Ritual Drowning

The central rite of the faith is symbolic drowning.

• A priest (often called a “Drowned Man”) holds the initiate underwater until they nearly drown.
• The initiate is then revived.
• This represents death and rebirth in the Drowned God.

The famous prayer:

“What is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger.”

This ritual reinforces the Ironborn belief in resilience and fearlessness.