Kings of Salt and Rock

The oldest surviving records at the Citadel reveal that each of the Iron Islands was once a separate kingdom, ruled by not one but two kings, a rock king and a salt king. The former ruled the island itself, dispensing justice, making laws, and settling disputes. The latter commanded at sea, whenever and wherever the island's longships sailed.
- The World of Ice and Fire^[1]

The Kings of Salt and Rock were elected kings who once ruled over the individual isles of The Iron Islands. They in turn ruled under a High King of the Iron Islands, who was also elected. Elections happened at gatherings of kings and captains called Kingsmoots. The practice of Salt and Rock Kings and Kingsmoots was abolished by Urron Greyiron after the Slaughter of Nagga's Hill.

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↑ George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (New York: Bantam, 2014), p. 179-182.

[Driftwood_Kings-1] George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (New York: Bantam, 2014), p. 179-182.

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