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Character in A Song of Ice and Fire

Theon Greyjoy
A Song of Water ice and Burn down grapheme Game of Thrones character
Alfie Allen every bit Theon Greyjoy
First appearance	Literature: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Last appearance	Television: "The Last of the Starks" (2019)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Adapted by	D.B. Weiss & David Benioff (Game of Thrones)
Portrayed past	Alfie Allen
In-universe information
Aliases	Prince of Fools Theon Turncloak The Squid Prince Reek Theon Kinslayer The Prince of Stink
Gender	Male
Title	Helm of Sea Bowwow Lord of Winterfell Prince of Winterfell
Family	House Greyjoy Firm Stark (foster family unit)
Relatives	Balon Greyjoy (father) Alannys Harlaw (mother) Rodrik Greyjoy (brother) Maron Greyjoy (blood brother) Asha/Yara Greyjoy (sister) Euron Greyjoy (uncle) Victarion Greyjoy (uncle) Aeron Greyjoy (uncle) Foster family: Ned Stark (guardian/foster begetter) Robb Stark (foster brother) Sansa Stark (foster sister) Arya Stark (foster sister) Bran Stark (foster blood brother) Rickon Stark (foster brother)

Theon Greyjoy is a fictional character in the A Song of Water ice and Burn down serial of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television receiver adaptation Game of Thrones. Theon is the youngest son and heir of Balon Greyjoy, taken every bit a hostage by Lord Eddard Stark following Balon'south failed rebellion. Theon'south complex and troubled human relationship with both his family and his captors is central to the character'south arc throughout the novels and its television accommodation.^[one]

Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Theon subsequently appeared in A Disharmonism of Kings (1998) and A Dance with Dragons (2011), in which he is reintroduced every bit "Reek", the tortured victim of Ramsay Bolton. He is ane of the major third person points-of-view through which Martin narrates both books.

Theon is portrayed by English histrion Alfie Allen in the HBO television adaptation.^{[2] [iii] [four]}

Grapheme clarification [edit]

Theon Greyjoy is the heir credible and only living son of Balon Greyjoy. Theon is the narrator for a total of thirteen chapters in the second and fifth novels, A Disharmonism of Kings and A Trip the light fantastic toe with Dragons.^[5] Theon is 19, he is lean and handsome and he has long black hair. He always smiles and he seems to notice everything agreeable.

Ten years before the events of the series, Theon was taken hostage by Eddard Stark. He would accept been executed had his father Balon displeased King Robert Baratheon. Theon was raised at Winterfell with the Stark children and developed a close friendship with Robb Stark. Every bit an developed, Theon was arrogant, cocky, and proud until beingness imprisoned by Ramsay Snow, who is the eldest and bastard son of Roose Bolton. During the imprisonment, Ramsay severely tortured and abused Theon physically and psychologically and forced him to accept the proper noun of "Reek".

Storylines [edit]

Coat of arms of Firm Greyjoy

A Game of Thrones [edit]

Theon Greyjoy becomes a trusted companion of Robb Stark on the battlefield, participating in the Due north'due south victories at Riverrun and the Whispering Wood.

A Disharmonism of Kings [edit]

Robb sends Theon as an envoy to Pyke, seeking Balon Greyjoy's aid in his rebellion against House Lannister. Theon arrives to find Balon instead intends to seize the North while Robb is fighting in the Riverlands. Theon is charged to reave on the Stony Shore, but he decides to take Winterfell. After sending some of his men to besiege Torrhen's Square and lure Winterfell's garrison away from the castle, Theon and his party invade and capture Winterfell. He releases the prisoner Reek, formerly a servant of House Bolton. When Bran and Rickon Stark apparently escape Winterfell, Reek advises Theon to kill 2 miller boys and laissez passer their bodies off every bit those of the Stark children.

Winterfell'south garrison presently repels the ironborn at Torrhen's Square and besieges Winterfell. When Asha refuses to give Theon men to hold the castle, he allows Reek to seek reinforcements from the Dreadfort. Reek returns with several hundred Bolton men, he kills Ser Rodrik Cassel and all the other northmen, but he so reveals his truthful identity every bit Roose Bolton's bastard Ramsay Snow. Ramsay kills the people of Winterfell, he burns the castle and takes Theon prisoner.

