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The Brotherhood of Winged Knights are similar to other local knightly orders in the Seven Kingdoms, such as the [[Order of the Green Hand]] that once served [[House Gardener]] of [[the Reach]].  Sansa thought of naming them after the Winged Knight of the Vale, and conceived of there being seven of them at any one time to mirror the Kingsguard in King's Landing, and as a sign of piety to the Faith of the Seven.  Little Robert, however, did not want to be outdone by King [[Tommen Baratheon]] and insisted on having more knights in his bodyguard than he did, so at his insistence the number of knights in the order at any one time was increased to eight.   
 
The Brotherhood of Winged Knights are similar to other local knightly orders in the Seven Kingdoms, such as the [[Order of the Green Hand]] that once served [[House Gardener]] of [[the Reach]].  Sansa thought of naming them after the Winged Knight of the Vale, and conceived of there being seven of them at any one time to mirror the Kingsguard in King's Landing, and as a sign of piety to the Faith of the Seven.  Little Robert, however, did not want to be outdone by King [[Tommen Baratheon]] and insisted on having more knights in his bodyguard than he did, so at his insistence the number of knights in the order at any one time was increased to eight.   
  
In the tournament to determine the initial membership, sixty-four knights from across the Vale competed for the eight positions.  Many came to the tournament, because Lysa Arryn had kept the Valemen out of the War of the Five Kings, and many young unblooded knights were eager to prove their martial prowess.  [[Harrold Hardyng]] and [[Lyn Corbray]] are held to be among the top contenders.{{ref|Alayne sample chapter (The Winds of Winter)|19}}
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In the tournament to determine the initial membership, sixty-four knights from across the Vale competed for the eight positions.  Many came to the tournament, because Lysa Arryn had kept the Valemen out of the War of the Five Kings, and many young unblooded knights were eager to prove their martial prowess.  [[Harrold Hardyng]] and [[Lyn Corbray]] are held to be among the top contenders.{{ref|TWOW|Alayne sample chapter (The Winds of Winter)|19}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 04:48, 8 April 2015

The Brotherhood of Winged Knights is a knightly order founded by House Arryn during the War of the Five Kings.

The idea for the order was first suggested by Alayne Stone - secretly, Sansa Stark. After Petyr Baelish secretly killed his wife Lysa Arryn, he became the new regent for her young son Lord Robert Arryn, and thus functional ruler of the Vale. The boy Robert was deeply shaken by his mother's death, however, and no longer felt safe as he stayed at the Bloody Gate (the winter residence of the Arryn household while the Eyrie was blocked by snow in the mountains). Sansa, pretending to be Littlefinger's bastard daughter, noted that young Sweetrobin was always comforted when she read him tales of his legendary ancestor Ser Artys Arryn, the Winged Knight, and this gave her the idea that perhaps he would be comforted if he were surrounded by his own bodyguard of Winged Knights. When Sansa told Littlefinger about her idea he liked it so much that he immediately set plans in motion to form the order, by holding a tournament at the Bloody Gate, the winners of which would be the first members of the new knightly order.

The Brotherhood of Winged Knights are similar to other local knightly orders in the Seven Kingdoms, such as the Order of the Green Hand that once served House Gardener of the Reach. Sansa thought of naming them after the Winged Knight of the Vale, and conceived of there being seven of them at any one time to mirror the Kingsguard in King's Landing, and as a sign of piety to the Faith of the Seven. Little Robert, however, did not want to be outdone by King Tommen Baratheon and insisted on having more knights in his bodyguard than he did, so at his insistence the number of knights in the order at any one time was increased to eight.

In the tournament to determine the initial membership, sixty-four knights from across the Vale competed for the eight positions. Many came to the tournament, because Lysa Arryn had kept the Valemen out of the War of the Five Kings, and many young unblooded knights were eager to prove their martial prowess. Harrold Hardyng and Lyn Corbray are held to be among the top contenders.[1]

References and Notes