Ramsay snow is lord roose boltons bastard son and the product of rape. Mar 18, 2020 exxtra history theon the clever greyjoy greyjoy alla breve fic. 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. He had the miller hanged and violently raped his wife under the tree where the miller was hung. Aug 31, 2017 to say that jon snow and theon greyjoy have a complicated relationship on game of thrones would be an understatement. The reaction of his haters has been interestingly polarized. Theon greyjoy how game of thrones characters look in the. He is initially arrogant, cocky, and proud, but becomes more fragile after being tortured by ramsay snow. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on the. Though theon does not appear as a pov character, catelyn stark receives a piece of theons skin from roose bolton and learns that he is being flayed by ramsay bolton. I finally managed to get around to reading a dance with dragons, the fifth book in the game of thrones series. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. On the night of the wedding, reek, once again assuming his previous identity as theon greyjoy, arrives to escort sansa to ramsay, though sansa, still angry with him, refuses to allow theon to hold her arm, even when theon claims ramsay will punish him. At the end of the season, theon is betrayed by his own ironborn soldiers and given over to ramsay bolton as a prisoner offscreen.
During this time, theon was castrated and given the pet name reek. He is shown in adwd catching and promptly devouring a live rat when the jailer suddenly comes in and his. Feb 11, 2016 its a story rich with political intrigue and dark fantasy, but at its heart its a story about people. He is the thirdperson narrator for thirteen chapters throughout a clash of kings and a dance with dragons. He is also missing several fingers, toes and teeth as well as other bits of his. 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. What the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoys arc. He is shown in adwd catching and promptly devouring a live rat when the jailer suddenly comes in and his first and only thought is he must hide the rat, or else he will be punished for eating a rat that didnt belong to him. Things you never knew about theon and reek screenrant. How game of thrones managed to avoid double standards the following is an article written and submitted by dcmarvelgirl 1997, who is a friend of mine and a talented young writer. Game of thrones goes offbook and enrages its female fans. Theon greyjoy, the prince of winterfell, book two version season two of game of thrones, and book two a clash of kings are pretty close in regards to theon s storyline.
Character analysis theon greyjoy tea, books and critical. Game of thrones ramsay snow torturing theon greyjoy. Theon greyjoy is described as being an arrogant nineteenyearold at the start of a game of thrones, with black hair and a cocky grin. Theon greyjoy is played by alfie allen in the television adaptation of the series of books. Theon greyjoy is a major character in the book series a song of ice and fire and its television series adaptation game of thrones. Embarking on a twisted campaign of psychological manipulation, ramsay poses as an ironborn emissary of theon s sister, yara, and falsely claims to have been sent by her to liberate him. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the. Since theon started out on this hunt with robb and bran to test the young starks new harness that would let the cripple boy ride a horse, theon had been trying to figure out what was different about robb, and he finally had. On the show, the creators decided that alfie allens performance was too good to keep him off the show for a year. Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the. He comes out of no where and i havent read the books. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Prince theon greyjoy is a major character in the a song of ice and fire and its tv adaptation game of thrones.
Psychological torture most notably, ramsay intentionally allowed theon and a woman named kyra to escape, only so he could hunt them down and drag them back to the castle. How long does the torturing of theon greyjoy storyline. Im sorry that my first post is about such nasty aspect of the story, but theon became one of my favorite characters, and his narrative in the fifth book, the whole physical and mental torture, the obliteration of his identity until he begins to really reflect over his life and what he has done, it always intrigued and horrified me. 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. This scene is from season 2 episode 10, valar morghulisfinale of game of thrones. Book theon will likely never hold a bow again due to his severed fingers and toes. Oct 04, 2017 if theons redemption did, indeed, hinge on stark forgiveness, then, yes, theons mission to rescue his greyjoy sister would be an extraneous subplot. In the books, theons torture happens off the page, which likely saved us from some of the more brutal aspects of his transformation into reek. Later they use a foot press to torture him, slowly turning a screw into his foot until it is bleeding freely. Theon greyjoy and the messy road to redemption watchers. In last nights episode of game of thrones, we witnessed the first battle scene of season 7 when euron. Prince theon greyjoy is the fourth and youngest child of lord balon greyjoy, ruler of the iron islands, and his wife lady alannys.
He actually wasnt shown being tortured in the books. Alfie allen theon reek torture ptsd scenes ramsey prep. Ten years before the events of the series, theon was taken hostage by eddard stark. Soon enough, house bolton took control of winterfell, leaving theon to be tortured into servitude by ramsay snow, the cruelhearted bastard of roose bolton. Apr 21, 20 this scene is from game of thrones season 3, episode four. Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of balon. Its implied fairly strongly in the books that ramsay has cut off theons, uh, little ironborn. The show doesnt use flashbacks or internal narration. The eldest son of balon greyjoy lingered his shrewd eyes on robb. After eddards execution, theon initially pledged his loyalty to robb stark, in the subsequent war of the five kings. He cant contend for the throne, but as a blist character, he wreaks a fair amount of havoc in the war of the five kings by betraying the central stark family when they allow him some power. He began the series by being a selfabsorbed, highly insecure ward of the starks. Show theon, once he manages to shake some of the stress, is capable of decently holding his own in a scrap. 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.
