House Codd

House Codd
Though All Men Do Despise Us
Coat of arms	A silver codfish (A codfish argent)
Head	Unknown
Region	Iron Islands
Overlord	House Greyjoy

House Codd is a noble house from the Iron Islands. Their motto is "Though All Men Do Despise Us."^[1][2] Their sigil depicts a silver codfish, with the color of the field currently unknown.^[3]

The Codds are not a well-regarded house among the ironborn;^[4] their men are thought to be thieves and cowards and their women "wantons" who practice incest with their fathers and brothers.^[3]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Left-Hand Lucas attaches himself to Euron Greyjoy when Euron declares himself king.^[1] The Codds attend the kingsmoot on Old Wyk; Eldred Codd plays the finger dance with Qarl the Maid and loses during the festivities.^[4] Lucas supports Euron during the choosing, and he takes the dragon horn from Cragorn after it is blown.^[5]

Lucas is among those feasting in the hall of Lord Hewett's castle after the taking of the Shields. He wears a tapestry he tore from the wall. After the feast he rapes one of Lord Humfrey Hewett's daughters.^[6]

A Dance with Dragons

Dagon Codd is one of the many members of House Codd left to defend Moat Cailin when Victarion departs for the kingsmoot. Dagon is killed by Adrack Humble for refusing to accept the terms of surrender offered by Theon Greyjoy on behalf of Ramsay Bolton.^[3]

Bloodless Tom sails with the Iron Fleet to Slaver's Bay.^[7]

House Codd at the end of the third century

The known Codds during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Lucas Codd, called "Left-Hand Lucas", a longship captain loyal to Euron Greyjoy.
• Eldred Codd, a warrior.
• Tom Codd, called "Bloodless Tom", captain of Lamentation in the Iron Fleet.
• {Dagon Codd} and other Codds at Moat Cailin.

Quotes

Asha: The Codds ... do you know their words?
Tristifer: Though All Men Do Despise Us, but if they catch you in those nets of theirs, you'll be as dead as if they had been dragonlords.^[1]

—Asha Greyjoy and Tristifer Botley

The Codds were there, though every decent man despised them.^[4]

—thoughts of Victarion Greyjoy

It did not surprise him that his uncle had chosen to leave these men behind when the Iron Fleet went home.^[3]

—thoughts of Theon Greyjoy

References

v d e Houses of the Iron Islands   At the start of A Game of Thrones Great House GreyjoyP Lordly Houses BlacktydeB BotleyP DrummOW Farwynd of the Lonely Light Farwynd of Sealskin PointGW Goodbrother of HammerhornGW Goodbrother of ShatterstoneOW Harlaw of HarlawH Kenning of HarlawH MerlynGW MyreH OrkwoodO SaltcliffeS SparrGW StonehouseOW StonetreeH SunderlyS TawneyO VolmarkH WynchP Masterly/ Knightly Houses Harlaw of Grey GardenH Harlaw of Harridan HillH Harlaw of Harlaw HallH Harlaw of the Tower of GlimmeringH Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Codd Goodbrother of Corpse LakeGW Goodbrother of Crow Spike KeepGW Goodbrother of DowndelvingGW Goodbrother of OrkmontO Humble1,GW Ironmaker Netley1 Sharp Shepherd1 Weaver1 Extinct Houses GreyironO HoareO   At the end of A Dance with Dragons Great House GreyjoyP Lordly Houses Andrik of Southshield2 BlacktydeB BotleyP DrummOW Farwynd of the Lonely Light Farwynd of Sealskin PointGW Goodbrother of HammerhornGW Goodbrother of ShatterstoneOW Harlaw of Grey Garden2,H Harlaw of HarlawH Kenning of HarlawH MerlynGW MyreH Nute of Oakenshield2 OrkwoodO SaltcliffeS SparrGW StonehouseOW StonetreeH SunderlyS TawneyO Volmark2,H WynchP Masterly/ Knightly Houses Harlaw of Harridan HillH Harlaw of Harlaw HallH Harlaw of the Tower of GlimmeringH Other Houses (noble rank unknown) Codd Goodbrother of Corpse LakeGW Goodbrother of Crow Spike KeepGW Goodbrother of DowndelvingGW Goodbrother of OrkmontO Humble1,GW Ironmaker Netley1 Sharp Shepherd1 Weaver1 Extinct Houses GreyironO HoareO 1 Lesser Houses 2 Shield Islands Houses B Houses from Blacktyde GW Houses from Great Wyk H Houses from Harlaw OW Houses from Old Wyk O Houses from Orkmont P Houses from Pyke S Houses from Saltcliffe