House Greyiron

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House Greyiron of Orkmont
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Coat of arms The sea king's head, white with dark green seaweed beard and hair, a black crown on a grey field
Seat Orkmont
Region the Iron Islands
Title High King of the Isles
Overlord Extinct

House Greyiron of Orkmont is an extinct house from Orkmont in the Iron Islands. The Greyirons were the High Kings of the Iron Islands for a thousand years.

According to semi-canon sources they blazoned their arms with the sea king's head, white with dark green seaweed beard and hair, a black crown on a grey field.[1]

History

For centuries, the High King of the Isles had been chosen between the lords and captains of the Iron Islands in a kingsmoot. Five thousand years before the War of the Five Kings, Urron Greyiron descended with his axemen among the ironborn assembled on Nagga's Bones, murdering all their opponents and proclaiming himself king.[2]

Urron also made the position hereditary, so at his death the Seastone Chair passed to his heir instead of being chosen. His line ruled during a thousand years until it was extinguished by the Andals that came to the Iron Islands.[3]

Known members of House Greyiron

  • Torgon the Latecomer, who ruled during the Age of Heroes. When his father died, Torgon had been away raiding along the Mander. His brothers sent him no word of the kingsmoot, hoping that one of them would be chosen. However Urragon Goodbrother was chosen instead and later had all of Torgon's brothers killed. When Torgon returned he denounced the kingsmoot as unlawful and revolted against Urragon, with the aid of priests, lords and Urragon's own captains. Torgon ruled for forty years.
  • Urron Redhand, who seized the throne by murdering all the other kings on the kingsmoot.

References and Notes

  1. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Iron Islands
  2. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
  3. A Game of Thrones, Appendix.