Battle of the Bastards

Jon Snow against Ramsay Bolton for Winterfell.

The Battle of the Bastards is the battle for Winterfell in the Game of Thrones episode of the same name, the ninth episode of the sixth season. Jon Snow leads the free folk and the loyal houses of the North against Ramsay Bolton and the forces of Houses Bolton, Umber and Karstark.

Quick Facts

Series: Game of Thrones
Season: 6
Episode: 9
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Writer: David Benioff; D. B. Weiss
Photographer: Fabian Wagner
Editor: Tim Porter
Air date: 19 June 2016

Lore & Background

Before the battle Jon refuses Ramsay's offer to hand over Sansa for a pardon, and Ramsay turns down single combat, knowing he has 6,000 men against the Starks' 2,400. Sansa tells Ramsay he will die the next day.

Reader's Guide

Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed by Miguel Sapochnik, the episode was widely called a masterpiece and won the Emmys for directing and writing. The battle took 25 days to film with 500 extras, 600 crew and 70 horses.