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- "Qhored Hoare, whose word was law whenever men could smell the salt air or hear the crash of waves."
- ―Euron Greyjoy
King Qhored I Hoare was a King of the Iron Islands.
Biography[]
Qhored was a ruthless ruler and his law was dominant at sea. He sacked Oldtown and defeated the River King, Bernarr II Justman. He then took his three youngest sons as hostages. When Bernarr's tribute was late, Qhored killed all three sons by ripping their hearts out with his own hands. Bernarr then attacked, but Qhored was successful once again. Qhored then drowned Bernarr in service to the Drowned God.[1]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Qhored was dubbed "Qhored the Cruel" in the Kingdom of the Reach. Some accounts state that he was actually a member of House Greyiron and House Blacktyde.
During his youth he sacked Oldtown and took thousands of women captive. At age thirty he defeated King Bernarr II Justman and took his three sons as hostages. He murdered the boys three years later in the Bloody Keep of Pyke, and when Bernarr's army came seeking revenge Qhored crushed them and drowned the River King as a tribute to the Drowned God, rendering House Justman extinct.
During Qhored's reign, the ironborn claimed that his writ "wherever men can smell salt water or hear the crash of waves". At the height of his power, his fleet ruled territory along the Sunset Sea from the Arbor to Bear Island. Fear of Qhored's reavers caused many men to abandon their shores, with those remaining being forced to pay tribute. His reign lasted seventy-five years before he died at age ninety. Following his death, many of his conquests were lost by his successors and descendants.
Appearances[]
– "The Kingsmoot" (illustrated)
References[]
- ↑ Histories & Lore: Season 6, Short 2: "The Kingsmoot" (2016).
External links[]
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Vacant (extinct) | Heir
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Vacant (extinct) |  | |
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Harrenhal | Region
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Iron Islands · Riverlands | ||
Titles |
King of the Iron Islands | ||||
Ancestors |
Qhored Hoare · Qhorwyn Hoare · Harlan Hoare · Harwyn Hoare · Harren Hoare | ||||
| Kingsmoot (I) |
Grey King · Qhored Hoare |
| Greyiron dynasty | |
| Hoare dynasty | |
| Pretenders | |
| Kingsmoot (II) | |
Kings of Westeros | |
|---|---|
| Kings in the North |
Brandon the Builder · Brandon the Breaker · Jon · Rickard, the Laughing Wolf · Dorren · Rodrik · Theon, the Hungry Wolf · Torrhen, the King Who Knelt · Robb, the Young Wolf · Jon, the White Wolf · Sansa |
| Kings of the Rock |
Gerold the Great · Tywell II · Tommen II · Loren I, the Last |
| Kings of the Iron Islands |
Grey King · Qhored I, the Cruel · Qhorwyn the Cunning · Harwyn Hardhand · Harren the Black · Balon, Invader of the North · Euron · Yara |
| Kings of the Reach | |
| Kings of the Mountain and the Vale | |
| Storm Kings | |
| Princes of Dorne |
Mors & Nymeria · Nymeria's daughter · Meria, the Yellow Toad · Nymor · Qoren · Maron |
| River Kings | |
| Petty kings |
Benedict Blackmont · Royce IV Bolton · Rogar Bolton · Vorian Dayne · Lucifer Dryland · Urrigon Hightower · Lymond Hightower · Albin Manwoody · Robar II Royce · Yorick V Yronwood |
| Unknown | |