更改：铁种

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铁种，又称铁民，是维斯特洛大陆西海岸外铁群岛的原住民。铁民是一支好斗的海上民族，他们曾拥有无以伦比的海军优势，并有着劫掠东方和南方内陆的黑暗传统，这给他们带来的恶名一直流传到了今天。铁民女人可以像男人一样战斗，一样登上长船四处劫掠，甚至当上船长指挥她们自己的船。人们都说是大海给了她们男人一样的欲望。派克是铁群岛的私生子姓氏。

铁种有一些大型的舰队，主要由较小的长船组成。维克塔利昂·葛雷乔伊担任总司令的铁岛舰队有着极为强大的战舰，足以匹敌维斯特洛大陆任何其他的舰船。但是，铁群岛自然资源的贫乏，严重限制了铁种建造大型船只的能力。

历史

先民在数千年前便来到了铁群岛定居。由于在一定程度上与维斯特洛大陆隔绝，铁民并没有信仰来自森林之子的旧神，而是基于淹神和海石之位发展出了他们自己的宗教。据铁民传说海石之位在他们到达老威克岛时便矗立在海岸上。安达尔人横扫维斯特洛并征服铁群岛后与当地民族融合。虽然有少数当地人转而信仰七神，但大多数仍继续他们对淹神的崇拜。

大约四个世纪前，在霍尔家族的统治下，是铁民最为强盛的时期。他们统治着河间地和维斯特洛西海岸的大部分地方。但在征服战争后，黑心赫伦和他的整个家族被消灭，铁民也被打回到他们的岛上。铁民在七大王国的统治下维持了三百年的和平，直到篡夺者战争结束六年后，他们发起叛乱以求恢复古道。

古道

详情请阅读：古道

古道至今仍在铁群岛受到高度重视。古道是铁民传统掠袭文化的具体表现。在这种文化里，人的价值主要取决于他劫掠技巧的高低，取决于他在生存竞争中能抢到多少资源。铁群岛的男人不带任何首饰，除非他们“付了铁钱”-并不是用钱或物买，而是从倒下的敌人那儿抢过来。

During raids, the ironborn also took captives. Many of their captives would work as thralls, slaving away on the farms and mines of the Iron Islands since the true sons of the Iron Islands are meant for more than such drudgery. Women were also taken captive to act as bed warmers; a man could have several “salt wives” but only one true ironborn wife, his “rock wife”.

Religion

详情请阅读：Drowned God

The Ironborn religion predates the Andal Invasion. Its sole deity is the Drowned God, who dwells beneath the oceans and created the Ironmen to rape, reave and carve out kingdoms. The clergy of the Drowned God are the Drowned Men.

Customs

Ironborn shall not spill the blood of Ironborn.
Finger dance, is a common and dangerous game played between the Ironborn.

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 大约四个世纪前，在[[霍尔家族]]的统治下，是铁民最为强盛的时期。他们统治着[[河间地]]和[[维斯特洛]]西海岸的大部分地方。但在[[征服战争]]后，[[赫伦·霍尔|黑心赫伦]]和他的整个家族被消灭，铁民也被打回到他们的岛上。铁民在[[七大王国]]的统治下维持了三百年的和平，直到[[篡夺者战争]]结束六年后，他们发起[[葛雷乔伊叛乱|叛乱]]以求恢复古道。
-==The Old Ways==
+==古道==
-:{{Main|Old Way}}
+:{{Main|古道}}
+古道至今仍在铁群岛受到高度重视。古道是铁民传统掠袭文化的具体表现。在这种文化里，人的价值主要取决于他劫掠技巧的高低，取决于他在生存竞争中能抢到多少资源。铁群岛的男人不带任何首饰，除非他们“付了铁钱”-并不是用钱或物买，而是从倒下的敌人那儿抢过来。
-The Old Ways, are still highly regarded on the Iron Islands. The Old Way embodies the remembered values of a culture based on raiding. A man’s worth was judged primarily on his skill as a raider, as evidenced in the surviving practice regarding jewellery. Men on the Iron Islands wear no tokens unless they have “paid the iron price,” i.e. not bought or bartered, only won by combat and taken from their fallen foes.
 During raids, the ironborn also took captives. Many of their captives would work as [[thrall]]s, slaving away on the farms and mines of the [[Iron Islands]] since the true sons of the Iron Islands are meant for more than such drudgery. Women were also taken captive to act as bed warmers; a man could have several “[[Salt wife|salt wives]]” but only one true ironborn wife, his “[[rock wife]]”.