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:''For the ironman, see [[Fingers (ironman)]].''
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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 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>
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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}}
  
The fingers are windswept, treeless, bare and stony. The seat of [[House Baelish]] sits on the Fingers, an unnamed, old flint tower.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 68|Chapter 68]], Sansa</ref>
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==History==
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===Andal Invasion===
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The [[Andals]] 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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[[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 (lord)|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]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}
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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.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Kings of Winter}} During the [[War Across the Water]], the Starks landed on the Fingers three times.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}}
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===Targaryen Era===
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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.{{ref|AGOT|40}}
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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]].{{ref|ADWD|8}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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Two peasant boys from the Fingers, accused of rape, are among [[Yoren]]'s band of recruits for the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|AGOT|13}} [[Hedge knight]]s from the Fingers participate in [[the Hand's tourney]].{{ref|AGOT|29}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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[[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]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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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}}
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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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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] recalls he once heard of a [[dwarf]] [[maester]] who served on the Fingers.{{ref|ADWD|33}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|The Fingers are a lovely place, if you happen to be a stone.{{ref|ASOS|68}}}} - [[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]
  
 
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Revision as of 20:50, 15 September 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