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 Benedar Belmore by Amuelia | ||||
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| Title | Lord of Strongsong[1] | |||
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| Culture | Valemen | |||
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Benedar Belmore is the Lord of Strongsong and the head of House Belmore.[1]
Appearance and Character
Benedar is a fat man with a pear belly and rounded shoulders.[1] An unkempt reddish-grey beard grows from his multiple chins.[1]
Petyr Baelish believes Lord Belmore to be corrupt.[1]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
The Belmores support Lord Yohn Royce in pressuring Lady Lysa Arryn to enter the War of the Five Kings.[2]
A Feast for Crows
Lord Benedar is among the powerful Vale lords to sign the document of the Lords Declarant, which demands the handover of Lord Robert Arryn and the dismissal of his councilors. He is the first of the Lords Declarant to arrive at the Gates of the Moon and begin the blockade, preventing fresh food from going up to the Eyrie.[1]
When the Lords Declarant travel to the Eyrie, Benedar cannot climb the last stage to the castle and has to be drawn up in the basket. During the parley with Lord Petyr Baelish, Benedar is distrustful of the Lord Protector of the Vale and wants the young Lord Robert to leave the Eyrie.[1]
Benedar reconciles with Petyr and is a surprise guest at the wedding of Lord Lyonel Corbray in Gulltown.[3]
The Winds of Winter
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Benedar and Lord Gerold Grafton tour the granaries of Lord Nestor Royce at the Gates of the Moon. While there, they discuss selling their reserves of food. Benedar believes the current prices are fair, but Petyr wants to wait for the demand to go higher. When Alayne Stone arrives and informs them that the Waynwoods have arrived with Ser Harrold Hardyng, Benedar is stunned to hear that Lord Yohn Royce allowed Harrold to come to the tourney.[4]
Quotes by Benedar
Petyr: How does not matter, so long as no food leaves the Vale.
Benedar: These prices, though, these prices are more than fair.
Petyr: You say more than fair, my lord. I say less than we would wish. Wait. If need be, buy the food yourself and keep it stored. Winter is coming. Prices must go higher.[5]—Petyr Baelish and Benedar
Quotes about Benedar
Six silver bells on purple, that was Belmore, pear-bellied and round of shoulder. His beard was a ginger-grey horror sprouting from a multiplicity of chins.[1]
—thoughts of Alayne Stone
Belmore is corrupt and can be bought.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
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