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| “ | When last the salt kings and the rock kings met in kingsmoot, Urron of Orkmont let his axemen loose among them, and Nagga's ribs turned red with gore. House Greyiron ruled unchosen for a thousand years from that dark day, until the Andals came. | „ |
| ~ Rodrik Harlaw |
| “ | Archmaester Rigney once wrote that history is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again, he said. I think of that whenever I contemplate the Crow's Eye. Euron Greyjoy sounds queerly like Urron Greyiron to these old ears. | „ |
| ~ Rodrik Harlaw |
King Urron Greyiron, also known as Urron Redhand and Urron of Orkmont, is a minor character in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series. He is known for being the first King of the Iron Islands to make the throne a hereditary monarchy about five thousand years ago.
Biography[]
During the rule of his great-uncle Urragon IV Greyiron, who became High King of the Iron Islands without being chosen in the Kingsmoot, Urron Greyiron was originally the salt king of the island of Orkmont. Though King Urragon's dying wish was for Urron to succeed him, however, the priests of the Drowned God opposed this, as they didn't want to lose the power of kingmaking for a third time after the assumption of Urragon IV, and before that, Torgon Greyiron usurped the throne from Urrathon IV Goodbrother.
Despite their determination, it proved to be in vain when Urron put an end to the institution of the Kingsmoot when he descended on Nagga's Hill on Old Wyk with his axemen. Together, they massacred all the captains, the thirteen rock and salt kings, and half a hundred priests and prophets that had assembled for the choosing. After the slaughter, Urron made the High Kingship hereditary. Simply calling himself King of the Iron Islands, he had his crown forged in black iron instead of traditional driftwood.
During King Urron's 22-year reign, the rulers of the various Iron Islands were reduced to Lords, and several ancient lines were extinguished and became extinct when they refused to bend the knee to Urron. Aside from the ending of the Kingsmoot, Urron also ended the decree that Galon Whitestaff had made against ironborn making war with each other. He and his descendants were forced to deal with half a dozen major rebellions and at least two major thrall uprisings during their lifetimes. Up until the coming of the Andals from Andalos, House Greyiron is said to have ruled the Iron Islands for a thousand years.
Recent History[]
A Feast for Crows[]
Lord Baelor Blacktyde fears that Euron Greyjoy, the younger brother of the late King Balon Greyjoy, will descend on those at the Kingsmoot and kill them all, as King Urron Greyiron had done. Lord Rodrik Harlaw has a similar belief, as he thinks that Euron sounds too much like Urron and that history is on the verge of repeating itself.
Nearly 5,000 years after the Kingsmoot was outlawed by Urron Redhand, the priest Aeron "Damphair" Greyjoy gathers his followers and spreads the word across the Iron Islands that he is restoring the Kingsmoot, just like in old times. The return of this custom is embraced by all the ironborn lords, kings, and captains, seeing this as the best option to avoid a civil war of inheritance over the Seastone Chair and a chance for all houses to replace House Greyjoy as rulers of the Iron Islands. However, Aeron's call ends up backfiring, as the Kingsmoot ends up uniting the Iron Islands under King Euron's rule.
Gallery[]
External Link[]
- Urron Greyiron on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
