House Cerwyn
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| Coat of Arms | A black battle-axe on silver |
|---|---|
| Words | "Honed and Ready" |
| Seat | Cerwyn |
| Current Lord | Medger Cerwyn |
| Region | The North |
| Overlord | House Stark |
House Cerwyn of Cerwyn is from the North. They are one of closest bannermen to the Starks, Castel Cerwyn being just a two days ride from Winterfell.
Their blazon is a black battle-axe on silver. Their words do not appear in the books, but the author has suggested in noncanon correspondence with fans «Honed and Ready»
[edit] The Cerwyn House at the end of the third century
The known Cerwyns during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Medger Cerwyn: Lord of Cerwyn.
- Jonella Cerwyn: His daughter. A homely maid, past thirty.
- Cley Cerwyn: His son. A young boy.
[edit] References in the books
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- The Cerwyn blazon is seen by Bran at Winterfell when Robb calls his banners.
- Lord Medger brought her daughter Donella with him at Robb's campaign at the South, to cook for him and sit at his left hand. However, Theon suspected that he pretended to put the girl on Robb's bed.
- Lord Umber menaced to return home with his leavies if he was placed behind the Hornwood or the Cerwyns in the order of march, suggesting that the three houses have comparable strength.
- Tyrion sees the Cerwyn's battleaxe among the northern forces at the Green Fork.
- Lord Cerwyn is made prisoner at the Battle of the Green Fork.
- Cley Cerwyn, came to Winterfell with two doxen lances for the harvest party.
- Cley Cerwyn dances with Beth Cassel during the harves feast.
- Tyrion offers to exchange Lord Cerwyn and Ser Donnel Locke for Tion Lannister, assuring that a Lannister is worth two northmen.
- Arya sees Lord Cerwyn while prisoner at Harrenhal, abed in a tower cell and recovering from a wound.
- Lord Cerwyn dies during his imprisonment at Harrenhal, probably due to the wounds taken at the battle. Arya sees three silent sisters taking away a body covered by a cloak of silk decorated with his battleaxe sigil.
- Cley Cerwyn brings three hundred men to join Ser Rodrik Cassel on his march to fight back the ironmen from the Stony Shore.
- Ser Rodrik stops at Castle Cerwyn before launching the final attack to take back Winterfell.
- Cley Cerwyn came to the Winterfell walls with a peace banner, to announce Theon the Ser Rodrik wished to parley with him.
- Cley Cerwyn is slain by the Bolton man at the battle in front of Winterfell, and is presented to Theon with an arrow in the eye.
- Roose Bolton left six hundred men to protect the ford, many of them Cerwyn men under the command of Ser Kyle Condon, who was Lord Cerwyn's right hand. It is unknown what those men did after the Red Wedding.
| Houses from the North | |
| Overlords: | Stark |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Bolton | Cerwyn | Dustin | Flint (Flint's Finger) | Flint (Widow's Watch) Hornwood | Karstark | Locke | Manderly | Mormont | Reed | Ryswell | Umber |
| Masterly houses: | Glover | Tallhart |
| Mountain clans: | Flint | Liddle | Norrey | Wull |
