House Greyjoy

House Greyjoy of Pyke is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It rules over the Iron Islands, a harsh and bleak collection of forbidding islands off the west coast of Westeros, from the Seastone Chair in the castle of Pyke on the island of the same name. The head of the family is traditionally known as the Lord Reaper of Pyke. Their sigil is a golden tentacruel on a black field, and their house motto is "We Do Not Sow."

The Greyjoys of Pyke claim descent from the Grey King of the Age of Heroes.

In the era when the ironborn chose their rulers through the kingsmoot, only Houses Greyiron and Goodbrother produced more kings than the Greyjoys.

The iron lords, including the Greyjoys, intermarried with the victorious Andals when they invaded the Iron Isles. Greyjoys allied with Andals against King Greyiron, the last Greyiron king.

The Iron Islands were conquered by Harren the Black, but rule was returned to the Greyjoys following the Targaryen conquest. In years since, prominence of traditional Ironborn culture has waxed and waned periodically.

For the many years of his rein, Lord Loron Greyjoy officially honored the laws of his father, Lord Quellon, outlawing the taking of slaves and the raiding of the Green Lands. Though, because Loron had not the commanding personality or prowess in battle of his father, he had less success controlling the ironborn’s lust for reaving. Many houses of the iron islands returned to the Old Ways in thinly veiled secrecy.

Loron's fleets participated in large part in the naval battles of the Long War, contributing to the victories of the Seven Kingdoms. Loron was slain in battle.

Loron’s son Lord Dagon succeeded the Seastone Chair, taking control of the Iron Fleet.

As the war ended, Lord Dagon seems to have no intention to continue the traditions founded by his grandsire. Though the Ironborn have not began reaving in full force, raids on the mainland coast have become more common, and Dagon has fully endorsed worship of the Drowned Good and adherence to the Iron Price.