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'''Theon Stark''', known as the '''Hungry Wolf''', was a [[King in the North|King of Winter]] and head of [[House Stark]].{{Ref|aCoK|69}}
 
  
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'''Theon Stark''', known as '''the Hungry Wolf''', was a [[King in the North]] and head of [[House Stark]].{{Ref|aCoK|69}} [[Theon Greyjoy]] refers to Theon Stark as his namesake.{{Ref|ADwD|41}}
He was thin, with long hair and a skinny beard. King Theon earned his nickname, the 'Hungry Wolf', from the constant state of war [[the North]] was in during his reign and his own gaunt appearance.{{Ref|aGoT|66}}
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The [[crypt of Winterfell]] contains a stone-crowned statue of Theon which depicts him as thin, with long hair and a skinny beard. He earned his nickname, the Hungry Wolf, from the constant state of war the [[north]] was in during his reign and his own gaunt appearance.{{Ref|aGoT|66}}{{Ref|ACOK|69}}
  
 
==History==
 
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[[Andals]] made landings in the [[North]] just as they did the south, but where ever they put ashore the [[House Stark|Starks]] or their bannermen fell upon them and drove them back into the sea. King Theon turned back the greatest of these threats, making common cause with the [[House Bolton|Boltons]] to smash the Andal warlord [[Argos Sevenstar]] at the [[Battle of the Weeping Water]]. In the aftermath of his victory King Theon raised his own fleet and crossed the narrow sea to the shores of [[Andalos]], with Argos's corpse lashed to the prow of his flagship. There he took a bloody vengeance, burning scores of villages, capturing three tower houses and a fortified sept putting thousands to the sword in the process. The heads of the slain the Hungry Wolf claimed as prizes, carrying them back to [[Westeros]] and planting them on spikes along his own coasts as a warning to other would be conquerors.{{ref|twoiaf| The Kings of Winter}}
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King Theon defended the [[north]] during the [[coming of the Andals]]. Aided by [[House Bolton]], Theon defeated the [[Andals|Andal]] warlord [[Argos Sevenstar]] in the [[Battle of the Weeping Water]]. The King of Winter then sailed across the [[narrow sea]] to the coast of [[Andalos]] with Argos's body displayed on the prow of his ship like a figurehead. Theon burned a score of Andal villages, killing hundreds and capturing three tower houses and a fortified [[sept]]. The king displayed the spiked heads of his victims along his coastline to deter future invaders.{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Kings of Winter}}
  
Later in his reign he himself conquered the [[Three Sisters]] and landed an army on the [[Fingers]]. Also fought [[ironborn]] in the west, driving them from [[Cape Kraken]] and [[Bear Island]], put down a rebellion in the [[Rills]] and joined the [[Night's Watch]] in an incursion [[beyond the Wall]] that broke the power of the [[wildlings]] for a generation.{{ref|twoiaf| The Kings of Winter}}
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Theon later conquered the [[Three Sisters]] in the [[Bite]] and landed an army on the [[Fingers]], possibly part of the [[War Across the Water]]. He also defeated rebels from the [[Rills]] and aided the [[Night's Watch]] in imposing a generational defeat on [[wildlings]] [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Kings of Winter}}
  
The Hungry Wolf also had wars forced upon him when longships from the [[Iron Islands]] descended on his western coasts beneath the banners of [[Harrag Hoare]], [[King of the Iron Islands]]. For a time the [[Stony Shore]] did fealty to Harrag and his ironmen, swathes of the [[wolfswood]] nothing but ashes, and [[Bear Island]] a base for reaving, ruled by Harrag's son [[Ravos Hoare|Ravos the Raper]]. Theon slew Ravos with his own hand, and expelled the ironmen from his shores.{{ref|twoiaf| The Kings of Winter}}
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[[Harrag Hoare]], [[King of the Iron Islands]], led a fleet of [[ironborn]] longships against the western coast of the north, conquering the [[Stony Shore]] and burning the [[wolfswood]]. Harrag's son, [[Ravos Hoare|Ravos the Raper]], used [[Bear Island]] as a base. Theon eventually slew Ravos, however, and expelled the ironmen from his shores, including Bear Island and [[Cape Kraken]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Kings of Winter}}
  
[[Theon Greyjoy]] refers to Theon Stark as his namesake.{{ref|ADwD|41|p 599}}
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House Stark.svg
Theon Stark
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Monarch
Title King in the North
Personal Information
Alias The Hungry Wolf
Buried At Winterfell
Culture Northmen
Family
Dynasty House Stark
References
Books

Theon Stark, known as the Hungry Wolf, was a King in the North and head of House Stark.[1] Theon Greyjoy refers to Theon Stark as his namesake.[2]

Appearance and Character

The crypt of Winterfell contains a stone-crowned statue of Theon which depicts him as thin, with long hair and a skinny beard. He earned his nickname, the Hungry Wolf, from the constant state of war the north was in during his reign and his own gaunt appearance.[3][1]

History

King Theon defended the north during the coming of the Andals. Aided by House Bolton, Theon defeated the Andal warlord Argos Sevenstar in the Battle of the Weeping Water. The King of Winter then sailed across the narrow sea to the coast of Andalos with Argos's body displayed on the prow of his ship like a figurehead. Theon burned a score of Andal villages, killing hundreds and capturing three tower houses and a fortified sept. The king displayed the spiked heads of his victims along his coastline to deter future invaders.[4]

Theon later conquered the Three Sisters in the Bite and landed an army on the Fingers, possibly part of the War Across the Water. He also defeated rebels from the Rills and aided the Night's Watch in imposing a generational defeat on wildlings beyond the Wall.[4]

Harrag Hoare, King of the Iron Islands, led a fleet of ironborn longships against the western coast of the north, conquering the Stony Shore and burning the wolfswood. Harrag's son, Ravos the Raper, used Bear Island as a base. Theon eventually slew Ravos, however, and expelled the ironmen from his shores, including Bear Island and Cape Kraken.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 69, Bran VII.
  2. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 41, The Turncloak.
  3. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.