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Big Walder: He'll set his wolf on you, cousin.

Little Walder: Let him. I always wanted a wolfskin cloak.

~ Little Walder and Big Walder Frey, as they discuss pursuing Bran Stark with Theon Greyjoy.
The big one they call little, it comes to me he's well named. Big outside, little inside, and mean down to the bones.
~ Osha to Bran Stark.

Walder Frey, nicknamed Little Walder, is a supporting antagonist in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series. He is a grandson of Lord Walder Frey, and the only son of Merrett Frey and Mariya Darry. He is known as Little Walder because he is 52 days younger then his cousin Big Walder Frey, though Little Walder has grown half a foot taller and is ahead in the line of succession. He has 3 older sisters: Amerei "Gatehouse Ami", "Fat" Walda, and Marissa. He also had one older sister who was born before Marissa, but died as an infant. By the time of the beginning of the first book, he is around 7 years old, and by the final chapters of the fifth book he is 9.

Long after becoming Roose Bolton's brother-in-law and the Sack of Winterfell, he is made a squire for Ramsay Bolton. He is referred as having become Ramsay's "best boy", with the already cruel child Little Walder taking Ramsay as his role model and progressively growing worse as a result, unfazed by the brutality around him, despite his young age.

His personal coat of arms is the twin towers of House Frey quartered with the brindled boar of House Crakehall, the family of his paternal grandmother, and the plowman of House Darry, the family of his mother.

Biography[]

As part of the terms for Robb Stark to cross the Twins, Little Walder and Big Walder are sent to be fostered at Winterfell. They make friends with Rickon Stark, though Bran doesn't like them. When they hit the quintains Bran thinks though Little Walder strikes the harder blow, Big Walder sat his horse better. Little Walder begins mocking Hodor, Big Walder joining in slightly. Little Walder pushes Hodor, and continues to rile Bran up, however Luwin stops them. Big Walder admits what was happening, apologises, and has the grace to look abashed, his cousin only looking peevish. Later Osha says "The big one they call little, it comes to me he's well named. Big outside, little inside, and mean down to the bones."

When Meera and Jojen Reed arrive Little Walder mutters insults at the Crannogmen, the Freys land bordering the Neck and the Freys having a feud with the Crannogmen.

When news arrives of the death of their half-uncle Ser Stevron Frey, heir to the Twins, the Walders show no sadness at his passing, Little Walder even laughing. Being more interested in how this effects the line of succession for the Twins, Big Walder says he'll be lord. When Maester Luwin tells them of for being uncaring, Little Walder says they're very sad unconvincingly.

Later Theon Greyjoy takes Winterfell and one of the Walders volunteers for Theon's search party when Bran and Rickon disappear (having hidden in the Crypts though used their direwolves to leave a false trail). When Ramsay Snow returns with the Dreadfort garrison and betrays first Rodrik Cassel before they can take Winterfell, then Theon, he sacks Winterfell, and orders the Walders to be spared.

Big Walder writes a letter from the Dreadfort which is signed by both Frey cousins and sent to the Twins claiming Theon Greyjoy burned Winterfell. Little Walder's half-uncle Lothar Frey conveys this false report to Robb Stark. Shortly after this the Red Wedding occurs, where with Roose Bolton the Freys murder Robb, his mother Catelyn Stark, and most of his army. Roose Bolton marries one of Little Walder's sisters, "Fat" Walda Frey, due to Walder offering as a dowry the weight in silver of the Frey Roose marries. Little Walder's eldest sister Amarei Frey, known as "Gatehouse Ami" for her promiscuity, is married to Lancel Lannister who has been made Lord of Darry by the Iron Throne to legitimize his hold on the Darry lands. Little Walder's father Merrett Frey is hanged by the Brotherhood without Banners, who are being led by Lady Stoneheart, the resurrected Catelyn Stark.

Big and Little Walder become squires for Roose's bastard Ramsay, who has been legitimized to Ramsay Bolton by King Tommen Baratheon to reward Roose for his treachery. Little Walder is engaged to Wylla Manderly, Wyman Manderly's younger grandaughter, the older grandaughter Wynafryd has been engaged to Rhaegar Frey, another grandson of Walder Frey. However Wyman is plotting revenge against the Freys, having lost his son Ser Wendel Manderly at the Red Wedding, though his other son Ser Wylis is a captive of the Lannisters. After Wyman's son is returned Wyman departs for Ramsay Bolton's wedding to an Arya Stark pretender, which is to be held at Barrowton. A Frey force under Little Walder's uncle Ser Hosteen Frey and half-uncle Ser Aenys Frey has come north with Roose.

Lady Barbrey Dustin gives the Walders colts when they help Ramsay in the search for the three missing Freys who were coming to the wedding with Wyman, it is implied they were murdered which Big Walder believes happened. Theon thinks Little Walder is becoming more like Ramsay, taking part in their cruel games, which worries Theon and Big Walder.

The Walders go with the Boltons to Winterfell for the wedding and are present at the ceremony. Later they join other squires in building snowmen in the yard. However a series of mysterious deaths plagues Winterfell, not helped by tensions already present between the Freys and the Northmen due to the Red Wedding. Little Walder's body is later found in a snowdrift beneath the ruined keep of Winterfell. A blood-spattered Big Walder accompanies their uncle Hosteen when he carries Little Walder's body into the Great Hall. Big Walder states Little Walder was searching for a White Harbor man who owed him silver from a dice game. Hosteen accuses Wyman of performing or ordering the murder. Wyman denies this but says "Though mayhaps this was a blessing. Had he lived he would have grown up to be a Frey." Hosteen slashes Wyman's throat, leading to a fight between the White Harbor and Frey men, leaving six White Harbor men and two Freys dead. Roose Bolton then sends both forces out against Stannis Baratheon, having received his location in a map sent by Arnolf Karstark. Theon suspects Mance Rayder and his wildling spearwives of the murder, but they claim it is no work of theirs, though they were likely behind the other murders.

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  • It is widely believed Little Walder was murdered by his cousin Big Walder, who mentions his intention to be Lord of the Crossing even though Little Walder is ahead of him in the line of succession. The fact he was blood-spattered despite the cold meaning Little Walder's blood would have frozen quickly adds to this. He may also have acted out of horror at his cousin's cruelties.

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