House Kenning (Kayce)

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== History ==

During the two centuries prior to the beginning of the Andal Invasions, the power of the ~~Ironborn~~ High Kingdom was waning. During the early years of the reign of Garth VII Gardener, the Ironborn lost the Misty Islands at the Mouth of the Mander - especially embarrassing because their king Torgon Greyiron had once held his seat on Greyshield before donning the Driftwood Crown. The Mudds of the Riverlands then managed to recapture the Cape of Eagles with the aid of Andal mercenaries - before setting them up as lords, creating a steel barrier to the Ironmen in the Riverlands.

During the two centuries prior to the beginning of the Andal Invasions, the power of the High Kingdom of the Iron Islands was waning. During the early years of the reign of Garth VII Gardener, the Ironborn lost the Misty Islands at the Mouth of the Mander - especially embarrassing because their king Torgon Greyiron had once held his seat on Greyshield before donning the Driftwood Crown. The Mudds of the Riverlands then managed to recapture the Cape of Eagles with the aid of Andal mercenaries - before setting them up as lords, creating a steel barrier to the Ironmen in the Riverlands.

The decline of Ironborn power did not go unnoticed. Gerold I Lannister had long chafed at the Ironborn launching raids along his coastline, particularly from their stronghold at Kayce, which had been established by Gundor Goodbrother during the Age of Heroes. He sought to end the sacks of Lannisport once and for all, building a fleet with the intention to sail to the Iron Islands. He found an unexpected ally in Herrock 'Whoreson' - the son of an Ironborn commander who had supposedly been fathered on one of the town whores. He had the affection of all the brothels in Kayce, it was said - and so he arranged for King Gerold to take the town. Whilst the Lannister forces approached by night, Herrock Kenning blew his horn - and the whores opened a postern gate for him. The Westerland army flooded case, taking the Ironborn unawares - and captured the town. Kenning would arrange for his own longships to follow Lannister's and Farmans as they launched a daring raid on the Iron Islands themselves, seizing a hundred hostages.

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 == History ==
-During the two centuries prior to the beginning of the Andal Invasions, the power of the Ironborn High Kingdom was waning. During the early years of the reign of Garth VII Gardener, the Ironborn lost the Misty Islands at the Mouth of the Mander - especially embarrassing because their king Torgon Greyiron had once held his seat on Greyshield before donning the Driftwood Crown. The Mudds of the Riverlands then managed to recapture the Cape of Eagles with the aid of Andal mercenaries - before setting them up as lords, creating a steel barrier to the Ironmen in the Riverlands.
+During the two centuries prior to the beginning of the Andal Invasions, the power of the High Kingdom of the Iron Islands was waning. During the early years of the reign of Garth VII Gardener, the Ironborn lost the Misty Islands at the Mouth of the Mander - especially embarrassing because their king Torgon Greyiron had once held his seat on Greyshield before donning the Driftwood Crown. The Mudds of the Riverlands then managed to recapture the Cape of Eagles with the aid of Andal mercenaries - before setting them up as lords, creating a steel barrier to the Ironmen in the Riverlands.
 The decline of Ironborn power did not go unnoticed. Gerold I Lannister had long chafed at the Ironborn launching raids along his coastline, particularly from their stronghold at Kayce, which had been established by Gundor Goodbrother during the Age of Heroes. He sought to end the sacks of Lannisport once and for all, building a fleet with the intention to sail to the Iron Islands. He found an unexpected ally in Herrock 'Whoreson' - the son of an Ironborn commander who had supposedly been fathered on one of the town whores. He had the affection of all the brothels in Kayce, it was said - and so he arranged for King Gerold to take the town. Whilst the Lannister forces approached by night, Herrock Kenning blew his horn - and the whores opened a postern gate for him. The Westerland army flooded case, taking the Ironborn unawares - and captured the town. Kenning would arrange for his own longships to follow Lannister's and Farmans as they launched a daring raid on the Iron Islands themselves, seizing a hundred hostages.

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