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'''[[Victarion Greyjoy]]'s third wife''' is thus far unnamed. Victarion has yet to mention her name when he thinks of her. He was not married to her for long, as he beat her to death. According to Victarion, she was a [[salt wife]].{{Ref|affc|18}} Since they are the women kidnapped by the ironmnen during raids, she may not have been [[ironborn]]. He is haunted by her memory.
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The given name of [[Victarion Greyjoy]]'s '''third wife''' has not been revealed in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. She was beaten to death by her husband.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
At some point Victarion took a third wife. Shortly thereafter, Victarion’s new wife was seduced or raped by his brother [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]] and she became pregnant with Euron’s child. Victarion beat her to death with his fists.{{Ref|affc|18}} He had sobbed each time he struck her and afterward carried her down to the rocks to give her to the crabs.{{Ref|affc|18}}
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After his first wife died in childbirth and his second wife died from the pox, [[Victarion Greyjoy]] wed an unnamed third woman, whom he considered a [[salt wife]]. In {{Date|297}},{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Victarion's new wife was seduced or raped by Victarion's elder brother, [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]], becoming pregnant with his child. Victarion beat her to death with his fists, sobbing each time he struck the sobbing woman. Victarion then carried her body down to the rocks to give her to the crabs.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}
 
 
Years later, Victarion still thinks of her, the moment he confronted Euron and why he was motivated to kill his wife.
 
{{Quote|Had it been known, men would have laughed at me, as the Crow’s Eye laughed when I confronted him. "She came to me wet and willing," he had boasted. "It seems that Victarion is big everywhere but where it matters." {{Ref|affc|18}}}}
 
 
 
Their elder brother Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] commanded them not to speak of it. Victarion would have killed Euron, too, but Balon would have no [[kinslaying]] in his hall. Balon sent Euron into exile, never to return while Balon lived. The day that Balon sent Euron off to sea, he reminded Victarion that the [[kinslayer]] is accursed in the eyes of gods and men. Afterwards, [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]] refused to speak of her.{{Ref|affc|18}}
 
  
Victarion did not touch another woman after he gave his wife to the crabs until Euron returned and gave him the [[dusky woman]].
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[[Balon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], commanded his younger brothers to never speak of the incident. Victarion would have killed Euron, but Balon would have no [[kinslaying]] in his hall. Lord Balon sent Euron into exile, never to return while Balon lived. The day that Balon sent Euron off to sea, he reminded Victarion that a kinslayer is accused in the eyes of gods and men. Balon has refused to speak of her and Victarion has not touched a woman since.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Feast for Crows===  
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===''A Feast for Crows''===  
Victarion leaves [[Moat Cailin]] and sails the [[Iron Fleet]] to [[Old Wyk]] for the [[kingsmoot]]. When his fleet arrives at [[Nagga's Cradle]] he sees the ''[[Silence]]''.  His hands close into fists and he thinks to himself that he had beaten four men to death with those fists, and one wife as well.{{Ref|affc|18}}
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[[Hotho Harlaw]] offers [[Victarion Greyjoy]], a claimant to the [[Seastone Chair]], his twelve-year-old daughter for a queen, describing the girl to Victarion. When Victarion tries to picture her, however, he sees only the wife he had killed.{{Ref|AFFC|18}} Prior to the [[kingsmoot]], [[Asha Greyjoy]] discusses her late aunt, whom she had never met, with her uncle, Victarion.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}
  
[[Hotho Harlaw]] offers Victarion his twelve-year-old daughter for a queen, describing the girl to Victarion. But when Victarion tries to picture her, he sees only the wife he had killed.{{Ref|affc|18}}
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After the [[taking of the Shields]], [[Euron Greyjoy]], now [[King of the Isles and the North]], tasks Victarion with retrieving [[Daenerys Targaryen]] from [[Slaver's Bay]] and bringing her to [[Westeros]] to wed Euron. Victarion agrees to go, although he secretly plans to wed Daenerys himself out of vengeance for Euron having despoiled his third wife.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}
  
