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| Motto='''"We Do Not Sow."''' |
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| − | | Titles=[[Lord Reaper of Pyke]]<br>Lord of the Iron Islands |
+ | | Titles=[[King of the Iron Islands]]<br>[[Lord Reaper of Pyke]]<br>[[Son of the Sea Wind]]<br>[[King of Salt and Rock]]<br>[[Lord of the Iron Islands]] |
| Seat=[[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]] |
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| Region=The [[Iron Islands]] |
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| Lord=[[Balon Greyjoy]] |
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+ | | Vassals=[[House Harlaw]]<br>[[House Goodbrother]]<br>[[House Merlyn]]<br>[[House Sparr]] |
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| − | [[Image:House Greyjoy banner.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The banner of [[House Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]], rulers of the [[Iron Islands]].]] |
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'''House Greyjoy''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Westeros]]. It rules over the [[Iron Islands]], a harsh and bleak collection of forbidding islands off the west coast of Westeros, from the castle at [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]]. The head of the house is the [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]]. |
'''House Greyjoy''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Westeros]]. It rules over the [[Iron Islands]], a harsh and bleak collection of forbidding islands off the west coast of Westeros, from the castle at [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]]. The head of the house is the [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]]. |
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| − | House Greyjoy's sigil is traditionally a golden kraken on a black field. Their house motto is "'''We Do Not Sow'''." |
+ | House Greyjoy's sigil is traditionally a golden [[kraken]] on a black field. Their house motto is "'''We Do Not Sow'''." |
==History== |
==History== |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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| − | House Greyjoy is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Westeros]]. Their lands are the [[Iron Islands]] off the west coast of the continent. They rule from their castle [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]] from the [[Pyke (island)|island of the same name]]. The Iron Islands are harsh and bleak and the |
+ | House Greyjoy is one of the [[Great Houses]] of [[Westeros]]. Their lands are the [[Iron Islands]] off the west coast of the continent. They rule from their castle [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]] from the [[Pyke (island)|island of the same name]]. The Iron Islands are harsh and bleak and the Greyjoys have traditionally survived by raiding their neighbors. They have always had plans to conquer the mainland. The head of the house is the [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]].<ref name="House Greyjoy viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy entry]</ref> |
| − | + | House Greyjoy boasts descent from the [[Grey King]], a legendary [[King of the Iron Islands]] said to have ruled for a thousand years and taken a mermaid as wife. Like the vast majority of [[ironborn]], they worship the [[Drowned God]].<ref name="House Greyjoy viewers guide"/> |
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| − | Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] is the most recent head of the house. He led [[Greyjoy Rebellion|a rebellion]] against King [[Robert Baratheon]] eight years before the events of the series begin. Balon's sons [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]] and [[Maron Greyjoy|Maron]] were killed in the unsuccessful rebellion. Balon's only surviving son [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] was made a ward of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to ensure Balon's submission to King Robert.<ref name="Balon Greyjoy viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/balon-greyjoy/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy - Balon Greyjoy entry]</ref> Only his daughter [[Yara Greyjoy]] remained on the Iron Islands after his defeat.<ref name="Yara Greyjoy viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/yara-greyjoy/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy - Yara Greyjoy entry]</ref> |
+ | Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] is the most recent head of the house. He led [[Greyjoy Rebellion|a rebellion]] against King [[Robert Baratheon]] eight years before the events of the series begin. Balon's sons [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]] and [[Maron Greyjoy|Maron]] were killed in the unsuccessful rebellion. Balon's only surviving son [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] was made a ward of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to ensure Balon's submission to King Robert.<ref name="Balon Greyjoy viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/balon-greyjoy/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy - Balon Greyjoy entry]</ref> Only his daughter, [[Yara Greyjoy]], and two of his brothers remained on the Iron Islands after his defeat.<ref name="Yara Greyjoy viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/houses/greyjoy/yara-greyjoy/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy - Yara Greyjoy entry]</ref> |
==Relationships== |
==Relationships== |
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===Members=== |
===Members=== |
