First of four parts. Theon is Ice. After I noticed the wordplay connection between “wards” and “swords” in the series, I started seeing numerous hints that Theon represents the sword Ice. As Ned Stark’s ward, it makes sense that he would personify Ned Stark’s sword, right? I’ve mentioned this in a number of comments around the forum, but I’ve never posted the theory in a thread of its own. @ravenous reader kindly pulled together a bunch of my old “Theon = Ice” comments, making the task much