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The '''Greyjoy Rebellion''' was a brief civil war in the history of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], fought between [[House Greyjoy]] of the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[Iron Throne]].
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The '''Greyjoy Rebellion'''{{Ref|H&L802}} was a brief [[Rebellion|uprising]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]], fought between [[House Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands|rulers]] of the [[Iron Islands]], and the [[Iron Throne]].
   
 
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The rebellion took place nine years<ref name="E5">"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref> before the beginning of the series and was an attempt by [[House Greyjoy]] of the [[Iron Islands]] to break away and secure independence from the [[Iron Throne]], and revive the [[Old Way (ironborn)|Old Way]]. [[Balon Greyjoy]] declared himself [[King of the Iron Islands]] and led the rebellion, supported by his vassals. The rebellion began eight years after [[King of the Andals and the First Men|King]] [[Robert I Baratheon]] seized the [[Iron Throne]] in the civil war known as [[Robert's Rebellion]].<ref name="viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/appendix/greyjoy-rebellion/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 appendices, Greyjoy Rebellion entry]</ref>
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The rebellion took place nine years<ref name="E5">"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref> before the [[War of the Five Kings]], and was an attempt by [[House Greyjoy]] of the [[Iron Islands]] to break away and secure independence from the [[Iron Throne]] and revive the [[Old Way]]. [[Balon Greyjoy]] declared himself [[King of the Iron Islands]], forged the [[Kingdom of the Iron Islands]], and led the rebellion while under the support of his vassals. The rebellion began eight years after [[King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men|King]] [[Robert Baratheon]] seized the [[Iron Throne]] in the civil war known as [[Robert's Rebellion]].<ref name="viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/appendix/greyjoy-rebellion/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 appendices, Greyjoy Rebellion entry]</ref>
   
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During the Greyjoy Rebellion, House Greyjoy secured several early victories, including the burning of the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] fleet at anchor in [[Lannisport]] in a [[Raid on Lannisport|raid]] led by [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]] and [[Victarion Greyjoy]].<ref name="E4">"[[Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things]]"</ref> Their first major defeat came in an attempted [[Battle of Seagard|attack]] on the coastal castle of [[Seagard]]. Balon's first son and heir, [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]], was killed in the failed assault.<ref name="viewers guide"/>
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During the rebellion, House Greyjoy secured an early victory, in which the [[Lannister fleet]] was burned at anchor in [[Lannisport]] in a [[Raid on Lannisport|raid]] led by [[Euron Greyjoy]].<ref name="E4">"[[Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things]]"</ref> Their first major defeat came in an attempted [[Assault on Seagard|assault]] on the coastal castle of [[Seagard]]. Balon's first son and heir, [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]], was killed in the failed assault by Lord [[Jason Mallister]].<ref name="viewers guide" />
   
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However, the superiority of numbers and resources saw the Iron Throne crush the rebellion. The Greyjoy fleet was [[Battle of Fair Isle|destroyed]] by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]].<ref>"[[You Win or You Die]]"</ref> King Robert and his warden of the North Lord [[Eddard Stark]] besieged the Greyjoy stronghold of [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]]. The Iron Islands were outnumbered ten to one.<ref name="E4"/> During the final assault on Pyke, a battle-crazed warrior priest of the [[Lord of Light]] named [[Thoros|Thoros of Myr]] led the way through a breach in the wall with his flaming sword, [[Jorah Mormont]] of [[Bear Island]] not far behind him. [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Jaime Lannister]] were also key fighters for the Iron Throne during the battle.<ref name="Siege of Pyke">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/map/special/battleground-westeros/3/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 special features, Battleground Westeros - Siege of Pyke enty]</ref> Balon's second son, [[Maron Greyjoy]], was killed in the fighting at Pyke.<ref name="viewers guide"/> Maron's death was due to a collapsing tower during the battle.<ref name="Siege of Pyke"/>
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However, since the Ironborn were outnumbered by ten to one, the superiority of numbers and resources saw the Iron Throne crush the rebellion. The Greyjoy fleet was [[Sea battle off Fair Isle|destroyed]] by [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]]<ref name="E7">"[[You Win or You Die]]"</ref> while Robert and [[Eddard Stark]] [[Siege of Pyke|besieged]] the Greyjoy stronghold of [[Pyke]]. During the final assault on the castle, a battle-crazed warrior priest of the [[Lord of Light]] named [[Thoros|Thoros of Myr]] led the way through a breach in the wall with his flaming sword, [[Jorah Mormont]] of [[Bear Island]] not far behind him. Eddard and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] were also key fighters for the Iron Throne during the battle.<ref name="Siege of Pyke">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/map/special/battleground-westeros/3/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 special features, Battleground Westeros - Siege of Pyke entry]</ref> Balon's second son, [[Maron Greyjoy]], was killed in the fighting at Pyke,<ref name="viewers guide" /> due to a collapsing tower during the battle.<ref name="Siege of Pyke" />
   
