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The '''Fingers''' are a rocky area of the [[Vale of Arryn]] which extends out into the [[narrow sea]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Map of the North|Map of the North]]</ref> They are windswept, treeless, bare and stony. It often rains in the Fingers.{{ref|ASOS|68}} The seat of [[House Baelish]] sits on the Fingers, an unnamed, old flint tower.{{ref|ASOS|68}}
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The '''Fingers''' are four narrow peninsulas of the [[Vale of Arryn]] which extend out into the [[narrow sea]] and the [[Shivering Sea]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> They are windswept, treeless, bare and stony. It often rains in the Fingers.{{ref|ASOS|68}} The seat of [[House Baelish]] sits on the Fingers, an unnamed, old flint tower.{{ref|ASOS|68}} [[Pebble]] is north of the Fingers and [[the Paps]] is northeast, while [[Coldwater Burn]] and [[Snakewood]] are west of the peninsulas.<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
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==History==
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The [[Andal]]s first arrived on the Fingers when they [[Andal invasion|invaded Westeros]].<ref>''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]''</ref> They chiseled the seven-pointed star of the [[Faith of the Seven]] onto boulders to mark where they landed.{{ref|ASOS|68}}
  
 
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Revision as of 14:30, 22 May 2014

The Fingers by Cris Urdiales ©
The Vale and the location of the Fingers
The Vale and the location of the Fingers
The Fingers
The Vale and the location of the Fingers

The Fingers are four narrow peninsulas of the Vale of Arryn which extend out into the narrow sea and the Shivering Sea.[1] They are windswept, treeless, bare and stony. It often rains in the Fingers.[2] The seat of House Baelish sits on the Fingers, an unnamed, old flint tower.[2] Pebble is north of the Fingers and the Paps is northeast, while Coldwater Burn and Snakewood are west of the peninsulas.[3]

History

The Andals first arrived on the Fingers when they invaded Westeros.[4] They chiseled the seven-pointed star of the Faith of the Seven onto boulders to mark where they landed.[2]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Davos Seaworth is sent by Stannis Baratheon with a chest of letters to spread word of Joffrey Baratheon's illegitimacy. His route is to sail to the Fingers and other harbors along the narrow sea.[5]

A Storm of Swords

Petyr Baelish and Sansa Stark sail aboard the Merling King from King's Landing to his family's tower in the Fingers, where Petyr weds Lady Lysa Tully.[2]

References and Notes