House Bolton
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House Bolton is a notorious noble family from the North in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, infamous for their cruelty, flaying practices, and later usurpation of Winterfell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House Bolton canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3284927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House Bolton Context triple: [Westeros, hasNobleHouse, House Bolton]
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A.
House Stark
House Stark is one of the principal noble families of the Game of Thrones universe, known for ruling the North from Winterfell and embodying honor, resilience, and the motto "Winter is Coming."
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B.
House Baratheon
House Baratheon is one of the Great Houses of Westeros in the Game of Thrones universe, known for its stag sigil, stormy seat at Storm’s End, and its brief tenure as the royal house of the Seven Kingdoms.
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C.
House Lannister
House Lannister is one of the most powerful and wealthy noble families in the Game of Thrones universe, known for their golden lion sigil, vast riches, and central role in the political struggles of Westeros.
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D.
House Mormont
House Mormont is a loyal but relatively minor Northern noble house from Bear Island in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," known for its fierce warrior women and steadfast allegiance to House Stark.
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E.
House Tully
House Tully is a prominent noble family in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," ruling the riverlands from their ancestral seat at Riverrun.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House Bolton Target entity description: House Bolton is a notorious noble family from the North in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, infamous for their cruelty, flaying practices, and later usurpation of Winterfell.
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A.
House Stark
House Stark is one of the principal noble families of the Game of Thrones universe, known for ruling the North from Winterfell and embodying honor, resilience, and the motto "Winter is Coming."
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B.
House Baratheon
House Baratheon is one of the Great Houses of Westeros in the Game of Thrones universe, known for its stag sigil, stormy seat at Storm’s End, and its brief tenure as the royal house of the Seven Kingdoms.
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C.
House Lannister
House Lannister is one of the most powerful and wealthy noble families in the Game of Thrones universe, known for their golden lion sigil, vast riches, and central role in the political struggles of Westeros.
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D.
House Mormont
House Mormont is a loyal but relatively minor Northern noble house from Bear Island in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," known for its fierce warrior women and steadfast allegiance to House Stark.
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E.
House Tully
House Tully is a prominent noble family in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," ruling the riverlands from their ancestral seat at Riverrun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern house
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ noble house ⓘ |
| allegiance |
House Baratheon
ⓘ
surface form:
House Baratheon of King’s Landing
House Stark ⓘ The King in the North ⓘ
surface form:
King in the North
|
| ancestralWeapon |
Catspaw dagger
ⓘ
surface form:
Valyrian steel dagger (Roose Bolton’s dagger)
|
| appearsIn |
A Clash of Kings
ⓘ
A Dance with Dragons ⓘ A Game of Thrones ⓘ A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ A Storm of Swords ⓘ Game of Thrones ⓘ
surface form:
Game of Thrones (TV series)
|
| causeOfExtinctionInTVSeries | defeat in the Battle of the Bastards ⓘ |
| createdBy | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| culture |
Varangians
ⓘ
surface form:
Northmen
|
| enemyHouse |
House Greyjoy
ⓘ
House Manderly ⓘ House Stark ⓘ |
| extinctionStatusInTVSeries | extinct ⓘ |
| founder | Bolton of the Dreadfort (legendary) ⓘ |
| headOfHouse | Roose Bolton ⓘ |
| historicalEnemy | House Stark ⓘ |
| historicalPractice |
displaying skins in the Dreadfort
ⓘ
flaying rebel lords ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
betrayal of Robb Stark
ⓘ
occupation of Winterfell ⓘ participation in the Red Wedding ⓘ |
| laterSeat | Winterfell ⓘ |
| motto | Our Blades Are Sharp ⓘ |
| notableFor |
betrayal of House Stark
ⓘ
extreme cruelty ⓘ practice of flaying enemies ⓘ usurpation of Winterfell ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Domar Bolton
ⓘ
Harwood Bolton ⓘ Ramsay Bolton ⓘ Roose Bolton ⓘ |
| overlord |
House Baratheon
ⓘ
surface form:
House Baratheon of King’s Landing
House Stark ⓘ
surface form:
House Stark of Winterfell
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| region | The North ⓘ |
| religion | Old Gods of the Forest ⓘ |
| seat | Dreadfort ⓘ |
| sigil | flayed man ⓘ |
| sigilDescription | a red flayed man, hanging upside down on a pink field ⓘ |
| statusAfterRedWedding | Great House of the North ⓘ |
| statusDuringWarOfTheFiveKings | vassal of House Stark ⓘ |
| title |
Lord of Winterfell
ⓘ
Lord of the Dreadfort ⓘ Lord of Winterfell ⓘ
surface form:
Warden of the North
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House Bolton Description of subject: House Bolton is a notorious noble family from the North in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, infamous for their cruelty, flaying practices, and later usurpation of Winterfell.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Westeros