House Cerwyn


 * "Lord Cerwyn refused to pay. He said the Warden of the North would always be a Stark, and he’d be damned if he’d kiss a traitor’s boot...I flayed him living, along with his wife and brother. Made his son watch...The new Lord Cerwyn paid his taxes. "
 * ―Ramsay Bolton

House Cerwyn of Castle Cerwyn is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Stark of Winterfell. Their lands are located east to the Kingsroad, south of Winterfell.

House Cerwyn's heraldry is a black battle-axe on silver, and their words are "Honed And Ready".

Season 5
Roose Bolton sends his recently legitimized bastard son Ramsay to Castle Cerwyn to collect taxes from his new vassals. Lord Medger, however, refuses to pay; proudly professing his loyalty to House Stark, and denouncing Bolton as a turncloak. For his defiance, Ramsay has Medger flayed alive, along with his wife, and brother, all the while forcing his son to watch the ordeal. When Ramsay relays these events to his father he casually remarks that the new Lord Cerwyn paid his taxes.

Season 6
While making plans to retake the North, Jon Snow lists the Cerwyns as one of the houses that have not yet declared for the Boltons, along with the Hornwoods, Glovers, Mormonts, and Mazins. Jon and Sansa decide they must appeal to these lesser houses first.[2]

Jon and Sansa visit and recruit House Mormont and also received the support of House Hornwood and House Mazin but are rebuffed by House Glover. Jon and Sansa then disagree about travelling to Castle Cerwyn. Ravens are sent to the houses South of Winterfell including House Manderly. Sansa believes they need to secure the support of more men and should make the trip to talk to House Cerwyn in person while Jon insists that time is the more important factor and determines to make the assault without receiving an answer from House Cerwyn.[3]

After the Starks have retaken Winterfell from Ramsay Bolton, Lord Cley Cerwyn and other northern houses to discuss about what happens now that the war is over. Lord Cley suggest that they return to their respective castles to prepare for the coming winter storm, but Jon Snow responds that the real enemy is the one who will bring the storm. Lady Lyanna Mormont stands up and chastises Lord Cley, Lord Robett Glover and Lord Wyman Manderly for not supporting House Stark in their fight against Ramsay Bolton before she declares Jon as the newKing in the North. Lord Cley then joins all the other northerners in the declaration of their new king.

Members

 * Lord {Medger Cerwyn}, Lord of Castle Cerwyn. Former head of the family. Flayed alive by Ramsay Bolton.
 * {Lady Cerwyn}, his wife. Flayed alive by Ramsay Bolton.
 * Lord Cley Cerwyn, their son and heir. Current head of the family.


 * {Lord Cerwyn's brother}. Flayed alive by Ramsay Bolton.