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- "King Theon even sailed his own army to the Andal homeland for vengeance and slew hundreds of Andal warriors. When he returned, he planted their heads on spikes along our coasts. A warning to other would-be conquerors."
- ―Sansa Stark
King Theon Stark was King in the North during the coming of the Andals.
Biography[]
During the coming of the Andals, the unified Northern lords under House Stark were able to keep them out, and King Theon sailed his own fleet to the Andal homeland Andalos for vengeance. There, he killed hundreds of Andal warriors, and upon returning home, he placed their heads on spikes along the northern coasts as a warning to anyone attempting to conquer the North.[1]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire books, King Theon is depicted in the crypt of Winterfell as gaunt with long hair and a skinny appearance. His appearance as well as the constant state of war during his reign earned him the nickname, the Hungry Wolf. With the aid of House Bolton, he defeated the Andal warlord Argos Sevenstar at the Battle of the Weeping Water. He then sailed across the Narrow Sea with Argos's body displayed on the prow of his ship like a figurehead and burned a score of Andal villages, killing hundreds and displaying the spiked heads of his slain enemies along his coastline to discourage future invaders.
When Harrag Hoare, King of the Iron Islands, invaded the western coast of the North during Theon's reign, he conquered the Stony Shore and burned the Wolfswood. His son, Ravos "the Reaper" Hoare, took Bear Island but Theon eventually slew him and expelled the ironborn as well.
At one point in A Dance with Dragons, Theon Greyjoy refers to Theon Stark as his namesake.
Appearances[]
– "Northern Allegiances to House Stark" (mentioned)
References[]
- ↑ Histories & Lore: Season 6, Short 9: "Northern Allegiances to House Stark" (2016).
External links[]
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Sansa Stark | Heir
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Arya Stark |  | |
Seat
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Winterfell | Region
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North | ||
Titles |
King in the North · Lord of Winterfell · Warden of the North (under the Iron Throne) | ||||
Ancestors |
Brandon the Builder · Brandon the Breaker · Dorren Stark · Jon Stark · Rickard Stark · Rodrik Stark · Karlon Stark · Theon Stark · Osric Stark · Torrhen Stark · Brandon Snow · Rickon Stark · Cregan Stark · Joren Stark | ||||
Members |
Bran I, the Broken · Jon Snow | ||||
Deceased |
Rickard Stark · Brandon Stark · Lyanna Stark · Eddard Stark · Robb Stark · Talisa Stark · Catelyn Stark · Rickon Stark · Benjen Stark | ||||
Household |
{Maester Luwin} · {Ser Rodrik Cassel} · {Jory Cassel} · {Vayon Poole} · Jeyne Poole · {Septa Mordane} · {Old Nan} · {Hodor} · {Farlen} · {Mikken} · {Osha} · {Jojen Reed} · Maester Wolkan | ||||
Kings of Westeros | |
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| Kings in the North |
Brandon the Builder · Brandon the Breaker · Jon · Rickard, the Laughing Wolf · Dorren · Rodrik · Theon, the Hungry Wolf · Torrhen, the King Who Knelt · Robb, the Young Wolf · Jon, the White Wolf · Sansa |
| Kings of the Rock |
Gerold the Great · Tywell II · Tommen II · Loren I, the Last |
| Kings of the Iron Islands |
Grey King · Qhored I, the Cruel · Qhorwyn the Cunning · Harwyn Hardhand · Harren the Black · Balon, Invader of the North · Euron · Yara |
| Kings of the Reach | |
| Kings of the Mountain and the Vale | |
| Storm Kings | |
| Princes of Dorne |
Mors & Nymeria · Nymeria's daughter · Meria, the Yellow Toad · Nymor · Qoren · Maron |
| River Kings | |
| Petty kings |
Benedict Blackmont · Royce IV Bolton · Rogar Bolton · Vorian Dayne · Lucifer Dryland · Urrigon Hightower · Lymond Hightower · Albin Manwoody · Robar II Royce · Yorick V Yronwood |
| Unknown | |