Editing Ronard Storm (section)

==History==
After being named castellan of [[Storm's End]] by his half-brother, King [[Morden II Durrandon]], Ronard effectively ruled the [[stormlands]] and helped to slow the decline of [[House Durrandon]]. Ronard was wed to Morden's sister.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

Within five years Ronard had replaced Morden as Storm King, with Morden's queen placing Morden's crown atop Ronard's head. She also allegedly slept with the new king as well. Instead of executing Morden, Ronard confined his harmless half-brother to a tower cell.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

During Ronard's rule of nearly thirty years, he defeated several rebel bannermen and petty kings in battle, taking a daughter from each adversary who surrendered. According to singers, Ronard had twenty-three wives and ninety-nine sons, most of them [[bastard]]s without inheritance. Many [[smallfolk]] of the stormlands thus claim to have royal blood thousands of years later.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}