Dreadfort

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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, 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.

During the War of the Five Kings the Boltons turned on their Stark allies and aided the 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.[3]

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References and Notes

  1. A Game of Thrones, Map of the North
  2. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
  3. Information comes from a spoiler chapter published on Amazon