The Bolton Bride
is an A Song of Ice and Fire fanfic where Sansa is betrothed to Lord Bolton's son Domeric and sent to foster at the Dreadfort.
Tropes appearing in this fanfic:
- A Day in the Limelight: Chapter 2 is one for Roose Bolton, as he recounts his family history.
- Arranged Marriage: Ned spends Chapter 3 thinking about where to marry off his children, as well as Theon.
- Black Widow: Roose's great grand aunt Rylla the Red had three husbands, a Hornwood, a Karstark and an Umber who all died, all apparently by accident or illness. Their skins are among the various trophies at the Dreadfort, in the room of Creepy Souvenirs.
- Cain and Abel: It is said that Roose's great grand aunt Rylla had flayed her brother Robar.
- The Cameo: Joffrey appears in one of Sansa's nightmares.
- Continuity Nod: Jorah Mormont's disastrous marriage with Lynesse Hightower is mentioned.
- Creepy Souvenir: House Bolton has an entire room of these at the Dreadfort.
- Dead Guy Junior: Catelyn contemplates having another daughter and naming her Lyanna, after Ned's dead sister. Ned... is not too keen on the idea.
- Death by Childbirth: Roose Bolton's great-grandmother died giving birth to his grandfather.
- Evil Parents Want Good Kids: Roose Bolton doesn't want a son who is interested in flaying and cruelty.
- Groin Attack: Among the various trophies in the Dreadfort dungeons is a set of five penises. Roose's grandfather Ramsay had taken them from his five bastard brothers, along with their skulls.
- Hanging Judge: Roose's grandfather Ramsay had an enthusiasm for hanging criminals. He met his death the same way when it was discovered that he was a kinslayer.
- No Name Given: Though several of Lord Bolton's ancestors are named, his father is not.
- Original Character: Roose Bolton's most recent ancestors outside of his father. All have a trophy of sorts at the Dreadfort of their misdeeds.
- The Quiet One: The only thing Roose Bolton his first wife saying was that she begged him to not flay her.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Domeric's mother Bethany is still alive.
