When the Grey King died, the Storm God snuffed out the fire and the sea stole his throne. The Grey King, helped by the Drowned God, managed to slay her on the shores of the island of Old Wyk. According to Ironborn legend, Nagga was the first sea dragon, and was capable of feats such as feeding on krakens and leviathans, and drowning islands when angry. From Nagga's bones he made his hall, the Grey King's Hall, which he heated with Nagga's living fire. Nagga was a legendary sea dragon said to live during the Age of Heroes, and was slain by the Grey King. He supposedly wore robes of woven seaweed and a tall pale crown made from Nagga's teeth.
He reigned for a thousand years with a mermaid as his wife and plotted his war against the Storm God. The A Song of Ice and Fire novels give more detail about the Grey King's life. Unable to overpower one another, they held the first Kingsmoot to elect the strongest as their king. His 100 sons slaughtered each other until only 16 remained.
After his death, the Storm God tried to erase his memory, but the ironborn still sing songs about him. Legend has it that he also took a mermaid as his wife and lived for a thousand years, stealing fire from the Storm God and carving the first ship from Ygg, a demonic tree that feasted on flesh. Blessed by the Drowned God, the Grey King was said to have waged war against the Storm God himself for a thousand years and slain Nagga, the first sea dragon, using its bones to build his hall.
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