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Ser Arnold was a first cousin of Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], the [[Lord of the Eyrie|Lady of the Eyrie]]. Twice he rose against her to contest her inheritance.{{ref|fab|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} He claimed that women were too soft to rule, and after his second rising, he was imprisoned in one of Lady Jeyne's [[sky cell|sky cells]].{{ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
 
Ser Arnold was a first cousin of Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], the [[Lord of the Eyrie|Lady of the Eyrie]]. Twice he rose against her to contest her inheritance.{{ref|fab|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} He claimed that women were too soft to rule, and after his second rising, he was imprisoned in one of Lady Jeyne's [[sky cell|sky cells]].{{ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
  
In {{date|134}}, Lady Jeyne died. In her last testament, she named her fourth cousin, Ser [[Joffrey Arryn]] as heir, though Ser Arnold was much closer by blood. Though Ser Arnold had gone mad during his time imprisoned in the sky cells, his sane, shrewd, and ambitious son, Ser [[Eldric Arryn|Eldric]] came forward to press his father's claim. Many lords supported Arnold's claim, insisting that laws of inheritance could not be put aside by "the whim of a dying woman." Additionally, a third claimant came forward in the person of [[Isembard Arryn]], head of [[House Arryn of Gulltown]].{{ref|fab|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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In {{date|134}}, Lady Jeyne died. In her last testament, she named her fourth cousin, Ser [[Joffrey Arryn]], as heir, though Ser Arnold was much closer by blood. Though Ser Arnold had gone mad during his time imprisoned in the sky cells, his sane, shrewd, and ambitious son, Ser [[Eldric Arryn|Eldric]], came forward to press his father's claim. Many lords supported Arnold's claim, insisting that laws of inheritance could not be put aside by "the whim of a dying woman." Additionally, a third claimant came forward in the person of [[Isembard Arryn]], head of [[House Arryn of Gulltown]].{{ref|fab|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
 
The king's regent, Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]], ruled that Lady Jeyne's will must prevail and declared Ser Joffrey the rightful [[Lord of the Eyrie]]. Isembard Arryn and his sons were imprisoned, and Ser Eldric was executed, but Ser Arnold eluded Ser Corwyn and fled to [[Runestone]], where Ser Corwyn was struck down by a crossbowman once he drew [[Lady Forlorn]].{{ref|fab|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
 
The king's regent, Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]], ruled that Lady Jeyne's will must prevail and declared Ser Joffrey the rightful [[Lord of the Eyrie]]. Isembard Arryn and his sons were imprisoned, and Ser Eldric was executed, but Ser Arnold eluded Ser Corwyn and fled to [[Runestone]], where Ser Corwyn was struck down by a crossbowman once he drew [[Lady Forlorn]].{{ref|fab|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

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Arnold Arryn
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Alias The Mad Heir
Titles
Allegiance House Arryn
Culture Valemen
Book Fire & Blood (mentioned)

Ser Arnold Arryn was a knight of House Arryn and a claimant to the Eyrie, named yhe Mad Heir.[1]

History

Ser Arnold was a first cousin of Lady Jeyne Arryn, the Lady of the Eyrie. Twice he rose against her to contest her inheritance.[1] He claimed that women were too soft to rule, and after his second rising, he was imprisoned in one of Lady Jeyne's sky cells.[2]

In 134 AC, Lady Jeyne died. In her last testament, she named her fourth cousin, Ser Joffrey Arryn, as heir, though Ser Arnold was much closer by blood. Though Ser Arnold had gone mad during his time imprisoned in the sky cells, his sane, shrewd, and ambitious son, Ser Eldric, came forward to press his father's claim. Many lords supported Arnold's claim, insisting that laws of inheritance could not be put aside by "the whim of a dying woman." Additionally, a third claimant came forward in the person of Isembard Arryn, head of House Arryn of Gulltown.[1]

The king's regent, Ser Corwyn Corbray, ruled that Lady Jeyne's will must prevail and declared Ser Joffrey the rightful Lord of the Eyrie. Isembard Arryn and his sons were imprisoned, and Ser Eldric was executed, but Ser Arnold eluded Ser Corwyn and fled to Runestone, where Ser Corwyn was struck down by a crossbowman once he drew Lady Forlorn.[1]

Striking down the king's regent was an act of treason, and war began anew across the Vale of Arryn. House Royce, House Templeton, House Tollett, House Coldwater, House Dutton, and the lords of the Three Sisters supported Ser Arnold's claim, though the Hand of the King, Lord Thaddeus Rowan, commanded the lords supporting Ser Arnold to lay down their arms. When no reply was forthcoming, the Crown led men through the Mountains of the Moon and launched a sea attack to support Ser Joffrey's claim.[1]

By the time the new regents were chosen by lot in 136 AC, Lord Alyn Velaryon and Lord Benjicot Blackwood had at last forced the supporters of Isembard Arryn and Arnold Arryn to do homage to Lord Joffrey as their liege.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  2. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.