House Kenning of Kayce
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| Coat of arms |
Four sunbursts counterchanged on a quartered orange and black field (Quarterly tenné and sable, four suns-in-splendour counterchanged) |
| Seat | Kayce |
| Head | Lord Terrence Kenning[1] |
| Region | Westerlands |
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| Overlord | House Lannister |
| Founder | Herrock Kenning[3] |
House Kenning of Kayce is a noble house from the westerlands. They blazon their arms with four sunbursts counterchanged on quartered orange and black.[4][5]
The Kennings may have been landed knights at their origin and gained a lordly status at some time after the Dance of the Dragons, since their rulers have used the title Knight of Kayce in the past.[2]
Contents
History
House Kenning of Kayce was founded by Herrock Kenning, an ironborn warrior from House Kenning of Harlaw.[6] During the decline of the driftwood kings of the ironborn, Herrock the Whoreson used his horn as a signal for the whores of Kayce to open a postern gate, allowing his men to take the town for House Lannister, the Kings of the Rock.[3]
Herrock's warhorn, the Horn of Herrock, is passed down amongst the family as an heirloom.[7]
The widow of a Knight of Kayce was captured by ironborn raiders in 133 AC and became one of the twenty-two salt wives of Dalton Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
The colors of the house are spotted by Arya Stark among Lord Tywin Lannister's army as it leaves Harrenhal.[4]
A Feast for Crows
A banner of House Kenning is among those gathered to escort the corpse of Tywin back to Casterly Rock from King's Landing.[8] Ser Kennos of Kayce accompanies Ser Jaime Lannister in his campaign in the riverlands.[9]
House Kenning of Kayce at the end of the third century
The known Kennings of Kayce during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Terrence Kenning, Lord of Kayce.[1]
Household
- Ser Kennos of Kayce, a knight in service to Lord Terrence.[1]
Historical Members
- Herrock Kenning, the founder of the house.[3]
- The Knight of Kayce, during the Dance of the Dragons.[2]
- His widow, a salt wife of Lord Dalton Greyjoy.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 38, Arya VIII.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Westerlands
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Kayce.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Kennos.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
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