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[[File:Balon_kneels.png|thumb|255px|Balon [[Bending the knee|bends the knee]], signalling the end of the rebellion]]
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[[File:Balon_kneels.png|thumb|255px|Balon bends the knee, signalling the end of the rebellion]]The rebellion was crushed and Balon was forced to surrender. He was accepted back into the king's peace, but only on the condition that his last surviving son [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] be made a [[ward]] of [[House Stark]] as hostage for his good behavior. Theon was just 8 years old at the time. Robert's victory cemented his hold on the throne, after having overthrown the Targaryens a few years before.<ref name="viewers guide"/> King Robert knighted Jorah Mormont for his valor in the battle.<ref name="Siege of Pyke"/> [[Jory Cassel]] also fought in the Greyjoy Rebellion.<ref name="E4"/>
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The rebellion was ultimately crushed and Balon was forced to surrender. He was accepted back into the king's peace, keeping his lordship and titles, but only on the condition that his last surviving son [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] be made a [[ward]] of [[House Stark]] as a hostage to ensure his father's good behavior. Robert's victory cemented his hold on the throne, after having overthrown the Targaryens a few years before.<ref name="viewers guide" /> Robert knighted Jorah Mormont for his valor in the battle.<ref name="Siege of Pyke" /> [[Jory Cassel]] also fought in the Greyjoy Rebellion.<ref name="E4" />
   
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In retrospect, the whole idea of the rebellion has been extremely half-baked: Balon focused only on the short-term achievements, overestimating his forces and underestimating his opponents; apparently, he hadn't taken into consideration that Robert might eventually rally forces and launch a counterattack. As [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] correctly points out, the balance of forces alone should have made Balon drop the whole idea.
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Robert states that the Seven Kingdoms "haven't had a real fight in nine years", referring to the Greyjoy Rebellion.<ref name="E5"/>
  
