Game Of Thrones: 5 Winners And 5 Losers In 'The Mountain And The Viper'
1. Ramsay Bolton
If theres one way for any bastard-born character in the world of Game of Thrones to achieve a gain in political capital, its by having your birth legitimised as a natural-born heir. Such is the case with young Ramsay, the Bastard of Bolton this week, and you can clearly see how much it means to him. For successfully delivering the strategically vital northern fortress of Moat Cailin, Roose Bolton awards his bastard son with the honour of their family name. This obviously has greater significance than the minor amendments to a few name-day cards however, as the real benefit will be Ramsays legal claim to his fathers inheritance. As Roose Boltons only living son, Ramsay is now in line to inherit his fathers title of Warden of the North, along with a seat as the lord of Winterfell, and all the lands of the North that the Boltons now hold dominion over. As Roose is keen to point out, this is a significant amount of real estate. The northern kingdom of Westeros is as large, if not larger geographically than all of the other six combined. For a bastard-born to suddenly have a legal claim to the largest of the Seven Kingdoms is no small deal, but there is also one more additional benefit to Ramsays new name. As a naturalised Bolton, Ramsay is eligible to father heirs of his own, continuing the line of the Bolton family and implementing a lasting legacy as the ruling family of the north. Ramsay has demonstrated that he has high level of pride for the Bolton name and its history, so this will definitely be an aspect of his newfound status that he will want to fulfill. Gods help the unfortunate bride, whomever she might be. Hit next to find out this weeks biggest losers.
