What is the Ironborn saying?

“What is dead may never die” comes from the Ironborn religion. The Ironborn believe the Storm God (a pre-Andal deity that is no longer worshipped in Westeros) was an evil god who drowned the Drowned God. But gods can never truly die, so the Drowned God now lives in the sea.

What is drowned may never die?

Response: “What is dead may never die.” Drowned Man: “What is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger.” Another type of drowning ceremony, used to anoint Kings of the Iron Islands, involves the Drowned Man actually drowning someone, holding them under the water until they stop breathing.

Who are the Ironborn in Game of Thrones?

The ironborn (or rarely, ironmen or iron islanders) are the natives of the Iron Islands off the west coast of Westeros. They are a fiercely independent seafaring people who chafe at the rule of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms.

Why are they called Ironborn?

While it is often believed the Iron Islands are named after their deposits of ore, the ironborn insist their lands are instead named after their people’s fierce, hard, unbending nature. The ironborn are a people of the sea and are loath to go too far from the waters.

What does the Greyjoy motto mean?

The ruler of the Iron Islands is referred to as “Lord Reaper of Pyke” referring back to the Greyjoy motto “we do not sow.” While common thinking has it that one “reaps what one sows,” the Greyjoys do not sow, only reap. Meaning that they do nothing but take, and they pay for whatever that is with violence.

Why are they called ironborn?

What happened to the ironborn?

As they set to leave Luwin tells Osha to protect the two boys and then asks her to mercy-kill him. Afterward, the four leave the home of House Stark. Despite having sworn them safe passage, Ramsay Snow flippantly broke his promise, and flayed all of the ironborn alive anyway.

How many ironborn are there?

If we look at the United States, the total active and reserve military is roughly 1.5 million currently, but peaked during WWII at 12 million. In 1945 the population was around 139 million.

Where did the ironborn come from?

The ironborn are the natives of the Iron Islands in the Sunset Sea off the western coast of Westeros. They are also known as ironmen, especially by those they raid. The men from the green lands of Westeros also call them squids as the isles are ruled by House Greyjoy, whose sigil is a kraken.

Is there a god of poverty?

A binbōgami (貧乏神, lit. “kami of poverty”) is a kami or god who inhabits a human being or his house to bring misery and poverty. According to poet Mitsuyuki Nakamura, binbōgami has an uchiwa to draw in and enjoy miso’s smell.