<P> Ten years before the events of the series , Theon was taken hostage by Eddard Stark . He would have been executed had his father Balon displeased King Robert Baratheon . Theon was raised at Winterfell with the Stark children and developed a close friendship with Robb Stark . As an adult , Theon was arrogant , cocky , and proud until being imprisoned by Ramsay Snow , who is the eldest and bastard son of Roose Bolton . During the imprisonment , Ramsay severely tortured Theon physically and psychologically before emasculating him and mockingly changing his name to `` Reek '' . </P>
<P> Ten years before the events of the series , Theon was taken hostage by Eddard Stark . He would have been executed had his father Balon displeased King Robert Baratheon . Theon was raised at Winterfell with the Stark children and developed a close friendship with Robb Stark . As an adult , Theon was arrogant , cocky , and proud until being imprisoned by Ramsay Snow , who is the eldest and bastard son of Roose Bolton . During the imprisonment , Ramsay severely tortured Theon physically and psychologically before emasculating him and mockingly changing his name to `` Reek '' . </P>
who is the man who tortures theon greyjoy
who is the man who tortures theon greyjoy
Ramsay Snow
Ramsay Snow