Urron Greyiron

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Urron Greyiron
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Monarch
Reign about 5,000 years ago.
Full name Urron Greyiron
Titles
Predecessor Urragon IV Greyiron
Personal Information
Alias Urron Redhand
Culture Ironborn
Family
Dynasty House Greyiron
References
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Urron Greyiron, known as Urron Redhand, was a member of House Greyiron and was the first King of the Iron Islands to make the throne hereditary, five thousand years before the War of the Five Kings.[1] His descendants ruled uncontested for 1,000 years, until the Andals swept over the Iron Islands.[1]

History

Urron was the salt king of Orkmont during the rule of his great-uncle, Urragon IV Greyiron, who had assumed the High Kingship of the Iron Islands without being chosen in a kingsmoot. It was the dying Urragon's wish for Urron to succeed him, but the Drowned Men were determined not to lose the power of kingmaking for a third time after Urragon's assumption of the throne and, before that, Torgon Greyiron's usurpation from Urrathon IV Goodbrother. Nevertheless, Urron put an end to the institution of kingsmoot when he descended with his axemen on Nagga's hill on Old Wyk, and slew all captains, the thirteen salt and rock kings, and half a hundred priests and prophets assembled for the choosing, taking the title of the High Kingship of the Isles and making it an hereditary one.[2] Urron had the crown of the king be made of black iron instead of driftwood,[3] and ruled for twenty-two years.[4]

In his reign, the rulers of Great Wyk, Old Wyk, Pyke, Harlaw and the lesser isles were reduced to lords, while several ancient liens that refused to bend the knee were extinguished. Along with the kingsmoot, Galon Whitestaff's decree against ironborn making war upon each other ended. Urron Redhand and his descendants had to deal with half a dozen major rebellions and at least two major thrall uprisings.

Quotes

The Drowned God makes men, but it's men who make crowns.[1]

- Urron Redhand


I am the Greyjoy, Lord Reaper of Pyke, King of Salt and Rock, Son of the Sea Wind, and no man gives me a crown. I pay the iron price. I will take my crown, as Urron Redhand did five thousand years ago.[1]

- Balon Greyjoy

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