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'''King of the Giants''' is a title used by some men of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] for leaders of [[giants]]. [[Free folk]] do not believe that giants have kings, however.{{ref|ASOS|15}}
  
A '''King of the [[Giants]]''' is supposed to be buried, accordin to some tales, in the [[Great Barrow]].{{ref|ADWD|32}}
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==History==
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Maester [[Yandel]] writes that the [[giants]] of the [[Dawn Age]] had no [[king]]s or [[lord]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}
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Tales of the [[north]] claim  the [[Great Barrow]] at [[Barrowton]] contains the grave of the [[First King]] of the [[First Men]] or, because of the hill's size, the grave of a King of the Giants.{{ref|ADWD|32}}
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Songs claim that [[Durran Durrandon (the Dour)|Durran the Dour]] slew [[Lun the Last]], King of the Giants, at the [[Battle of Crookwater]] in the [[stormlands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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When [[Jon Snow]] asks if [[Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg]] is a king, [[Tormund]] explains that [[giants]] have no kings.{{ref|ASOS|15}} After Mag the Mighty and [[Donal Noye]] slay each other during the [[battle beneath the Wall]], Jon continues to think of Mag as the king of the giants.{{ref|ASOS|64}}{{ref|ASOS|76}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|Giants have no kings, no more'n [[mammoth]]s do, nor [[snow bear]]s, nor the [[leviathan|great whales]] o' the grey sea.{{ref|ASOS|15}}|[[Tormund]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 15 March 2019

King of the Giants is a title used by some men of the Seven Kingdoms for leaders of giants. Free folk do not believe that giants have kings, however.[1]

History

Maester Yandel writes that the giants of the Dawn Age had no kings or lords.[2]

Tales of the north claim the Great Barrow at Barrowton contains the grave of the First King of the First Men or, because of the hill's size, the grave of a King of the Giants.[3]

Songs claim that Durran the Dour slew Lun the Last, King of the Giants, at the Battle of Crookwater in the stormlands.[4]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

When Jon Snow asks if Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg is a king, Tormund explains that giants have no kings.[1] After Mag the Mighty and Donal Noye slay each other during the battle beneath the Wall, Jon continues to think of Mag as the king of the giants.[5][6]

Quotes

Giants have no kings, no more'n mammoths do, nor snow bears, nor the great whales o' the grey sea.[1]

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 15, Jon II.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
  3. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: House Durrandon.
  5. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 64, Jon VIII.
  6. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 76, Jon XI.