All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. Ramsay bolton, formerly known as ramsay snow and sometimes called the bastard of bolton, is one of the main antagonists in the song of ice and fire novels, as well as game of thrones, the hbo series based on the books. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia. Game of thrones moments in the books too intense for tv. Its the incredibly unfortunate jeyne poole daughter of one of eddard starks men who is forced to pose as arya at winterfell and endure a marriage to ramsay bolton. Who is jeyne poole, and what happens to her in the books. In praise of sansa marrying ramsay on game of thrones. There is no mentioning in the books that jeyne has any siblings according to the tv series.
Jeyne poole is a friend of sansa stark and daughter of vayon poole, the steward. And ever since roose bolton announced that his wife was pregnant, we. Theon and jeyne are found by mors umber instead of brienne and podrick and are sent to stannis camp. I was never beautiful like sansa, but they all said i was pretty. Jeyne poole trained in the arts general asoiaf a forum. Jeyne reappears in a dance with dragons, having survived the massacre but being sent to petyr baelishs brothels. Sure, the point of jeyne s horrific treatment is to show how brutally lowborn women are treated in westeros. In the dungeons of the dreadfort, ramsay has savagely tortured and mutilated theon into assuming the identity of reek. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. Frostbite has taken half her nose, ramsay has taken half of the flesh off her back, and the game of thrones has taken her identity and family. One of the more controversial plot points in the game of thrones series has sansa stark sent to marry the dreadful ramsay bolton, who violently rapes her and forces theon greyjoy to. So would that mean that petyr made her into a prostitute. I was just praying to the gods that we may be granted a healthy son.
As arya stark, jeyne accompanies the host of lord roose bolton from the twins to siege of moat cailin, where she meets her groom, ramsay bolton. Ramsay hunts packs of naked women with feral dogs, and names dogs after. At winterfell, ramsay weds jeyne poole, with only himself, his father and theon knowing the girl is not arya stark, and he repeatedly abuses her while theon watches. Apr 26, 2015 but in martins books, sansa is still at the eyrie when her storyline ends in a feast for crows, while ramsay marries a minor character who hasnt appeared in the tv version. Jeyne poole is a friend of sansa stark and daughter of vayon poole, the steward of winterfell. Afterward, house bolton is rewarded for their service to the lannisters, with roose named warden of the north and ramsay betrothed to a girl posing as arya stark jeyne poole. Ramsay is vicious, ruthless, psychopathic, sadistic, opportunistic, unpredictable, and fearless. They marry her off to ramsay bolton under the pretence that. May 24, 2015 what happened to jeyne poole in the game of thrones books. Jeyne poole s wedding night in the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark to secure his hold on the north, circumstances that led. Theon recalls the things he and jeyne had to do on ramsays wedding night, and feels disgusted. Following robb starks death, king tommen baratheon legitimizes ramsay as a bolton. He specifically asks cersei to give him custody of her when sansa is being arrested. Theon is helping jeyne poole prepare for her marriage to ramsay bolton.
Ramsay is wed to jeyne poole, a former winterfell friend of sansas, now forced by the boltons to pose as arya stark. Jun 07, 2015 ramsay bolton is the villain you hate to hate. King tommen declares ramsay a true bolton, and he is set to marry arya stark, who is actually jeyne poole, a friend of sansas from winterfell. The ceremony is short, and after ramsay carries jeyne off, theon thinks he hears the wood whisper his name, and leaves in. The story chronicles the events beginning with the death of former hand of the king jon arryn and concluding with the death of. May 22, 2017 a game of thrones, the first book in the series, was released in 1996. Meeting with ramsay now legitimised as a bolton and a captive theon greyjoy, the boltons travel to barrowton for ramsay s wedding to jeyne poole, forced to assume the. List of a song of ice and fire characters jump to navigation jump to search. Theon greyjoy, a captive of ramsay, recognizes jeyne, as he grew up alongside her at winterfell. Oct 24, 20 i never noticed this the first time round but jeyne poole says that she was taught in the arts of pleasing men.
Jeyne was a war trophy, her father was killed when eddards household was wiped out in kings landing and jeyne was held captive by the lannisters until she was shipped off north, forced to pose as arya stark and marry ramsay. Game of thrones goes offbook and enrages its female fans. Jan 07, 2018 he forced jeyne to have sex with him, reek, and the dogs. The lannisters use her as a standin for sansas younger sister arya and send her north to marry ramsay bolton at winterfell. Jeyne poole s wedding night in the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark to secure his hold on the north, circumstances that led to the series most controversial depiction of. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if. One of the major game of thrones book differences is the fate of sansa stark. Her story has to be one of the most sickening and sad in all of westeros. Spoilers all why jeyne pooles story is among the most tragic in westeros.
