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''- A Clash of Kings<ref>George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Theon I''. Voyager Books.</ref>'' | ''- A Clash of Kings<ref>George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Theon I''. Voyager Books.</ref>'' | ||
A '''salt wife''' | A '''salt wife''' was a wife of an [[The Iron Islands|Ironborn]] man who was not herself of Ironborn descent, generally captured on a raid. She would be of a similar class to [[Thrall|thralls]], and any sons born to her would be considered Ironborn; fully able to inherit his father's lands, provided there was no living son born of a rock wife. Salt wives were not whores or slaves, but rather a type of concubine. | ||
While a man could have as many salt wives as he'd like, he would only have one rock wife. | While a man could have as many salt wives as he'd like, he would only have one rock wife. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:59, 6 June 2025
"A man had his rock wife, his true bride, ironborn like himself, but he had his salt wives too, women captured on raids." - A Clash of Kings[1]
A salt wife was a wife of an Ironborn man who was not herself of Ironborn descent, generally captured on a raid. She would be of a similar class to thralls, and any sons born to her would be considered Ironborn; fully able to inherit his father's lands, provided there was no living son born of a rock wife. Salt wives were not whores or slaves, but rather a type of concubine.
While a man could have as many salt wives as he'd like, he would only have one rock wife.
References
- ↑ George R.R. Martin. (1998). A Clash of Kings - Theon I. Voyager Books.