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| alias        = Urron Redhand{{ref|ACOK|11}}<br>Urron of [[Orkmont]]{{ref|AFFC|11}}<br>The Redhand{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}
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King '''Urron Greyiron''', better known as '''Urron Redhand''' was the first King of the Iron Islands to make the throne hereditary.
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'''Urron Greyiron''', known as '''Urron Redhand''' and '''Urron of Orkmont''', was a member of [[House Greyiron]]. He was the first [[King of the Iron Islands]] to make the throne hereditary, five thousand years before the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|aCoK|11}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
For thousands of years, each island of the Iron Islands had a 'salt king' and a 'rock king'. The High King of the Isles was chosen from among them in a [[kingsmoot]]. Urron put an end to that, when he descended on the kingsmoot and killed all the other kings. He then made the throne hereditary.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Appendix|Appendix]]</ref><ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 11|Chapter 11]], The Kraken's Daughter</ref>
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Urron was the [[salt king]] of [[Orkmont]] during the rule of his great-uncle, [[Urragon IV Greyiron]], who had assumed the title [[High King of the Iron Islands]] without being chosen in a [[kingsmoot]]. It was the dying Urragon's wish for Urron to succeed him, but the priests of the [[Drowned God]] were determined not to lose the power of kingmaking for a third time after Urragon's assumption of the throne and, before that, [[Torgon Greyiron]]'s usurpation from [[Urrathon IV Goodbrother]].
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Urron put an end to the institution of kingsmoot when he descended with his axemen on [[Nagga's Hill]] on [[Old Wyk]], slaying all captains, the thirteen [[Salt king|salt]] and [[rock king]]s, and half a hundred priests and prophets assembled for the choosing. Urron made the high kingship hereditary.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Calling himself simply King of the Iron Islands, Urron had his crown be made of black iron instead of the traditional driftwood.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}}
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During Urron's reign of twenty-two years,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}} the rulers of the various Iron Islands were reduced to [[lord]]s, and several ancient lines that refused to bend the knee were extinguished.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}} Along with the kingsmoot, [[Galon|Galon Whitestaff]]'s decree against ironborn making war upon each other ended. Urron Redhand and his descendants had to deal with half a dozen major rebellions and at least two major [[thrall]] uprisings.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings}} [[House Greyiron]] is said to have ruled the islands for a thousand years, until the [[coming of the Andals]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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Lord [[Baelor Blacktyde]] believes that [[Euron Greyjoy]] will descend on all those gathered for the [[kingsmoot]] and kill them all, as Urron Greyiron had once done.{{Ref|affc|11}} Lord [[Rodrik Harlaw]] similarly believes that Euron sounds too much like Urron, and that history is bound to repeat itself.{{Ref|affc|11}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
'The Drowned God makes men, but it's men who make crowns.' - Urron Redhand <ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 11|Chapter 11]], Theon</ref>
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{{quote|The [[Drowned God]] makes men, but it's men who make crowns.{{Ref|aCoK|11}}|Urron to his followers}}
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{{quote|I am the [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]], [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]], [[King of Salt and Rock]], [[Son of the Sea Wind]], and no man gives me a crown. I pay the [[iron price]]. I will take my crown, as Urron Redhand did five thousand years ago.{{ref|ACOK|11}}|[[Balon Greyjoy]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}
  
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Urron Greyiron
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Monarch
Reign about 5,000 years ago.
Full name Urron Greyiron
Titles
Predecessor Urragon IV Greyiron
Personal Information
Aliases
Culture ironborn
Family
Dynasty House Greyiron
References
Books

Urron Greyiron, known as Urron Redhand and Urron of Orkmont, was a member of House Greyiron. He was the first King of the Iron Islands to make the throne hereditary, five thousand years before the War of the Five Kings.[1]

History

Urron was the salt king of Orkmont during the rule of his great-uncle, Urragon IV Greyiron, who had assumed the title High King of the Iron Islands without being chosen in a kingsmoot. It was the dying Urragon's wish for Urron to succeed him, but the priests of the Drowned God were determined not to lose the power of kingmaking for a third time after Urragon's assumption of the throne and, before that, Torgon Greyiron's usurpation from Urrathon IV Goodbrother.

Urron put an end to the institution of kingsmoot when he descended with his axemen on Nagga's Hill on Old Wyk, slaying all captains, the thirteen salt and rock kings, and half a hundred priests and prophets assembled for the choosing. Urron made the high kingship hereditary.[4] Calling himself simply King of the Iron Islands, Urron had his crown be made of black iron instead of the traditional driftwood.[5]

During Urron's reign of twenty-two years,[3] the rulers of the various Iron Islands were reduced to lords, and several ancient lines that refused to bend the knee were extinguished.[5] Along with the kingsmoot, Galon Whitestaff's decree against ironborn making war upon each other ended. Urron Redhand and his descendants had to deal with half a dozen major rebellions and at least two major thrall uprisings.[5] House Greyiron is said to have ruled the islands for a thousand years, until the coming of the Andals.[4]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Lord Baelor Blacktyde believes that Euron Greyjoy will descend on all those gathered for the kingsmoot and kill them all, as Urron Greyiron had once done.[2] Lord Rodrik Harlaw similarly believes that Euron sounds too much like Urron, and that history is bound to repeat itself.[2]

Quotes

The Drowned God makes men, but it's men who make crowns.[1]

—Urron to his followers


I am the Greyjoy, Lord Reaper of Pyke, King of Salt and Rock, Son of the Sea Wind, and no man gives me a crown. I pay the iron price. I will take my crown, as Urron Redhand did five thousand years ago.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns.
  4. 4.0 4.1 A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Iron Kings.