<P> After mourning Myranda, Ramsay is warned by Roose that he faces being disinherited if Sansa is not recovered and Roose's unborn child is a son . Ramsay sends his best hunters after Sansa and Theon, though they are all killed by Brienne of Tarth . After Roose's wife Walda gives birth to a boy, Ramsay promptly murders his father and has his hounds maul Walda and his newborn half - brother to death, securing his position as Lord Bolton and the official ruler of Winterfell . </P> <P> Ramsay is approached by Smalljon Umber, who asks for his help in defending the North against the wildlings Jon Snow has offered refuge to at the Wall . To secure their alliance, Smalljon presents Ramsay with Osha and Rickon Stark, who were previously under the protection of Smalljon's now - deceased father, the Greatjon . Ramsay kills Osha when she tries to assassinate him, and throws Rickon in Winterfell's dungeons . He then sends a letter to Jon Snow at Castle Black, threatening to exterminate the wildlings and have Rickon and Jon killed if Sansa is not returned to him . </P> <P> Jon Snow responds by leading an army of Wildlings and assorted Stark loyalists on a march towards Winterfell . As the Stark and Bolton armies prepare for battle, Ramsay releases Rickon and tells him to run to his half - brother before killing him with an arrow . With Jon having charged out in a futile attempt to save Rickon, his forces follow behind and are drawn out of their position . The Bolton phalanx quickly surrounds the Starks, but the Knights of the Vale arrive and overwhelm the Boltons . Ramsay flees to Winterfell, and kills the giant Wun Wun when he breaches Winterfell's gate, but is attacked and brutally beaten by Jon . Locked in the kennels, Ramsay is visited by Sansa, who watches as his hungry hounds eat Ramsay alive . Ramsay's death marks the end of House Bolton and its rule in the North . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2014 </Th> <Td> Screen Actors Guild Award </Td> <Td> Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2015 </Th> <Td> IGN Awards </Td> <Td> Best TV Villain </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IGN People's Choice Award </Td> <Td> Best TV Villain </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 </Th> <Td> Screen Actors Guild Award </Td> <Td> Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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