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[[File:Apostle of The Drowned God Sebastian Ciaffaglione.JPG|350px|thumb|right|A Drowned Man with his driftwood cudgel. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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[[File:Aleksander Karcz drowned god fanatic.jpg|thumb|Drowned God fanatic, by Aleksander Karcz © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Emmond.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A Drowned Man drowns [[Emmond]].<br>© Fantasy Flight Games]]
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'''Drowned men'''{{ref|AFFC|1}} or '''Drowned Men'''{{ref|ADWD|26}} are acolytes of [[priests of the Drowned God]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}{{Ref|affc|Appendix}}
'''Drowned Men''' are priests of the [[Drowned God]] in the [[Iron Islands]].  
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==About==
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==Culture==
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Drowned Men|Images of Drowned Men]]''
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Drowned Men|Images of Drowned Men]]''
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In the religion of the Drowned God, [[ironmen]] of the isles have seawater poured over their heads. A [[priest of the Drowned God|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."{{ref|ACOK|11}}
  
[[Ironmen]] 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.
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[[Aeron Greyjoy]] makes his drowned men by having them submerged in salt water a second time in earnest and brought back to life with the [[kiss of life]]. Not all men are successfully revived, however, but Aeron himself has never failed in a resuscitation.{{ref|AFFC|1}}
  
They 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.{{Ref|aFfC|1}}{{Ref|aCoK|11}}
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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.{{Ref|aFfC|1}}{{Ref|aCoK|11}}
  
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. {{Ref|aFfC|1}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[File:Emmond.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[Emmond]] risen from the sea, by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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[[Aeron Greyjoy]] is baptizing four new drowned men when he is told about his brother [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]]'s death.{{Ref|Affc|1}} His drowned men call out for Aeron to become their king, but he refuses and decides to call a [[kingsmoot]] instead.{{Ref|affc|1}}
  
Priests of the Drowned God bless new ships, speaking invocations and pouring sea water over prows {{Ref|aCoK|24}} "''Lord God who drowned for us''," is part of the litany of the Drowned God's priests. {{Ref|aFfC|1}}
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Aeron's drowned men accompany him to the kingsmoot on [[Old Wyk]].{{Ref|affc|19}} After [[Euron Greyjoy]] is chosen as king, Aeron disappears, and not even his drowned men know where he went.{{Ref|affc|29}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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Although Aeron Damphair has not been seen since the kingsmoot, his drowned men claim he is hiding on [[Great Wyk]] and will soon come forth to call down the wroth of the [[Drowned God]] on Euron and his supporters.{{Ref|adwd|26}} [[Erik Ironmaker]] is hunting down the drowned men to search for Aeron.{{Ref|adwd|26}}
  
 
==Known Drowned Men==
 
==Known Drowned Men==
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* [[Aeron Greyjoy]], the "Damphair"{{Ref|aCoK|11}}
 
 
* [[Beron Blacktyde]]{{Ref|aFfC|11}}
 
 
 
* [[Emmond]]{{Ref|aFfC|1}}
 
* [[Emmond]]{{Ref|aFfC|1}}
 
 
* [[Norjen]]{{Ref|aFfC|1}}
 
* [[Norjen]]{{Ref|aFfC|1}}
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* [[Rus]]{{Ref|aFfC|1}}
  
* [[Old Grey Gull]]{{Ref|aFfC|11}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|You belong to [[Drowned God|the god]] now. You belong to the sea now, so the sea has armed you. We pray that you shall wield your cudgel fiercely, against all the enemies of our god.{{ref|AFFC|1}}|[[Aeron Greyjoy]] to [[Emmond]]}}
  
* [[Tarle]]{{Ref|aFfC|1}}
 
  
* [[Rus]]{{Ref|aFfC|1}}
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{{Quote|'''The Sparr''': These are not matters I would speak of here before these others.<br>
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'''Aeron''': These others are my drowned men, [[Drowned God|god]]'s servants, just as I am. I have no secrets from them, nor from our god, beside whose holy sea I stand.{{Ref|aFfC|1}}|[[The Sparr]] and [[Aeron Greyjoy]]}}
==Quotes==
 
{{Quote|My drowned men, [[Drowned God|god]]’s servants, just as I am. I have no secrets from them, nor from our god, beside whose holy sea I stand.{{Ref|aFfC|1}}}} – [[Aeron Greyjoy]]
 
  
  
{{Quote|The [[Drowned God|god]] took me deep beneath the waves and drowned the worthless thing I was. When he cast me forth again he gave me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a voice to spread his word, that I might be his prophet and teach his truth to those who have forgotten.{{Ref|aFfC|1}}}} – [[Aeron Greyjoy]]
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{{Quote|The [[Drowned God|god]] took me deep beneath the waves and drowned the worthless thing I was. When he cast me forth again he gave me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a voice to spread his word, that I might be his prophet and teach his truth to those who have forgotten.{{Ref|aFfC|1}}|[[Aeron Greyjoy]] to his drowned men}}
  
==References and Notes==
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* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Drowned_Men Drowned Men] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].
  
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 21 February 2019

Drowned God fanatic, by Aleksander Karcz © Fantasy Flight Games

Drowned men[1] or Drowned Men[2] are acolytes of priests of the Drowned God.[1][3]

Culture

See also: Images of Drowned Men

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."[4]

Aeron Greyjoy makes his drowned men by having them submerged in salt water a second time in earnest and brought back to life with the kiss of life. Not all men are successfully revived, however, but Aeron himself 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][4]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Emmond risen from the sea, by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games

Aeron Greyjoy is baptizing four new drowned men when he is told about his brother Balon's death.[1] His drowned men call out for Aeron to become their king, but he refuses and decides to call a kingsmoot instead.[1]

Aeron's drowned men accompany him to the kingsmoot on Old Wyk.[5] After Euron Greyjoy is chosen as king, Aeron disappears, and not even his drowned men know where he went.[6]

A Dance with Dragons

Although Aeron Damphair has not been seen since the kingsmoot, his drowned men claim he is hiding on Great Wyk and will soon come forth to call down the wroth of the Drowned God on Euron and his supporters.[2] Erik Ironmaker is hunting down the drowned men to search for Aeron.[2]

Known Drowned Men

Quotes

You belong to the god now. You belong to the sea now, so the sea has armed you. We pray that you shall wield your cudgel fiercely, against all the enemies of our god.[1]


The Sparr: These are not matters I would speak of here before these others.
Aeron: These others are my drowned men, god's servants, just as I am. I have no secrets from them, nor from our god, beside whose holy sea I stand.[1]


The god took me deep beneath the waves and drowned the worthless thing I was. When he cast me forth again he gave me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a voice to spread his word, that I might be his prophet and teach his truth to those who have forgotten.[1]

Aeron Greyjoy to his drowned men

References

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