Iron Islands
"The islands are stern and stony places, scant of comfort and bleak of prospect. Death is never far here, and life is mean and meager." - A Clash of Kings[1]
Short Description
Terrain and Culture
Pyke
Pyke is one of the larger islands of the Iron Islands, a harsh and stony archipelago. East of Saltcliffe, southeast of Great Wyk, and southwest of Harlaw, Pyke lies but a day's sail from Harlaw’s shores. Pyke is not as vast or wealthy in resources as Great Wyk, Harlaw, or Orkmont. [2]
On Pyke is the seat of House Greyjoy. Pyke is so ancient that no one can say with certainty when it was built, nor name the lord who built it. Like the Seastone Chair, its origins are lost in mystery. [3]
Below the towering cliffs, sheltered from the worst of the storms, lies Lordsport. The seat of House Botley. Lordsport offers the safest anchorage on Pyke and serves as the primary point of arrival for ships braving the perilous waters to Pyke.
To the north, along the rocky coast, stands Iron Holt, the seat of House Wynch, another of the island’s powerful houses. The seas around Pyke are notorious for sudden storms and treacherous currents, and cold winds sweep ceaselessly across the island’s barren hills.[4]
Once that isle was ruled by rock kings and salt kings, before the rise of Urron Greyiron. [5]
Notable House
Hardstone Hills
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Notable House
- House Farwynd of Deadlock
- House Farwynd of Sealskin Point
- House Freeborn
- House Goodbrother of Hammerhorn
- House Goodbrother of Crow Spike
- House Goodbrother of Corpse Lake
- House Goodbrother of Downdelving
- House Sparr
- House Tidewood
East Wyk
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Old Wyk
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- House Drumm
- House Goodbrother of Shatterstone
- [[House Stonehouse
Harlaw
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Notable House
- House Harlaw
- House Keening of Shieldrow
- House Myre
- House Stonestree
- House Volmark
Saltcliffe
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Blacktyde
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Orkmont
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Lonely Light
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Notable House
- House Farwynd of Lonely Light
The Giant's Fist
The Giant's Fist is the traditional name given to the peninsula which stretches from the Neck in the east, all the way to Cape Kraken in the far west. The Fist is predominantly populated by First Men who are most similar in culture to the North and the Neck respectively, however most of their landowning and lordly elites have been supplanted by men from the Iron Islands. The Giant's Fist is currently ruled from Ironmark, held by House Greatiron.
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Notable House
- House Greatiron
- House Hayes
- House Steep
- House Longpebble
- House Coldstrand
- House Knott of the Wrist
- House Bark
- House Wells
- House Murk of Murkwood (Currently under the rule of the Neck)
History
The Dawn Age
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The Age of Heroes
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The Coming of the Andals
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References
- ↑ George R.R. Martin. (1998). A Clash of Kings - Theon I. Voyager Books.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, (Bad Hersfeld: Random House LLC US, 2000) Theon I
- ↑ George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 193
- ↑ George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, (Bad Hersfeld: Random House LLC US, 2000) Theon I
- ↑ George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 183-186