This isnt going to be a sixpart series defending theon greyjoys actions or character like i did with jon snow. What the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoys arc. Or is it like the show, where theon comes to believe he is reek. Game of thrones 3x10 ramsay snow bolton what realy. Theon disappears from the narrative after 2nd book season 2 and his next first chapter is at the beginning of book 5 midseason 4. Feb 11, 2016 its a story rich with political intrigue and dark fantasy, but at its heart its a story about people. Did sansa stark and theon greyjoy have a lot in common considering they were both. Or my onepart post defending ned stark, for that matter. Prince theon greyjoy is a major character in the a song of ice and fire and its tv adaptation game of thrones. Theon is the youngest son of balon greyjoy and the heir to the iron islands.
This column is led by lord eddard stark who is now returning from subduing the rebellion of balon greyjoy and with him is a young boy no older than ten name days. Although theon originally had more siblings, both of his older brothers were killed during greyjoys rebellion, which is also how theon came to be under the care of ned. Game of thrones s03e04 theon greyjoy, meet ramsay snow. Ramsay warns balon to withdraw his troops from the north or else more. Last week, ross, you noted that all too often when benioff and weiss insert their own material it tends toward exploitation, and. Balon greyjoy recieves quite the package from ramsay.
Apr 12, 2019 as theon got older, and the game of thrones became more complicated, theon struggled with his identity and with where his loyalties lay. Lady yara greyjoy is the lady of the iron islands and lady reaper of pyke, the daughter and last surviving child of balon greyjoy, and older sister and only surviving sibling of theon greyjoy. Theon greyjoy and the messy road to redemption watchers on. Book of the stranger theon pledges his support to yara. Theon has been tortured repeatedly by ramsay snow, who has since been legitimized by king.
He takes on the guise of reek, ramsays servant, and is not allowed to bathe. In adwd, theon remembers the tortures visited on him and we get disturbed, in addition to the awfulness his present state. Greyjoys rebellion involved an attempt by the iron islands, and balon greyjoy specifically, to secede from the seven kingdoms and become independent. Luwin, the maester of winterfell at the time, had nothing but praise for young theon, remarking that within six months there was nothing left to teach the boy and come another sixth months it was no longer luwin teaching theon, but it was luwin who was learning from theon furiously. Game of thrones fans roast theon with hilarious memes. Also in this page spoilers are allowed and encouraged. Theon was the heir to the iron islands, though his father favored asha, theon s older sister. The goto source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Theon was the heir to the iron islands, though his. This weeks episode of game of thrones was not terribly good, but one issue stood out in particular. Hes had flesh, teeth, and small limbs removed and is implied to have been castrated to some extent by ramsay. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the.
Theon greyjoy has gone through quite a transformation in game of. Game of thrones why is theon greyjoy being tortured by the. Following his fathers failed rebellion against the iron throne, theon is taken as a ward initially hostage to lord eddard stark of winterfell. The show doesnt use flashbacks or internal narration. Yara is a fierce warrior and commands her own longship, the black wind.
Exxtra history theon the clever greyjoy greyjoy alla. If what theon wanted was for someone to pay attention and treat him as a greyjoy, then his wish has been granted tenfold, for he is tortured because of his ironborn name. He is tortured and forced into servitude by ramsay snow, who turns him into a broken. He is the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and asha greyjoy. Theon didnt commit this particular crime in the books either, as he did. After eddards execution in kings landing, theon pledges his loyalty to eddards eldest son, king robb. Most of the pictures here are not my creations, i take no credit for them. He is the only surviving son of lord balon greyjoy and lady alannys harlaw. Prince theon greyjoy is the fourth and youngest child of lord balon greyjoy, ruler of the iron islands, and his wife lady alannys. Although the detention and torture starts in the previous books, it is in a dance with dragons that it takes on a completely new meaning and effect. During the imprisonment, ramsay severely tortured theon physically and psychologically before emasculating him and mockingly. Valar morghulis, valar dohaeris theon rescuer plottwist my father died in kings landing the bastard. What on earth is game of thrones doing to theon greyjoy.
Game of thrones fans are roasting theon greyjoy on twitter for. Now ramsay is reek2 and he pledges allegiance to theon in winterfell. Theon greyjoy proved he is the antijon snow in game of thrones season 7, episode 2 not great in a crisis, but exceptional for twitter memes. Before sansa becomes ramsays bride, the bolton bastard has already made theon a eunuch and put him through. He gets tortured a little bit, is given aid in escaping but is brought back to his.
Im more interested in discussing hbos game of thrones showrunners decisions in regards to theon greyjoys storyline, as presented in season. Sansa and theons history on game of thrones popsugar. And today id like to talk about probably the single most misunderstood and frankly, human character in the entire series. Ramsay bolton takes the garrison of the dreadfort and theon goes out to fight them with his men and gets taken off the field. Theon was tortured by boltons bastard, ramsay snow, and turned into the wretched servant reek.
Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. His eldest siblings are rodrik, maron, and asha named yara in. Apr 29, 20 ramsay bolton, the man torturing theon greyjoy is the son of roose of house bolton, lord of the dreadfort, banner man of the starks. The book is able to show how he goes from theon to reek but it would be too much of a shift for tv as we arent in his head. This was forfeited when their uncle euron, won the seastone chair in the kingsmoot. For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. These are intended to spur discussion, and the users of rasoiaf shouldnt feel compelled to answer them if they dont wish to theon greyjoy is cited as a character that many readers have come to sympathize with. Game of thrones 3x10 ramsay snow bolton what realy happened at winterfell jakub wieczorek. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on. Martins song of ice and fire novels knew better, yet still had questions in the novels, theons story doesnt continue until book 5 and the show is basically on. Game of thrones fans are roasting theon greyjoy on twitter. Theon is the youngest son and presumptive heir of balon greyjoy, taken as a ward by lord eddard stark following balons failed rebellion.
Character analysis theon greyjoy tea, books and critical. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on the. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Game of thrones theon greyjoy characters tv tropes.
I dont understand i thought it was because his father was an ally of robb stark but he helped that old man frey slaughter robb stark and his mother at the red wedding, so why is he still torturing theon. A controversial characters that many hated in acok, theon became sympathetic to many readers in adwd. Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and yara greyjoy. And right now theon is one of the most hated characters in the show, second only to joffs. Game of thrones 3x10 ramsay snow bolton what realy happened. He is shown in adwd catching and promptly devouring a live rat when the jailer suddenly comes in and his. Jan 18, 2017 i finally managed to get around to reading a dance with dragons, the fifth book in the game of thrones series. He is the sole surviving son of balon greyjoy, lord later king of the iron islands. Theon greyjoy, the prince of winterfell, book two version. The camera cuts away from the rape to linger on the exprinces pain as he. Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the.
To say that jon snow and theon greyjoy have a complicated relationship on game of thrones would be an understatement. How game of thrones characters look in the books vs how they look in the show. Dec 03, 20 this weeks character discussion will be on theon greyjoy. Mar 18, 2020 exxtra history theon the clever greyjoy greyjoy alla breve fic. Theon is the narrator for a total of thirteen chapters in the second and fifth novels, a clash of kings and a dance with dragons. When he was a boy of nine, his father crowned himself king of the iron islands. Ten years before the events of the series, theon was taken hostage by eddard stark. Apr 17, 2019 theon is the fourth child of lord balon greyjoy, ruler of the iron islands, and was raised as a ward a polite way of saying hostage by the stark family from the age of 10 to ensure the greyjoys. Theon reek tells ramsay and roose that the two stark princes are not quite dead, casting a spanner in the works of their plans to usurp the north. Ramsay warns balon to withdraw his troops from the north or else more boxes will follow with more. By the end, he makes theon forget his own name, crafts an entirely new identity, and breaks the smiling prince into a writhing creature terrified of ramsay. Then check out winter is coming live each monday after a new episode at 12pm et on. Theon, the castrated viking history behind game of thrones.
After he is tortured by the despicable ramsay bolton, theon becomes thin and his hair turns. During his time with ramsay, the greyjoy heir is beaten, tortured, and degraded. Theon greyjoy is described as being an arrogant nineteenyearold at the start of a game of thrones, with black hair and a cocky grin. Balon greyjoy and his daughter yara asha in the books receive a parcel, a special gift, and a mysterious letter, sealed by what looks like piece of skin and house boltons flayed man sigil. At the end of greyjoy s rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. Theons torture in the books didnt just destroy him mentally, but physically as well.
How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the show. Theon greyjoy is a major character in the book series a song of ice and fire and its television series adaptation game of thrones. The internet is abuzz with talk of theon greyjoys episodeending leap into the unknown. After theons darth vader moment at the end of season 5 of game of thrones, in which he pushed myranda to her death and rescued sansa, it seemed a foregone conclusion to many that theons death was imminent. Tthe first chapter being him recollecting the torture and all next chapters showing his reek storyline but not displaying the tortures. Theon has nothing to do until much much later, so its a way to keep him on screen.
After sansa starks horrifying rape on sundays game of thrones, a feminist website has banned coverage of the show and a u. Things you never knew about theon and reek screenrant. Oct 24, 20 balon greyjoy and his daughter yara asha in the books receive a parcel, a special gift, and a mysterious letter, sealed by what looks like piece of skin and house boltons flayed man sigil. Game of thrones s03e10 roose bolton and walder frey talks, ramsay bolton officially revealed duration. Game of thrones why is theon greyjoy being tortured by the house of bolton bastard son. This story contains spoilers for game of thrones season 7. Apr 24, 2019 during his time with ramsay, the greyjoy heir is beaten, tortured, and degraded. He is the thirdperson narrator for thirteen chapters throughout a clash of kings and a dance with dragons. Jul 24, 2017 game of thrones fans are roasting theon greyjoy on twitter for.
