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| Title = Captain{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}<br>Castellan<br>Commander
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| Place_of_Death = [[Moat Cailin]]
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| Place_of_Death = [[Siege of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]]
| Date_of_Death = [[300 AL]]
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| Date_of_Death = {{date|300}}
| Books = [[A Feast for Crows]] (Mentioned)<br>[[A Dance with Dragons]] (Appears)
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'''Ralf Kenning''' is an [[ironborn]] raider and a member of [[House Kenning]].
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'''Ralf Kenning''' is an [[ironborn]] captain, raider and a member of [[House Kenning of Harlaw]].
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==Appearance==
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Ralf uses sword and axe. His armor includes a mail hauberk, an iron warhelm, and a wooden shield with the arms of [[House Kenning of Harlaw|House Kenning]].{{ref|ADWD|20}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ralf is one of the captains under the command of [[Victarion Greyjoy]] at [[Moat Cailin]]. He urges Victarion to stake a claim on the [[Seastone Chair]]. When Victarion objects that his brother [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]] commanded him to hold Moat Cailin against the northmen, Ralf points out that the northmen are already beaten and that there is no sense in holding Moat Cailin while losing the [[Iron Isles]].{{ref|aFfC|18}}
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Ralf, one of the captains under the command of [[Victarion Greyjoy]] at [[Moat Cailin]], urges Victarion to stake a claim on the [[Seastone Chair]].{{ref|aFfC|18}}{{ref|aFfC|Appendix}} After [[Aeron Greyjoy]] calls the [[kingsmoot]], Victarion sails for [[Old Wyk]] and leaves Ralf in command at Moat Cailin.{{ref|aFfC|18}}
  
After [[Aeron Greyjoy]] calls the [[kingsmoot]], Victarion sails for [[Old Wyk]] and leaves Ralf in command at Moat Cailin, telling him to hold the castle till Victarion returns as the new king and with a force of one thousand men.{{ref|aFfC|18}}{{ref|aDwD|20}} Ralf is listed as one of Victarion's supporters at the kingsmoot, though he is not actually present at the event.{{ref|aFfC|Appendix}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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The dwindling force of [[ironborn]] holds Moat Cailin, not knowing that Victarion was defeated at the kingsmoot and that the new [[King of the Isles and the North]], [[Euron Greyjoy]], has no intention of coming to their help. While standing on the parapet, Ralf is grazed with a poisoned arrow loosened by a [[crannogmen|crannogman]]. It is only a scratch, but the festering wound is treated with boiling wine without success. His men eventually leave Ralf dying in his bed without taking care of him any longer.{{ref|aDwD|20}}{{ref|aDwD|Appendix}}
  
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[Theon Greyjoy]], sent by [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] to end the [[siege of Moat Cailin]], finds Ralf lying naked in his bed. Ralf is covered with scabs and sores, one cheek grotesquely swollen, the neck engorged with blood and one arm infested by maggots. His beard is full of vomit and he has not been bathed or shaved for days. Theon takes Ralf's sword and cuts his throat to end his misery.{{ref|aDwD|20}}
The dwindling force of ironborn left behind by [[Victarion Greyjoy]] and commanded by Ralf as castellan is still holding [[Moat Cailin]], not knowing that Victarion was defeated at the kingsmoot and that the new king, [[Euron Greyjoy]], has no intention of coming to their help. While standing on the parapet, Ralf is grazed with a poisoned arrow loosened by a [[crannogmen|crannogman]]. It is only a scratch, but the wound festers. It is treated with boiling wine but without use. His men eventually leave Ralf dying in his bed without taking care of him any longer.{{ref|aDwD|20}}{{ref|aDwD|Appendix}}
 
