The region has 'been torn' [='ravaged'] by disease and hunger for the last 50 years.
I've been trying to decide, but I''m' still 'torn'. [=I'm still unable to decide]
He 'is torn between' his career and his responsibilities as a father.
(..) in their path are Last Hearth and Karhold. The Umbers and the Karstarks betrayed the North. Their castles should be torn down with not a stone left standing. The castles committed no crimes. And we need every fortress we have for the war to come. We should give the Last Hearth (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Dragonstone Season: 7 Episode 1