Durran, also known as Durran Godsgrief, is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He is deceased when the series begins and has only appeared in "The Complete Guide to Westeros: The Age of Heroes" featurette.
Durran, a mortal man, fell in love with Elenei, immortal daughter of gods
Durran was a legendary First Men figure of the Age of Heroes and the first of the Storm Kings, who ruled the Stormlands until the Targaryen invasion of Westeros. According to legend, Durran won the love of Elenei, daughter of the sea god and the wind goddess, and took her as his wife.
Durran Godsgrief, with his Queen Elenei before Storm's End
In rage, the gods sent a storm to destroy his keep over Shipbreaker Bay. Declaring war against them, Durran built new castles, each larger and more formidable than the previous one, though all were the destroyed by the divine storms. Finally, the seventh castle, which Durran built with the aid of Bran the Builder, withstood the rage of the gods and became known as Storm's End, while Durran earned the nickname of "Durran's Godsgrief."[1] Through the female line, House Baratheon descends from Durran Godsgrief.[2]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire books Durran's story remains the same.
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