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The '''Dreadfort''' is a fortress, the seat of [[House Bolton]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Weeping Water]], in the eastern half of the continent.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref>
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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.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref>
  
 
The Dreadfort is a strong fortress, with high walls and triangular merlons that look like sharp stone teeth.
 
The Dreadfort is a strong fortress, with high walls and triangular merlons that look like sharp stone teeth.
  
 
==History==
 
==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]] before they were defeated by them and became their vassals.{{Ref|aGoT|53}} Centuries ago, the Boltons rose up against King Harlon Stark, and the Dreadfort held out for two years under siege before the Boltons surrendered.
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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]] before they were defeated by them and became their vassals.{{Ref|aGoT|53}} Centuries ago, the Boltons rose up against King [[Harlon Stark]], and the Dreadfort held out for two years under siege before the Boltons surrendered.
  
During the [[War of the Five Kings]] the Boltons turned on their Stark allies and aided the [[House Frey|Freys]] in slaughtering them at the [[Red Wedding]]. The Boltons were then named [[Warden of The North]] by [[Tywin Lannister]]. With the bulk of the Bolton host trapped south of [[Moat Cailin]], the Dreadfort is currently under the rule of [[Ramsay Bolton]], the recently legitimized bastard son of Lord [[Roose Bolton]]. [[Theon Greyjoy]] was being held in a dungeon below the castle where he was subjected to Ramsay's flaying.<ref>Information comes from a [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000194603 spoiler chapter] published on Amazon</ref>
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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Dreadfort men under the command of Lord [[Roose Bolton]] join the northern host called by [[Robb Stark]] at [[Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|53}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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Lady [[Donella Hornwood]] learns that [[Ramsay Bolton|Ramsay Snow]], the bastard son of Roose, is massing men at the Dreadfort.{{ref|aCoK|16}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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According to a letter [[Lothar Frey]] reads to Robb, the women and children who survived the [[Sack of Winterfell]] were taken to the Dreadfort by the Bastard of Bolton.{{ref|ASOS|35}}
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During the [[War of the Five Kings]] the Boltons turn on their Stark allies and aid the [[House Frey|Freys]] in slaughtering them at the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}} King [[Tommen Baratheon]] signs decrees which name Roose Bolton the new [[Warden of the North]] and which legitimize Ramsay Snow as Ramsay Bolton.{{ref|ASOS|72}} With the bulk of the Bolton host trapped south of [[Moat Cailin]], the Dreadfort is under the rule of Ramsay.
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[Theon Greyjoy]] is revealed in a dungeon below the castle where he has been subjected to Ramsay's flaying.{{ref|ADWD|12}}
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==Chapters that take place in the Dreadfort==
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*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 12|A Dance with Dragons: 12. Reek I]]
  
 
[[File:Dreadfort Big.jpg|thumb|350px|left| © Fantasy Flight Games]]
 
[[File:Dreadfort Big.jpg|thumb|350px|left| © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Revision as of 17:14, 15 May 2013

Dreadfort
Castle
The North and the location of the Dreadfort
The North and the location of the Dreadfort
Dreadfort
Artwork by lykhaon ©
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]

The Dreadfort is a strong fortress, with high walls and triangular merlons that look like sharp stone teeth.

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 before they were defeated by them and became their vassals.[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.

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.[3]

A Storm of Swords

According to a letter Lothar Frey reads to Robb, the women and children who survived the Sack of Winterfell were taken to the Dreadfort by the Bastard of Bolton.[4]

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.[5] King Tommen Baratheon signs decrees which name Roose Bolton the new Warden of the North and which legitimize Ramsay Snow as Ramsay Bolton.[6] 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 revealed in a dungeon below the castle where he has been subjected to Ramsay's flaying.[7]

Chapters that take place in the Dreadfort

© Fantasy Flight Games
File:Tomasz Jedruszek Dreadfort Sentinels.JPG
Prisoners in the Dreadfort – by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games

References and Notes