A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows [edit]

Ramsay imprisons Theon in the Dreadfort's dungeons and tortures him, though nigh of the Ironborn believed that Theon is dead. At some point, Theon manages to escape with his one-time bedwarmer, Kyra, though this turns out to exist a play tricks of Ramsay's and the two are soon recaptured and as a issue, Kyra got killed.

A Dance with Dragons [edit]

Ramsay's torture leaves Theon with some of his toes, fingers and teeth missing. The trauma of this torture causes Theon to lose much of his body weight, and turns his hair white. Psychologically broken, he is forced to presume the identity of Reek. When Roose Bolton begins to lead his forces back to the North, Ramsay (who has since been legitimised as a Bolton) forces Theon to convince the Ironborn garrison holding Moat Cailin to surrender, but flays them regardless. Theon is forced to give away Jeyne Poole (who is posing as Arya Stark) at her wedding ceremony to Ramsay, who later sexually abuses both Theon and Jeyne. Theon afterward encounters Mance Rayder (disguised equally Abel the bard) and his spearwives, who enquire for his aid in freeing "Arya Stark", having been sent by Jon Snow. When the warning is raised, Theon jumps from Winterfell's battlements with Jeyne and is captured by Mors Umber, who sends him to Stannis Baratheon's campsite several days' ride away. There he is reunited with Asha, who initially does not recognise him.

The Winds of Wintertime [edit]

Theon is kept prisoner by Stannis, who notes that he may accept useful information about the Boltons but means to execute him for the supposed murders of Bran and Rickon. Asha unsuccessfully tries to ransom Theon before convincing Stannis to decollate him rather than burn him alive.

Family unit tree of Firm Greyjoy [edit]

v t e Family tree of Business firm Greyjoy
Lady Stonetree Quellon [a] Lady Piper[a] Lady Sunderly[b] Harlon[b] Quenton[b] Donel[b] Balon IX [c] Alannys Harlaw[d] [c] Euron III "Crow's Eye" [c] Victarion[c] Urrigon[b] Aeron "Damphair"[c] Robin[b] Rodrik[eastward] [c] Maron[e] [c] Asha Greyjoy[c] [f] Erik Ironmaker[c] Theon[c] several bastard children[g]
Notes: ^ a b Martin, George R. R.; García Jr., Elio Grand.; Antonsson, Linda (2014). "The Old Way and the New". The Earth of Ice & Fire. ISBN978-0-553-80544-4. ^ a b c d eastward f Martin, George R. R. (2005). "Chapter ane, The Prophet". A Feast for Crows. ISBN0-553-80150-3. ^ a b c d eastward f g h i j Martin, George R. R. (2011). "Appendix: King of the Isles and the Due north". A Dance with Dragons. ISBN978-0553801477. ^ Martin, George R. R. (2005). "Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter". A Banquet for Crows. ISBN0-553-80150-iii. ^ a b Martin, George R. R. (1999). "Chapter 11, Theon I". A Disharmonism of Kings. ISBN0-553-10803-four. ^ For the Idiot box series, Asha was renamed Yara ^ Martin, George R. R. (2005). "Affiliate 29, The Reaver". A Feast for Crows. ISBN0-553-80150-3.

TV adaptation [edit]

Theon Greyjoy is played by Alfie Allen in the television adaptation of the series of books.^[6]

Season 1 [edit]

Theon is introduced as the hostage and ward of Lord Eddard Stark, stemming from the failed Greyjoy Rebellion. Despite his position, he remains loyal to Eddard and is skilful friends with his sons Robb and Jon. While he has never questioned his position, he soon begins to take doubts after Tyrion Lannister tells him he is nothing more than than a retainer to the Starks and that not everyone respects him. However, Theon initially remains loyal to Robb after he goes to war with the Lannisters and supports his determination to have the North secede from the 7 Kingdoms and form their own kingdom.

