This season introduced several fan-favorite and pivotal characters:
: Theon Greyjoy is subjected to extreme physical and psychological torture by Ramsay Snow , the bastard son of Roose Bolton. New Character Introductions Game Of Thrones - Season 3
: Daenerys travels to Slaver's Bay, where she outsmarts the masters of Astapor to acquire an elite army of Unsullied soldiers. She later liberates the city of Yunkai. Meanwhile, Arya Stark is captured by the Brotherhood
: The Lannisters consolidate power through strategic marriages. Tywin Lannister forces Tyrion to marry Sansa Stark and Cersei to marry Loras Tyrell. Major Plot Arcs & Key Events
: Jaime Lannister loses his hand while being escorted by Brienne of Tarth, leading to an unlikely bond. Meanwhile, Arya Stark is captured by the Brotherhood Without Banners and later the Hound.
: Robb Stark wins every battle but struggles politically. After breaking a marriage pact with Walder Frey, he is betrayed and murdered along with his mother, Catelyn, and pregnant wife, Talisa, at the Red Wedding .
Season 3 of , based on the first half of George R.R. Martin's novel A Storm of Swords , is widely considered one of the series' most critical and commercially successful seasons. It is most famous for its penultimate episode, " The Rains of Castamere ," featuring the brutal "Red Wedding". Major Plot Arcs & Key Events