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Did Balon came to KL to swear fealty to Robert after RR?


shardofNarsil

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The worldbook makes it clear that he did not:




Yet when Balon Greyjoy was brought before King Robert in chains, the ironman remained defiant. “You may take my head,” he told the king, “but you cannot name me traitor. No Greyjoy ever swore an oath to a Baratheon.” Robert Baratheon, ever merciful, is said to have laughed at that, for he liked spirit in a man, even in his foes. “Swear one now,” he replied, “or lose that stubborn head of yours.”


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IIRC, the Greyjoys have NEVER bent the knee...

Well he did after his first rebellion failed. That quote I posted continues:

And so Balon Greyjoy bent his knee and was allowed to live, after giving up his last surviving son as a hostage to his loyalty.

Edit: also they bent their knees to Aegon I.

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