<P> Theon Greyjoy is not a point of view character in the first novel, but becomes one beginning with the second novel A Clash of Kings . </P> <P> Theon Greyjoy is the only living son, and heir apparent of Balon Greyjoy . He is the third - person narrator for thirteen chapters throughout A Clash of Kings and A Dance with Dragons . He is initially arrogant, cocky, and proud, but becomes more fragile after being tortured by Ramsay Snow . Ten years before the events of the series, he was taken hostage by Eddard Stark to be executed if Balon displeased the king, Robert Baratheon . Theon was raised at Winterfell with the Stark children and became a close friend to Robb Stark in particular . </P> <P> As a prisoner of Ramsay Snow, the "Bastard of Bolton", he has been subjected to physical and psychological torture, emasculated and mockingly renamed as "Reek". </P> <P> Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snow, the English actor Alfie Allen has received positive reviews for his role as Theon Greyjoy in the TV series . Paul Tassi of Forbes explained: </P>

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