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==Historical Members==
 
==Historical Members==
* [[Durran|Durran Godsgrief]], a legendary hero of the Dawn Age, who built [[Storm's End]] and founded House Durrandon.
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* King [[Durran|Durran Godsgrief]], a legendary hero of the Dawn Age, who built [[Storm's End]] and founded House Durrandon.
** [[Durran II Durrandon|Durran II]], called "''the Devout''", his son who gave the [[Rainwood]] back to the [[Children of the Forest]] after his father had taken it.
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** King [[Durran II Durrandon|Durran II]], called "''the Devout''", his son who gave the [[Rainwood]] back to the [[Children of the Forest]] after his father had taken it.
* [[Durran Bronze-Axe|Durran]], called "''Bronze-Axe''", who finally seized the Rainwood for good and all.
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* King [[Durran Bronze-Axe|Durran]], called "''Bronze-Axe''", who finally seized the Rainwood for good and all.
* [[Durran the Dour]], called "''the Dour''", who, as either Durran V of VI, slew [[Lun the Last]], King of the Giants.
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* King [[Durran the Dour]], called "''the Dour''", who, as either Durran V of VI, slew [[Lun the Last]], King of the Giants.
* [[Durran the Ravenfriend]], called "''the Ravenfriend''", who saw the founding of the castle [[Stonedance]] by [[Maldon Massey]].
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* King [[Durran the Ravenfriend]], called "''the Ravenfriend''", who saw the founding of the castle [[Stonedance]] by [[Maldon Massey]].
* [[Durran the Young|Durran]], called "''the Young''", also called "''the Butcher Boy''", who turned back a Dornish invasion.
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* King [[Durran the Young|Durran]], called "''the Young''", also called "''the Butcher Boy''", who turned back a Dornish invasion.
** [[Erich Durrandon]], called "''Kin-Killer''", who may have been his brother.
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** [[Erich Durrandon (Kin-Killer)|Erich Durrandon]], called "''Kin-Killer''", who may have been his brother.
* [[Durran the Fair|Durran]], called "''the Fair''", who took the daughter of [[Edwyn Evenstar]] to wife and so brought [[Tarth]] into his realm.
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* King [[Durran the Fair|Durran]], called "''the Fair''", who took the daughter of [[Edwyn Evenstar]] to wife and so brought [[Tarth]] into his realm.
** [[Erich III Durrandon]], called "''the Sailmaker''", his grandson, who claimed [[Estermont]] and the isles further south.
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** King [[Erich III Durrandon]], called "''the Sailmaker''", his grandson, who claimed [[Estermont]] and the isles further south.
* [[Durran X Durrandon]], who extended his reign to the shores of the [[Blackwater Rush]].
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* King [[Durran X Durrandon]], who extended his reign to the shores of the [[Blackwater Rush]].
** [[Monfryd I Durrandon]], called "''the Mighty''", his son, who conquered [[Duskendale]] and [[Maidenpool]].
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** King [[Monfryd I Durrandon]], called "''the Mighty''", his son, who conquered [[Duskendale]] and [[Maidenpool]].
*** [[Durran XI Durrandon]], called "''the Dim''", his son, who lost his father's gains and more besides.
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*** King [[Durran XI Durrandon]], called "''the Dim''", his son, who lost his father's gains and more besides.
**** [[Barron Durrandon]], called "''the Beautiful''", who lost even more domains his grandfather had earned.
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**** King [[Barron Durrandon]], called "''the Beautiful''", who lost even more domains his grandfather had earned.
* [[Durwald I Durrandon]], called "''the Fat''", whose long reign saw many revolts and whose writ did not extend beyond the walls of Storm's End.
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* King [[Durwald I Durrandon]], called "''the Fat''", whose long reign saw many revolts and whose writ did not extend beyond the walls of Storm's End.
* [[Morden II Durrandon]], who was displaced by his bastard half-brother and confined to a tower-cell.
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* King [[Morden II Durrandon]], who was displaced by his bastard half-brother and confined to a tower-cell.
** [[Ronard Storm]], called "''the Bastard''", who usurped his half-brother's rule and ruled for stable thirty years.
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** King [[Ronard Storm]], called "''the Bastard''", who usurped his half-brother's rule and ruled for stable thirty years.
* [[Erich VII Durrandon]], called "''the Unready''", who didn't pay much heed to the news of the Andal Invasion, while he was fighting other wars.
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* King [[Erich VII Durrandon]], called "''the Unready''", who didn't pay much heed to the news of the [[Andal Invasion]], while he was fighting other wars.
** [[Qarlton II Durrandon]], called "''the Conqueror''", his grandson, who was the first Storm King to face the Andals in battle.
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** King [[Qarlton II Durrandon]], called "''the Conqueror''", his grandson, who was the first Storm King to face the Andals in battle.
*** [[Qarlton III Durrandon]], his successor, who continually fought the Andals throughtout his reign.
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*** King [[Qarlton III Durrandon]], his successor, who continually fought the Andals throughtout his reign.
**** [[Monfryd V Durrandon]], his son, who defeated the [[Holy Brotherhood]] of the Andals at the [[Battle of Bronzegate]] at the cost of his own life.
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**** King [[Monfryd V Durrandon]], his son, who defeated the [[Holy Brotherhood]] of the Andals at the [[Battle of Bronzegate]] at the cost of his own life.
* [[Baldric I Durrandon]], called "''the Cunning''", who played the Andals against each other.
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* King [[Baldric I Durrandon]], called "''the Cunning''", who played the Andals against each other.
* [[Durran XXI Durrandon]], who sought out the Children of the Forest to form the [[Weirwood Alliance]] against the Andals.
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* King [[Durran XXI Durrandon]], who sought out the Children of the Forest to form the [[Weirwood Alliance]] against the Andals.
* [[Cleodon I Durrandon]], who made an Alliance with three Dornish kings against the Andals.
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* King [[Cleodon I Durrandon]], who made an Alliance with three Dornish kings against the Andals.
* [[Maldon IV Durrandon]], who took an Andal maiden as his wife.
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* King [[Maldon IV Durrandon]], who took an Andal maiden as his wife.
** [[Durran XXIV Durrandon]], called "''Half-blood''", his son, who continued his father's policy of intermarriage with the Andals.
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** King [[Durran XXIV Durrandon]], called "''Half-blood''", his son, who continued his father's policy of intermarriage with the Andals.
* [[Ormund III Durrandon]], who took the [[Faith of the Seven]] as his own religion and cast aside worship of the [[Old Gods]].
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* King [[Ormund III Durrandon]], who took the [[Faith of the Seven]] as his own religion and cast aside worship of the [[Old Gods]].
* [[Arlan I]], called "''the Avenger''", who expanded his kingdom as far as the Blackwater Rush and the headwaters of the Mander.{{ref|twoiaf}}
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* King [[Arlan I]], called "''the Avenger''", who expanded his kingdom as far as the Blackwater Rush and the headwaters of the Mander.{{ref|twoiaf}}
* [[Arlan III Durrandon]], who conquered the [[riverlands]].{{ref|twoiaf}} Great-grandson of Arlan I.
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* King [[Arlan III Durrandon]], who conquered the [[riverlands]].{{ref|twoiaf}} Great-grandson of Arlan I.
* [[Arrec Durrandon]], who lost the riverlands to [[House Hoare]].
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* King [[Arrec Durrandon]], who lost the riverlands to [[House Hoare]].
** [[Arlan V Durrandon]], eldest son and heir of Arrec.
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** King [[Arlan V Durrandon]], eldest son and heir of Arrec.
*** [[Argilac Durrandon]], called "''the Arrogant''", last of the Storm Kings. Killed by Orys Baratheon during the [[Last Storm]].
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*** King [[Argilac Durrandon]], called "''the Arrogant''", last of the Storm Kings. Killed by Orys Baratheon during the [[Last Storm]].
**** Princess [[Argella Durrandon]], his daughter and heir. Married to [[Orys Baratheon]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}
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**** Princess/Queen [[Argella Durrandon]], his daughter and heir. Married to [[Orys Baratheon]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 17:01, 17 December 2014

