King of the Isles and the North,[1][2] alternatively King of the Iron Islands and the North,[2] is a title claimed by some members of House Greyjoy.
Recent Events
[edit]A Clash of Kings
[edit]Rejecting the authority of the Iron Throne, Lord Balon Greyjoy declares himself King of the Iron Islands.[3][4] Since Robb Stark, the King in the North, is fighting south of the Neck, the ironborn invade the north during the War of the Five Kings. Balon claims the region by right of conquest and styles himself King of the Isles and the North.[1]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]Balon styles himself King of the Iron Islands and the North, King of Salt and Rock, Son of the Sea Wind, and Lord Reaper of Pyke.[2] He dies after falling from Pyke, however.[5]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]Most of the ironborn withdraw from the north to attend a kingsmoot on Old Wyk to choose Balon's successor.[6] His brother, Euron Crow's Eye, is chosen after announcing he intends to conquer all of Westeros.[7]
A Dance with Dragons
[edit]Euron styles himself King of the Isles and the North.[8] Lord Roose Bolton, the new Warden of the North, recovers Moat Cailin from its ironborn garrison[9] and Deepwood Motte is freed by Stannis Baratheon,[10] leaving the Dagmer Cleftjaw-held Torrhen's Square as the only remaining ironborn possession in the north.[11]
Quotes
[edit]There was an old letter from Doran Martell, warning him that Storm's End had fallen, and a much more intriguing one from Balon Greyjoy on Pyke, who styled himself King of the Isles and the North. He invited King Joffrey to send an envoy to the Iron Islands to fix the borders between their realms and discuss a possible alliance.[1]
—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister
Kevan: As regards the Starks ... Balon Greyjoy, who now styles himself King of the Isles and the North, has written to us offering terms of alliance.
Cersei: He ought to be offering fealty. By what right does he call himself king?
Tywin: By right of conquest. King Balon has strangler's fingers round the Neck. Robb Stark's heirs are dead, Winterfell is fallen, and the ironmen hold Moat Cailin, Deepwood Motte, and most of the Stony Shore. King Balon's longships command the sunset sea, and are well placed to menace Lannisport, Fair Isle, and even Highgarden, should we provoke him.[12]
Euron Greyjoy, King of the Isles and the North. The thought woke an old rage in his heart, but still ...[6]
—thoughts of Victarion Greyjoy
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 49, Tyrion XI.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 20, Reek II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 42, The King's Prize.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.