Ramsay captured theon under the orders of robb stark and his father for invading winterfell. 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. Sep 06, 20 theon s torturing scene from game of thrones. His eldest siblings are rodrik, maron, and asha named yara in the tv series. This was forfeited when their uncle euron, won the seastone chair in the kingsmoot. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on. 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 scribbling away the young protege. Theonreek is tortured, and the resilient sansa will endure whatever it takes to survive. Exxtra history theon the clever greyjoy greyjoy alla. During the imprisonment, ramsay severely tortured theon physically and psychologically before emasculating him and mockingly. 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. And right now theon is one of the most hated characters in the show, second only to joffs. In adwd, theon remembers the tortures visited on him and we get disturbed, in addition to the awfulness his present state.
Jun 11, 20 for the shows sake, its just stupid to show people being tortured. Also in this page spoilers are allowed and encouraged. Theon greyjoy is the heir apparent and only living son of balon greyjoy. Ramsay bolton, the man torturing theon greyjoy is the son of roose of house bolton, lord of the dreadfort, banner man of the starks. Jul 25, 2017 this weeks episode of game of thrones was not terribly good, but one issue stood out in particular.
Lord ramsay bolton, born ramsay snow, was the legitimized bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort, and the unidentified wife of a miller. S03e04 theon greyjoy, meet ramsay snow, the bastard of bolton. For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. Being theon greyjoy, or why this dick in a box matters. Book of the stranger theon pledges his support to yara. He actively wishes theon was dead so he can declare his daughter, asha. He is the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and asha greyjoy. And today id like to talk about probably the single most misunderstood and frankly, human character in the entire series. I watch the game of thrones show on hbo and i enjoy it very much. Imo, theon s arc is one of the best in asoiaf, but ill get into that a little more in the comments. But lately i dont understand why is theon held captive and tortured ive read the books resumes on the internet so i understand in big lines the story. In season three, theon is brutally tortured by the psychopath ramsay bolton at this time ramsay snow. Ramsay bolton takes the garrison of the dreadfort and theon goes out to fight them with his men and gets taken off the field.
Most of the pictures here are not my creations, i take no credit for them. Dec 03, 20 this weeks character discussion will be on theon greyjoy. Hes had flesh, teeth, and small limbs removed and is implied to have been castrated to some extent by ramsay. Men come in, some wearing ironborn clothing, and interrogate him. Game of thrones why is theon greyjoy being tortured by the. 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. In game of thrones, theon greyjoy is tortured, sexually and otherwise, by ramsay bolton, so that he assumes a new identity and a new name. Theon greyjoy jack fishers official publishing blog. 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. He is reportedly never far from his master, and is almost as renowned for his cruelty as ramsay is, and appears to practice necrophilia. Was the only thing holding lord greyjoy back the fact that theon was a hostage.
Theon reek is tortured, and the resilient sansa will endure whatever it takes to survive. As a result, they decided to give us a depiction of just how theon greyjoy became reek. Game of thrones star honors the surprising death of his character. At the dreadfort, theon greyjoy has been chained up in a dungeon after being knocked out before the sack of winterfell. Jan 18, 2017 i finally managed to get around to reading a dance with dragons, the fifth book in the game of thrones series. Greyjoy blood runs through his veins, but he was raised on. Theon greyjoy and the messy road to redemption watchers on. Following his fathers failed rebellion against the iron throne, theon was taken as a ward initially hostage to lord eddard stark. At the end of greyjoy s rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. Post torture theon in the show has a few too many teeth and fingers, but thats understandable given how long it would take to recreate all of the injuries the character sustains in the books. His hair gray, he is thin and malnourished, and he has lost several fingers, toes, and teeth. Apr 26, 2019 tearful reunions abound in game of thrones season 8, but perhaps one of the most surprising has been that of the nowintimidating, sansa stark sophie turner and the oncemeek reek, the.
After he is tortured by the despicable ramsay bolton, theon becomes thin and his hair turns white from the trauma. Ramsay boltontheon greyjoyreek works archive of our own. Theon executes two small farm boys in the north, passing them off as bran and rickon stark. Ive seen a lot of good, wellsupported meta in favor of the theory that this poor guy had his penis flayed and amputated, so consider this the opposition. For me, and i believe for a considerable amount of people, one of the most disturbing aspects when reading about the torture of theon greyjoy. After his deal at winterfell he just disappeared for 2 books then showed up again in book 5 where we heard that he had been tortured. Before the events of the books his father leads a rebellion against the throne and declares the iron islands independence. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r.
