House Greyjoy

House Greyjoy of Pyke is one of the Great Houses of Westeros and the principal noble house of the Iron Islands. In days of old they bent the knee to the kings of House Hoare, but since Aegon's Conquest they have served as the paramount house of the Iron Islands.

Their sigil is a golden kraken on black, and their words are "We Do Not Sow". Members of the family tend to be black of hair, and handsome.

The current head of house is Lord Greyjoy.

300-301AC - The Second War of Conquest
During the Second Conquest, House Greyjoy was ruled by King Euron III, who brought the armies of the Iron Islands to do battle along the coasts of the Reach. His invasion of the Arbor and Sack of Oldtown proved the high water mark for the resurgent Kingdom of Salt and Rock, but his defeat at the hands of House Fowler, House Tarly, House Hightower, and Queen Daenerys Stormborn herself saw his ambitions and his armies dashed.

While Euron warred in the south, his niece - Asha Greyjoy - returned to the Iron Islands under the cover of darkness. She met with Rodrik Harlaw, called by most "the Reader", and with his aid moved to reclaim the throne of her father.

With Aeron to the south, kidnapped by his brother, and Victarion lost in the east with the Targaryen queen, Asha found herself as the last Greyjoy left in the Iron Islands, and set to using that to her advantage. Already many began to talk about Euron's ambitious conquests, dissent and worry growing in equal measure as he challenged both the Redwynes and the royals.

Working with Rodrik, and gaining the alliance of House Goodbrother with the promise of a marriage, Asha descended upon Pyke with an army at her back, ousting her "husband" Erik Ironmaker and having him drowned. Freed from her false marriage, Asha took Gran Goodbrother as her husband and consort, declaring herself the Lady of Pyke with the backing of the two greatest houses in the Isles.

When Euron sent a letter to Pyke, requesting reinforcements, it was Asha who answered. She refused to send him aid, and in fact had been working with the Ironborn upon the Shield Isles to arrange a full retreat; thus abandoning her uncle to his conquests, and the fury of the Targaryens. When Euron and the Iron Fleet were destroyed by Daenerys atop Drogon, Asha sent word to Aegon Targaryen in the Riverlands, offering her surrender and fealty. Confirming her as Lady of Pyke, the Targaryens welcomed Asha back into the fold.

308AC - The Dancer's Revolt
In 308AC the first of the Sons of the Kraken rebelled, when Euric the Dancer laid claim to the Seastone Chair and fought against House Greyjoy of Pyke. His rebellion was defeated, the Dancer himself slain in single combat.

332AC - Dagon the Skinner
Decades later, in 332AC, another of the Sons would rise, this time trying to gain by intrigue what Euric had failed to wrest through force. Dagon the Skinner was said to dabble in blood magic, using murder and mayhem to try and force the Greyjoys into submission. When his tactics failed and he was outed, the Greyjoys drove him from the Isles.

360AC - The Royal Tour
Aenys Targaryen, Crown Prince of the Seven Kingdoms, toured all the realm during this period, offering even to visit Pyke and the Greyjoys of the Iron Islands.

366AC - The Halfblood Incursion
One of the greatest revolts in the Iron Islands since Euric the Dancer, the twin rebels Mara and Maron warred against House Greyjoy, laying claim not only to the halls of Pyke but to the very legacy of House Hoare and the Iron Kings of Old. Their war brought conflict to the Iron Islands, Riverlands, Westerlands, and parts of the Reach and North, only ending when the siblings were put down by force.

The War of the Three Thieves
House Greyjoy participated in the War of the Three Thieves.

Family Members

 * Current Members of House Greyjoy

Past Members

 * Asha Greyjoy, Lady of the Iron Islands
 * Gran Goodbrother, Lord Consort of Pyke
 * House Greyjoy