House Farring

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House Farring
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Coat of arms Per pale purple and white, two knights combatant with swords, counter-charged
(Per pale purpure and argent, two knights combatant counterchanged)
Head Unknown
Region Crownlands
Overlord House Baratheon of Dragonstone

House Farring is a noble house of the crownlands. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with per pale purple and white, two knights combatant with swords, counter-charged.[1]

History

According to rumor, Lady Annara Farring, the seventh wife of Lord Walder Frey, may have slept with Black Walder Frey, one of Walder's great-grandsons.[2]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Bryen Farring, a squire to Stannis Baratheon, attends the king when Stannis burns the statues of the Seven at Dragonstone.[3]

A Storm of Swords

Ser Gilbert Farring commands the garrison at Storm's End left there by Stannis.[4]

A Feast for Crows

Lord Mace Tyrell begins the siege of Storm's End,[5] which is held by Gilbert.[6]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Godry Farring is among the queen's men at Castle Black. He is nicknamed Giantslayer for having slain a giant during the battle beneath the Wall. Godry heckles Jon Snow in an attempt to provoke him into a duel, but Jon ignores him.[7] Godry leads Stannis's vanguard during the march on Winterfell.[8] Bryen dies during the march.[9]

House Farring at the end of third century

The known Farrings during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

References