Was it Theon Greyjoy's people? And if so, what happened to the soldiers that were surrounding them? You shouldn't be asking questions like that, because you might not like the answer. The person who caused it were showed briefly but without presentation. I think he'll be back with a proper presentation of him and his family in season 3. I also recommend anyone who hasn't read the books to stay away from the westeros website as it contains major spoilers.
You might not like the things you read there. Game of Thrones Answers. MuffinFan said: You can look up everything about that on this website. You can also use it for other researches ; Here's the link: link. Theon, eager to prove himself to his father , sends Dagmer and most of his ironborn force to Torrhen's Square , as a diversion.
Ser Rodrik Cassel falls for the trick and marches there with most of the garrison of Winterfell soldiers. Dagmer suffers heavy casualties and retreats with the survivors to the Stony Shore ; in the meantime, Theon seizes Winterfell.
Bran and Rickon escape, accompanied by their direwolves , Hodor, Osha and the Reeds. Theon searches for them in vain. One of his servants, a man named "Reek" actually, Ramsay Snow in disguise suggests to kill two miller's sons as a cover up, and Theon agrees. The boys and their mother are killed at Theon's command, and their charred bodies are brought to Winterfell. The news about the alleged murder of the Stark boys soon spread all over the North and other regions of Westeros, reaching King's Landing and Harrenhal.
Arya is heartbroken to hear the news about her brothers and her home, though she incorrectly think it was the Lannisters' handiwork. Upon hearing that Robb has lost the North, his brothers, and Winterfell - and the news about Stannis's defeat and that the Tyrells joined the Lannisters - the Frey officers have second thoughts about supporting Robb; they believe that Robb's cause is lost and that he must yield. They share their doubts with Roose Bolton, who does not reveal to them his personal opinion; later, he reveals to Jaime that he has decided to switch sides exactly for those reasons.
He sends a report from Castle Cerwyn to Robb and Catelyn about the fall of Winterfell and the alleged death of Bran and Rickon, then marches back to Winterfell. Dagmer returns to Torrhen's Square and seizes the sparsely-garrisoned keep; from that point, he takes no part in the following events in the North. Robb and Catelyn are devastated by the bad news.
Consumed by grief, both of them perform rash acts whose applications are disastrous for the Starks: at Riverrun , Catelyn releases Jaime, in hope to exchange him for Sansa ; at the Crag , Robb, who has been "comforted" by Jeyne Westerling in bed, feels honor-bound to marry her.
As a result of those ill-advised deeds, Robb loses the Karstark and Frey troops - and much more. Thus Theon unwittingly serves as a catalyst of the Red Wedding. Theon receives reports that Ser Rodrik is on his way, reinforced by Tallhart troops, and that Lord Manderly has sent a dozen barges upriver packed with knights, warhorses, and siege engines. He sends his father , sister , and Victarion requests for reinforcements; Balon and Victarion do not even bother to answer.
Asha Yara's name in the books finally arrives with pathetically small reinforcements ten men. She chides and taunts Theon for his stupidity and unnecessary cruelty, urging him to leave before Ser Rodrik arrives, but the arrogant fool insists on holding his "prize".
Eventually Asha gives up trying to knock some sense into Theon's thick skull, and leaves him to stew in his own juice. Theon does not trust the blackguard, but agrees to let him go, because he has no other choice. Theon assembles his men and makes a short speech, without shouting and without any promises of eternal glory: "The northmen will be on us before nightfall.
Ser Rodrik Cassel and all the lords who have come to his call. I will not run from them. I took this castle and I mean to hold it, to live or die as Prince of Winterfell. But I will not command any man to die with me. Wex , Black Lorren, Harrag , and 14 others choose to stay; the rest among them Stygg and Urzen leave. Ser Rodrik's force arrives and encircles the castle; Theon prepares a nasty "surprise" for him.
Lorren urges Theon to kill all the castle occupants and fight the besiegers to death; since they are outnumbered , Lorren knows their chances of survival are slim to none, and prefers to die heroically. Theon refuses, thus earning Lorren's contempt. Ser Rodrik knows that Theon has no more than 50 men actually, 17 ; therefore he can easily liberate Winterfell but does not attack, perhaps because he is concerned about the safety of the hostages among them his daughter Beth , or prefers to avoid an unnecessary bloodshed.
As things turn to be, an immediate assault would have been the preferred strategy, though it might have cost the hostages' lives. Cley Cerwyn approaches the castle, asking for a parley. Theon confronts Ser Rodrik, who calls him "Theon Turncloak" this becomes Theon's derogatory nickname. He bluntly tells Theon that he wants two things - Winterfell and his life.
He promises that if the ironborn surrender, those who have murdered no children will be free to walk away, but Theon shall be held for King Robb's justice. In response, Theon arrogantly claims that the ironborn hold the entire North an extremely unrealistic statement , and that those who swear fealty to Balon as their king and to Theon as Prince of Winterfell will be confirmed in their rights and properties and suffer no harm; those who defy them will be destroyed.
Unimpressed at Theon's vanity, Ser Rodrik points out that the ironborn hold three castles, and he intends to liberate this one.
Theon then draws Ser Rodrik's attention to the castle wall, where his daughter Beth is held, a noose around her neck. Theon threatens that if the besiegers are still before the gate when the sun sets - Beth will be hung, followed by the rest of the hostages every dawn and every dusk. Ser Rodrik curses Theon bitterly, calls him a viper and a childkiller without a shred of honor. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. There would be several reasons for burning however. Boltons weren't sure that their plan would work Re: the Red Wedding.
It was still a military plan and thing about military plans is that things rarely go according to the plan. Destroying Stark seat and stronghold would have been great in event of something backfiring and an open war with the Stark.
Burning Winterfell helped them hide any possible evidence e. Dead bodies of all the Ironborn, their stuff, their banners, the bodies of all the witnesses and any survivors who maybe hiding somewhere which would have proved that unlike their story that Ironborn burnt the Castle, it was actually them who did that. Evidently this failed as they did not take the Crypts into account or Godswood, both of which were used by the survivors.
It would have amused him to see the Castle where he was imprisoned and kept as a servant to burn. He is the kind of person who would do it just for the heck of it. Stark-Bolton enmity goes back to thousands of years. Both claimed Kingship. Bolton Kings are said to have flayed many Stark Kings and worn their skins as cloaks. Eventually the Starks prevailed. This could be a payback for that defeat which reduced the Boltons from Kings to Lords.
In any case, burning Winterfell is in line with the Bolton traditions. Improve this answer. Aegon Aegon Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown.
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