In George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novel A Storm of Swords, which wedding is known as the Red Wedding?

In George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novel A Storm of Swords, the Red Wedding is the wedding of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey.

The event takes place at the Twins, the stronghold of House Frey. Edmure Tully marries Roslin Frey as part of an arrangement intended to repair the Freys’ relationship with Robb Stark after Robb breaks his earlier marriage promise. During the wedding feast, the Freys and their allies turn violently against Robb’s faction.

Readers sometimes identify Robb Stark’s relationship with Talisa as the Red Wedding, but that is a separate marriage storyline in the television adaptation and does not name the event in the novel. The literary wedding concerns Edmure and Roslin, while Robb is present as a guest.

A Storm of Swords was published in 2000. The Red Wedding is one of the most consequential reversals in the series and reflects Martin’s recurring interest in the political danger of oaths, alliances, and hospitality.