Grey King

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Grey King
Nagga and Grey King fight2.jpg
Grey King fighting Nagga
Monarch
Reign During the Age of Heroes
Title High King of the Iron Islands
Personal Information
Culture Ironborn
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The Grey King is a legendary hero from the Iron Islands.

Legend

The legends say the Drowned God himself helped the Grey King to slay the sea dragon Nagga. From her bones he made his hall, the Grey King's Hall, which he heated with Nagga's living fire. For a thousand years he reigned. He took as his wife a mermaid and plotted his war against the Storm God.

He supposedly wore robes of woven seaweed and a tall pale crown made from Nagga's teeth. When the Grey King died, the Storm God snuffed out the fire and the sea stole his throne. Only his hall remains.[1]

The Grey King is said to have had a hundred sons who fought after his death. The sixteen who survived divided the Iron Islands amongst themselves. All of the great houses of the islands claim descent from the Grey King, including House Greyjoy,[2] with the exception of House Goodbrother, who claim descent from the Grey King's loyal eldest brother.[3]

Urras Greyiron was chosen in a kingsmoot as the first High King of the Iron Islands since the Grey King.[3]

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