House Arryn
Current Leader: Robin "Robert" Arryn, Lysa Arryn (regent)
Their Title: Lord Paramount of the Vale
House Seat: The Eyrie
Current Family Members: hardly any Arryns remain but there is a distant relative in Harrold Hardyng, who is the heir.
Family Traits: none
House Words: As High as HonorFamily Traits: none
Region: The Vale
Bastard Surname: Stone
Geography: in the eastern part of Westeros with a large mountain range that covers most of the region
History/Notable Events:
-formerly were the Kings of Mountain and Vale when Artys Arryn slew the Griffin King and took over the region
-the location where the Andals (race like the the Rhoynar) initially landed in Westeros before they began their wars with the First Men
-the last King submitted to Queen Visenya when she flew up to the Eyrie and he made a deal to ride her dragon (he was a young boy)
-Jon Arryn's death prior to the beginning of the story precedes the beginning of the problems Ned & company face leading into the War of Five Kings.
Notable People from Region:
Ronnel Arryn-the last king of the Vale who knelt to the Targaryens so he could ride a dragon
Robert Arryn-current lord paramount of the Vale. A very sickly and spoiled child who doesn't seem likely to live very long.
My Thoughts: We don't really get a good perspective from this house, as the Lord Paramont Jon, dies prior to the beginning of the story and we are left with his slightly unhinged wife (who is a Tully by birth) who desperately clings to her sickly son Robert as a result of her countless miscarriages. The Vale's neutrality during the war, location and geography mean that it's isolated from everybody else and we don't get much of their perspective until much later. The only idea that we have of the Vale happened during Season One for Tyrion's imprisonment. Another thing is the mystery of Jon Arryn's death, as we were originally told that he was killed by the Lannisters (which they denied), so that resolution (if we ever get it) should come soon to keep to storyline interesting and relevant.
What's Next: As it is Petyr Baelish's job to bring the Vale under Tywin's control, he will soon marry Lysa Arryn. How this will happen and how they will keep viewers interest in such an isolated area will be interesting to see. Seeing how Lysa reacts to losing the rest of her family after the Red Wedding will also be interesting. With Lysa's paranoia and Roberts young age and sickness, I'm sure Petyr will take advantage of the weak leadership situation in the Vale and move up in the ranks. But it seems like he wanted to take Sansa with him and the left anyway so I guess he's over his obsession for her.
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