How many died at The Red Wedding?

The Red Wedding is a massacre at the wedding feast of Edmure Tully, Lord of Riverrun, and Roslin Frey at the Twins in 299 AC during the War of the Five Kings. The King in the North, Robb Stark, his mother Catelyn, and most of his three thousand five hundred soldiers are slaughtered.
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Who gets killed at the Red Wedding?

Though she tried to save her injured son by threatening Walder Frey, putting a knife to the throat of his wife, her attempts were gone in vain when her son was stabbed to death by her trustee Roose Bolton. The episode ended with her throat being cut by one of Walder Frey's sons.
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Was the red wedding a mistake?

(Spoilers main) The Red Wedding was a long-term blunder by Tywin Lannister. We all know about the Red Wedding; The infamous day when the Freys, Lannisters and Boltons betrayed (with the exception of the Lannisters) and murdered Robb Stark and his bannermen.
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Who betrayed Robb at the Red Wedding?

Even though Walder swore a sacred oath that Robb, Catelyn and the then-pregnant Talisa would all be safe under his roof for the wedding, he, along with Roose and with the backing of Tywin Lannister, betrayed the Starks, and Bolton and his men killed all three.
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What was the point of the red wedding?

The Red Wedding was supposed to be a consolation prize, with Robb's uncle Edmure Tully subbing in for the monarch himself. Instead, the Freys went back on their sacred promise of hospitality and murdered Robb, his mother, his pregnant wife, and most of their forces at their enemies' behest.
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Game Of Thrones Red Wedding Death of Robb, Catelyn and Talisa Stark



Did Catelyn Stark know about Jon Snow?

A second agreed: “No, Catelyn definitely did not know. The knowledge of who Jon really is was *that* dangerous, Ned couldn't even tell Catelyn. It wasn't because of a lack of trust that he didn't tell her.”
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What did Ramsay do to Sansa?

Ramsay raped her while forcing another man to watch. Then he locked Sansa in her room, abusing her whenever he liked. It wasn't the first time a “Game of Thrones” plot point sent viewers clamoring for Twitter to publicly swear off the show, but it was the most high-profile boycott.
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Why did Lord Walder betray Robb?

The Red Wedding was a massacre that took place during the War of the Five Kings, arranged by Lord Walder Frey as revenge against Robb Stark, ruling King in the North, for breaking the marriage pact between House Stark and House Frey.
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Who told Sansa about the Red Wedding?

Sansa has learned from Tyrion the fate of her brother and mother at the Red Wedding. She and her husband join many other guests at the Queen's Ballroom to give Joffrey his wedding gifts. It is a new year, the 300th since Aegon's Conquest, and Joffrey's wedding is that night.
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Why did Bolton betray Robb?

Roose decided to betray Robb long ago, after the Lannisters defeated Stannis Baratheon at the Battle of the Blackwater, and was simply feigning loyalty this entire time, even as he was plotting the Starks' destruction.
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Who was Robb Stark supposed to marry?

This marriage is a consolation prize of sorts -- Robb was supposed to marry one of Lord Frey's daughters, but broke his word and married Talisa instead.
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What happened to Robb Stark's body?

After his death, the Freys mutilate Robb's body by sewing the head of his dead direwolf Grey Wind onto his decapitated corpse. His mother, as well as his entire northern army (save for the Boltons and Freys), are also murdered.
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What happened to Robb Stark's uncle at the Red Wedding?

It is only after his departure that the Red Wedding begins. Edmure is taken prisoner and remains a hostage of Lord Frey, who remarks to Lord Roose Bolton that Edmure spent his wedding night in a dungeon.
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Who killed Catelyn Stark?

Unfortunately, Catelyn died at the Red Wedding in Season 3's "The Rains of Castamere," getting her throat slit by Roose Bolton and Walter Frey's partnership.
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Would Robb have married Roslin?

As fans know, Robb was meant to marry Roslin as part of an alliance between the Freys and the Starks. However, since Robb chose to renege on the deal, Roslin ends up marrying Edmure Tully. Robb's actions don't go unpunished either, and he ends up getting slaughtered at the Red Wedding — along with Talisa and Catelyn.
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Did Robb Stark love Jeyne Westerling?

In the Books

In A Storm of Swords, Robb Stark and Jeyne Westerling fall in love, despite the fact that he is betrothed to an unnamed Frey girl. They first had sex when she comforted him, as he believed his brothers to be dead. He married her in secret shortly after to protect her honor.
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Why does Frey betray the Starks?

Robb Stark and his mother, Catelynn, were murdered! Lord Walder Frey exacted the ultimate revenge against the King in the North for breaking his pact to marry one of the Frey daughters -- slaughtering all of the honored guests at the make-up nuptials between Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey.
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Does Sansa get pregnant?

Fortunately, the answer is... nope! Sansa is not pregnant with Ramsay's baby, at least according to a reliable Game of Thrones spoiler and news website Watchers On The Wall. According to the site, Sansa will not be, or get pregnant in season 7 of the HBO series.
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Who kills Theon Greyjoy?

Theon defends Bran against the undead until he is the last survivor, but the Night King arrives. Bran thanks Theon, and Theon charges at the Night King, but he is killed after the Night King impales him with his own spear. In the aftermath of the Long Night, Theon is cremated along with those slain in battle.
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Who does Sansa lose her virginity to?

Back in season five, “Game of Thrones” became embroiled in controversy when it took an even more significant detour from the books, having Sansa Stark lose her virginity when she is raped by the sadistic Ramsay Bolton on their wedding night.
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Did Catelyn Stark survive the Red Wedding?

In George R.R. Martin's book series, Catelyn Stark is resurrected after being murdered at the Red Wedding after the Boltons and Freys betrayed her son Robb. Catelyn's body is found by a group of outlaws called the Brotherhood without Banners.
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Why did Catelyn free Jaime?

Jaime: I'd hoped the fall would kill him. This conversation about honor, oaths, and honesty drove Catelyn to make her decision. She freed Jaime, had him swear to exchange himself for Sansa and Arya, and tasked Brienne to get Jaime safely to the Lannisters for the exchange.
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