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Given Euron's timely entrance soon after Balon's fatal accident, and Euron's lack of morals, it could be that Euron somehow had his brother Balon murdered.
 
Given Euron's timely entrance soon after Balon's fatal accident, and Euron's lack of morals, it could be that Euron somehow had his brother Balon murdered.
  
One might argue King [[Stannis Baratheon]] murdered Balon Greyjoy along with [[Robb Stark]] and [[Jeoffrey Baratheon]] when he burned leeches filled with king's blood in an attempt to magically ensure their deaths.  Robb was soon murdered by the Freys and Jeoffrey by [[Littlefinger]].  Assuming this ritual had its intended effect, it obviously doesn't directly or inexplicably kill its victims but perhaps provides a twist of fate that will ensure their death by some other means.  It would then seem out of place for Balon to suddenly die by a fluke accident.  It is more likely that he was murdered, just like the other two targets of the spell.
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One might argue King [[Stannis Baratheon]] murdered Balon Greyjoy along with [[Robb Stark]] and [[Joffrey Baratheon]] when he burned leeches filled with king's blood in an attempt to magically ensure their deaths.  Robb was soon murdered by the Freys and Jeoffrey by [[Littlefinger]].  Assuming this ritual had its intended effect, it obviously doesn't directly or inexplicably kill its victims but perhaps provides a twist of fate that will ensure their death by some other means.  It would then seem out of place for Balon to suddenly die by a fluke accident.  It is more likely that he was murdered, just like the other two targets of the spell.
  
 
==Supporting Evidence==
 
==Supporting Evidence==

Revision as of 21:55, 2 February 2012

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Given Euron's timely entrance soon after Balon's fatal accident, and Euron's lack of morals, it could be that Euron somehow had his brother Balon murdered.

One might argue King Stannis Baratheon murdered Balon Greyjoy along with Robb Stark and Joffrey Baratheon when he burned leeches filled with king's blood in an attempt to magically ensure their deaths. Robb was soon murdered by the Freys and Jeoffrey by Littlefinger. Assuming this ritual had its intended effect, it obviously doesn't directly or inexplicably kill its victims but perhaps provides a twist of fate that will ensure their death by some other means. It would then seem out of place for Balon to suddenly die by a fluke accident. It is more likely that he was murdered, just like the other two targets of the spell.

Supporting Evidence

  • Euron Greyjoy has knowledge of the eastern cities and it's possible he hired a Faceless Man to kill his brother for him. The Faceless Man specialize in murders that look like accidents.
  • Euron should've been months away from Pyke, but shows up very shortly after Balon's death, the very brother and king who exiled him. This suggests he was expecting his brother would die.

Questions

  • If Euron hired a Faceless Man, how did he pay for it? The cost is commensurate with the target, and Balon Greyjoy is a king, more or less, so this would be very expensive, possibly costing years of plunder. However, at the Kingsmoot, Euron shows up with huge amounts of treasure and a magical Hellhorn to boot. It doesn't seem to add up.