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| image_caption = The execution of the [[Triarch]] Horonno, as depicted by Jordi Gonzales Escamilla in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
 
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'''Horonno''' was one of the ruling Triarchs of the Free city of [[Volantis]] during the age of blood. He was elected and reelected Triarch over forty times, till he got sick of the elections and attempted to name himself Triarch for life, this resulted in an uprising against him and he had each of his limbs tied by rope to four elephants who were made charge in four  different directions, ripping Horonno to pieces. All the statues of him in Volantis have had the heads smashed off.
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'''Horonno''' was one of the ruling [[triarchs]] of the Free City of [[Volantis]] during the [[Century of Blood]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Volantis}}
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==History==
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Horonno was a great hero during the [[Century of Blood]]. A member of the tiger faction, he was elected as [[Triarch of Volantis|Triarch]] of [[Volantis]]. He was much beloved, and reelected time and time again, causing him to rule as one of the three Volantene triarchs for forty years. Eventually, Horonno tired of elections, and named himself triarch for life. The Volantenes, angered by Horonno's attempt to usurp the ancient customs and laws of Volantis, overthrew him. Horonno was caught by rioters, stripped of his lands and titles, tied between two elephants and ripped in half.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Volantis}}{{Ref|ADWD|22}} Horonno's death is narrated in [[Nysseos Qohero]]'s ''[[Journals]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Volantis}}
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Horonno had been a tiger. When the elephants rose to power, their followers knocked the heads from the statues of all whom they blamed for the [[Century of Blood|wars and deaths]], including Horonno's statue in [[Selhorys]].{{Ref|ADWD|22}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] sees a headless statue of Horonno in [[Selhorys]].{{Ref|ADWD|22}}
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==References==
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{{References}}
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[[Category:Characters from Volantis]]
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[[Category:Deaths by dismemberment]]
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[[Category:Nobles]]
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[[Category:Statues]]
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[[Category:Triarchs of Volantis]]
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[[ru:Хоронно]]

Revision as of 15:39, 18 August 2019

Horonno
Triarch Horonno.jpg
The execution of the Triarch Horonno, as depicted by Jordi Gonzales Escamilla in The World of Ice & Fire

Title Triarch of Volantis
Allegiance Tiger
Race Valyrian
Culture Volantene
Died Volantis
Books

Horonno was one of the ruling triarchs of the Free City of Volantis during the Century of Blood.[1]

History

Horonno was a great hero during the Century of Blood. A member of the tiger faction, he was elected as Triarch of Volantis. He was much beloved, and reelected time and time again, causing him to rule as one of the three Volantene triarchs for forty years. Eventually, Horonno tired of elections, and named himself triarch for life. The Volantenes, angered by Horonno's attempt to usurp the ancient customs and laws of Volantis, overthrew him. Horonno was caught by rioters, stripped of his lands and titles, tied between two elephants and ripped in half.[1][2] Horonno's death is narrated in Nysseos Qohero's Journals.[1]

Horonno had been a tiger. When the elephants rose to power, their followers knocked the heads from the statues of all whom they blamed for the wars and deaths, including Horonno's statue in Selhorys.[2]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Tyrion Lannister sees a headless statue of Horonno in Selhorys.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Volantis.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 22, Tyrion VI.