery. Inside it can hold eight long rows of trestle tables, four to each side of the central aisle, and can seat five hundred people. There is a raised platform for noble guests.[8]

Courtyard and Other Buildings

Fan-made map of Winterfell prior to A Dance with Dragons. 1.North Gate 2.Broken Tower 3.Glass Garden 4.Crypts 5.First Keep 6.Godswood 7.Guards Hall 8.East Gate 9.Armory 10.Hunter's Gate 11.Kennels 12.Guest House 13. Bridge between the Armory and the Great Keep 14.Great Keep 15.Maester's Turret 16.Kitchen 17.Courtyard 18.Bell Tower 19.Library Tower 20.Sept 21.Stables 22.Great Hall 23.Smithy 24.South Gate
  • The First Keep, a squat and round drum tower, is the oldest surviving part of the castle but is no longer in use. Around it lies a lichyard where the Kings of Winter would lay their loyal servants. The keep has gargoyles atop it.[10][11] Maester Kennet determined it was built after the Andals arrived.[12]
  • The broken tower, also known as the Burned Tower, was once the tallest watchtower in Winterfell. Over one hundred forty years ago a lightning strike set it afire and the top third collapsed inward, but no one bothered to rebuild it.[13][14] It stands behind the old inner ward. Crows nest atop the broken tower.[13]
  • The ancient godswood of Winterfell has stood untouched for ten thousand years, with three acres of old packed earth and close together trees creating a dense canopy, which the castle was raised around. At the center of the grove stands an ancient weirwood with a face carved into it, standing over a pool of black water.[9] Across the godswood from the heart tree, beneath the windows of the Guest House, an underground hot spring feeds three small pools, with a moss-covered wall looming above them. The godswood is enclosed by walls, and is accessed by a main iron gate, or smaller wooden ones.
  • The glass garden is a greenhouse heated by the hot springs, which turn it into a place of moist warmth.[5] It is used to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers.[7][15]
  • The crypt of Winterfell, located near the First Keep, is where members of House Stark are buried. The underground crypts are long and narrow, with pillars moving two by two along its length. Between pillars stand the sepulchers of the Starks of Winterfell, the likenesses of the dead seated on thrones, with iron swords set before them to keep the restless spirits from wandering, and snarling direwolves at their feet. The crypts are located deep under the earth, cavernous and bigger than the complex above ground. They are accessed by a twisting stone stair and a huge ironwood door that lies at a slant to the floor. The stair continues below to older levels where the most ancient Kings in the North are entombed.[16][10][17]
  • The Bell Tower is connected to the rookery by a bridge. The bridge is covered and runs from the fourth floor of the tower to the second floor of the rookery.[11][6]
  • The Library Tower houses the library at Winterfell. A stonework staircase winds about its exterior.[6]
  • The Guards Hall is in line with the Bell Tower, and further back, the First Keep.[11]

Walls

Winterfell - Illustrated by Federico Musetti © Fantasy Flight Games
Gates of Winterfell - Illustrated by Mariusz Gandzel © Fantasy Flight Games

Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, defended by two massive walls of grey granite[19] with a wide moat between them. The outer wall is eighty feet high, while the inner is one hundred feet high, with a wide moat between them. There are guard turrets on the outer wall and more than thirty watch turrets on the crenelated inner walls.

The great main gates[20] have a gatehouse made of two huge crenelated bulwarks which flank the arched gate[6] and a drawbridge that opens into the market square of the winter town.[21][22]

There is a narrow tunnel inside of the inner wall stretching halfway around the castle, allowing travel from the south gate all the way to the north gate without interruption.[13]

  • The Hunter's Gate is a gate located close to the kennels and the kitchens. It opens directly onto open fields and the wolfswood, so people can come and go without having to cross through the winter town. It is favored by hunting parties.[4]
  • The Battlements Gate is a small arched postern in the inner wall. It crosses the moat between the walls but does not have a passageway through the outer wall.[20]

Winter Town

The winter town, so called because it lies mostly deserted during summer, is where smallfolk gather in winter. It is located outside the walls of Winterfell. Its market square is filled with wooden stalls for merchants, while its streets are muddy and lined with rows of houses made from log and undressed stone. Less than one in five are occupied during the summer, but they fill up once winter arrives.[21] The kingsroad, which runs east of Winterfell,[24] sits beyond the winter town.[25] There is an inn in the winter town, the Smoking Log.[21]

