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| Family= [[Balon Greyjoy]] - brother<br>[[Euron Greyjoy]] - brother<br>[[Aeron Greyjoy]] - brother<br>[[Alannys Greyjoy]] - sister-in-law<br>{[[Rodrik Greyjoy]]} - nephew<br>{[[Maron Greyjoy]]} - nephew<br>[[Yara Greyjoy]] - niece<br>[[Theon Greyjoy]] - nephew
 
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{{Quote|I still remember seeing [[Tywin Lannister|my father]]'s fleet burn in [[Lannisport]]. I believe your uncles were responsible.|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]|Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things}}
 
'''Victarion Greyjoy''', is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He has only appeared in the first season [[House Greyjoy]] family tree issued by HBO.<ref name="Greyjoy Tree 1">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season1/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/ HBO Season 1 House Greyjoy family tree]</ref> He is the uncle of major character [[Theon Greyjoy]].
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'''Victarion Greyjoy''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He has only appeared in the first season [[House Greyjoy]] family tree issued by HBO.<ref name="Greyjoy Tree 1">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season1/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/ HBO Season 1 House Greyjoy family tree]</ref> He is an uncle of [[Theon Greyjoy]].
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Background===
 
===Background===
 
Victarion Greyjoy is the younger brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], Head of [[House Greyjoy]] and the [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]]. His other brothers are [[Euron Greyjoy]] and [[Aeron Greyjoy]].<ref>http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/</ref>
 
Victarion Greyjoy is the younger brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]], Head of [[House Greyjoy]] and the [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]]. His other brothers are [[Euron Greyjoy]] and [[Aeron Greyjoy]].<ref>http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/</ref>
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===Season 1===
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] tells Theon about his memories of witnessing the [[Raid on Lannisport]] which Tyrion says was caused by Theon's uncles.<ref>"[[Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things]]"</ref>
   
 
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
Victarion appears in the [[Season 1|first season]] [[House Greyjoy]] family tree issued by HBO.<ref name="Greyjoy Tree 1"/> He was not included when the Greyjoy family tree was reissued for the [[Season 2|second season]].<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season1/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/ HBO Season 1 House Greyjoy family tree]</ref>
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Victarion appears in the [[Season 1|first season]] [[House Greyjoy]] family tree issued by HBO.<ref name="Greyjoy Tree 1"/> He was not included when the Greyjoy family tree was reissued for the [[Season 2|second season]].<ref name="Greyjoy Tree 1"/>
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Victarion is Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, his flagship is Iron Victory. He is a capable commander and a fierce warrior in battle, but has a calm demeanor outside of it, thinking of enemies with great respect. He is a religious man and wears full plate armor while sailing because he has no fear of drowning.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Victarion is Lord Captain of the [[Iron Fleet]], his flagship is Iron Victory. He is a capable commander and a fierce warrior in battle, but has a calm demeanor outside of it, thinking of enemies with great respect. He is a religious man and wears full plate armor while sailing because he has no fear of drowning. He believes it is honorable to kill a foe, but shameful to humiliate a captive.
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Victarion has claimed many victories, and was defeated only once by [[Stannis Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of Fair Isle]] during the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]]. He has been married three times, none of which produced any children. His first wife died giving birth to a stillborn daughter. His second wife died by a pox.
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Several years ago, Euron seduced - perhaps raped - and impregnated Victarion's third wife, which drove Victarion to beat her to death so he would not be put to shame as a cuckold. Only the taboo against [[kinslaying]] kept Victarion from killing Euron too. As punishment, Balon exiled Euron from the Iron Islands. Victarion deeply hates Euron ever since and wishes him dead.
   
 
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* {{AWOIAF}} (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Victarion_Greyjoy Victarion Greyjoy at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.]
 
   
 
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"I still remember seeing my father's fleet burn in Lannisport. I believe your uncles were responsible."
Tyrion Lannister to Theon Greyjoy[src]

Victarion Greyjoy is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He has only appeared in the first season House Greyjoy family tree issued by HBO.[1] He is an uncle of Theon Greyjoy.

Biography

Background

Victarion Greyjoy is the younger brother of Balon Greyjoy, Head of House Greyjoy and the Lord Reaper of Pyke. His other brothers are Euron Greyjoy and Aeron Greyjoy.[2]

Season 1

Tyrion Lannister tells Theon about his memories of witnessing the Raid on Lannisport which Tyrion says was caused by Theon's uncles.[3]

Family tree

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Behind the scenes

Victarion appears in the first season House Greyjoy family tree issued by HBO.[1] He was not included when the Greyjoy family tree was reissued for the second season.[1]

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Victarion is Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, his flagship is Iron Victory. He is a capable commander and a fierce warrior in battle, but has a calm demeanor outside of it, thinking of enemies with great respect. He is a religious man and wears full plate armor while sailing because he has no fear of drowning. He believes it is honorable to kill a foe, but shameful to humiliate a captive.

Victarion has claimed many victories, and was defeated only once by Stannis Baratheon at the Battle of Fair Isle during the Greyjoy Rebellion. He has been married three times, none of which produced any children. His first wife died giving birth to a stillborn daughter. His second wife died by a pox.

Several years ago, Euron seduced - perhaps raped - and impregnated Victarion's third wife, which drove Victarion to beat her to death so he would not be put to shame as a cuckold. Only the taboo against kinslaying kept Victarion from killing Euron too. As punishment, Balon exiled Euron from the Iron Islands. Victarion deeply hates Euron ever since and wishes him dead.

See also

References

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