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Theon Greyjoy is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Theon is the youngest son and heir of Balon Greyjoy , taken as a ward by Lord Eddard Stark following Balon's failed rebellion.
From 2012 to 2016 portrayed Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, and the father of Theon and Yara, of House Greyjoy, in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones. [4] In 2012, he played Lord Glendenning in The Paradise. [3] He was a recurring character in Luther (2015–2019), [3] and appeared in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). [3]
Asha Greyjoy is Balon Greyjoy's only daughter and oldest living child. She serves as the third-person narrator for four chapters throughout A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons . Asha was raised as Balon's heir despite a custom forbidding female rule, and has otherwise defied traditional gender roles by captaining her own ship and leading ...
Yara Greyjoy (portrayed by Gemma Whelan) Gemma Whelan is the daughter of Balon Greyjoy and his wife Alannys Harlaw, and elder sister of Theon. She is fierce and proud, and defies traditional ironborn gender roles by commanding her own ship, the Black Wind. She has earned her father's respect by commanding men, and killing men.
Balon Greyjoy is assassinated by his brother Euron, who throws him off a bridge to his death. At Balon's funeral, Yara Greyjoy swears vengeance against Balon's killer, but is reminded by her uncle Aeron, a Drowned Priest, that her position as his successor depends on the results of the Kingsmoot, a ceremony where the Ironborn elect their new ...
"What Is Dead May Never Die" is the third episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, first airing on April 15, 2012. The episode is written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Alik Sakharov , [ 1 ] who worked previously as the director of photography on four season one episodes.
Game of Thrones was nominated for 15 Emmy Awards for season 3. [177] Two days after the fourth season premiered in April 2014, HBO renewed Game of Thrones for a fifth and sixth season. [ 178 ] Season 5 premiered on April 12, 2015, and set a Guinness World Records for winning the highest number of Emmy Awards for a series in a single season and ...
The role of his father Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, went to the English actor Patrick Malahide. The character of his sister was renamed from the original books (from Asha to Yara) in order to avoid confusion with the already established character Osha (the wildling captive at Winterfell), and Gemma Whelan was chosen to play the role ...