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| − | + | [[Image:House Greyjoy banner.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The banner of [[House Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]], rulers of the [[Iron Islands]].]] |
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+ | *Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]], the head of the family. Now [[King of the Iron Islands]] |
| − | ** |
+ | **His wife Lady [[Alannys Greyjoy|Alannys]] of [[House Harlaw]]. |
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+ | ***His eldest son {[[Rodrik Greyjoy]]}. Killed during the [[Battle of Seagard]]. |
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+ | ***His second son {[[Maron Greyjoy]]}. Killed during the [[Siege of Pyke]]. |
| + | ***His daughter, Princess [[Yara Greyjoy]]. |
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+ | ***His third and only surviving son and, by the laws of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], his heir, Prince [[Theon Greyjoy]], former ward of [[House Stark]], styling himself Prince of Winterfell. Whereabouts unknown as of the [[Sack of Winterfell]]. |
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+ | *His brother, [[Euron Greyjoy]], called "Euron Crow's Eye", a pirate and reaver. |
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+ | *His brother, [[Victarion Greyjoy]], commander of the Iron Fleet. |
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===Sworn to House Greyjoy=== |
===Sworn to House Greyjoy=== |
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+ | *[[House Harlaw]] of [[Harlaw]] |
| + | *[[House Goodbrother]] of [[Hammerhorn]] |
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| + | *[[House Merlyn]] |
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| + | *[[House Sparr]] |
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===Household and allies=== |
===Household and allies=== |
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| − | *[[Dagmer]], called |
+ | *[[Dagmer]], called "Dagmer Cleftjaw", first mate of the ''[[Sea Bitch]]''. |
| − | *[[Lorren]], called |
+ | *[[Lorren]], called "Black Lorren", an ironborn raider and crewman of the ''Sea Bitch''. |
*{[[Drennan]]}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the ''Sea Bitch''. Killed by [[Osha]]. |
*{[[Drennan]]}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the ''Sea Bitch''. Killed by [[Osha]]. |
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*[[Gelmarr]], an ironborn raider and crewman of the ''Sea Bitch''. |
*[[Gelmarr]], an ironborn raider and crewman of the ''Sea Bitch''. |
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Greyjoy Shield.jpg|A shield emblazoned with the sigil of House Greyjoy from the HBO viewer's guide. |
Greyjoy Shield.jpg|A shield emblazoned with the sigil of House Greyjoy from the HBO viewer's guide. |
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Greyjoy-small.png|Small icon of House Greyjoy from the HBO viewers guide. |
Greyjoy-small.png|Small icon of House Greyjoy from the HBO viewers guide. |
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| + | 203_GreyjoyMen.jpg|Greyjoy men holding the House Greyjoy banner in "[[The Night Lands]]". |
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| + | Greyjoy Map-marker.jpg|A map-marker used to represent House Greyjoy forces. |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels the Greyjoys have been a powerful family in the Islands for possibly thousands of years, long ruling the formidable castle of Pyke. When King Harren the Black was slain by King [[Aegon the Conqueror]] during the [[Targaryen]] invasion, the ironborn |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Greyjoys have been a powerful family in the Islands for possibly thousands of years, long ruling the formidable castle of Pyke. When King [[Harren the Black]] was slain by King [[Aegon the Conqueror]] during the [[Targaryen]] invasion, the [[ironborn]] elected Lord [[Vickon Greyjoy]] of Pyke to succeed him as ruler of the isles, now oath-sworn to the [[Iron Throne]]. The Greyjoys have ruled ever since. The Greyjoys keep themselves distant from the other Great Houses, rarely taking part in events on the mainland (which they call the green lands) and, at various times, even returning to their ancient practices of raiding the nearby coastlines. |
After holding themselves aloof during [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord Balon Greyjoy rebelled against the Iron Throne, declaring himself King of the Isles. Balon's belief was that Robert, who had only been on the throne for five years, did not command the total support of the nobles due to his status as a usurper and would not be able to rally the support needed to crush the rebellion. He was proven wrong and was defeated, with his fleet burned and two eldest sons slain during the war. |
After holding themselves aloof during [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord Balon Greyjoy rebelled against the Iron Throne, declaring himself King of the Isles. Balon's belief was that Robert, who had only been on the throne for five years, did not command the total support of the nobles due to his status as a usurper and would not be able to rally the support needed to crush the rebellion. He was proven wrong and was defeated, with his fleet burned and two eldest sons slain during the war. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| − | * [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Greyjoy House Greyjoy at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.] |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 08:05, 11 April 2014
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- "We are ironborn. We're not subjects, we're not slaves. We do not plow the field or toil in the mine. We take what is ours."