Flavor 2 [edit]

Theon is sent to the Fe Islands to persuade Balon to marry with the Starks against the Lannisters, merely Balon instead intends to conquer the North while its army is fighting in the Westerlands. Theon is insulted when he is given command of a unmarried ship to raid the Stony Shore and contemplates sending a warning to Robb, but ultimately decides to remain loyal to his family.^[7] When his crew proves to be disrespectful of Theon'south station, his starting time mate Dagmer Cleftjaw suggests that Theon show himself by capturing Winterfell. Theon lures the Stark garrison away from Winterfell and easily captures the castle, but is forced to execute his old mentor Ser Rodrik Cassel when he refuses to yield. The wildling servant Osha seduces Theon to allow Bran and Rickon Stark the opportunity to escape. Theon's men are unable to recapture the two and Theon kills ii farm boys to pass their bodies off as those of the Stark boys, an act he presently feels guilty for.

Theon asks his sister Yara to bring reinforcements, but instead she arrives with a paltry force to warn Theon of his untenable position and to render to the Iron Islands. Theon refuses, and before long afterward Winterfell is besieged by men of House Bolton commanded past (the and so unnamed) Ramsay Snow, the sadistic bounder son of Lord Roose Bolton. Theon attempts to rally his men to fight to the death, merely they knock him out and hand him over to Ramsay, hoping for immunity. Ramsay disobeys his orders to costless the Ironborn and instead flays them all and sacks Winterfell, before taking Theon back to the Dreadfort every bit prisoner.

Flavour 3 [edit]

Theon is taken convict and tortured in an unknown castle, but later manages to escape with the help of a serving boy who claims to piece of work for Yara. He is brought dorsum to the very castle he escaped from, the serving boy proving to actually be his captor, Ramsay Snowfall. Theon is subsequently brutally tortured, flayed and castrated past Ramsay, who forces him to rename himself Reek, and beats him until he submits to his new name.

Theon'south penis is sent in a box to Balon, with Ramsay threatening to mutilate Theon further unless the Ironmen retreat from the North. Balon refuses, as Theon defied him and is now unable to further the Greyjoy line. Outraged, Yara responds that she intends to save her brother on her ain accordance.^[eight]

Flavour iv [edit]

Theon, submitting to his identity as Reek, remains a prisoner, locked in the kennels with Ramsay's hounds. Yara infiltrates the Dreadfort, merely he refuses to go with her, and Yara is forced to flee when Ramsay releases his hounds. Impressed with Theon's loyalty, Ramsay has him resume his identity every bit Theon Greyjoy to gain entry to Moat Cailin, a fortress occupied by Ironborn that is preventing Roose Bolton'due south forces from returning Northward. Theon promises Ramsay will give the Ironborn amnesty if they surrender, but Ramsay goes back on his give-and-take and has the garrison flayed. Afterwards, Theon accompanies Ramsay (now legitimized equally a Bolton) and the rest of Business firm Bolton every bit they move to occupy Winterfell.

Season five [edit]

Theon is stunned to find that Ramsay has been betrothed to Sansa Stark. He tries to avert her until Ramsay's psychotic paramour Myranda leads Sansa to Theon's sleeping quarters, a cage in the kennels.^[9] After learning of their reunion, Ramsay involves Theon in his torment of Sansa by having him give her away at the wedding and then forces him to picket every bit he rapes her on their wedding night.^[ten] Sansa asks for Theon's assist to escape from Ramsay, but Theon, wishing to spare her Ramsay's wrath, instead warns Ramsay, causing him to flay the maid who had tried to help Sansa escape. When Sansa confronts Theon, he confesses that he did not impale her brothers, but is besides scared to requite more than information.

While Ramsay and the Bolton army attack Stannis Baratheon's forces, Sansa makes another escape effort, but is caught and threatened by Myranda. Finally snapping, Theon pushes Myranda over a walkway to her expiry, simply as the victorious Boltons return. Rather than face Ramsay'southward anger, Theon and Sansa jump from the Winterfell battlements into the snow and abscond.