  
When [[Ramsay Bolton]] sends [[Theon Greyjoy]] to give terms for capitulation to the ironborn, Theon asks to speak to the commander. He is told that Ralf Kenning is in charge, but he lies dying in his chambers, might even be dead already. Theon requests to be brought to him. When he comes to Ralf's room, Theon finds him lying naked in the bed, covered with scabs and sores, one cheek grotesquely swollen, the neck engored with blood and one arm infested by maggots. His beard is full of vomit and he hasn't been bathed or shaved for days. Seeing there is no hope for the man, Theon takes Ralf's sword and ends his misery.{{ref|aDwD|20}}
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==Quotes by Ralf==
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{{quote|[[Northmen|The wolves]] are broken, lord. What good to win [[Neck|this swamp]] and lose [[Iron Islands|the isles]]?{{ref|AFFC|18}}|Ralf to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}
  
While leading the ironmen to Ramsay's camp after they have abandoned the castle, Theon muses how exposed all of them are to arrows by the "[[bog devils]]". He hopes that the archer who might target him at least has good aim, as he wouldn't want to die as miserably as Ralf. However, thinking of the torture that he has suffered at the hands of Ramsay and might suffer again, Theon wonders whether Ralf has not been the lucky one of the of them.{{ref|aDwD|20}}
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==Quotes about Ralf==
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{{quote|Ralf was rotting too.{{ref|ADWD|20}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
 
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[[Category:House Kenning of Harlaw]]
 
[[Category:House Kenning of Harlaw]]
[[Category:Nobles|Kenning, Ralf]]
 
 
[[Category:Castellans|Kenning, Ralf]]
 
[[Category:Castellans|Kenning, Ralf]]
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[[Category:Casualties of the War of the Five Kings|Kenning, Ralf]]
 
[[Category:Characters from the Iron Islands|Kenning, Ralf]]
 
[[Category:Characters from the Iron Islands|Kenning, Ralf]]
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[[Category:Characters killed by Theon Greyjoy|Kenning, Ralf]]
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[[Category:Followers of Victarion Greyjoy|Kenning, Ralf]]
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[[Category:Nobles|Kenning, Ralf]]
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[[Category:Ship captains|Kenning, Ralf]]
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[[Category:Supporters of Balon Greyjoy in the War of the Five Kings|Kenning, Ralf]]
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[[ru:Ральф Кеннинг]]

Revision as of 22:17, 26 May 2019

House Kenning of Harlaw.svg
Ralf Kenning
House Kenning of Harlaw.svg
Titles
  • Captain[1]
  • Castellan
  • Commander
Allegiance House Kenning of Harlaw
Culture ironborn
Died 300 AC
Moat Cailin
Books

Ralf Kenning is an ironborn captain, raider and a member of House Kenning of Harlaw.

Appearance

Ralf uses sword and axe. His armor includes a mail hauberk, an iron warhelm, and a wooden shield with the arms of House Kenning.[2]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Ralf, one of the captains under the command of Victarion Greyjoy at Moat Cailin, urges Victarion to stake a claim on the Seastone Chair.[3][1] After Aeron Greyjoy calls the kingsmoot, Victarion sails for Old Wyk and leaves Ralf in command at Moat Cailin.[3]

A Dance with Dragons

The dwindling force of ironborn holds Moat Cailin, not knowing that Victarion was defeated at the kingsmoot and that the new King of the Isles and the North, Euron Greyjoy, has no intention of coming to their help. While standing on the parapet, Ralf is grazed with a poisoned arrow loosened by a crannogman. It is only a scratch, but the festering wound is treated with boiling wine without success. His men eventually leave Ralf dying in his bed without taking care of him any longer.[2][4]

Theon Greyjoy, sent by Ramsay Bolton to end the siege of Moat Cailin, finds Ralf lying naked in his bed. Ralf is covered with scabs and sores, one cheek grotesquely swollen, the neck engorged with blood and one arm infested by maggots. His beard is full of vomit and he has not been bathed or shaved for days. Theon takes Ralf's sword and cuts his throat to end his misery.[2]

Quotes by Ralf

The wolves are broken, lord. What good to win this swamp and lose the isles?[3]

Quotes about Ralf

Ralf was rotting too.[2]

—thoughts of Theon Greyjoy

References