He is known as the bastard of bolton or the bastard of the dreadfort. Sansa stark mentioned arya stark mentioned barbrey dustin. Minor book spoilers up to book 6 of a song of ice and fire a brief history house poole, from their time as servants of house stark, to their unusual participation in the war of five kings. What happened to jeyne poole in the game of thrones books. Jun 16, 2015 5 game of thrones scenes that are more shocking in the books. Ramsay bolton marries a stark sister in the books as well as the show, but the circumstances differ greatly. She had no political power and no one would notice her going missing, let alone care. She does seem to have a pretty accurate handle on the wonder that is roose bolton, though. Whats to come for dark sansa in game of thrones season 5.
She gets the treatment that sansa might have got from joffrey if she wasnt an important highborn hostage. Apr 18, 2019 20 game of thrones book characters cut from the show, from penny the dwarf to lady stoneheart. When she tells him that she will be a better wife than the real arya. Why jeyne poole s story is among the most tragic in westeros. Can we all reflect for a moment on the story of jeyne poole.
Ill try to keep this succinct because shes one character who despite being not really important has a story that truly rattles me. Lady jeyne poole, legally known as jeyne bolton though she doesnt use that name, is the daughter of vayon poole. She is later used by the lannisters and boltons as a fake arya stark to secure the bolton s hold on the north by marrying ramsay bolton. In a feast for crows and a dance with dragons, sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who was disguised as arya stark, was later married off to ramsay bolton. As arya stark, jeyne accompanies the host of lord roose bolton from the twins to siege of. The last we saw of ramsay, he had married someone he thought to be arya stark but is actually another young woman, jeyne poole, in her place. Jul 12, 2017 the most gruesome moments from the game of thrones books that didnt make it to tv. Did you feel any sort of pity for ramsay bolton when he knew his dogs would. What we can learn from jeyne poole, theon greyjoy, and ramsay. Theon also noticed on her wedding night that her back is crisscrossed in whip scars.
Jeyne poole biographical information allegiance house poole house stark house bolton of winterfell culture westerosnorthmen alias arya stark lady bolton family father vayon poole spouse ramsay bolton physical description hair dark eye color brown lady jeyne poole, legally known as jeyne bolton though she doesnt use that name, is the daughter of vayon poole. Jeyne is the daughter of a minor house living at winterfell. In a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. Game of thrones creators explain season 5 sansa stark. What we can learn from jeyne poole, theon greyjoy, and ramsay bolton. Born in winterfell she is the stewards daughter, who mingles with highborn girls, sansa and arya. That night, ramsay ordered reek to stay in the room for the bedding. But my th story on this site, so hopefully youll enjoy it. Following robb starks death, king tommen baratheon legitimizes ramsay as a bolton, and arranges for him to be betrothed to jeyne poole, who is forced to masquerade as arya stark. However, this alliance would end when roose murders robb and ends the stark campaign. Ive cut and pasted it here after deleting it in case anyone.
In a dance with dragons, jeyne is sent to winterfell to marry ramsay, though. Theon recalls the things he and jeyne had to do on ramsay s wedding night, and feels disgusted. But in martins books, sansa is still at the eyrie when her storyline ends in a feast for crows, while ramsay marries a minor character who hasnt appeared in the tv version. Brienne is surprised jaime would admit this, but he states roose bolton. In the books things are rather different, with sansas childhood friend jeyne poole marrying ramsay. This story starts almost exactly the same way as ramsay s scene with roose bolton in season 5, when he announces that he shall have to marry. Summary im sorry my sweet husband, arya said firmly, she had trained her voice not to shake with fear when she talked. She goes with her father to kings landing, but is taken captive when the stark household is purged. Hidden remote investigates whether jeyne poole will be introduced on season 7 of hbos game of thrones and if she is jon snows future bride.
This isnt a books vs tv series thing, a ramsay jeyne poole page shouldnt have been on here either. This storyline wasnt a joy to read about in the book either, but it was. The most gruesome moments from the game of thrones books. Could jeyne poole, a major book character from game of thrones, be making her way to the tv adaptation. Stannis plans to execute theon and send jeyne who is still impersonating arya stark to the wall before he attacks winterfell. As some fans predicted, sansa stark is indeed going to marry ramsay bolton. Ramsay s father, lord roose bolton, murders robb at the red wedding.
