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The '''Fingers''' are narrow peninsulas of the northeastern [[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> [[Pebble]] is north of the Fingers and [[the Paps]] is northeast, while [[Coldwater Burn]] and [[Snakewood]] are west of the peninsulas.{{ref|TLOIAF}}
 
The '''Fingers''' are narrow peninsulas of the northeastern [[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> [[Pebble]] is north of the Fingers and [[the Paps]] is northeast, while [[Coldwater Burn]] and [[Snakewood]] are west of the peninsulas.{{ref|TLOIAF}}
  
The Fingers are windswept, treeless, bare and stony. It often rains in the region,{{ref|ASOS|68}} which is located north of the [[Vale proper]]. The seat of [[House Baelish]], an unnamed old flint tower, sits on the smallest of the Fingers.{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|ASOS|68}}  
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The Fingers are windswept, treeless, bare and stony. It often rains in the region,{{ref|ASOS|68}} which is located north of the [[Vale proper]]. The seat of [[House Baelish]], an unnamed [[Drearfort|old flint tower]], sits on the smallest of the Fingers.{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|ASOS|68}}  
  
 
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[[Varys]] reports to the [[small council]] that a [[kraken]] was seen off the Fingers pulling under an [[Ibben]]ense whaler.{{ref|ASOS|19}}
 
[[Varys]] reports to the [[small council]] that a [[kraken]] was seen off the Fingers pulling under an [[Ibben]]ense whaler.{{ref|ASOS|19}}
  
[[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 the widowed Lady [[Lysa Tully|Lysa Arryn]].{{ref|ASOS|68}}
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[[Petyr Baelish]] and [[Sansa Stark]] sail aboard the ''[[Merling King]]'' from [[King's Landing]] to [[Drearfort|his family's tower]] in the Fingers, where Petyr weds the widowed Lady [[Lysa Tully|Lysa Arryn]].{{ref|ASOS|68}}
  
 
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Revision as of 19:10, 20 May 2015

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
For the ironman, see Fingers (ironman).

The Fingers are narrow peninsulas of the northeastern Vale of Arryn which extend out into the narrow sea and the Shivering Sea.[1] Pebble is north of the Fingers and the Paps is northeast, while Coldwater Burn and Snakewood are west of the peninsulas.[2]

The Fingers are windswept, treeless, bare and stony. It often rains in the region,[3] which is located north of the Vale proper. The seat of House Baelish, an unnamed old flint tower, sits on the smallest of the Fingers.[4][3]

History

Andal Invasion

The Andals first arrived on the Fingers when they invaded Westeros.[5] They chiseled the seven-pointed star of the Faith of the Seven onto boulders to mark where they landed.[3]

Dywen Shell and Jon Brightstone were petty kings of the First Men who each claimed to be King of the Fingers. They invited Andals to cross the narrow sea to aid them against their rivals, but both were slain when the Andals turned against them. Taking Jon's daughter as his wife and Dywen's wife as his bedwarmer, the Andal Corwyn Corbray proclaimed himself to be Lord of the Five Fingers. Qyle Corbray, who styled himself King of the Fingers, was slain by King Robar II Royce in the Battle of the Seven Stars.[6]

King Theon Stark, the Hungry Wolf, once landed an army on the Fingers, but the Kings of Winter were not able to hold onto the conquest.[7] During the War Across the Water, the Starks landed on the Fingers three times.[6]

Targaryen Era

After Petyr Baelish was wounded in a duel with Brandon Stark at Riverrun, Lord Hoster Tully sent Petyr to heal at the Fingers once he was strong enough to move.[8]

At the start of Robert's Rebellion, Lord Eddard Stark crossed the Mountains of the Moon and found a fisherman on the Fingers to sail him across the Bite.[9]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Two peasant boys from the Fingers, accused of rape, are among Yoren's band of recruits for the Night's Watch.[10] Hedge knights from the Fingers participate in the Hand's tourney.[11]

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.[12]

A Storm of Swords

Varys reports to the small council that a kraken was seen off the Fingers pulling under an Ibbenense whaler.[13]

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 the widowed Lady Lysa Arryn.[3]

A Dance with Dragons

Tyrion Lannister recalls he once heard of a dwarf maester who served on the Fingers.[14]

Quotes

The Fingers are a lovely place, if you happen to be a stone.[3]

- Petyr Baelish to Sansa Stark

References and Notes