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The successfully allied with the Mother of Dragons, who promised to help them fight Euron and to give the Iron Islands their independence.īut Euron hasn’t spent the time since his brother’s children escaped idle. Between them and Euron, the Iron Islands are split, with Yara’s supporters leaving for Essos with her when she and Theon headed to Meereen to make a pact with Daenerys. The death of the king of the Iron Islands left both Yara, who puts her name in to be queen, and Theon, who supports her claim (and tells everyone he’s not fit to rule). Yara tried and failed to rescue him, but eventually, Theon escaped with Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and returned to the Iron Islands.Īlso Read: 21 Big ‘Game of Thrones’ Fan Theories for Season 7 and Beyond (Photos)
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Ramsay tortured him psychologically and physically, mutilating Theon by castrating him, and turned him into “Reek,” a shell of his former self. Theon was captured by House Bolton after he turned on the Starks and attacked Winterfell. Yara Greyjoy (Gemma Whelan), Baelon’s daughter, was designated as his heir, after Baelon’s youngest child, Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), was taken hostage by House Stark to guarantee that Baelon wouldn’t rebel again. Euron was chosen to sit the Salt Throne.īaelon had four children, three sons and a daughter, although his eldest two sons were killed years earlier, during the king’s last rebellion against the Iron Throne. To choose a successor, the law of the Iron Islands called for a “kingsmoot” - essentially, an election to determine who would succeed Baelon. When that happened, Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk) showed up and murdered King Baelon, throwing him off a bridge in the middle of a storm. But King Baelon’s campaigns were failures, and eventually, the Ironborn wound up losing all their holdings and retreating to the Iron Islands.Īlso Read: ‘Game of Thrones': Why ‘The Prince That Was Promised’ Prophecy Mistranslation Is a Big Deal House Greyjoy attacked a number of castles on the mainland after it started fighting for independence, capturing key locations like Deepwood Motte and Winterfell. The lords of the Iron Islands are fighting for independence from the Iron Throne, but the Salt Throne is contested between the children of the last king, Baelon Greyjoy (Patrick Malahide), and Baelon’s brother Euron. War is still ravaging Westeros, but while most of the great houses are sizing each other up, House Greyjoy is warring with itself. (Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Game of Thrones” through its July 23 episode.)