House Kenning of Harlaw
| House Kenning of Harlaw | |
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| Coat of arms |
The storm god's cloudly hand, pale grey, yellow lightning flashing from the fingertips, on black (Sable, the storm god’s hand nebuly cendrée, issuant from its fingertips lightning bolts or) |
| Head | Lord Kenning |
| Region | Iron Islands |
| Overlord | House Harlaw |
| Cadet branch | House Kenning of Kayce |
House Kenning of Harlaw is a noble house from Harlaw, one of the Iron Islands. According to semi-canon sources the house blazons its arms with the Storm God's cloudly hand, pale grey, yellow lightning flashing from the fingertips, on black.[1]
Contents
History
The Kennings were once bitter foes of House Harlaw, but were defeated and are now their vassals.[2]
Herrock Kenning, an ironborn warrior from the island of Harlaw, founded House Kenning of Kayce.[3]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
Ralf Kenning is an ironborn captain under the command of Lord Captain Victarion Greyjoy at Moat Cailin. He urges Victarion to stake a claim on the Seastone Chair. He is one of Victarion's supporters at the kingsmoot.[4][5]
A Dance with Dragons
Reek meets Ralf Kenning at Moat Cailin. Despite being nominally in command of a number of men from House Codd as the castellan of the ruined castle, Ralf has been poisoned by a crannogman's arrow and is badly incapacitated. Reek mercy kills him.[6]
House Kenning of Harlaw at the end of the third century
The known Kennings of Harlaw during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Kenning, the head of the house.[5]
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:
- {Ralf Kenning}, an ironborn captain.
- Qarl Kenning, known as Queer Qarl Kenning.[7]
Historical Members
- Herrock Kenning, the founder of House Kenning of Kayce.
References
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Iron Islands
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, "Kayce" entry.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 20, Reek II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.
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