- "Welcome home, Lady Stark. The North remembers."
- ―Old woman
An old woman is a minor character in the fifth season. She is played by Stella McCusker and first appears in "High Sparrow".
Biography
Background
She is among the lowborn people gathered to rebuild Winterfell.
Season 5
She greets Sansa Stark after she is taken to Winterfell for her impending marriage to Ramsay Bolton. She warmly tells her that "the North remembers".[1]
Later, the women enters Sansa's chamber under the pretext of housekeeping, and tells her that she still has friends in the North. Should Sansa ever be in danger, she need only light a candle in the window of the Broken Tower.[2]
After Sansa urges Theon Greyjoy to help her escape Winterfell by lighting a candle as the old woman had told her to. Theon is unexpectedly greeted to the sight of Ramsay feasting, and confesses Sansa's request. Ramsay then flays the woman for her part in aiding Sansa. Ramsay mentions that her heart gave out before Ramsay had the chance to flay her face. [3]
Appearances
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In the books
In the novels there is no equivalent scene or character. However, the phrase "the North remembers" is common among certain Northern nobles who were left reeling by the betrayals House Stark and the North suffered, even those who felt slighted by the Starks or have aligned with the Boltons resent House Frey for the relatives and men lost during at the Red Wedding. In the novels, the level of involvement of the Boltons in the Red Wedding is not common knowledge, though it is suspected by several prominent characters.
References
- ↑ "High Sparrow"
- ↑ "Kill the Boy"
- ↑ "The Gift"