Jons speech to theon on game of thrones popsugar entertainment. Theon expects to recruit his father to robb starks cause, but instead finds balon greyjoy not willing to take anything offered by the hated stark family, and instead will. Jun 07, 2015 and, while the results are basically the same, the way in which the viewerreader gets there is probably the biggest disparity in ramsays awfulness from book to screen. Theon, the castrated viking history behind game of thrones. He just keeps torturing him and giving hints on who he is. Ramsay warns balon to withdraw his troops from the north or else more boxes will follow with more theon. In the television adaptation game of thrones he is portrayed by iwan rheon ramsay has a group of menatarms who stand high in his favor and follow him loyally, although their true allegiance lies with lord roose. Ramsay snow is the bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort and head of house bolton, and is known as the bastard of bolton and the bastard of the dreadfort. Theons torture in the books didnt just destroy him mentally, but physically as well. Game of thrones goes off book and enrages its female fans. Theon has nothing to do until much much later, so its a way to keep him on screen. This story contains spoilers for game of thrones season 7, episode 2, stormborn. After taking the salt throne, euron launched an open attack against his niece and nephew, theon and yara. Valar morghulis, valar dohaeris theon rescuer plottwist my father died in.
Those of you that have sailed under her, and there are many of you here, you know what she is. A controversial characters that many hated in acok, theon became sympathetic to many readers in adwd. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the show. He is the sole surviving son of balon greyjoy, lord later king of the iron islands. Theon is the youngest son and presumptive heir of balon greyjoy, taken as a ward by lord eddard stark following balons failed rebellion. Game of thrones s03e04 theon greyjoy, meet ramsay snow. Game of thrones s03e10 roose bolton and walder frey talks, ramsay bolton officially revealed duration.
Welcome to the unofficial gathering of meta as to why book. Because of his torture and emasculation by ramsay, theon is now mentally. 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. Sansa and theons history on game of thrones popsugar. This is dedicated to stannis mormont, go check out his channel. Theon greyjoy is the only living son, and heir apparent of balon greyjoy. Theon proved himself to be an incredibly ruthless and almost monstrous man in his subjugation of winterfell, but suffered greatly for his arrogance and winterfell was taken from him however, after later events in the books, specifically his torture at the hands of ramsay bolton, he becomes subdued and hopeless. It pisses me off, im sure it pisses everyone else off except of course this moral degenerate belphegor who thinks its a good idea. Theon was tortured by boltons bastard, ramsay snow, and turned into the wretched servant reek.
The rebellion is quickly quelled by king robert and lord stark, and theon s older brothers are killed in the process. Theon greyjoy alfie allen may be one of the most tragic characters on game of thrones. Theon is the youngest son of balon greyjoy and the heir to the iron islands. Theon has been tortured repeatedly by ramsay snow, who has since been legitimized by king. This scene is from game of thrones season 3, episode four. Following the sack of winterfell, ramsay and his men take theon to the dreadfort, where the ironborn prince is subjected to gruesome tortures. Theon didnt commit this particular crime in the books either, as he did. Im not sure how good this video is but the idea came from him. In the book, when i found out what happened to theon who is tortured off page i cheered. Forced to give his son up as a hostage to the starks after the greyjoy rebellion, hes left resenting theon deeply in the books despite theon bearing no responsibility for this consequence. Theon greyjoy, on the show, is an heir to the hardscrabble, piratical, profoundly macho nobles of the iron islands. Jul 24, 2017 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. Theon greyjoy is tortured to such a degree, that he takes on a completely new persona, the character of reek. What on earth is game of thrones doing to theon greyjoy.
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. Game of thrones, game of thrones 3x06 the climb, game of thrones ramsay snow iwan rheon theon greyjoy alfie allen i betrayed robb. Something about seeing what actually happens puts a different more humane view into my head not only that, but i. 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. Slowly returning to his former self, theon returns to the iron islands, where he learns of his fathers death at the hands of his uncle, euron greyjoy, who is later elected king of the iron islands via kingsmoot. Ramsay watches theon s torture while disguised as a servant boy. Theon was the heir to the iron islands, though his father favored asha, theon s older sister. Could someone tell me why is it that ramsay bolton has theon greyjoy held captive and tortured. Game of thrones fans roast theon with hilarious memes after. In retaliation, theon flees with yara to seek out an alliance with daenerys targaryen in meereen. Apr 24, 2019 during his time with ramsay, the greyjoy heir is beaten, tortured, and degraded. What the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoy s arc.
Before sansa becomes ramsays bride, the bolton bastard has already made theon a eunuch and put him through. 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. Game of thrones theon greyjoy characters tv tropes. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by. Balon greyjoy is murdered by his younger brother, euron greyjoy.
He is the only surviving son of lord balon greyjoy and lady alannys harlaw. 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. However, this line of reasoning betrays a limited understanding of what a true redemptive arc could and, id argue, should be. Most notably, ramsay intentionally allowed theon and a woman named kyra to escape, only so he could hunt them down and drag them back to the castle. Apr 29, 2019 theon paid for his betrayal when lord bolton retook winterfell on behalf of cersei lannister.
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