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+ | | Character_name = [[File:House Greyjoy.svg|50px|left]] Third wife [[File:House Greyjoy.svg|50px|right]] | ||
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+ | | Alias = | ||
+ | | Title = [[Salt wife]] | ||
+ | | Allegiance = [[House Greyjoy]] | ||
+ | | Race = | ||
+ | | Culture = | ||
+ | | Spouse = [[Victarion Greyjoy]] | ||
+ | | Place_of_Birth = | ||
+ | | Date_of_Birth = | ||
+ | | Place_of_Death = | ||
+ | | Date_of_Death = {{Date|297}} | ||
+ | | Books = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) | ||
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+ | }} | ||
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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== | ||
− | + | 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}} | |
− | + | [[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}} | |
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==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
− | ===A Feast for Crows=== | + | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== |
− | [[Hotho Harlaw]] offers Victarion his twelve-year-old daughter for a queen | + | [[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}} |
− | + | 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}} | |
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− | + | ==Quotes== | |
− | + | {{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]]}} | |
− | + | {{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]]}} | |
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+ | {{Quote|She gave me [[w:Cuckold|horns]]. I had no choice.{{Ref|AFFC|18}}|[[Victarion Greyjoy]] to [[Asha Greyjoy]]}} | ||
− | + | ==References== | |
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{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:House Greyjoy]] | [[Category:House Greyjoy]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters killed by Victarion Greyjoy]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Salt wives]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Unnamed characters]] |
Revision as of 23:53, 10 October 2019
Third wife | |
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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
—boasts of Euron Greyjoy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.