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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Game of Thrones: History and Geography of House Farring


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 knight’s combatant with swords, counter-charged.

History
According to rumor, Lady Annara Farring, the seventh wife of Lord Walder Frey, may have slept with Black Walder Frey, one of Walder's great-grandsons.

Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Bryen Farring, a squire to Stannis Baratheon, attends the king when Stannis burns the statues of the Seven at Dragonstone.
A Storm of Swords
Ser Gilbert Farring commands the garrison at Storm's End left there by Stannis.
A Feast for Crows
Lord Mace Tyrell begins the siege of Storm's End, which is held by Gilbert.
A Dance with Dragons
Ser Godry Farring is among the queen's men at Castle Black. He is nicknamed Giantslayer for having slain a giant during the battle beneath the Wall. Godry heckles Jon Snow in an attempt to provoke him into a duel, but Jon ignores him. Godry leads Stannis's vanguard during the march on Winterfell. Bryen dies during the march.

House Farring 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.
Coat of arms: Per pale purpure and argent, two knight’s combatant crossing swords counterchanged
Region: Crownlands
Overlord: House Baratheon of Dragonstone

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