House Farring

House Farring
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 on foot combatant with swords, counter-charged.

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.

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.

A Storm of Swords

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

A Feast for Crows

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

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. Godry leads Stannis's vanguard during the march on Winterfell. Bryen dies during the march.

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:

• Ser Gilbert Farring, commander of the Storm's End garrison.
  • {Bryen Farring}, his son. A squire to Stannis Baratheon. Died of the cold marching to Winterfell.
• Ser Godry Farring, his cousin. Called the Giantslayer.

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

• {Annara Farring}, the seventh wife of Lord Walder Frey.