Season 6 [edit]

Theon and Sansa are caught past Bolton hunters in the woods surrounding Winterfell, but are saved by the arrival of Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne, who kill the hunters. Although Sansa and Brienne decide to make for Castle Blackness, where Jon Snow is Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Theon tells her that he does non deserve the Starks' forgiveness and instead decides to return to the Atomic number 26 Islands. Theon returns to the Iron Islands to discover that Balon is dead, and offers to support Yara at the Kingsmoot, a anniversary where the Ironborn elect their new leader. However, the Kingsmoot is won past Theon'southward uncle Euron Greyjoy, who admits to killing Balon merely wins over the Ironborn by promising to conquer Westeros through marriage to Daenerys Targaryen, who possesses the only living dragons in the world. Correctly surmising that Euron volition have them put to death, Theon, Yara, and their loyalists flee the Atomic number 26 Islands with the best ships of the Atomic number 26 Armada. Theon remains psychologically traumatized past Ramsay'south torture, only is urged by Yara to find backbone. They travel to Meereen, which Daenerys has taken every bit her seat, and form an brotherhood with her. Theon and Yara and so join Daenerys as she sets sail for Westeros.

Season 7 [edit]

Later on Daenerys seizes Dragonstone equally her base for the invasion of Westeros, Theon and Yara are sent with Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes to Dorne to transport the Dornish ground forces to besiege King's Landing. Nevertheless, Yara'south fleet is attacked by Euron in the Narrow Bounding main, with Euron personally taking Yara convict. Theon's PTSD is triggered after watching the carnage and he jumps overboard, beingness rescued some fourth dimension subsequently by survivors of the battle unimpressed past his cowardice.

Theon returns to Dragonstone, seeking Daenerys' aid in freeing Yara, but discovers that Daenerys has left to face up the Lannister army on the Roseroad. He is confronted by Jon Snow, now King of the North after defeating Ramsay. Jon reassures Theon that Sansa is safe, only furiously tells him that his life is but being spared since he helped save Sansa.

Afterward Jon captures a wight beyond the Wall, Theon joins Daenerys, Jon, and their retinues as they present the wight to Queen Cersei Lannister equally prove of the White Walkers' threat. During the meeting, Theon is confronted by Euron, who threatens to execute Yara if Theon does not curve the knee to him. Returning to Dragonstone, Theon speaks to Jon, who reassures him that Theon is both a Stark and a Greyjoy and forgives him, urging him to find and rescue Yara. Inspired by this, and remembering that Yara was the only one who tried to free him from Ramsay, Theon orders the Ironborn survivors to aid him in freeing Yara. Their leader, Harrag, defies Theon and nigh beats him to death, but Theon eventually gains the upper hand and beats Harrag senseless. Having regained the respect of the Ironborn, Theon leads his men to find Yara.

Flavour 8 [edit]

Theon and his men infiltrate Euron's transport and rescue Yara. Yara decides to retake the Iron Islands while Euron is preoccupied in King'due south Landing, but gives Theon her blessing to travel to Winterfell with his men to stand up with the Starks confronting the White Walkers. He reunites with Sansa and pledges fealty to Firm Stark for the impending battle.

At the state of war council before battle, Bran (who has since adult his greenseeing abilities to become the Three-Eyed Raven) declares that he will wait in the Godswood to lure out the Night King, commander of the White Walkers. Theon volunteers to defend him with the Ironborn. While preparing for boxing, Theon attempts to apologize to Bran for his misdeeds, simply Bran reassures him that his actions ultimately brought him back "abode" to Winterfell.

Theon defends Bran against the undead until he is the last survivor, but the Night Male monarch arrives. Bran cheers Theon, and Theon charges at the Night Rex, simply he is killed after the Dark King impales him with his own spear. In the aftermath of the Long Nighttime, Theon is cremated forth with those slain in boxing.

Reception [edit]

Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snowfall,^[11] English actor Alfie Allen has received critical acclaim for his role as Theon Greyjoy in the Telly series,^[12] and was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Thespian in a Drama Series for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards.^[thirteen]

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