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==Legend==
 
==Legend==
According to the [[ironborn]] legend, Nagga was 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 the island [[Old Wyk]] and built there [[Grey King's Hall|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.{{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 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}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Euron Greyjoy]] is chosen [[King of the Iron Islands]] in a [[kingsmoot]] held amongst the sea dragon's bones at [[Nagga's Hill]].{{Ref|AFFC|19}}
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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}}
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 14:53, 3 September 2020

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 Nāga, a serpent deity 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.