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As things turned to be, Balon has not learned any lesson from the failed rebellion, for his poorly planned [[Ironborn invasion of the North|invasion of the North]], about one decade later, happened similarly: an initial success, followed by a series of defeats and heavy losses.
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===[[Game of Thrones: Season 1|''Game of Thrones'': Season 1]]===
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As he is leaving [[Winterfell]], Tyrion tells Theon how he remembers watching the Raid on Lannisport from [[Casterly Rock]], recalling that Theon's uncles were responsible. When Theon tries to defend his people, Tyrion calls the war "a stupid rebellion."<ref name="E4" />
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Jory Cassel and Jaime reminisce about the [[Siege of Pyke]], in which they were both fighting against the Greyjoys. Within this conversation they mention clearly remembering Thoros leading the way with a flaming sword. Also, Jory confirms that the scar on his face was obtained while fighting in the rebellion.<ref name="E4" />
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Robert states that the Seven Kingdoms "haven't had a real fight in nine years", referring to the Greyjoy Rebellion.<ref name="E5" />
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When attempting to subvert the Iron Throne from his older brother Stannis, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] is reminded by Eddard that Stannis destroyed the Greyjoy fleet.<ref name="E7" />
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===[[Game of Thrones: Season 2|''Game of Thrones'': Season 2]]===
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Theon advises [[Robb Stark|Robb]] to form an alliance with his father Balon. Robb initially disapproves of the idea, reminding Theon that the Ironborn fought against his father. [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], too, is against the idea, reminding Robb that his father had to go to war to end the Greyjoy Rebellion.<ref name="E11">"[[The North Remembers]]"</ref>
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Theon angrily reminds his father how he bent his knee to Robert, after the latter crushed him.<ref name="E13">"[[What Is Dead May Never Die]]"</ref>
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[[Yara Greyjoy|Yara]] attempts to convince her father that the invasion to the North is fruitless, pointing out that the last time they provoked the mainlanders too far, they were crushed, referring to the Greyjoy Rebellion.<ref name="E52">"[[Home]]"</ref>
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When Euron is invited to [[King's Landing]] to treat with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], Jaime recalls that it was Euron who started the first Greyjoy Rebellion when he burnt the Lannister fleet. Jaime congratulates Euron, but says that it didn't matter since the [[Iron Throne|royalist]] forces made it to the Iron Islands anyway to quell Balon Greyjoy's rebellion. Euron surprisingly thanks him for it, saying how he loved watching Jaime kill the Ironborn, calling his swordsmanship at the breach glorious and "like a dance." He goes on to note that had the royalists not made it to the Iron Islands, he would not have been sent into exile and become the greatest captain of the fourteen seas. Jaime is taken aback by this, but says that he likes killing Greyjoys, to which Euron replies that this is a trait he needs in an alliance given that he is now opposed by Balon's children, Yara and Theon, who have joined forces with Cersei's enemy, [[Daenerys Targaryen]].<ref name="E61">"[[Dragonstone (episode)|Dragonstone]]"</ref>
   
 
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Greyjoy Rebellion took place five years after Robert Baratheon seized the [[Iron Throne]] and nine years before the events of the books. Lord Balon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands calculated that Robert's rule was as yet insecure and that many families would not go to war for a usurper. Balon declared independence from the control of the King on the Iron Throne. When Robert mobilized his armies, the ironborn launched several preemptive strikes, destroying the [[Lannister]] navy at anchor in the harbor of Lannisport and raiding the castle of Seagard, as well as many smaller attacks along the coast. However, Stannis Baratheon and Paxter Redwyne, with their fleets from Dragonstone, Storm's End and the Arbor, defeated the ironborn fleet in a significant battle off Fair Isle. A large army assaulted the Greyjoy castle of Pyke, with the red priest Thoros of Myr and a brave northman knight named Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] the first through the breach, both surviving to win high honor. Pyke was severely damaged and Lord Greyjoy's eldest two sons were killed before he finally surrendered and bent the knee. King Robert agreed to forgive Balon and restore him to the king's peace as long as his surviving son and heir Theon was given up to Lord Eddard Stark as hostage and ward.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Greyjoy Rebellion took place five years after Robert seized the [[Iron Throne]] and nine years before the events of the books. Balon Greyjoy calculated that Robert's rule was as yet insecure and that many families would not go to war for a [[usurper]]. Balon declared independence from the control of the [[King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men|King of the Andals and the First Men]]. When Robert mobilized his armies, the ironborn launched several preemptive strikes, destroying the Lannister fleet at anchor in the harbor of Lannisport and raiding the castle of Seagard, as well as many smaller attacks along the coast.
   
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[[Victarion Greyjoy]] (whose character was omitted from the show) was the one who destroyed the Lannister fleet, although the plan was devised by Euron.
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However, Stannis and [[Paxter Redwyne]], with their fleets from Dragonstone, [[Storm's End]] and the [[Arbor]], defeated the Iron Fleet in a significant battle off [[Fair Isle]]. A large army assaulted the castle of Pyke, the seat of House Greyjoy, with Thoros and Jorah Mormont being the first people to go through the breach, and then surviving to win high honor. Pyke was severely damaged and Balon's two eldest sons, Rodrik and Maron, were killed, before Balon himself finally surrendered and bent the knee. King Robert agreed to pardon and restore him to the king's peace, as long as his surviving son and heir Theon was given up to Eddard as hostage and a [[ward]].
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Years later, when Cersei receives a report about the raiding of [[Shield Islands]], she regards her late husband's treatment of the Greyjoys as too lenient; she believes that [[Tywin Lannister|her father]]'s response to the rebellion would have been to give the ironborn a new island, made of their skulls.
   
