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'''Nagga''' is a legendary sea dragon, that said to live during the [[Age of Heroes]] and slain by the [[Grey King]]. See also [[Beastiary]].
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[[File:Nagga and Grey King fight.jpg|thumb|350px|Nagga fighting the [[Grey King]]]]
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'''Nagga''' was a legendary [[sea dragon]] said to live during the [[Age of Heroes]], and was slain by the [[Grey King]].{{Ref|AFFC|19}}
  
 
==Legend==
 
==Legend==
According to the [[Ironborn]] legend. Nagga had been the first sea dragon, able to feed on [[kraken]]s and leviathans and drown islands when angry. The Grey King helped by the [[Drowned God]] managed to slay her on the shores of [[Old Wyk]] island and built there his [[Grey King's Hall|hall]] out of her bones. Her jaws became his throne and her teeth made his crown. He warmed his hall with her living fire. However, when the Grey King died, the [[Storm God]] drowned out her fire and the sea took the throne. Only her bones that made the pillars and beams remain.{{Ref|aFfC|19}}
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[[File:OldWyk by JCBarquet.jpg|thumb|Nagga's Bones on [[Old Wyk]], by Juan Carlos Barquet © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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According to [[ironborn]] legend, Nagga was the first [[sea dragon]], able to feed on [[kraken]]s and [[leviathan]]s and drown islands when angry. The [[Grey King]], helped by the [[Drowned God]], managed to slay her on the shores of the island [[Old Wyk]] and built there [[Grey King's Hall|his hall]] out of her [[bone]]s. Her jaws became his throne and her teeth made his crown. He warmed his hall with her living fire. However, when the Grey King died, the [[Storm God]] drowned out her fire and the sea took the throne. Only her bones that made the pillars and beams remain.{{Ref|AFFC|19}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Euron Greyjoy]] is chosen [[King of the Iron Islands]] in a [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]] held amongst the sea dragon's bones at [[Nagga's Hill]].{{Ref|AFFC|19}}
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==See also==
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:*[[:Category:Images of Nagga|Images of Nagga]]
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==Behind the Scenes==
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The name "Nagga" may derive from the [[w:Nāga|Nāga]], a mythological half-serpent race in religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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==References==
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Revision as of 16:32, 10 March 2023

Nagga fighting the Grey King

Nagga was a legendary sea dragon said to live during the Age of Heroes, and was slain by the Grey King.[1]

Legend

Nagga's Bones on Old Wyk, by Juan Carlos Barquet © Fantasy Flight Games

According to ironborn legend, Nagga was the first sea dragon, able to feed on krakens and leviathans and drown islands when angry. The Grey King, helped by the Drowned God, managed to slay her on the shores of the island Old Wyk and built there his hall out of her bones. Her jaws became his throne and her teeth made his crown. He warmed his hall with her living fire. However, when the Grey King died, the Storm God drowned out her fire and the sea took the throne. Only her bones that made the pillars and beams remain.[1]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Euron Greyjoy is chosen King of the Iron Islands in a kingsmoot on Old Wyk held amongst the sea dragon's bones at Nagga's Hill.[1]

See also

Behind the Scenes

The name "Nagga" may derive from the Nāga, a mythological half-serpent race in religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.