- ―Balon Greyjoy
House Greyjoy is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It rules over the Iron Islands, a harsh and bleak collection of forbidding islands off the west coast of Westeros, from the castle at Pyke. The head of the house is the Lord Reaper of Pyke.
House Greyjoy's sigil is traditionally a golden kraken on a black field. Their house motto is "We Do Not Sow."
History
Background
House Greyjoy is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. Their lands are the Iron Islands off the west coast of the continent. They rule from their castle Pyke from the island of the same name. The Iron Islands are harsh and bleak and the Greyjoys have traditionally survived by raiding their neighbors. They have always had plans to conquer the mainland. The head of the house is the Lord Reaper of Pyke.[1]
House Greyjoy boasts descent from the Grey King, a legendary King of the Iron Islands said to have ruled for a thousand years and taken a mermaid as wife. Like the vast majority of ironborn, they worship the Drowned God.[1]
Lord Balon Greyjoy is the most recent head of the house. He led a rebellion against King Robert Baratheon eight years before the events of the series begin. Balon's sons Rodrik and Maron were killed in the unsuccessful rebellion. Balon's only surviving son Theon was made a ward of Lord Eddard Stark to ensure Balon's submission to King Robert.[2] Only his daughter, Yara Greyjoy, and two of his brothers remained on the Iron Islands after his defeat.[3]
Relationships
Members
The banner of House Greyjoy of Pyke, rulers of the Iron Islands.
- Lord Balon Greyjoy, Lord Reaper of Pyke, the head of the family. Now King of the Iron Islands
- His wife Lady Alannys of House Harlaw.
- His eldest son {Rodrik Greyjoy}. Killed during the Battle of Seagard.
- His second son {Maron Greyjoy}. Killed during the Siege of Pyke.
- His daughter, Princess Yara Greyjoy.
- His third and only surviving son and, by the laws of the Seven Kingdoms, his heir, Prince Theon Greyjoy, former ward of House Stark, styling himself Prince of Winterfell. Whereabouts unknown as of the Sack of Winterfell.
- His wife Lady Alannys of House Harlaw.
- His brother, Euron Greyjoy, called "Euron Crow's Eye", a pirate and reaver.
- His brother, Victarion Greyjoy, commander of the Iron Fleet.
- His brother, Aeron Greyjoy, called "Damphair", a priest of the Drowned God.
Sworn to House Greyjoy
Household and allies
- Dagmer, called "Dagmer Cleftjaw", first mate of the Sea Bitch.
- Lorren, called "Black Lorren", an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch.
- {Drennan}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch. Killed by Osha.
- Gelmarr, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch.
- Wex, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch.
- Stygg, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch.
- Aggar, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch.
Family tree
Template:House Greyjoy family tree
Image gallery
The icon of House Greyjoy from the HBO viewer's guide.
House Greyjoy's sigil in black and white from the HBO viewer's guide.
A shield emblazoned with the sigil of House Greyjoy from the HBO viewer's guide.
Small icon of House Greyjoy from the HBO viewers guide.
Greyjoy men holding the House Greyjoy banner in "The Night Lands".
A map-marker used to represent House Greyjoy forces.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Greyjoys have been a powerful family in the Islands for possibly thousands of years, long ruling the formidable castle of Pyke. When King Harren the Black was slain by King Aegon the Conqueror during the Targaryen invasion, the ironborn elected Lord Vickon Greyjoy of Pyke to succeed him as ruler of the isles, now oath-sworn to the Iron Throne. The Greyjoys have ruled ever since. The Greyjoys keep themselves distant from the other Great Houses, rarely taking part in events on the mainland (which they call the green lands) and, at various times, even returning to their ancient practices of raiding the nearby coastlines.
After holding themselves aloof during Robert's Rebellion, Lord Balon Greyjoy rebelled against the Iron Throne, declaring himself King of the Isles. Balon's belief was that Robert, who had only been on the throne for five years, did not command the total support of the nobles due to his status as a usurper and would not be able to rally the support needed to crush the rebellion. He was proven wrong and was defeated, with his fleet burned and two eldest sons slain during the war.
See also
References
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