What happened to the troops who were surrounding Winterfell?
In Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 10, Theon and his men in Winterfell were surrounded by the troops Robb sent. It seemed they don't stand a chance against the Robb's men. In the morning, Theon and his men shout battle cries before they confront the Northmen outside.
Suddenly, Theon was knocked down by one of his men. They carry unconscious Theon and try to sneak out evading the battle to their home.
And in the next cut, Bran, Rickon, Hodor and Osha get out of their hiding place. They see Winterfell is burning and its people are dead.
Where did all the troops go? They came to retake Winterfell. Winterfell was under siege by them. Then why no one but dead commoners and burning buildings when Bran and the others came out?
Best Answer
Winterfell was surrounded by Bolton men, lead by Ramsay. Robb didn't send his troops because he was winning against Tywin and he didn't want to lose his position. So he had Roose Bolton send a raven to his bastard son Ramsay to root Theon out of Winterfell.
Ramsay, currently being the acting commander at the Dreadfort, took his men and surrounded Winterfell. He offered the Ironborn safe passage home if they give him Theon. They did, but Ramsay killed them anyway.
Winterfell was in ruins by that time, in the show it's not clear who did it and why - could be Ironborn or Boltons. They address it in several conversations (dying maester Luwin with kids, Roose Bolton with Walder Frey), but they have never made clear who did it. Since Boltons were repairing it after, my guess would be on Ironborn.
Ramsay then took Theon and his troops back to the Dreadfort, Boltons' home castle. That is why no troops stayed in Winterfell by that time. Osha, Hodor and the kids cleverly used this time to escape the castle.
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What happened to the Dreadfort?
Following the deaths of Roose Bolton, Walda Bolton, and their newborn child at the hands of Ramsay Bolton, the Dreadfort passed to Ramsay. Not long after, however, Ramsay was defeated (and nearly beaten to death by Jon Snow) at the Battle of the Bastards, and then fed to his own hounds by his wife Sansa.Who laid siege to Winterfell?
Prelude. As Theon Greyjoy planned, after Dagmer Cleftjaw laid siege to Torrhen's Square as a diversion, Ser Rodrik Cassel raises Winterfell's levies and marches with six hundred men, leaving Winterfell minimally defended.What happened to Theon after Winterfell?
The two later retake Winterfell, defeating Ramsay and House Bolton. Slowly returning to his former self, Theon returns to the Iron Islands, where he learns of his father's death at the hands of his uncle, Euron Greyjoy, who is later elected King of the Iron Islands via Kingsmoot.Why are Theons the Starks?
Theon Greyjoy is a member of House Greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands. At the end of Greyjoy's Rebellion, Theon was taken to Winterfell as a hostage and ward to Lord Eddard Stark.When There Were No Starks in Winterfell
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