House Durrandon
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Ours is the Fury
Coat of arms Or, a stag springing sable crowned or
Seat Storm's End
Region The Stormlands
Title Storm King
Heir Extinct
Cadet branches
Died out 1 AC

House Durrandon was the house of the Storm Kings from the stormlands.[1] Its seat was Storm's End; an ancient castle raised by Durran Godsgrief, the founder of their line. The Durrandon sigil was a crowned black stag on a field of gold.[2] Their words were Ours is the Fury. Both sigil and words were adopted by House Baratheon, who descend from House Durrandon through the female line, in the War of Conquest.

History

The line of the Storm Kings dates back to the Age of Heroes when their kingdom was founded by King Durran I "Godsgrief", a legendary hero. The Storm Kings once ruled much of the eastern half of Westeros, an area reaching from Cape Wrath to the Bay of Crabs. Their dominion was protected from Dorne and the Kingdom of the Reach by the Dornish Marches, and they conquered the riverlands from House Teague.

For several centuries before the War of Conquest, however, their power had dwindled. They had the Kings of the Reach at their west, who nibbled at their domains, and Dornishmen at their south. Harren the Black had taken over the Trident, and those lands above the Blackwater Rush. King Argilac Durrandon had managed to stop this decline of land for a while. By the time of the Conquest, however, Argilac had grown old and his prowess at arms had faded.[3]

During the War of Conquest, Orys Baratheon, one of Aegon I Targaryen's fiercest generals, and rumored to be his bastard brother, slew Argilac the Arrogant, last of the Storm Kings, and married his daughter, Argella.[1] Orys adopted the sigil and words of his wife's ancestral line, so creating House Baratheon of Storm's End, with his descendants having the blood of the Durrandons flowing in their veins.[4]

Historical Members

References and Notes

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