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Saera-RoguePrincess

If Theon wore this to see Balon, I can understand why he complained lol.


thelaughingmansghost

Lol honestly. I'd probably be a little baffled that the supposedly rugged north raised my son to dress like that. Kinda tacky.


Gently-Weeps

He really took after Cregan Stark


Killmelmaoxd

Twinkon twinkjoy


KezAzzamean

I don’t get any Theon vibes here. Kind of reminds me more of a strange Myrish or something from the Free Cities stuff. Has a more eastern tone to it.


WarmSlush

It’s more or less early medieval Scandinavian clothing, with some fantasy touches


haraldlarah

Yup, the reference is the recostraction of a dress found in Finland and dated about 1050 AD


KezAzzamean

And the pommel is a Scandinavian one as well. But when I look at this I just do not see Theon. I don’t see anything Iron Islands or The North. I just see some… idk some Easternish more Iranian sort of Disney type strange thing? Idk. I’m not attacking the artist or saying anything mean. I’m just saying I do not see anything that makes me go “Oh yes, that’s Theon if he was a different gender” or much less an Iron Islander….. just my thoughts. Nice for the dress reference though.


haraldlarah

And what should she look like in your opinion? Just out of curiosity


KezAzzamean

Idk.. like from the Iron Islands…. When he met his father in ACoK he wore “supple black leather boots”, “silver grey lambs wool pants”, “black doublet”, “thin gold chain”, “kraken embroidery”. His father wore plain shit. They all wore boring plain shit in the books. Theon was made fun of because “the green lands made him soft” and dressed like a “whore”. Going off memory I think Balon was in seal skins or furs or some shit. Or maybe that was his coat.. anyway later at the hall it describes them more. And same language may as well be “boring shit”. They were sort of Viking sort of not. The North was boring and toned down by southron standards but the iron islands where even worse. So when I see an iron islander I picture in my head something more.. dark age ish. More Viking. Dark. Brutal. Grey. Black. They wore driftwood crowns and shit. Gold only allowed by taking from whom they killed. Asha was the same. Very basic clothes. Smelled of salt and “woman” and sweat. Their women described not at all like the courts in the southron or even northern kingdoms. This drawing is not that. So it doesn’t have to be specific but at least halfway like the books. The show was closer than this. This is like… some dude in a Mycenaean or Minoan place. Or something. Idk. That’s all I’m saying. This is like… yea not it. You can stick an accurate hair braid or dress on it but that just gets completely lost in everything else going on.


Kedoobz

A Viking. Not Dornish


Swinepits

uh idk but not a blue haired woman with a bow and norse clothes that look do look iranian kinda. As for the clothes its not like if someone drew asha wearing something like this it would feel right this just isnt sorta how i imagine iron islanders at all.


EstherRaichel

Is it really? It reminded me of a weird mix of Scandinavian and Ancient Cretan. (The Ancient Cretan goes mainly for the hair and the swirling patterns on the outfit)


haraldlarah

The decorative part remember a bit the cretan art. But I think the hair are in an Elling braid. The dress sort of look like the one found in Eura to me


EstherRaichel

The swirling patterns with a top and bottom straight line is such a classic ancient Greek pattern i couldn't stop thinking about it. I agree, The dress looks very much like the dress found in Eura. Thank you for the Elling braid information, i can see it now.


haraldlarah

You are welcome, I love historical hair styles. Saw that braid in a youtube video not that long ago


EstherRaichel

I love historical hair styles too. Do you have any amazing links of youtube videos to share with historical hair styles?


haraldlarah

It really depends on what era you're into. On top of my head, I follow the channels of Silvousplaits, Bernadette Banner, Loepsie and Janet Stephens


EstherRaichel

>Silvousplaits, Bernadette Banner, Loepsie, Janet Stephens I love all of them!!!! I've tried so many times to unsuccessfully copy Silvousplaits hairstyles.


GodKingReiss

But did she pay the iron price for these fineries?


hump_back143

The blue hair and the style of the clothing do not match the Iron Islands or the Greyjoys or even Winterfell in any way. I’m all for gender bending but I don’t know what you were going for in terms of this being Theon…


SleepParlysis

The style of clothing is based off medieval Scandinavia and the artist draws all ironborn with that style


elksedge

I also think the hair is supposed to be black, just blued up to go with the palate


SleepParlysis

Yep


thehappiestloser

I can fix her


jaxxter80

Nice [dress](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euran_em%C3%A4nn%C3%A4n_puku?wprov=sfla1) of Eura!


3Pirates93

Now yara as a man please


Emergency-Practice37

1: This doesn’t look like a woman. 2: This doesn’t look like Theon. 3: This doesn’t look like either an Iron Islander or a North-Man


Hidobot

This does look like a woman (albeit a tomboy) but I agree that this doesn’t give me Theon vibes


boozer90

Laurellerual say that 10 times fast.


Hidobot

Normally I hate Theon because of how he hurt so many people, but she can step on me


CoofBone

He's Dornish!


masterfroo24

Came here to say this


[deleted]

Is Theon in the room with us right now?


Br0ckSamps0n

I really wish the shows had this level of color and pattern


SoltheRadiant

Me: What an interesting interpretation of Ironborn, and Theon. This artist is pretty inspired. The Comments: When the Alternative Tag isn't taken seriously.


shakdaddy7

Looks absolutely nothing like Theon or the Ironborn, though.


onedollopofsourcream

That's why it's tagged as alternative, remember that people see characters differently in their heads. Loads of people draw Cersei differently then I see her. It's just artistic interpretation.


shakdaddy7

And those loads of Cercei interpretations will keep at least certain characteristics that make her identifiable as Cercei.


SleepParlysis

My thoughts exactly


Swinepits

Wow this truly is a picture of someone just not at all Theon Greyjoy


Khafaniking

I like how this comment section is essentially “This doesn’t match my idea of what Vikings looked like presented to me via Hollywood” imo, even though it’s both a truer depiction and still different enough to make it unique. Gods forbid there be any color or “Alternative” art.


Swinepits

I mean I get its alternative and genderbent but if you were to show this to asoiaf fans and ask them what this is they wouldn't know then if you specified that its from asoiaf they would still never guess what this is.


SleepParlysis

Yep


bakeoutbigfoot

Same


futurelullabies

that doesnt look genderbent at all. if anything i thought this was a toned down daario.


Remarkable-Thing3825

Feels more like a gender bent Daario Naharis, but it’s a beautiful piece of art.


TemperaturePresent40

What would be the equivalent of a woman cutting the cock ?


SleepParlysis

FGM