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Location | Westeros, North |
Government | House Bolton, Feudal Lord |
Religion | Old gods |
The Dreadfort is a fortress in the North and the seat of House Bolton. It is located on the banks of the Weeping Water, in the eastern half of the continent[1] north of Hornwood and south of Last Hearth.
Contents
History
The Dreadfort is ill-omened, for it is said that the Boltons still keep torture chambers and a special room where they hang the flayed skins of their enemies, including several Kings of House Stark.[2] Centuries ago, the Boltons rose up against King Harlon Stark, and the Dreadfort held out for two years under siege before the Boltons surrendered.[3]
Layout
The Dreadfort is a strong fortress, with high walls and triangular merlons that look like sharp stone teeth. It has thick stone walls and massive towers.[3] Its great hall is dim and smoky, with rows of torches grasped by skeletal human hands jutting from the walls. Long tables stand before a dais with a high table. The hall has a vaulted ceiling and wooden rafters turned black from smoke.[4]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Dreadfort men under the command of Lord Roose Bolton join the northern host called by Robb Stark at Winterfell.[2]
A Clash of Kings
Lady Donella Hornwood learns that Ramsay Snow, the bastard son of Roose, is massing men at the Dreadfort. She is concerned, as the lands of House Hornwood lands adjoin those of the Boltons.[5] While returning from Winterfell's harvest feast, Donella is seized and forced to wed Ramsay. In response, Lord Wyman Manderly seizes Hornwood to prevent Ramsay from occupying it,[6] and White Harbor knights battle Dreadfort men in the Hornwood forests. News reaches Winterfell via Ser Rodrik Cassel, but he does not have the manpower to stop them.[7]
"Reek", a servant of House Bolton, is captured by Rodrik after the supposed death of Ramsay. After the capture of Winterfell by Theon Greyjoy, "Reek" aligns himself with Theon. Because Theon lacks the manpower to hold Winterfell, he allows "Reek" to leave to hopefully gather a few hundred reinforcements.[8] However, "Reek" returns to Winterfell with six hundred men from the Dreadfort. He attacks Rodrik's army of Stark loyalists, reveals himself to be the still-living Ramsay Snow, and has Winterfell sacked.[9]
A Storm of Swords
According to a letter Lothar Frey reads to Robb at Riverrun, the women and children who survived the sack of Winterfell, which allegedly was caused by Theon's ironborn, were taken to the Dreadfort by the Bastard of Bolton.[10]
During the War of the Five Kings the Boltons turn on their Stark allies and aid the Freys in slaughtering them at the Red Wedding.[11] King Tommen Baratheon signs decrees which name Roose Bolton the new Warden of the North and which legitimize Ramsay Snow as Ramsay Bolton.[12] With the bulk of the Bolton host trapped south of Moat Cailin, the Dreadfort is under the rule of Ramsay.
A Dance with Dragons
Theon Greyjoy is kept in a dungeon below the castle where he has been subjected to Ramsay's flaying since the Sack of Winterfell.[4] Arnolf Karstark writes to Stannis Baratheon that the Dreadfort is weakly garrisoned with fewer than fifty men, half of them servants. However, Jon Snow explains that the Dreadfort is a strong castle, and he convinces Stannis to instead march from Castle Black to Deepwood Motte.[3]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Map of the North
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 17, Jon IV.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 12, Reek I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 28, Bran IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 35, Bran V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 56, Theon V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 35, Catelyn IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.