History

Winterfell throne by Marc Simonetti ©
The Great Keep by Eric Lofgren © Fantasy Flight Games

According to legend, Winterfell was built by Brandon the Builder, who was aided by giants,[26] after the Long Night ended eight thousand years ago.[12] Maesters believe it was built in pieces over different eras, since the ancient Starks did not level the ground and plan it as a single structure.[12]

For most of recorded history Winterfell was the seat of House Stark, the Kings in the North and later Wardens of the North, after King Torrhen Stark bent the knee to Aegon the Conqueror and his dragons. During the wars between the Kings of Winter from House Stark and the Red Kings from House Bolton, Winterfell was burned by Kings Royce II and Royce IV Bolton of the Dreadfort prior to the Andal invasion of Westeros.[27]

Maester Kennet determined that the First Keep, the oldest surviving part of the castle,[13] was built some time after the Andals.[12] Winterfell's inner walls were raised approximately two thousand years ago, while the outer walls were built during the reign of King Edrick Snowbeard.[12] The heads of some giants are said to have been displayed on Winterfell's walls.[6]

According to free folk legend, Bael the Bard once entered Winterfell under the guise of a singer named Sygerrik. Leaving behind only a winter rose, Bael supposedly disappeared with the daughter of Lord Brandon Stark after tricking the lord. The daughter eventually reappeared with an infant, a future Lord Stark, the story claiming that they had been hiding in the crypt of Winterfell.[15] The legend is not recorded in the chronicles of Winterfell, however.[12]

King Torrhen Stark called the banners to Winterfell during Aegon's Conquest, but the King Who Knelt eventually submitted to Aegon the Conqueror at the Trident.[28] King Aegon I visited Winterfell in 33 AC during the last of his progresses throughout the Seven Kingdoms.[29]

During the Dance of the Dragons, Prince Jacaerys Velaryon visited Winterfell and gained Cregan Stark for the cause of Rhaenyra Targaryen and the blacks.[30]

At the start of Robert's Rebellion, Lord Eddard Stark left the Eyrie and crossed the Mountains of the Moon and the Bite to return to the north, where he raised the northern banners.[31] His younger brother Benjen Stark remained in the castle for the war's duration as the Stark in Winterfell.[32]

Mance Rayder once accompanied Lord Commander Qorgyle in a visit from the Wall to Winterfell to see Lord Eddard.[33] When Alys Karstark was six, her father, Lord Rickard, brought her to Winterfell to meet Eddard's heir, Robb. Alys danced with a courteous Robb and a sullen Jon Snow during the feast.[34] The Cerwyns often visit Winterfell because Castle Cerwyn is only half a day away.[35][36] As the regional capital of the north, harvest feasts have been hosted in Winterfell for centuries.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Lord Eddard Stark hosts King Robert I Baratheon and the royal family at Winterfell after the death of Lord Jon Arryn. They visit the crypt so Robert can pay his respects to Lyanna Stark.[16] While climbing toward the broken tower, Bran Stark is pushed from the First Keep after finding Ser Jaime Lannister cavorting with his sister, Queen Cersei Lannister.[13]

Robb Stark remains in the castle when Eddard travels south to King's Landing to serve as the new Hand of the King. A fire is started in the Library Tower in order to distract the guards during the catspaw's attempt on Bran's life.[37]

When Robb hears that Eddard has been taken prisoner in King's Landing, he raises the northern bannerman and marches south to rescue his father. Bran remains as the Stark in Winterfell. The direwolf Lady is buried in the lichyard of the First Keep.[38] Lady Catelyn Stark appoints Ser Rodrik Cassel as castellan of Winterfell.[39] While at Riverrun, Robb is proclaimed King in the North by northern and rivermen alike.[40]

A Clash of Kings

Winterfell by Feliche©

Bran, the Stark in Winterfell in Robb's absence, hosts numerous northern lords for the harvest feast.[41] Songs performed during the festival include "Iron Lances", "The Burning of the Ships", and "The Bear and the Maiden Fair".

