Drowned men
Drowned men are priests of the Drowned God in the Iron Islands.[1]
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In the religion of the Drowned God, ironmen of the isles have seawater poured over their heads. A priest asks the Drowned God to have his "servant be born again from the sea, as you were. Bless him with salt, bless him with stone, bless him with steel." The man being baptized then responds, "What is dead may never die."[2]
Ironmen can become drowned men by being submerged in salt water a second time in earnest and brought back to life with a crude form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not all men are successfully revived, however. Aeron Greyjoy, known as the Damphair, has never failed in a resuscitation.[1]
The drowned men wear roughspun robes of mottled green, grey, and blue, the colors of the Drowned God. They carry driftwood cudgels to show their devotion in battle, and skins of saltwater to perform ritual anointment as well as to sate their thirst.[1][2]
While priests of the Drowned God must not shed the blood of ironborn, they have no such reservation about other methods of killing, such as drowning.[1]
Priests of the Drowned God bless new ships, speaking invocations and pouring sea water over prows.[3] "Lord God who drowned for us" is part of the litany of the Drowned God's priests.[1]
Known Drowned Men
- Aeron Greyjoy, the "Damphair"[2]
Historical Drowned Men
- Galon, called Galon "Whitestaff", who lived during the Age of Heroes and unified the Iron Islands under the first High King.[6]
- The Shrike, who led an uprising against Harmund III Hoare.[7]
Quotes
– The Sparr and Aeron Greyjoy
– Aeron Greyjoy to his drowned men
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Driftwood Crowns.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Black Blood.
External Links
- Drowned Men on the Game of Thrones wiki.