This would also explain Roose's 'a peaceful land, a quiet people' theory of leadership, the better to hide his true nature. Roose keeps Ramsay around only for the opportunity to cut him open and assume his identity. Perhaps Bolton is actually an immortal skin-changer who every four or five decades murders and flays his sons, wearing their skins like a Faceless Man to avoid detection.
It's also curious that no other members of House Bolton have been seen aside from Roose's bastard Ramsay and the only occasionally mentioned true-born son Domeric (who Roose admits Ramsay probably killed to become Roose's heir).Īll these factors have led to one sinister fan theory: Perhaps Bolton isn't a man at all. In the books, observers tend to remark that Bolton has an extraordinarily youthful appearance, while much has been made of Roose's more curious habits, such as bloodletting with leeches.