Prior to the [[kingsmoot]], [[Asha Greyjoy]] talks with Victarion, reminding him that the "[[Euron Greyjoy|Crow’s Eye]]" killed Victarion's wife. Victarion responds:  
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==Quotes==
{{Quote|He put a baby in her belly and made me do the killing. I would have killed him too, but Balon would have no [[kinslaying]] in his hall. He sent Euron into exile, never to return.{{Ref|affc|18}}}}  
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{{Quote|'''Victarion''': She was only a [[salt wife]].<br>'''Asha''': [[Balon Greyjoy|My father]] refused to speak of her.<br>'''Victarion''': It does no good to speak of things no man can change.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}|[[Victarion Greyjoy]] and [[Asha Greyjoy]]}}
  
Later, in Lord Hewett's castle, Euron tells him that a king must have a wife and asks him, ''"will you go to [[Slaver's Bay]] and bring my love to me?"'' Victarion's thoughts turn to his third wife; ''"I had a love once too"''. {{Ref|affc|29}} His hands coil into fists and a drop of blood falls on the floor. ''"I should beat you raw and red and feed you to the crabs, the same as I did her."'', he thinks.  Euron tells him of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and asks him to go to [[Slaver's Bay]] to bring her to him so he can wed her. Victarion agrees to go to Slaver's Bay and bring back the dragon woman. But thinks to himself, privately, for himself, not for Euron.
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{{Quote|She came to me wet and willing. It seems [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]] is big everywhere but where it matters.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}|boasts of [[Euron Greyjoy]]}}
{{Quote|You stole my wife and despoiled her, so I’ll have yours. {{Ref|affc|29}}}}
 
  
===The Winds of Winter===
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{{Quote|She gave me [[w:Cuckold|horns]]. I had no choice.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}|[[Victarion Greyjoy]] to [[Asha Greyjoy]]}}
In [[Slaver's Bay]], Victarion stands at the prow of the ''[[Iron Victory]]'' watching [[Wulfe One-Ear]]'s merchant ships vanish one by one into the west. He thinks that the [[Seastone Chair]] should have been his when Balon died, but his brother Euron had stolen it from him, just as he had stolen his wife many years before. He thinks to himself that Euron stole her and soiled her, but he left it for him to slay her.
 
 
 
==Quotes==
 
{{Quote|"She gave me [[w:Cuckold|horns]]. I had no choice." {{Ref|affc|18}}}} – [[Victarion Greyjoy]], to [[Asha Greyjoy]]
 
  
==References and Notes==   
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Revision as of 23:53, 10 October 2019

House Greyjoy.svg
Third wife
House Greyjoy.svg
Title Salt wife
Allegiance House Greyjoy
Died 297 AC
Spouse Victarion Greyjoy
Book A Feast for Crows (mentioned)

The given name of Victarion Greyjoy's third wife has not been revealed in A Song of Ice and Fire. She was beaten to death by her husband.[1]

History

After his first wife died in childbirth and his second wife died from the pox, Victarion Greyjoy wed an unnamed third woman, whom he considered a salt wife. In 297 AC,[2] Victarion's new wife was seduced or raped by Victarion's elder brother, Euron, becoming pregnant with his child. Victarion beat her to death with his fists, sobbing each time he struck the sobbing woman. Victarion then carried her body down to the rocks to give her to the crabs.[1]

Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, commanded his younger brothers to never speak of the incident. Victarion would have killed Euron, but Balon would have no kinslaying in his hall. Lord Balon sent Euron into exile, never to return while Balon lived. The day that Balon sent Euron off to sea, he reminded Victarion that a kinslayer is accused in the eyes of gods and men. Balon has refused to speak of her and Victarion has not touched a woman since.[1]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Hotho Harlaw offers Victarion Greyjoy, a claimant to the Seastone Chair, his twelve-year-old daughter for a queen, describing the girl to Victarion. When Victarion tries to picture her, however, he sees only the wife he had killed.[1] Prior to the kingsmoot, Asha Greyjoy discusses her late aunt, whom she had never met, with her uncle, Victarion.[1]

After the taking of the Shields, Euron Greyjoy, now King of the Isles and the North, tasks Victarion with retrieving Daenerys Targaryen from Slaver's Bay and bringing her to Westeros to wed Euron. Victarion agrees to go, although he secretly plans to wed Daenerys himself out of vengeance for Euron having despoiled his third wife.[3]

Quotes

Victarion: She was only a salt wife.
Asha: My father refused to speak of her.
Victarion: It does no good to speak of things no man can change.[1]

She came to me wet and willing. It seems Victarion is big everywhere but where it matters.[1]

—boasts of Euron Greyjoy

She gave me horns. I had no choice.[1]

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