The vision he spoke of was doubtless a snare set by the Storm God to lure the ironborn to destruction. His eyes, Aeron saw, were now grey, now blue, as changeable as the seas. Below is an example of the first one who made a claim, there were others and each time the treasures they offered were greater and greater. Then all those that wish to claim the throne gather and make a speech and show off their plunder to win the hearts of their fellow ironborn. The captains are gathering on Old Wyk as we speak."Ī Feast for Crows - The Kraken's Daughter
even the Old Grey Gull has left that rock he lives on to preach this kingsmoot all across Harlaw. Blind Beron Blacktyde, Tarle the Thrice-Drowned. And the other priests have taken up the call. "The Damphair has not japed since he was drowned. A kingsmoot? Is this some jape, or does he mean it truly?" "The Drowned God must have shoved a pricklefish up Uncle Aeron's arse. Aeron Damphair has called a kingsmoot."Īsha threw back her head and laughed. Some of those claiming the Seastone Chair don't even believe it And Aeron Damphair knew he had done well.Īnd it was called by one their "clergy", Aeron "Damphair" Greyjoy, Balon's brother. No king but from the kingsmoot!" And the clamor that they made was so thunderous that surely the Crow's Eye heard the shouts on Pyke, and the vile Storm God in his cloudy hall. "Listen! Listen to the waves! Listen to the god! He is speaking to us, and he says, We shall have no king but from the kingsmoot!"Ī roar went up at that, and the drowned men beat their cudgels one against the other. Seek the hill of Nagga and the bones of the Grey King's Hall, for in that holy place when the moon has drowned and come again we shall make ourselves a worthy king, a godly king." He raised his bony hands on high again. Go not to Pyke, nor to the Ten Towers of Harlaw, but to Old Wyk, I say again. And from this kingsmoot shall emerge a man to finish the work King Balon has begun and win us back our freedoms. Sylas Flatnose, Harrag Hoare, the Old Kraken, the kingsmoot raised them all. It was a kingsmoot that chose Urras Ironfoot for High King, and placed a driftwood crown upon his brows. It is time we returned to the Old Way, for only that shall make us great again. "Yet in the dawn of days the ironborn chose their own kings, raising up the worthiest amongst them. ".too long a time!" Aeron cried in anguish. "A kingsmoot? There has not been a true kingsmoot in."
I summon all of you! Leave your halls and hovels, your castles and your keeps, and return to Nagga's hill to make a kingsmoot!" In the name of the Drowned God I summon you. (Note the Asha in the quotes below is "Yara") In the show Euron is also basically combined with his brother Victarion as well, There were several captains vying for the Seastone Chair.
But they haven't done one in quiet a while.ĭouble Yes, that the show glanced over it. but haven't found a detailed description of it.Īnd yes, it is basically a popularity contest. I've searched GoT/aSoIaF wikis and other search results for "ironborn election", etc. Is the ironborn election process explained with more detail in the books, and if so, could someone please describe it?
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Is the ironborn election any deeper than that?Īs depicted in the episode, the election process struck me as rather shallow in a world that is otherwise deeply fleshed out (I imagined the brevity was necessary for pacing/time constraint reasons in a TV show, which is understandable). I imagine the latter is done by more of the crowd and/or louder than for Yara.įrom watching the episode, the election seems like a spur-of-the-moment popularity contest to see which contender gets the most/loudest support. After Yara makes her case, the gathered crowd chants "Yara! Yara!.", and after Euron makes his case, the crowd chants "Euron! Euron!.". From having recently watched Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 5, "The Door", it appears that the ironborn elect their leader.įrom the noted episode it looks like leadership contenders gather with a crowd of a few dozen ironborn and make their case for leadership.
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