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'''Victarion Greyjoy''' is a brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]] and [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], his flagship is ''[[Iron Victory]]''. He is a capable commander and a fierce warrior in battle, but has a calm demeanor outside of it, thinking of enemies who show bravery with great respect. He is a [[Drowned God|religious]] man and wears full plate armor while sailing because he has no fear of drowning. | '''Victarion Greyjoy''' is a brother of [[Balon Greyjoy]] and [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], his flagship is ''[[Iron Victory]]''. He is a capable commander and a fierce warrior in battle, but has a calm demeanor outside of it, thinking of enemies who show bravery with great respect. He is a [[Drowned God|religious]] man and wears full plate armor while sailing because he has no fear of drowning. | ||
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Victarion Greyjoy is a brother of Balon Greyjoy and Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, his flagship is Iron Victory. He is a capable commander and a fierce warrior in battle, but has a calm demeanor outside of it, thinking of enemies who show bravery with great respect. He is a religious man and wears full plate armor while sailing because he has no fear of drowning.
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Appearance
Victarion is a large and powerful man, wearing plate armor in combat and wielding a cruel axe. He wears a helm in the shape of a kraken.[1] See also this collection of images.
History
Victarion recognized the greatness of his older brother Balon and followed him loyally. He commanded the Iron Fleet during the Greyjoy Rebellion. During the rebellion, using a plan Euron had concocted, they sailed into Lannisport and burned the Lannister fleet at anchor.[2] His fleet was smashed by Stannis in a trap at Fair Isle and his younger brother Aeron's vessel, the Golden Storm, was chopped in half by the warship Fury. After the rebellion's end, he continued to serve as Lord Captain faithfully. His brother, Euron, seduced and impregnated his third wife, which drove Victarion to beat her to death to retain his honor. Only the taboo against kinslaying kept Victarion from killing Euron. He has not married since, nor has he forgiven Euron.[3][4]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Victarion is sent with the main strength of the Iron Fleet to take Moat Cailin by his King and brother Balon Greyjoy.[2] Moat Cailin falls to the Ironborn's surprise assault.
A Storm of Swords
Upon hearing of his brother Balon's death and the return of his hated brother, Euron, Victarion leaves a token force to defend Moat Cailin under the command of Ralf Kenning and returns to the Iron Islands with his fleet to decide on the succession of the next Iron King.[4]
A Feast for Crows
Victarion makes a claim to the Seastone Chair as Balon's brother and second-in-command. Victarion makes a strong claim, but the crowd ultimately favors Euron.[5] Despite his hatred for Euron, Victarion's obedient and dutiful nature keeps him following Euron's orders. He leads the assault on the Shield Islands, slaughtering unarmored sailors and winning a duel with Talbert Serry, the son of Lord Osbert Serry but wounds his hand during the fight. After his victory, he watches helplessly as Euron steals many of his trusted comrades away from him by giving them titles on the Shield Islands. He also deplores the cruelty Euron displays toward the slain lords' women.
Apparently oblivious to Victarion's hatred, Euron summons Victarion to a private meeting and asks him to find Daenerys Targaryen and deliver Euron's marriage proposal. Victarion agrees, but secretly plans on courting Daenerys for himself.[1]
A Dance with Dragons
Victarion's Iron Fleet of over ninety ships splits into three squadrons and sets sail for Meereen. With him aboard Iron Victory is "the dusky woman", a gift of Euron's. She is comely but mute. On the journey, Victarion loses nearly half his ships, though he also gains some ships back by capturing and seizing several trading vessels and their cargo. Victarion's wounded hand continues to trouble him, and he suspects that Maester Kerwin, the maester that Euron sent to accompany him, is poisoning him. During the voyage, a Red Priest of R'hllor named Moqorro is discovered clinging to wreckage out at sea. The crew wants him killed, but Moqorro manages to cure Victarion's wounded hand with magic. Moqorro then has Victarion kill the maester to bring the ship good winds.[6] Moqorro, like Melisandre, can see the future in the flames, and uses the magic to aid Victarion in his quest. Victarion's crew live in great fear of the man and call him "Black Flame". Victarion now makes offerings to both the Drowned God and R'hllor. Moqorro also alerts Victarion that he has seen Daenarys married in the flames, but Victarion is unconcerned by this as he has stated "she would not be the first woman I made a widow."[7]
The Black Flame's next plan is to make Victarion the master of the Dragon Horn so he can bind the dragons to the Iron Captain's will.
Quotes
Come! Come kill me, if you can.
- Victarion upon boarding the Serry vessel.[1]
Poison was for cravens, women, and Dornishmen. [8]
Where is this Dothraki Sea? I will sail the Iron Fleet across it and find the queen wherever she may be.
The most beautiful woman in the world has urgent need of my axe.
- Victarion, on finding out Daenerys is encircled by her enemies in Meereen
Family
Dagon | Unknown wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Son | Unknown wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lady Stonetree | Quellon | Lady Piper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harlon | Quenton | Donel | Balon | Alannys Harlaw | Euron | Victarion | Unknown three wives | Urrigon | Aeron | Robin | Stillborn daughter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rodrik | Maron | Asha | Erik Ironmaker | Theon | Bastard sons | Stillborn daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 56, The Iron Suitor.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 63, Victarion I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 56, The Iron Suitor, p 749.
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