House Kenning of Harlaw
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Coat of arms | The Storm God's cloudly hand, pale grey, yellow lightning flashing from the fingertips, on black |
Region | Iron Islands |
Overlord | House Harlaw |
House Kenning of Harlaw is a noble house from Harlaw, one of the Iron Islands. The Kennings were once bitter foes of House Harlaw, but were defeated and are now their vassals.[1] According to semi-canon sources the house blazons its arms with the Storm God's cloudly hand, pale grey, yellow lightning flashing from the fingertips, on black.[2]
Contents
History
Herrock Kenning, an ironborn warrior from the island of Harlaw, founded House Kenning of Kayce.[3]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
Ralf Kenning is an ironborn captain under the command of Lord Captain Victarion Greyjoy at Moat Cailin. He urges Victarion to stake a claim on the Seastone Chair. He is one of Victarion's supporters at the kingsmoot.
A Dance with Dragons
Reek meets Ralf Kenning at Moat Cailin. Despite being nominally in command of a number of men from House Codd as the castellan of the ruined castle, Ralf has been poisoned by a crannogman's arrow and is badly incapacitated. Reek mercy kills him.[4]
House Kenning of Harlaw at the end of the third century
The known Kennings of Harlaw during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Ralf Kenning, an ironborn captain.
Historical Members
- Herrock Kenning, the founder of House Kenning of Kayce.
References and Notes
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Iron Islands
- ↑ "Kayce" entry in A World of Ice and Fire
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 20, Reek II.
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