Sour Alyn

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Alyn
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Alias Sour Alyn
Allegiances
Culture Northmen
Born North[1]
Book A Dance with Dragons (appears)

Sour Alyn is a man-at-arms sworn to House Bolton. He is one of the Bastard's Boys.

Appearance and Character

Sour Alyn has rotten teeth and foul breath.[2] He is mean and witless.[3]

Alyn wields a sword.[4]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Sour Alyn is present in the great hall of the Dreadfort when Big Walder and Little Walder Frey bring Theon Greyjoy before Ramsay Bolton, who is joined by Arnolf Karstark and Hother Umber.[5]

Alyn and Skinner toss a freerider from the Battlements Gate of Winterfell after the man angers Ramsay.[6] Sour Alyn and Grunt are on guard at the door of Ramsay's bedchamber when the spearwives go with Theon to rescue "Arya Stark" (actually Jeyne Poole).

Quotes by Sour Alyn

Try a wash yourself, Reek. You smell like horse piss.[3]

—Alyn to Theon Greyjoy

Quotes about Sour Alyn

Grunt had no tongue and Sour Alyn had no wits, Lord Ramsay liked to say. One was brutal, the other mean, but both had spent most of their lives in service at the Dreadfort. They did as they were told.[3]

—thoughts of Theon Greyjoy

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