"The kingsmoot will decide the next king"
http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Kingsmoot
When a kingsmoot is held, any captain may put his name forward as a candidate for the rule - as among the ironborn "every captain is a king on his own ship" - and name three champions and may try to sway his fellow ironborn with a speech on his prowess and gifts to show his generosity; only once a vast majority call out a candidate's name to proclaim him king does the kingsmoot end
Why wouldn't Yara already know this? Why would Balon threaten to sire another heir if the captains vote on who inherits the throne to begin with, shit makes no sense.
>>69005662
>if the captains vote on who inherits the throne to begin with
Because that isn't a thing that happens often?
>>69005662
There hadn't been a kingsmoot in over 300 years, not since the Greyjoys had taken over. For that priest (Aeron, I guess) to suddenly pull "kingsmoot" out of his ass is bound to blow minds.
fucking brokered conventions
Yet another woman trying hard to look tough and failing.
>>69005799
The ironborn are always shown to be headstrong viking shitcunts who love to fuck and fight, why would there not be a kingsmoot every single time the old ruler died.
>>69005662
The priest just threw it out there. I guess because Euron and Asha/Yara are trying to rule
MAKE IRON ISLANDS GREAT AGAIN
>>69006099
Because until Balon declared himself King, they were just lords under the command of the Iron Throne. You only hold kingsmoots for kings, not lords.
>>69006099
Because they have not actually had a king in awhile, and its an ancient custom that was semi followed back when the iron islands had kings. The kingsmoot only comes up because of a dispute of succession.
>>69005662
>>69006188
this is the answer OP
