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===Household===
 
===Household===
 
* [[Umfred]], Lord Petyr's steward.
 
* [[Umfred]], Lord Petyr's steward.
* [[Grisel]], a former wetnurse to Lord Petyr, now keeper of his tower.
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* [[Grisel]], a former [[wetnurse]] to Lord Petyr, now keeper of his tower.
 
* [[Bryen]], the old captain of the guards at Lord Petyr's tower.
 
* [[Bryen]], the old captain of the guards at Lord Petyr's tower.
 
* [[Kella]], a servingwoman and shepherd.
 
* [[Kella]], a servingwoman and shepherd.

Revision as of 08:42, 26 June 2016

House Baelish of the Fingers
OldBaelish.png
Coat of arms A grey stone head with fiery eyes, on a light green field
(Vert, a stone head cendrée, orbed gules)
Seat unnamed tower
Head Petyr Baelish
Region the Vale
Overlord House Arryn
Cadet branch House Baelish of Harrenhal
Founder A Braavosi sellsword

House Baelish of the Fingers is a noble house from the Vale. The seat of House Baelish is an unnamed, old flint tower which commands no more than a few stony acres on the smallest of the Fingers. House Baelish's smallfolk consists of a village of a dozen families in huts of piled stone beside a peat bog.[1][2]

The current lord, Petyr Baelish, is only the second generation of the landed family. His grandfather had been a landless hedge knight and his father the smallest of lords.[3]

History

The house began with Petyr's great-grandfather, who was born in Braavos and came to the Vale as a sellsword employed by House Corbray. His son took the head of the Titan as his sigil when he was knighted. His arms were a grey stone head with fiery eyes on a light green field.[2]

In 289 AC, Petyr Baelish was given a minor sinecure in customs by Lord Jon Arryn. There, Petyr distinguished himself, bringing in three times as much as any other collector. Petyr's rise to King's Landing was a swift one, and within three years after his arrival at court, he sat on the small council of King Robert I Baratheon.[3]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Lord Petyr Baelish offers himself as the envoy to the Reach to win their support for House Lannister. Following the Battle of the Blackwater, Petyr is receives Harrenhal and is titled Lord Paramount of the Trident for services rendered to the crown.

A Feast for Crows

Petyr Baelish assumes power as the Lord Protector of the Vale following the death of Lady Lysa Arryn, who had granted him the title after their marriage. Petyr's mother was named Alayne, and he suggests that Sansa Stark use that name.

House Baelish at the end of the third century

The known Baelishes during the timespan described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Household

  • Umfred, Lord Petyr's steward.
  • Grisel, a former wetnurse to Lord Petyr, now keeper of his tower.
  • Bryen, the old captain of the guards at Lord Petyr's tower.
  • Kella, a servingwoman and shepherd.
    • Kella's daughter, an infant.

Historical Members

  • Baelish, a Braavosi sellsword
    • Baelish, his son, a hedge knight
      • Baelish, the sellsword's grandson and father of Petyr Baelish
      • Alayne, wife of the grandson and mother of Petyr

References and Notes