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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 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 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>
   
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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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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" />
   
 
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>
  
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>
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===Members===
  
===Members===
 
[[Image:House Greyjoy banner.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The banner of [[House Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke (castle)|Pyke]], rulers of the [[Iron Islands]].]]
  
[[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]]
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*Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], Lord of the Iron Islands, [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]], [[Son of the Sea Wind]] and [[King of Salt and Rock]], the head of the family. Styling himself [[King of the Iron Islands]] in defiance of the [[Iron Throne]].
 
**His wife Lady [[Alannys Greyjoy|Alannys]] of [[House Harlaw]].
  
**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 eldest son {[[Rodrik Greyjoy]]}. Killed by lord [[Jason Mallister]] during the [[Battle of Seagard]].
 
***His second son {[[Maron Greyjoy]]}. Killed during the [[Siege of Pyke]].
  
***His second son {[[Maron Greyjoy]]}. Killed during the [[Siege of Pyke]].
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***His daughter, Princess [[Yara Greyjoy]].
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***His daughter and desired heir, 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. Held by [[Ramsay Snow]] at the [[Dreadfort]] after the [[Sack of Winterfell]].
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***His last surviving son and legal heir, Prince [[Theon Greyjoy]], former ward of [[House Stark]], styling himself ''[[Prince of Winterfell]]''. A captive and servant of [[Ramsay Bolton]] dubbed "Reek".
 
*His brother, [[Euron Greyjoy]], called "Euron Crow's Eye", a pirate and reaver.
  
*His brother, [[Euron Greyjoy]], called "Euron Crow's Eye", a pirate and reaver.
 
*His brother, [[Victarion Greyjoy]], commander of the Iron Fleet.
  
*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]]
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*[[House Blacktyde]] of [[Blacktyde]]
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*[[House Botley]] of [[Lordsport]]
 
*[[House Goodbrother]] of [[Hammerhorn]]
  
*[[House Goodbrother]] of [[Hammerhorn]]
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*[[House Harlaw]] of [[Harlaw]]
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**[[House Kenning]], sworn to House Harlaw
 
*[[House Merlyn]]
  
*[[House Merlyn]]
 
*[[House Sparr]]
  
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''Lesser Houses''
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* [[House Humble]]
   
 
===Household and allies===
  
===Household and allies===
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203_GreyjoyMen.jpg|Greyjoy men holding the House Greyjoy banner in "[[The Night Lands]]".
  
203_GreyjoyMen.jpg|Greyjoy men holding the House Greyjoy banner in "[[The Night Lands]]".
 
Greyjoy Map-marker.jpg|A map-marker used to represent House Greyjoy forces.
  
Greyjoy Map-marker.jpg|A map-marker used to represent House Greyjoy forces.
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Fall_of_Moat_Cailin.jpg|[[Roose Bolton]] receives the House Greyjoy banner from [[Ramsay Bolton]] after [[Fall of Moat Cailin|he takes Moat Cailin]].
 
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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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Additional Houses sworn to House Greyjoy, yet to appear in the series, include:
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* House Drumm of [[Old Wyk]].
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* House Orkwood of [[Orkmont]].
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* House Saltcliffe of [[Saltcliffe]].
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* House Volmark of Volmark
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==

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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[src]

House Greyjoy is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It rules over the Iron Islands, a harsh and bleak collection of 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

File:House Greyjoy banner.jpg

The banner of House Greyjoy of Pyke, rulers of the Iron Islands.

Sworn to House Greyjoy

Lesser Houses

  • House Humble

Household and allies

  • {Dagmer}, called "Dagmer Cleftjaw", first mate of the Sea Bitch. Flayed by Ramsay Snow.
  • {Lorren}, called "Black Lorren", an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch. Flayed by Ramsay Snow.
  • {Drennan}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch. Killed by Osha.
  • {Gelmarr}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch. Flayed by Ramsay Snow.
  • {Wex}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch. Flayed by Ramsay Snow.
  • {Stygg}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch. Flayed by Ramsay Snow.
  • {Aggar}, an ironborn raider and crewman of the Sea Bitch. Flayed by Ramsay Snow.

Family Tree

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Image gallery

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.

Additional Houses sworn to House Greyjoy, yet to appear in the series, include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy entry
  2. ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy - Balon Greyjoy entry
  3. ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Greyjoy - Yara Greyjoy entry

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