Drearfort

From A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Revision as of 23:07, 25 September 2015 by Gonzalo (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search
The Vale and the location of the "Drearfort"
The Vale and the location of the "Drearfort"
"Drearfort"
The Vale of Arryn and the location of the "Drearfort"[1]
The simple, unnamed tower of House Baelish
Art by PHATandy

The "Drearfort" is a derogatory nickname suggested by Lord Petyr Baelish for the seat of House Baelish in the Vale of Arryn, possibly in reference to the Dreadfort of House Bolton. The Baelish tower does not have a formal name.[2]

Layout

The old flint tower is located on the smallest of the Fingers. An open stair winds around the inside wall, and each floor has only one room. The ground level houses servants and dogs in the kitchen, the middle floor is a modest hall, and the third floor contains the lord's bedchamber. It has arrowslits for defense but no windows. A broken longsword and an oaken shield depicting the Baelish titan's head hang above the hearth. Servants include Umfred, Grisel, Bryen, and Kella.[2]

The vicinity includes a flock of sheep, a village of a dozen families near a peat bog, and a hermit's cave, and it takes only half a day to traverse the territory. There is no safe anchorage nearby for large ships.[2]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Lord Petyr Baelish brings Sansa Stark to the Fingers in the aftermath of King Joffrey I Baratheon's death at his royal wedding. Lady Lysa Arryn marries Petyr shortly after arriving at the tower. Sansa befriends an old blind dog. When Marillion tries to seduce Sansa, she is protected by Ser Lothor Brune.[2]

Quotes

And there it stands, miserable as it is. My ancestral home. It has no name, I fear. A great lord's seat ought to have a name, wouldn't you agree? Winterfell, the Eyrie, Riverrun, those are castles. Lord of Harrenhal now, that has a sweet ring to it, but what was I before? Lord of Sheepshit and Master of the Drearfort? It lacks a certain something.[2]

- Petyr Baelish to Sansa Stark

Chapters that take place at the tower

References and Notes

  1. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Sansa Stark's route on Journeys map.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 68, Sansa VI.