House Bolton of the Dreadfort is the Great House of the North, originally sworn to House Stark. Their sigil is a flayed man, as the Boltons are infamous for flaying their enemies.
A thousand years ago, the Boltons rebelled against the King in the North, but their uprising was put down by Karlon Stark, who was rewarded with his own lands, where he built the Karhold.
It is currently led by Roose Bolton, a cold lord, and his bastard son, Ramsay Bolton. Roose Bolton was present and aided the Freys in their slaughter of Catelyn and Robb Stark at the Red Wedding, Roose Bolton also freed Jaime Lannister from the clutches of the Bloody Mummers. As of A Dance with Dragons, the Boltons are sworn to the Iron Throne but continue to move of their own accord, in their own interest.
Houses sworn to Dreadfort[]
- House Bolton of Winterfell
- House Cassel
- House Cerwyn of Cerwyn Castle
- House Condon
- House Dustin of Barrowton
- House Fenn
- House Flint of Flint's Finger
- House Flint of Widow's Watch
- House Glover of Deepwood Motte
- House Hornwood of Hornwood
- House Ironsmith
- House Karstark of Karhold
- House Lake
- House Lightfoot
- House Locke of Oldcastle
- House Manderly of White Harbor
- House Marsh
- House Mollen
- House Mormont of Bear Island
- House Moss
- House Overton
- House Poole
- House Reed of Greywater Watch
- House Ryswell of the Rills
- House Slate
- House Stout of Goldgrass
- House Tallhart of Torrhen's Square
- House Umber of Last Hearth
- House Waterman
- House Wells
- House Whitehill
- House Woolfield
The mountain clans[]
- House Burley
- House Harclay
- House Knott
- House Liddle
- House Norrey
- House Wull
Skagos[]
- House Crowl of Deepdown
- House Magnar of Kingshouse
- House Stane of Driftwood Hall
House Bolton During the Books[]
- Lord Roose Bolton
- Lady {Bethany Ryswell}, his wife. Of House Ryswell.
- {Domeric Bolton}, their son. Deceased.
- Lady Walda Frey, his wife.
- Unnamed Unborn Child, their unnamed unborn child.
- Lord Ramsay Bolton, his bastard son. Heir of the Dreadfort, Lord of the Hornwood and Lord of Winterfell. Born of rape.
- {Donella Hornwood}, his first wife. Perishes after being imprisoned without food.
- Lady "Arya Stark", his second wife.
- Lady {Bethany Ryswell}, his wife. Of House Ryswell.
Historical members of House Bolton[]
- King Royce II Bolton, captured and burned Winterfell
- King Royce IV Bolton, known as the Redarm, he ripped the entrails of his victims with his bare hands. Sacked Winterfell like his namesake 300 years before.
- King Rogar Bolton, known as Rogar the Huntsman. Last of the Red Kings of Dreadfort
- Lord Belthasar Bolton, fought alongside the Starks against the Arryns during the Rape of the Three Sisters