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A Storm of Swords
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Chapters 51-60Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide features discussion of graphic violence, death, slavery, and sexual content.
Chapter 51 Summary: “Arya”
To infiltrate the Twins, Sandor and Arya pose as servants bringing goods to the wedding feast. They arrive while the wedding feast is ongoing. Sandor wants to reach Robb directly.
Chapter 52 Summary: “Catelyn”
Although Edmure is happy with his new bride, the wedding feast strikes Catelyn as being joyless. At one point, Bolton leaves the feast, presumably seeking a better celebration in one of the adjacent halls.
Walder urges Robb to initiate the bedding. The Freys lead the ritual, pushing a terrified Roslin and Edmure away from the feast hall. Catelyn turns suspicious when one of the remaining Freys, Edwyn, refuses a dance with one of Robb’s vassals. The musicians start playing “The Rains of Castamere.” Catelyn pursues Edwyn and realizes he is wearing armor. Catelyn slaps him, and when Robb approaches to intervene, he is suddenly shot by several arrows. Crossbowmen start firing on the Stark bannermen.
Catelyn struggles to reach Robb after being shot in the back. Walder pauses the ambush to mock Robb, promising to apologize for his betrayal. Catelyn threatens to kill one of Walder’s grandsons unless he allows Robb to escape. Bolton kills Robb, passing along Jaime Lannister’s regards. Catelyn kills Walder’s grandson before she herself is killed by a Frey.