During the War of the Five Kings, Winterfell is captured in a surprise attack by the ironmen led by Theon Greyjoy.[42] He rules the castle for several weeks, but he lacks the manpower to hold it indefinitely against the Stark bannermen. Asha Greyjoy refuses to help her brother hold the castle, which is far from the Sunset Sea.[43]

Ser Rodrik Cassel assembles near two thousand northmen to retake Winterfell from Theon. Ramsay Snow, the castellan of the Dreadfort, leads the Bolton soldiers in betraying their fellow northmen, however, and Rodrik's army is destroyed in a battle outside Winterfell's gates. Ramsay then double-crosses Theon, takes him prisoner, and has the Dreadfort men sack and burn Winterfell.[22] The ceiling of the Great Hall and one whole side of the First Keep collapse during the sack of Winterfell. A steaming lake forms at the bottom of the Library Tower, while the Maester's Turret and the bridge connecting the Bell Tower to the rookery are destroyed. Bran and Rickon Stark, undetected in the crypts, make their escape from Winterfell in the aftermath.[17]

A Storm of Swords

The surviving women and children of Winterfell are taken to the Dreadfort by Ramsay Snow,[44][45] who also holds Theon Greyjoy as a hostage.[46]

Due to the alleged deaths of Bran and Rickon Stark, Sansa Stark is now considered the heir to Winterfell. For this title Lady Olenna Tyrell plots to have Sansa married to the heir of Highgarden, Willas Tyrell. When Lord Tywin Lannister is informed of this he has his son, Tyrion, marry her instead, to both Sansa and Tyrion's reluctance.

Sansa Stark making a snow-castle of Winterfell at the Eyrie - by Michael Komarck.©

After King Robb Stark marries Jeyne Westerling, he tells his mother, Catelyn Stark, that he plans to legitimize his brother, Jon Snow of the Night's Watch, and name him heir of Winterfell and King in the North should he and Jeyne not have a child. Due to Sansa's marriage to Tyrion, Robb fears that Sansa will give Tyrion a son and thus control of Winterfell which Robb wants to prevent. Catelyn pleads that Robb consider naming his other sister, Arya, as heir, but Robb insists that no one has seen Arya since his father Eddard's death and that Arya is likely also dead. Robb signs the decree naming Jon his heir,[47] but the whereabouts of the will are unknown after Robb's death in the Red Wedding.

As Sansa hides at the Eyrie after the murder of Joffrey I Baratheon, she reminisces fondly about Winterfell and makes a castle of snow in its likeness with the aid of Petyr Baelish.[6]

At the Wall, in exchange for Jon Snow recognizing Stannis Baratheon as king, Stannis offers to legitimize him, which would make him Lord Jon Stark of Winterfell. However, Jon refuses Stannis and he instead becomes the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

A Feast for Crows

Asha Greyjoy informs Lord Rodrik Harlaw that when she and her ironborn searched Winterfell for Theon they found only scattered bodies scavenged by wolves.[48]

A Dance with Dragons

Winterfell illustrated by Lino Drieghe © Fantasy Flight Games

King Stannis Baratheon reminds Jon Snow that he had hoped to bestow Winterfell on him, and that his offer was thrown in his face. Jon replies that by right Winterfell should go to his sister, Sansa Stark. Stannis asks Jon if he is eager to see the Imp, Tyrion Lannister, perched on Eddard Stark's seat. He promises Jon that as long as he, Stannis, is alive that will not happen.[49]

Lord Roose Bolton, the new Warden of the North, moves the wedding of his newly-legitimized son, Ramsay Bolton, to "Arya Stark", who is actually Jeyne Poole, from Barrowton to Winterfell.[50] When the Boltons arrive at Winterfell, Roose finds the ruined castle a refuge of more then two dozen squatters. When he tells them he will be merciful if they serve well, they are used as labor to partially restore Winterfell. They rebuild burned gates and raise a new roof over the Great Hall. After the work is completed Roose has them all hanged; true to his word he is merciful and does not flay a one.[51]

Ramsay marries "Arya" in the godswood and becomes Lord of Winterfell, with Theon Greyjoy giving Jeyne away. Lord Wyman Manderly furnishes the wedding feast and asks the singer Abel to sing of the Rat Cook.[51]

