1. Ramsay Bolton is subsequently mentioned in A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows.
37 Facts About Ramsay Bolton
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Ramsay Bolton later appears in Martin's A Dance with Dragons.
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Ramsay Bolton is not a point of view character in the novels, and remains mostly in the background.
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Ramsay Bolton's actions are witnessed and interpreted directly through the eyes of Theon Greyjoy, and indirectly from stories heard by Bran Stark and Davos Seaworth.
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Ramsay Bolton's mother arrived at the castle years later claiming she needed help in raising Ramsay Bolton, who had grown up wild and unruly.
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Roose believes that both Reek and Ramsay Bolton's mother were urging Ramsay Bolton on, and constantly reminding the increasingly violent bastard of his "rights".
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Domeric would soon die of a mysterious sickness, and Roose believed that Ramsay Bolton poisoned him in order to rob his father of his trueborn heir.
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Ramsay Bolton earned the enmity of House Dustin in the process, as Lady Barbrey Dustin was fond of her nephew, Domeric.
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Two years prior to the beginning of the War of the Five Kings, Roose brought Ramsay Bolton to the Dreadfort as he had no other sons, trueborn or otherwise.
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Ramsay Bolton is accompanied by Dreadfort men called the Bastard's Boys, who are just as cruel and depraved as he is but who ultimately serve his father.
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Ramsay Bolton is described as ugly and fleshy, with the sloping and big-boned body of someone who will be fat later in life.
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Ramsay Bolton's skin is blotchy and pink, with long, brittle black hair.
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Ramsay Bolton carries a flaying knife wrought of yellow bone.
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Ramsay Bolton is nonetheless described by his father as at times rash and foolish, whose violent "amusements" would make him a poor ruler in the North.
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Ramsay Bolton is a capable fighter but was never properly trained, and thus uses a wild and aggressive fighting style, wielding his sword "as if it were a butcher's cleaver".
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Ramsay Bolton returns with an army of Bolton soldiers and massacres the Northern relief force, but then proceeds to kill the Ironborn, burn Winterfell, and take Theon prisoner.
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Ramsay Bolton coerces him to assist in lifting the Ironborn siege of Moat Cailin, subsequently reneging on his promise of safe passage to the Ironborn by having the garrison flayed.
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Jon Snow later receives a letter, presumably from Ramsay Bolton, claiming that he has captured Mance and killed Stannis Baratheon, threatening to destroy the Night's Watch if Jon does not deliver Theon, Jeyne, and several other members of Stannis' court to Ramsay Bolton as captives.
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Ramsay Bolton was played by Welsh actor Iwan Rheon in the HBO television adaption of the series of books, who received critical acclaim for his performance.
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Ramsay Bolton is first mentioned in the show's second season and first appears onscreen in the third, though Rheon is credited as "Boy" until his true identity is revealed in the third-season finale "Mhysa".
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Ramsay Bolton's mother died when he was young, but she did raise him initially, just like in the books.
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Ramsay Bolton tells her that he plans on wedding her but after his legitimization, he dismisses such promises.
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The Ironborn subdue Theon and present him to Ramsay Bolton, who takes Theon prisoner, but Ramsay Bolton then proceeds to sack Winterfell and flay the Ironborn garrison for his own amusement.
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Theon confesses that during his conquest of Winterfell he used two farmer's boys to fake the murders of Bran and Rickon Stark, as Ramsay Bolton pretends to lead Theon to Deepwood Motte, the castle Yara holds.
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In reality, Ramsay Bolton leads Theon in a circle back to the dungeon and reimprisons him, tormenting Theon with the revelation that he was the architect of his suffering all along.
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Ramsay Bolton begins to torture Theon by flaying his finger until Theon begs for him to cut it off.
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Ramsay Bolton sends Theon's penis to his father Balon, threatening to further mutilate him and to flay the other Ironborn invaders unless they flee the North; Balon refuses, as he now has no use for Theon.
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Theon begs Ramsay Bolton to kill him, but Ramsay Bolton states that Theon is more useful alive.
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When Roose Bolton returns to the Dreadfort, he reprimands Ramsay for having overstepped his boundaries as castellan by mutilating a valuable hostage and sending terms of surrender to the Greyjoys.
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Impressed, Roose orders Ramsay Bolton and Reek to lift the Ironborn occupation of Moat Cailin.
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Pleased with Reek's loyalty, Ramsay Bolton has him pose as Theon to convince the Ironborn holding Moat Cailin to surrender, with promise of safe passage, though Ramsay Bolton reneges on his word and flays the entire garrison.
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Ramsay Bolton then accompanies the rest of House Bolton in moving to Winterfell.
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Ramsay Bolton is approached by Smalljon Umber, who asks for his help in defending the North against the wildlings Jon Snow has offered refuge to at the Wall.
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Ramsay Bolton kills Osha when she tries to assassinate him, and throws Rickon in Winterfell's dungeons.
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Ramsay Bolton then sends a letter to Jon Snow at Castle Black, threatening to exterminate the wildlings and have Rickon and Jon killed if Sansa is not returned to him.
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Ramsay Bolton flees to Winterfell, and kills the giant Wun Wun when he breaches Winterfell's gate.
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That night, Ramsay Bolton is visited by Sansa, who watches as his hungry hounds eat Ramsay Bolton alive.