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 |
Region | the Crownlands |
Overlord | House Baratheon of King's Landing |
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]
It is not entirely clear when the Farrings joined Stannis Baratheon's cause during the War of the Five Kings, but most likely they are sworn to Dragonstone and have been with him since the beginning.
Contents
The Farring house 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.
References in the books
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Bryen Farring is a squire to Stannis Baratheon.
- Bryen Farring is present when they burn the septuary on Dragonstone.
- Ser Gilbert Farring commands the garrison at Storm's End left there by Stannis.
- According to rumor, Lady Annara may have slept with Black Walder, one of Lord Walder's great-grandsons and grandson of the first of Lord Walder's sons.
- Ser Godry is among the Queen's Men at Castle Black.
- Ser Godry slew a giant during the Battle of Castle Black, putting a lance in his back and then hacking his head off. He earned the nickname Giantslayer for that feat. The giant in question was actually fleeing the battle.
- Ser Godry heckles Jon Snow in an attempt to provoke him into a duel, but Jon ignores him.
- Ser Godry leads Stannis's vanguard during the march toward Winterfell.
References and Notes
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: the area of King's Landing
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