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| Storming of Seagard | |||||||||||||||||
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| Conflict | Greyjoy's Rebellion | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 289 AC | ||||||||||||||||
| Place | Seagard | ||||||||||||||||
| Result | Royal victory | ||||||||||||||||
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The storming of Seagard[1] was one of the opening battles of Greyjoy's Rebellion.
Prelude
[edit]Six years after Robert Baratheon claimed the Iron Throne, Lord Balon Greyjoy declared himself King of the Iron Isles. His younger brothers, Euron and Victarion Greyjoy, sneaked into Lannisport and burned the Lannister fleet at anchor, opening the western half of Westeros to ironborn attack.
Battle
[edit]Rodrik Greyjoy, the eldest son of Balon, led the assault on Seagard, the seat of House Mallister in the Riverlands. Beneath the walls of Seagard the battle was ferocious, but Lord Jason Mallister slew Rodrik and drove his men back into the Sunset Sea. It was the only time in three hundred years that the bell in the Booming Tower was rung.[1]
Aftermath
[edit]The battle at Seagard was a major setback for House Greyjoy. Rodrik was Balon's heir, and the failed assault on Seagard prevented the ironborn from grabbing any land in the riverlands.[1]
Quotes
[edit]Patrek: Never mind that the bell has been rung just once in three hundred years.
Theon: When my brother stormed Seagard. If your father supposes I bear him some enmity for that, it's only because he never knew Rodrik.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.