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A '''Kingsmoot''' is a traditional ceremony held by the inhabitants of the [[Iron Islands]] where all the captains of the longships choose their king by casting votes. The Kingsmoot is traditionally held on [[Nagga's Hill]] on [[Old Wyk]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], The Prophet</ref> According to the book ''[[History of the Ironborn]]'', there has not been a kingsmoot in four thousand years. According to ''[[Questions]]'', it has been two thousand years.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 11|Chapter 11]], The Kraken's Daughter</ref>
 
A '''Kingsmoot''' is a traditional ceremony held by the inhabitants of the [[Iron Islands]] where all the captains of the longships choose their king by casting votes. The Kingsmoot is traditionally held on [[Nagga's Hill]] on [[Old Wyk]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], The Prophet</ref> According to the book ''[[History of the Ironborn]]'', there has not been a kingsmoot in four thousand years. According to ''[[Questions]]'', it has been two thousand years.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 11|Chapter 11]], The Kraken's Daughter</ref>
  
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Some of the famous kings chosen at a kingsmoot include [[Urras Ironfoot]], [[Sylas Flatnose]], [[Harrag Hoare]], and the [[Old Kraken]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], The Prophet</ref> The last kingsmoot called was a bloodbath. [[Urron Greyiron]] gathered his men and killed all the other attendees and set up the Greyiron rule a thousand years until the [[Andals]] arrive. That was the last kingsmoot for anywhere between two thousand and four thousand years.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 11|Chapter 11]], The Kraken's Daughter</ref>
 
Some of the famous kings chosen at a kingsmoot include [[Urras Ironfoot]], [[Sylas Flatnose]], [[Harrag Hoare]], and the [[Old Kraken]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], The Prophet</ref> The last kingsmoot called was a bloodbath. [[Urron Greyiron]] gathered his men and killed all the other attendees and set up the Greyiron rule a thousand years until the [[Andals]] arrive. That was the last kingsmoot for anywhere between two thousand and four thousand years.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 11|Chapter 11]], The Kraken's Daughter</ref>
  
 
 
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===A Feast for Crows===
 
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Revision as of 22:04, 17 June 2011

Impression of the Kingsmoot by Mathia Arkoniel©
The Greyjoy contenders during the Kingsmoot by Mathia Arkoniel File details

A Kingsmoot is a traditional ceremony held by the inhabitants of the Iron Islands where all the captains of the longships choose their king by casting votes. The Kingsmoot is traditionally held on Nagga's Hill on Old Wyk.[1] According to the book History of the Ironborn, there has not been a kingsmoot in four thousand years. According to Questions, it has been two thousand years.[2]

History

Some of the famous kings chosen at a kingsmoot include Urras Ironfoot, Sylas Flatnose, Harrag Hoare, and the Old Kraken.[3] The last kingsmoot called was a bloodbath. Urron Greyiron gathered his men and killed all the other attendees and set up the Greyiron rule a thousand years until the Andals arrive. That was the last kingsmoot for anywhere between two thousand and four thousand years.[4]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Aeron Greyjoy declared a kingsmoot as the proper way to raise the next King of the Iron Islands after the death of King Balon.[5]

References and Notes

  1. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet
  2. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter
  3. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet