asoiaf houses — HOUSE BOLTON of the Dreadfort is a noble house from the
Dreadfort in the north. They are an old line descended from the First
Men and dating back to the Age of Heroes. The Boltons are known for
their practice of flaying their enemies.The Bolton sigil is a flayed
man, red on pink, their words are "Our blades are sharp." According to
the Bolton servant "Reek", Lord Roose Bolton believes "a naked man has
few secrets, but a flayed man has none". The Boltons once ruled as Red
Kings from the Dreadfort. Their land reached from the Last River and the
White Knife to the Sheepshead Hills. It has been suggested that the
legendary Night's King was a Bolton.