 
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This page is about the uprising. For other uses, see: Greyjoy Rebellion (disambiguation)

Theon Greyjoy: "We were outnumbered ten to one."
Tyrion Lannister: "A stupid rebellion then. I suppose your father realized that when your brothers died in battle."
— Theon defends his father's failed rebellion.[src]

The Greyjoy Rebellion[1] was a brief uprising in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, fought between House Greyjoy, rulers of the Iron Islands, and the Iron Throne.

History

Background

The rebellion took place nine years[2] before the War of the Five Kings, and was an attempt by House Greyjoy of the Iron Islands to break away and secure independence from the Iron Throne and revive the Old Way. Balon Greyjoy declared himself King of the Iron Islands, forged the Kingdom of the Iron Islands, and led the rebellion while under the support of his vassals. The rebellion began eight years after King Robert Baratheon seized the Iron Throne in the civil war known as Robert's Rebellion.[3]

During the rebellion, House Greyjoy secured an early victory, in which the Lannister fleet was burned at anchor in Lannisport in a raid led by Euron Greyjoy.[4] Their first major defeat came in an attempted assault on the coastal castle of Seagard. Balon's first son and heir, Rodrik, was killed in the failed assault by Lord Jason Mallister.[3]

However, since the Ironborn were outnumbered by ten to one, the superiority of numbers and resources saw the Iron Throne crush the rebellion. The Greyjoy fleet was destroyed by Stannis[5] while Robert and Eddard Stark besieged the Greyjoy stronghold of Pyke. During the final assault on the castle, a battle-crazed warrior priest of the Lord of Light named Thoros of Myr led the way through a breach in the wall with his flaming sword, Jorah Mormont of Bear Island not far behind him. Eddard and Jaime were also key fighters for the Iron Throne during the battle.[6] Balon's second son, Maron Greyjoy, was killed in the fighting at Pyke,[3] due to a collapsing tower during the battle.[6]

Balon kneels

Balon bends the knee, signalling the end of the rebellion

The rebellion was ultimately crushed and Balon was forced to surrender. He was accepted back into the king's peace, keeping his lordship and titles, but only on the condition that his last surviving son Theon be made a ward of House Stark as a hostage to ensure his father's good behavior. Robert's victory cemented his hold on the throne, after having overthrown the Targaryens a few years before.[3] Robert knighted Jorah Mormont for his valor in the battle.[6] Jory Cassel also fought in the Greyjoy Rebellion.[4]

In retrospect, the whole idea of the rebellion has been extremely half-baked: Balon focused only on the short-term achievements, overestimating his forces and underestimating his opponents; apparently, he hadn't taken into consideration that Robert might eventually rally forces and launch a counterattack. As Tyrion correctly points out, the balance of forces alone should have made Balon drop the whole idea.

As things turned to be, Balon has not learned any lesson from the failed rebellion, for his poorly planned invasion of the North, about one decade later, happened similarly: an initial success, followed by a series of defeats and heavy losses.

Game of Thrones: Season 1

As he is leaving Winterfell, Tyrion tells Theon how he remembers watching the Raid on Lannisport from Casterly Rock, recalling that Theon's uncles were responsible. When Theon tries to defend his people, Tyrion calls the war "a stupid rebellion."[4]

Jory Cassel and Jaime reminisce about the Siege of Pyke, in which they were both fighting against the Greyjoys. Within this conversation they mention clearly remembering Thoros leading the way with a flaming sword. Also, Jory confirms that the scar on his face was obtained while fighting in the rebellion.[4]

Robert states that the Seven Kingdoms "haven't had a real fight in nine years", referring to the Greyjoy Rebellion.[2]

