For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. Theon greyjoy is suffering from castration ptsd, and theres no one better on game of thrones to help him overcome it than the two eunuchs in meereen. After his fathers failed attempt of rebelion, he was taken as. I havent read the books but after season 2 i found a wiki of ice and fire and spoiled everything for myself so i know the gist of whats going on but obviously missed a lot. Being theon greyjoy, or why this dick in a box matters. For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is. While pretending to be reek, ramsay swears obedience to house greyjoy and king balon. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the show.
At the dreadfort, theon greyjoy has been chained up in a dungeon after. Greyjoy was subjected to various rounds of torture and degradation. Last week, ross, you noted that all too often when benioff and weiss insert their own material it. Game of thrones ramsay snow torturing theon greyjoy youtube. At the end of greyjoys rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. Due to the torture endured at ramsays hands, theon looks like he has aged forty years. Theon is the youngest son of lord balon greyjoy and lady alannys harlaw and heir to house greyjoy in the iron islands. Ramsays torture of theon got so unbearable that theon begged to be killed. 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. Didnt want my first post to be about ramsay theon torture but this post pretty much said what i was thinking so here we are haha. Theon didnt commit this particular crime in the books either, as he.
At the end of greyjoy s rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. 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. But, in the years since he was first introduced, alfie allen has turned theon, aka. Also in this page spoilers are allowed and encouraged. How bad was theons tortured in the books as compared to the show. Assuming that theon was, if not completely castrated by ramsey and his lackeys, had his genitals disfigured in. Ramsay agreed, in a sense, deciding to kill theon greyjoy in name. How old was theon greyjoy when he was brought to winterfell. Valar morghulis, valar dohaeris theon rescuer plottwist my father died in kings landing the bastard.
Theon greyjoy has gone through quite a transformation in game of. Theon is the youngest son and presumptive heir of balon greyjoy. He knew he ought to hide the rat, but he was so hungry. This is a fan page for theon greyjoy, formerly know as reek, from hbos series game of thrones and grrms book series a song of ice and fire. Later they use a foot press to torture him, slowly turning a screw into his foot until it is bleeding freely, repeatedly asking him why he. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. This scene is from season 2 episode 10, valar morghulisfinale of game of thrones. In the books, theons torture happens off the page, which likely saved us.
If that part of the book storyline is going to come true, its too soon to tell. Martins a song of ice and fire and hbos game of thrones, featuring chapter and episode guides, character profiles, family trees, maps, essays, and more. And ever since roose bolton announced that his wife was pregnant, we. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by. The master torturer was the apparent leader of the men holding theon greyjoy prisoner. Following his fathers failed rebellion against the iron throne, theon is taken as a ward initially hostage to lord eddard stark of winterfell. He is shown in adwd catching and promptly devouring a live rat when the jailer suddenly comes in and his. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on the. Theon was raised at winterfell with the stark children and developed a close friendship with. It also means that he knows that theon is getting tortured there. Game of thrones s03e04 theon greyjoy, meet ramsay snow. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on. In the books, however, it appears as though robb and catelyn both seem to assume hes likely.
He was a torturer serving house bolton under the command of ramsay snow, the bastard son of roose bolton, and castellan of the dreadfort. Its implied fairly strongly in the books that ramsay has cut off theon s, uh, little ironborn. The skin from the little finger of theon greyjoys left hand. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones.
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. Jon kit harington his own version of the books notorious pink letter. 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. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the. This scene is from game of thrones season 3, episode four. Its implied fairly strongly in the books that ramsay has cut off theons, uh, little. Game of thrones s03e10 roose bolton and walder frey talks, ramsay bolton officially revealed duration.