Imo, theon s arc is one of the best in asoiaf, but ill get into that a little more in the comments. Feel free to answer these question or write your own impressions and thoughts on theon. I finally managed to get around to reading a dance with dragons, the fifth book in the game of thrones series. S03e10 balon greyjoy recieves quite the package from. Asha greyjoytheon greyjoy works archive of our own. Reek, ramsay swears obedience to house greyjoy and king balon. Game of thrones ramsay snow torturing theon greyjoy. All spoilers theon greyjoy and reek, book question. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by. Once hes made amends to those hes wronged and overcome his flaws as imperfectly but as thoroughly as he can, theons arc boils down to a love story between a brother and sister, two flawed people.
After the assassination of her father, yara lays claim to the iron islands. Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of balon. Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of balon greyjoy, lord of the iron islands. In the television adaptation game of thrones, he is played by alfie allen. Apr 21, 20 this scene is from game of thrones season 3, episode four. He is initially arrogant, cocky, and proud, but becomes more fragile after being tortured by ramsay snow. Oct 04, 2017 theon greyjoy is a rare example of a character whose redemption arc serves more to deconstruct his psyche, rather than excuse his misdeeds. In the books, i heard theon greyjoy and reek 2 different people. Theon greyjoy how game of thrones characters look in the. The latest theon greyjoy news, rumors, gifs, predictions, and more from winter is coming.
Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and yara greyjoy following his fathers failed rebellion against the iron throne, theon is taken as a ward initially hostage to lord eddard stark of winterfell. Theon greyjoy takes winterfell, asha comes and tells him to sack the city and take all the loot he can and return to the iron islands what he really should have done in retrospect. Exxtra history theon the clever greyjoy greyjoy alla breve fic. He is initially arrogant, cocky, and proud, but becomes more fragile after being tortured by. His eldest siblings are rodrik, maron, and asha named yara in the tv series. Asha greyjoy theon greyjoy 30 theon greyjoy robb stark 8 ramsay bolton theon greyjoy 7 theon greyjoy yara greyjoy 4 ramsay bolton theon greyjoy reek 3 catelyn starkned stark 2 theon greyjoy jon snow 2 ashara daynened stark 2 ramsay boltonreek 2 sandor cleganesansa stark 1 include additional tags sibling incest. I believe ramsayreek2 was the one who told him to kill the two farm boys but i could be mistaken. Theon greyjoy is the heir apparent and only living son of balon greyjoy. Ramsay boltontheon greyjoy works archive of our own. Jons speech to theon on game of thrones popsugar entertainment.
Game of thrones s03e10 balon greyjoy recieves quite the package from ramsay bolton duration. We all expected theon greyjoy to be dead by now, didnt we. Game of thrones one shots theon greyjoy x reader 1. Aug 31, 2017 to say that jon snow and theon greyjoy have a complicated relationship on game of thrones would be an understatement. There are literally too many instances of this psychological torture to quote. He is unrecognizable from the earlier theon greyjoy to such an extent that when ashayara sees him she doesnt recognize him at all whereas in season 4, she easily recognizes theon at once. The treatment in the show was mild and gentle compared to the levels of psychological and physical torture theon is subjected to in the books. Apr 29, 2019 theon paid for his betrayal when lord bolton retook winterfell on behalf of cersei lannister. As theon got older, and the game of thrones became more complicated, theon struggled with his identity and with where his loyalties lay.
At the dreadfort, theon greyjoy has been chained up in a dungeon after being knocked out before the sack of winterfell. After his capture by the boltons, he has been extensively tortured by ramsay snow into adopting a second personality called reek, serving as the igor to ramsay. Ramsay captured theon under the orders of robb stark and his father for invading winterfell. Greyjoy blood runs through his veins, but he was raised on. Its a story rich with political intrigue and dark fantasy, but at its heart its a story about people. Ramsay bolton, the man torturing theon greyjoy is the son of roose of house bolton, lord of the dreadfort, banner man of the starks. May 16, 20 theon greyjoy takes winterfell, asha comes and tells him to sack the city and take all the loot he can and return to the iron islands what he really should have done in retrospect. Theon, for his part, at first tells them the simple truth that he wanted to take and hold winterfell while the. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Jul 12, 2017 theon greyjoy is forced to watch as sansawho is still only around 15 years old.
If i got justice, my burnt body would hang over the gates of winterfell. Hes been tortured, mutilated, and hes fought in several historically significant battles. Reek2ramsays armies attack the army outside winterfell and sack winterfell and reek2ramsay then comes back out as ramsay. Jun 07, 2015 in the books, theon is taken captive by ramsay in book 2, and between books 3 and 4 is only represented by a piece of his skin delivered to robb and catelyn stark at the red wedding. Sep 17, 20 game of thrones s03e10 balon greyjoy recieves quite the package from ramsay bolton duration. Theon greyjoy is played by alfie allen in the television adaptation of the series of books. Spoilers if you havent read up to book 5 in the a song of ice and fire book series and dont want any of it spoiled then do not watch this video. Game of thrones s03e04 theon greyjoy, meet ramsay snow, the bastard of bolton. Although the two grow up considering each other brothers, theon greatly. Being theon greyjoy, or why this dick in a box matters. Theon greyjoy is the only living son, and heir apparent of balon greyjoy.
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