During a winter storm that hits Winterfell, squires build snowmen on the battlements. A dozen snowy lords are built to command them, including depictions of Lord Manderly, Lord Harwood Stout, Lady Barbrey Dustin, and Whoresbane Umber on the battlements. Theon and Barbrey discover that swords are missing from the crypts.[52] Tensions heighten during the blizzard as several Freys and northerners are found dead.[20]

After Freys fight with Manderly men, Roose sends the Freys out the main gate and the Manderlys out the east gate. They are to march on Stannis's army, which is said to be three days march from Winterfell. Amidst the commotion, Theon and "Arya" flee the castle by passing through the Battlements Gate, climbing a stair to the battlements, and leaping into the snow.[23]

It is believed among Stannis's army that Arnolf Karstark, castellan of Karhold, would receive Winterfell should it be taken from the Boltons.[53]

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Roose has sent out the Freys and Manderlys, as well as Ramsay and his men, but he has kept much of his own strength behind in Winterfell. According to Theon, who has been brought to Stannis by Mors Umber, Roose is keeping his own men back as a reserve, as he once did in the riverlands, to weaken potential rivals.[54]

Mors had his troops built pits outside the main gate. The Freys ride into them, causing Aenys Frey to break his neck.[54]

Quotes

Bran could perch for hours among the shapeless, rain-worn gargoyles that brooded over the First Keep, watching it all: the men drilling with wood and steel in the yard, the cooks tending their vegetables in the glass garden, restless dogs running back and forth in the kennels, the silence of the godswood, the girls gossiping beside the washing well. It made him feel like he was lord of the castle, in a way even Robb would never know. It taught him Winterfell's secrets too. The builders had not even leveled the earth; there were hills and valleys behind the walls of Winterfell. There was a covered bridge that went from the fourth floor of the bell tower across to the second floor of the rookery. Bran knew about that. And he knew you could get inside the inner wall by the south gate, climb three floors and run all the way around Winterfell through a narrow tunnel in the stone, and then come out on ground level at the north gate, with a hundred feet of wall looming over you. Even Maester Luwin didn't know that, Bran was convinced.[13]

Bran Stark's thoughts


He remembered Winterfell as he had last seen it. Not as grotesquely huge as Harrenhal, nor as solid and impregnable to look at as Storm's End, yet there had been a great strength in those stones, a sense that within those walls a man might feel safe. The news of the castle’s fall had come as a wrenching shock.[55]

Tyrion Lannister's thoughts


The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark.[55]

Tyrion Lannister's thoughts


"The Prince of Winterfell." Of Winterfell burned and tumbled, its people scattered and slain. The glass gardens were smashed, and hot water gushed from the cracked walls to steam beneath the sun. How can you be the prince of someplace you might never see again?[56]

Bran Stark's thoughts


The weirwood was the heart of Winterfell, Lord Eddard always said ... but to save the castle Jon would have to tear that heart up by its ancient roots, and feed it to the red woman's hungry fire god. I have no right. Winterfell belongs to the old gods.[57]

Jon Snow's thoughts


Drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover’s kisses, and melted on her cheeks. At the center of the garden, beside the statue of the weeping woman that lay broken and half-buried on the ground, she turned her face up to the sky and closed her eyes. She could feel the snow on her lashes, taste it on her lips. It was the taste of Winterfell. The taste of innocence. The taste of dreams.[6]

Sansa Stark's thoughts, at the Eyrie


Petyr: May I come into your castle, my lady?
Sansa: Don’t break it. Be ...
Petyr: ... gentle? Winterfell has withstood fiercer enemies than me. It is Winterfell, is it not?
Sansa: Yes.
Petyr: I used to dream of it, in those years after Cat went north with Eddard Stark. In my dreams it was ever a dark place, and cold.
Sansa: No. It was always warm, even when it snowed. Water from the hot springs is piped through the walls to warm them, and inside the glass gardens it was always like the hottest day of summer.[6]

Sansa Stark makes a snow castle of Winterfell with Petyr Baelish


Winterfell was full of ghosts for Theon Greyjoy.[51]

Theon Greyjoy's thoughts


It was my home, though. Not a true home, but the best I ever knew.[20]

Theon Greyjoy's thoughts

Chapters that take place in Winterfell

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