Game Of Thrones - Season 3 Today

: Theon Greyjoy is subjected to extreme physical and psychological torture by Ramsay Snow , the bastard son of Roose Bolton. New Character Introductions

: Jon Snow successfully infiltrates Mance Rayder's wildling army, falls in love with Ygritte, and climbs the Wall before ultimately returning to the Night's Watch.

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 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.

: 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. : Theon Greyjoy is subjected to extreme physical

: 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 .

: The Lannisters consolidate power through strategic marriages. Tywin Lannister forces Tyrion to marry Sansa Stark and Cersei to marry Loras Tyrell. Martin's novel A Storm of Swords , is

This season introduced several fan-favorite and pivotal characters: