House Arryn
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| - | '''House Arryn''' is descended from the [[King of Mountain and Vale|Kings of Mountain and Vale]], one of the oldest and purest lines of [[Andal | + | '''House Arryn''' is descended from the [[King of Mountain and Vale|Kings of Mountain and Vale]], one of the oldest and purest lines of [[Andal]] nobility. [[The Eyrie]] is the seat of the Arryns. [[Robert Arryn]] is the current [[Lord of the Eyrie]]. |
| - | [[Jeyne Royce| | + | [[Jeyne Royce|Lady Jeyne]] of [[House Royce]], the first wife of [[Jon Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie]], died in childbed, her daughter stillborn. |
His second wife and cousin, [[Rowena Arryn|Lady Rowena]] died of a winter chill, childless. | His second wife and cousin, [[Rowena Arryn|Lady Rowena]] died of a winter chill, childless. | ||
| - | + | The childless Jon received [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Robert Baratheon]] as his wards. | |
| - | Jon | + | [[Aerys II Targaryen, King of the Seven Kingdoms]] demanded the heads of Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon from Jon. He revolted instead. |
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| + | 282 AL [[Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell]] and Jon married [[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn]] and [[Lysa Tully|Lysa]] of [[House Tully]], daughters of Lord [[Hoster Tully]] at [[Riverrun]]. | ||
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| + | 288 AL Jon and Lysa had a single son, [[Robert Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie|Robert Arryn]]. | ||
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| + | Jon Arryn was appointed [[Hand of the King]]. | ||
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| + | King Robert gave a tourney on his son's name day. [[Jon Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie]] was healthy then, but a fortnight later he was dead. | ||
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| + | Jon fell ill and died after a short while. Unable to save him, [[Grand Maester Pycelle]] gave Jon milk of the poppy to ease the pain. His sole son Robert became Lord of the Eyrie. | ||
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| + | [[Tywin Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock]] accepted to take [[Robert Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie]] as his ward, but was refused by [[Lady Lysa]]. She and Robert then left King's Landing in the middle of the night without a word. Cersei was furious. | ||
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| + | Lady Lysa and his son Robert travelled back to [[the Eyrie]]. | ||
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| + | In a secret message to Catelyn Lysa said that Jon Arryn was murdered by the queen and the Lannisters. | ||
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| + | ==Sigil== | ||
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| + | The Arryn sigil is the moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field. | ||
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| + | ==Words== | ||
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| + | The Arryn words are ''As High As Honor'' | ||
==Living members== | ==Living members== | ||
Current revision as of 12:55, 7 July 2012
House Arryn is descended from the Kings of Mountain and Vale, one of the oldest and purest lines of Andal nobility. The Eyrie is the seat of the Arryns. Robert Arryn is the current Lord of the Eyrie.
Lady Jeyne of House Royce, the first wife of Jon Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie, died in childbed, her daughter stillborn.
His second wife and cousin, Lady Rowena died of a winter chill, childless.
The childless Jon received Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon as his wards.
Aerys II Targaryen, King of the Seven Kingdoms demanded the heads of Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon from Jon. He revolted instead.
282 AL Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Jon married Catelyn and Lysa of House Tully, daughters of Lord Hoster Tully at Riverrun.
288 AL Jon and Lysa had a single son, Robert Arryn.
Jon Arryn was appointed Hand of the King.
King Robert gave a tourney on his son's name day. Jon Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie was healthy then, but a fortnight later he was dead.
Jon fell ill and died after a short while. Unable to save him, Grand Maester Pycelle gave Jon milk of the poppy to ease the pain. His sole son Robert became Lord of the Eyrie.
Tywin Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock accepted to take Robert Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie as his ward, but was refused by Lady Lysa. She and Robert then left King's Landing in the middle of the night without a word. Cersei was furious.
Lady Lysa and his son Robert travelled back to the Eyrie.
In a secret message to Catelyn Lysa said that Jon Arryn was murdered by the queen and the Lannisters.
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Sigil
The Arryn sigil is the moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
Words
The Arryn words are As High As Honor
