He may not have wielded the knife or torch, but he fully knew what was going to happen. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the. Knowing theon, he probably ordered their death on cleftjaws advice. If i got justice, my burnt body would hang over the gates of winterfell.
This isnt going to be a sixpart series defending theon greyjoys actions or character like i did with jon snow. 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. Game of thrones s03e10 balon greyjoy recieves quite the package from ramsay bolton duration. When ella, the daughter of the goddess of love and beauty, is thrown into world that is not at all her own, she must do what she can to survive. Feb 11, 2016 its a story rich with political intrigue and dark fantasy, but at its heart its a story about people. What the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoy s arc. He is best known for playing theon greyjoy in the hbo series game of thrones 20112019. Clues about the ironborn and house greyjoy from real viking history guest blog. Theon, the castrated viking history behind game of thrones. Aug 29, 2017 theon greyjoy has definitely had a rough go of it on game of thrones.
And today id like to talk about probably the single most misunderstood and frankly, human character in the entire series. Main spoilers okay weird question about theon greyjoy. At the end of greyjoys rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. Theon greyjoy is a neutral good character, because while he is motivated to do the right thing, ultimately he will do what is possible to save his own skin. Prince theon greyjoy is the fourth and youngest child of lord balon greyjoy, ruler of the iron islands, and his wife lady alannys.
This scene is from season 2 episode 10, valar morghulisfinale of game of thrones. This weeks character discussion will be on theon greyjoy. Jan 18, 2017 i finally managed to get around to reading a dance with dragons, the fifth book in the game of thrones series. Game of thrones tv series 20112019 alfie allen as theon greyjoy. He is the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and asha greyjoy. After the assassination attempt on bran he is one of those that catelyn. After eddards execution in kings landing, theon pledges his loyalty to eddards eldest son, king robb. Jun 03, 2012 theon greyjoy, the living embodiment of yolo. As written in a song of ice and fire, theon grejoy is one of the most interesting.
Its been more than 20 years since the book a game of thrones was released, but mere hours since hbos eightseason show of the same name. You dont need to read the pjo books to read this fanfic. House greyjoy of pyke is one of the great houses of westeros. The latest theon greyjoy news, rumors, gifs, predictions, and more from winter is coming. And, well, because game of thrones once pulled a fake script prank on alfie allen involving the fate of theon, allen was convinced early in the series that his character wouldnt survive. In the books, the torture happens, but mostly takes place offscreen or is mentioned in flashback. What on earth is game of thrones doing to theon greyjoy. Percy jackson wont be very involved, but its an element in the story.
Also in this page spoilers are allowed and encouraged. Feelgood played the executioner ilyn payne in four episodes mackenzie crook from pirates of the caribbean 1. The rise and fall of theon then comes to a point where he must shed the persona of reek to try and do something brave for a. He is headed to essos in pursuit of euron greyjoy, who has theon s sister, yara.
A character who tends to receive much hate from both readers and viewers of the series and show is theon greyjoy, resident turncloak now under the captivity and torturous hands of ramsay snow. Nov 01, 2011 i felt sorry for theon since the day he captured winterfell, a man that would never be a stark, nor ever a greyjoy. Aeron greyjoy, commonly referred to as aeron damphair, is a drowned man in service to the drowned god, the deity worshiped by the ironborn of the iron islands off the western coast of westeros. On sunday nights episode, ramsay forced a hysterical theon greyjoy, exward of the stark family, to watch the sexual assault against sansa but in martins book, theon. Chaotic neutral king euron greyjoy, is an egotistical character that forced his way onto the iron throne by marrying cersei in the final episodes of the show. Ellaria sand and yara greyjoy are getting flirty aboard a ship in front of theon but, unfortunately for the ladies, they are rudely intercepted by the other iron fleet. 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. The head of the family is traditionally known as the lord reaper of pyke. Because the boltons are flayers, i assumed hed been flayed, maybe little by little, until there was nothing but some kind of hideous strips hanging there. It was probably cleftjaw himself or theon s men who actually killed the boys and burned the bodies. Allen was born in hammersmith, london, the son of film producer alison owen and welshborn actor keith allen.
