House Penrose
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| Coat of Arms | White crossed quills on russet |
|---|---|
| Words | “Set Down Our Deeds” |
| Seat | Parchments |
| Region | the Stormlands |
| Overlord | Renly Baratheon |
House Penrose of Parchments is one of the main noble houses from the Stormlands, sworn to the Baratheons of Storm's End.
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[edit] The Penrose House at the end of the third century
The known Penroses during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Penrose: Lord of Parchments. An old man, sickly and failing.
- Ser Cortnay Penrose: Castillan of Storm's End. A seasoned commander.
[edit] References in the books
[edit] Dunk and Egg
- Ser Jon Penrose fought at the tourney at Ashford and managed to unhorse Ser Tybolt Lannister, but lost the duel.
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Although he had rised banners for King Renly, Lord Penrose welcomed Davos when he came as messenger from his liege lord Stannis, and treated him well.
- As castillan of Storm's End, Ser Cortnay Penrose leaded the defenders of the city during the siege of Stannis' troops, refusing to surrender neither the city nor his ward Edric Storm.
- Ser Cortnay Penrose fell from the walls of Storm's End to his death, supposedly by the intervention of Melisandre's magic.
| Houses from the Stormlands | |
| Overlords: | Baratheon |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Buckler | Caron | Chyttering | Dondarrion | Errol | Estermont Fell | Morrigen | Penrose | Staedmon | Swann | Tarth |
| Knightly Houses: | Connington |