Yes littlefinger has been pimping jeyne poole out since her disappearance toward the end of the first book. Sansa stark sophie turner is wed to ramsay bolton iwan. Jeyne poole is the daughter of the steward of winterfell, vayon poole. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is. Why jeyne pooles story is among the most tragic in westeros. Relationships for why this page was deleted theyre really for romantic relationships. Lady jeyne bolton general asoiaf a forum of ice and. Apr 27, 2015 mild spoilers for the books follow in the books, ramsay does get married to a stark a girl named jeyne poole masquerading as arya stark so the boltons can strengthen their claim in the. Instead of being stuck in the vale like she is in the books, sansa is taking jeyne poole s place jeyne who, in the books, is disguised as arya and married to the bolton to cement their claim.
In the books, ramsay is that monster in the alley, and jeyne is his. Jeyne and theon, however, are rescued and freed by mance rayder, whom jon snow sent to rescue his sister when he heard of the wedding. The lannisters pass off jeyne poole as arya stark and send her north to be betrothed to ramsay, with only the lannisters and boltons aware she is not the real arya stark. Theon greyjoy recognizes that she is a fake, and that the boltons are aware of the ruse. Jeyne poole has been sold into sex slavery by littlefinger, abused and raped by ramsay bolton. Ramsay largely inspires a particular kind of hatred for his sacking of winterfell, his dehumanising torture of theon greyjoy, and his sexual savagery towards jeyne poole, donella hornwood, and countless other victims. Jeyne has no agency in this story, ever which is why her arc is so terribly fucked up and, getting back to the earlier conversation, worse than theon, who has some agency and does dumb shit with it to land him in the hole h. Roose returns north with his forces, joined by two thousand frey men.
Jeyne was sent to endure the cruelty of the bolton bastard in aryas place. Jeyne poole 20 game of thrones book characters cut from. The young woman who was actually forced to marry ramsay in the book was sansas best friend, jeyne poole. He serves as a supporting antagonist in season 3, one of the secondary antagonists of season 4, the main antagonist of season 5, and one of the two main antagonists of. Mild spoilers for the books follow in the books, ramsay does get married to a stark a girl named jeyne poole masquerading as arya stark so the boltons can strengthen their claim in the. Game of thrones creators explain season 5 sansa stark twist. Differences between books and tv series season 6 game of. Although he shant be marrying jeyne poole or sansa stark. Theons are tied with ramsay bolton, the sadistic former bastard of roose, who was directly involved in executing the red wedding. He forced jeyne to have sex with him, reek, and the dogs. Rather than being handed over to ramsay bolton like a sack of old pogs.
Jeyne poole is a member of house poole and is the daughter of the steward of winterfell, vayon poole. She used a fake name because the boltons wanted her to, not because she was deceiving them and of course it was consummated. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. Oct 24, 20 any bullying of arya by jeyne poole is really coming from sansa, anyway.
Spoilers all why jeyne pooles story is among the most. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story. Book s a game of thrones appears a clash of kings mentioned. Jeyne is described as pretty, although not so much as sansa stark. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark. However, this is accommodated with a complete disregard for the long term consequences of his actions. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Just like sansa on the show, she wed the bastard of bolton. Fans are angry game of thrones added a rape scene involving sansa.
She becomes the wife of ramsay bolton under disguise as arya stark appearance and character edit. What happened to jeyne poole in the game of thrones. May 17, 2015 twitter erupted with game of thrones fandom angst sunday night as sansa stark was brutally attacked and humiliated on her wedding night by her sadistic new husband ramsay bolton. Her father vayon poole is the steward of winterfell, managing the castles household.
Theon recalls the things he and jeyne had to do on ramsays wedding night. There is no mentioning in the books that jeyne has any siblings according to the tv. Jeyne poole is a friend of sansa stark and daughter of vayon poole, the. Jeyne poole is a member of house poole and is the daughter of the steward of winterfell. Jeyne poole trained in the arts page 9 general asoiaf.
Once neds arrested, his staff is killed as we know. Oct 04, 2015 minor book spoilers up to book 6 of a song of ice and fire a brief history house poole, from their time as servants of house stark, to their unusual participation in the war of five kings. No bolton soldiers catch up with theon greyjoy and jeyne poole ramsay s wife in the books. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in the books. The betrothal and consequential nightmaremarriage between sansa and ramsay doesnt exactly exist in asoiaf. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she were arya. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. Even though she used a fake name i believe jeyne pooles marriage to ramsay bolton to be legitimate. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. Jeyne poole 20 game of thrones book characters cut from the.