Things you never knew about theon and reek screenrant. Ramsay bolton takes the garrison of the dreadfort and theon goes out to fight them with his men and gets taken off the field. Or my onepart post defending ned stark, for that matter. Yet for some reason, the show decided to keep theon greyjoy alive a few weeks back. But in season sevens finale, the dragon and the wolf, there is a little bit of hope that things will be coming around for. A lot of things happened in the episode titled stormborn, but its the tail end of the drama that had us frantic for answers. Jul 26, 2017 theon jumping off the boat on game of thrones reactions brutally hilarious reactions to that theon greyjoy moment on game of thrones july 26, 2017 by laura marie meyers. In addition to being the body double for theon, dunbar also appeared onscreen as a stark bannerman and a soldier in the battle of the bastards. Theon is the youngest son and presumptive heir of balon greyjoy. 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. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Surprising celebrity cameos game of thrones wiki guide ign.
Following his fathers failed rebellion against the iron throne, theon is taken as a ward initially hostage to lord eddard stark of winterfell. Theon greyjoycatelyn tully stark works archive of our own. Of the many, many reunions weve seen so far on season 8 of game of thrones, sansa stark and theon greyjoy s may have been the most touching. Alfie evan allen born 12 september 1986 is an english actor. He became a ward of ned stark after robert and ned crushed theons father in the greyjoy rebellion shortly after roberts own. Its not totally clear where euron has kept yara captive. He is best known for playing theon greyjoy in the television series game of thrones 20112019, for which he came to international attention and received a primetime emmy award nomination in 2019. He is the brother of balon greyjoy, the late king of the iron islands, and euron greyjoy, his successor, as well as the uncle of balons children, yara and theon greyjoy. He is shown in adwd catching and promptly devouring a live rat when the jailer suddenly comes in and his. 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. Most of the pictures here are not my creations, i take no credit for them. Andrew dunbar, theon greyjoys body double on game of thrones. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. At the end of greyjoy s rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark.
It rules over the iron islands, a harsh and bleak collection of forbidding islands off the west coast of westeros, from the seastone chair in the castle of pyke on the island of the same name. Yara and theon greyjoy have allied themselves with daenerys targaryen, but somewhere out. Alfie evan allen born 11 september 1986 is an english actor. Every game of thrones book you can read after the final. Theon is the youngest son and presumptive heir of balon greyjoy, taken as a ward by lord eddard stark following balons failed rebellion. Gemma whelan and alfie allen as brother and sister yara and theon greyjoy in game of thrones. Game of thrones characters first and last appearances. Its been almost a decade since the release of the latest book in the epic. For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. He is best known for playing theon greyjoy in the hbo series game of thrones. Theon greyjoy last edited by victor25 on 040119 05. Imo, theon s arc is one of the best in asoiaf, but ill get into that a little more in the comments.
Theon greyjoy alfie allen begins game of thrones as the cocky ward to ned stark. Game of thrones once pranked alfie allen aka theon. Character analysis theon greyjoy tea, books and critical. Im more interested in discussing hbos game of thrones showrunners decisions in regards to theon greyjoys storyline, as presented in season three of the show. Im glad they put the jump in the show, i was worried that they were going to kill off theon. First introduced as ned stark s bastard, jon snow kit harington rose up the ranks of the nights watch and convinced daenerys, winterfell, and the wildlings to join forces to defeat the night king and his white walkers.
Jun 10, 20 ramsay balton showing how he is not a savage. Theon greyjoy george plantagenet, 1st duke of clarence. Seems almost worse than castration or even a straight hatchet job, and book theon is panicked at the idea of anyone seeing it, either way. Without spoilering too much, theons capture takes place at the end of book 2 a clash of kings sort of like it did in the tv show and whe. Jul 25, 2017 what the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoys arc. Search, discover and share your favorite theon greyjoy gifs. Theon is the youngest son of balon greyjoy and the heir to the iron islands. He remains there when eddard stark leaves for kings landing with his retinue. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. Today, audible issues a new audiobook based on jodi taylors the chronicles of st mary s series. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.