| Kayce | |
|---|---|
| Walled town and castle | |
| Location | Westerlands, Westeros |
| Government | House Kenning, feudal lord |
| Ruler | Lord Terrence Kenning |
| Founded | by Gundor Goodbrother during the Age of Heroes[1] |
Kayce is the seat of House Kenning of Kayce in the westerlands.[2] The castle[3] and walled[4] town[5] are located along the Sunset Sea on a peninsula south of Fair Isle and west of Casterly Rock. Feastfires is located nearby to the southwest.[6]
Layout
According to semi-canon sources, Kayce is a walled port town[1] with a castle.[3]
History
Ancient History
According to a semi-canon source, Kayce was founded by Gundor Goodbrother, an ironman, when House Casterly held Casterly Rock.[1]
Kayce was held by ironborn during the era of the driftwood kings. The town changed hands when Herrock the Whoreson, a Kenning of Harlaw,[3] used his horn to signal the whores of the town to open a postern gate, allowing Herrock's men to enter the town. The region was then ruled by House Kenning of Kayce as part of the dominion of the Kings of the Rock from House Lannister. Three ironborn kings failed in their attempts to reclaim the town, with Herrock killing two of them.[7]
House Targaryen
King Jaehaerys I Targaryen visited Kayce in 55 AC.[8]
According to a semi-canon source, Dalton Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, nearly captured Kayce during the Dance of the Dragons,[1] and the widow of the Knight of Kayce was taken by the Red Kraken as a salt wife.[9] Lady Johanna Lannister was focused on defending Kayce instead of involving the westerlands further in House Targaryen's civil war.[10]
At the time of the regency of Aegon III Targaryen, Johanna led a host from Casterly Rock and Lannisport, routing the ironborn beneath the town's walls, with Dalton's uncle slain in the battle at Kayce. Songs claim Johanna slew twelve ironmen in the fighting, although scholars believe she only carried a banner.[4] When Lord Alyn Velaryon sailed to confront Dalton, ironborn longships gathered along the Sunset Sea, including Kayce. Dalton was assassinated at Faircastle before Alyn arrived in the west, however.[9]
Recent History
Merchants from Kayce sought loans from Tytos Lannister after the Lord of Casterly Rock began to extend and forgive debts.[11]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Sansa Stark spots Ser Kennos of Kayce training in the yard of the Red Keep in King's Landing.[12]
A Feast for Crows
Kennos carries the Horn of Herrock as part of Ser Jaime Lannister's host in the riverlands.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Westeros.org: The ASOIAF wiki thread – Comment by Ran (June 2, 2023)
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Kayce.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Map of the South
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.