When attempting to subvert the Iron Throne from his older brother Stannis, Renly is reminded by Eddard that Stannis destroyed the Greyjoy fleet.[5]

Game of Thrones: Season 2

Theon advises Robb to form an alliance with his father Balon. Robb initially disapproves of the idea, reminding Theon that the Ironborn fought against his father. Catelyn, too, is against the idea, reminding Robb that his father had to go to war to end the Greyjoy Rebellion.[7]

Theon angrily reminds his father how he bent his knee to Robert, after the latter crushed him.[8]

Game of Thrones: Season 6

Yara attempts to convince her father that the invasion to the North is fruitless, pointing out that the last time they provoked the mainlanders too far, they were crushed, referring to the Greyjoy Rebellion.[9]

Game of Thrones: Season 7

When Euron is invited to King's Landing to treat with Cersei, Jaime recalls that it was Euron who started the first Greyjoy Rebellion when he burnt the Lannister fleet. Jaime congratulates Euron, but says that it didn't matter since the royalist forces made it to the Iron Islands anyway to quell Balon Greyjoy's rebellion. Euron surprisingly thanks him for it, saying how he loved watching Jaime kill the Ironborn, calling his swordsmanship at the breach glorious and "like a dance." He goes on to note that had the royalists not made it to the Iron Islands, he would not have been sent into exile and become the greatest captain of the fourteen seas. Jaime is taken aback by this, but says that he likes killing Greyjoys, to which Euron replies that this is a trait he needs in an alliance given that he is now opposed by Balon's children, Yara and Theon, who have joined forces with Cersei's enemy, Daenerys Targaryen.[10]

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Greyjoy Rebellion took place five years after Robert seized the Iron Throne and nine years before the events of the books. Balon Greyjoy calculated that Robert's rule was as yet insecure and that many families would not go to war for a usurper. Balon declared independence from the control of the King of the Andals and the First Men. When Robert mobilized his armies, the ironborn launched several preemptive strikes, destroying the Lannister fleet at anchor in the harbor of Lannisport and raiding the castle of Seagard, as well as many smaller attacks along the coast.

Victarion Greyjoy (whose character was omitted from the show) was the one who destroyed the Lannister fleet, although the plan was devised by Euron.

However, Stannis and Paxter Redwyne, with their fleets from Dragonstone, Storm's End and the Arbor, defeated the Iron Fleet in a significant battle off Fair Isle. A large army assaulted the castle of Pyke, the seat of House Greyjoy, with Thoros and Jorah Mormont being the first people to go through the breach, and then surviving to win high honor. Pyke was severely damaged and Balon's two eldest sons, Rodrik and Maron, were killed, before Balon himself finally surrendered and bent the knee. King Robert agreed to pardon and restore him to the king's peace, as long as his surviving son and heir Theon was given up to Eddard as hostage and a ward.

There is no mentioning in the books about any actions performed by Jaime and Jory Cassel during the rebellion.

Years later, when Cersei receives a report about the raiding of Shield Islands, she regards her late husband's treatment of the Greyjoys as too lenient; she believes that her father's response to the rebellion would have been to give the ironborn a new island, made of their skulls.

References

  1. ↑ Histories & Lore: Season 8, Short 2: "The Greyjoy Rebellion" (2019).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Wolf and the Lion"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 HBO viewers guide, season 2 appendices, Greyjoy Rebellion entry
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "You Win or You Die"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 HBO viewers guide, season 2 special features, Battleground Westeros - Siege of Pyke entry
  7. ↑ "The North Remembers"
  8. ↑ "What Is Dead May Never Die"
  9. ↑ "Home"
  10. ↑ "Dragonstone"

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In "The Wolf and the Lion," which takes place in 298 AC, Robert Baratheon states that the last war in the Seven Kingdoms took place nine years prior. Dialogue in "The Kingsroad" and the "Greyjoy Rebellion" shorts establish that this war was the Greyjoy Rebellion; therefore, it occurred in 289 AC.

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