Roose Bolton is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its HBO television...

Introduced in 1998's A Clash of Kings, Ramsay is the bastard son of Roose Bolton, the lord of the Dreadfort, an ancient fortress in the North of the kingdom...

the battle against the Boltons. Locke (portrayed by Noah Taylor) is a man-at-arms sworn to House Bolton, and acts as Roose Bolton's personal bounty hunter...

Bolton custom of flaying their enemies. Roose suspects that Ramsay murdered Roose's legitimate heir and expects that Ramsay will kill all of Roose's future...

identity of Reek. When Roose Bolton begins to lead his forces back to the North, Ramsay (who has since been legitimised as a Bolton) forces Theon to convince...

of Bran Stark with the Three-eyed Raven, and the unexpected death of Roose Bolton, as high points in the episode. In the United States, the episode premiere...

an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones from the second to the sixth season...

and Roose Bolton having conspired with the Lannisters against the Starks. As a result, House Frey receives the Seat of Riverrun and Roose Bolton is appointed...

personally murdered by his chief vassal Lord Roose Bolton, who has secretly defected in exchange for House Bolton gaining dominion over the North from House...

Theon Greyjoy negotiates with the remaining ironborn at Moat Cailin; Roose Bolton legitimizes his bastard son Ramsay; Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish is interrogated...