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As the history stands at the end of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', it would seem that Jon Arryn did plan to send Robert Arryn to [[Dragonstone]] to protect him from his enemies, but [[Cersei Lannister]] found out and convinced King [[Robert Baratheon]] to interfere and send young Robert to [[Casterly Rock]] instead.  The main evidence is her conversation with Jaime in the First Keep.{{Ref|AGOT|8}}  It would seem that Jaime Lannister is unaware of the original Dragonstone plans.
 
As the history stands at the end of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', it would seem that Jon Arryn did plan to send Robert Arryn to [[Dragonstone]] to protect him from his enemies, but [[Cersei Lannister]] found out and convinced King [[Robert Baratheon]] to interfere and send young Robert to [[Casterly Rock]] instead.  The main evidence is her conversation with Jaime in the First Keep.{{Ref|AGOT|8}}  It would seem that Jaime Lannister is unaware of the original Dragonstone plans.
 
==Quotes by Robert==
 
{{Quote|Lord Robert. Six years old, sickly, and prone to weep if you take his dolls away. Jon Arryn's trueborn heir, by all the gods, yet there are some who say he is too weak to sit his father's seat.{{ref|agot|34}}}} – [[Brynden Tully]]
 
  
 
==Quotes about Robert==
 
==Quotes about Robert==

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Robert Arryn
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by Amok©

Aliases
  • Sweetrobin
  • True Warden of the East
Titles
Allegiance House Arryn
Culture The Vale
Born 292 AC
Books

Played by Lino Facioli
TV series Season 1

Robert Arryn, also known as Sweetrobin, is the only son of Jon Arryn and his wife, Lysa Tully. The new head of House Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie, and Defender of the Vale, he is named after King Robert Baratheon.[1]

In the television adaptation Game of Thrones Robert Arryn is named Robin Arryn. The character's name has been changed to Robin so as to prevent confusion with Robert Baratheon. He is played by Lino Facioli.

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Robert Arryn

Robert is a sickly, whiny, and spoilt child of six. He is small and pale with brown hair and big eyes. His hair later grows very long.

Robert is afflicted with a disease that causes frequent seizures. His maester bleeds him frequently and often administers a painkiller during his fits that, if used continuously, has an increasing level of toxicity. He is intellectually and physically stunted, and is not weaned from his mother's breast.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Robert became Lord of the Vale upon the death of his father, Lord Jon Arryn but not to his father's title of Warden of the East, as King Robert Baratheon grants it instead to Ser Jaime Lannister. Before his ascension, Lord Tywin Lannister offered to take him as his ward, something he had never offered to anyone else (Eddard Stark suspects Tywin made this offer in order to seize Robert Arryn as a hostage). Robert Baratheon planned on accepting the offer but Lysa Tully fled to the Vale of Arryn with her son to avoid this.[1]

His mother, Lady Lysa, rules the Vale as regent in his name, but makes no effort to school him in the governance of his realm. He presides over the trial of Tyrion Lannister for the attempted murder of Bran Stark. He is upset when Bronn defeats Ser Vardis Egen in Tyrion's trial by combat as he wanted to "make him fly" through the Moon Door.

A Storm of Swords

Robert uses his doll to destroy the snow castle replica of Winterfell made by his cousin, Sansa Stark, in her guise of Alayne Stone. When Sansa rips the doll, Robert has a fit and is taken away by Maester Colemon.[2] Lord Tywin Lannister restores the title of Warden of the East to House Arryn.

A Feast for Crows

Upon the death of Robert's mother, Petyr Baelish assumes the position of Lord Protector of the Vale, and claims the rule of the Vale and the guardianship of Lord Robert through his brief marriage to Lady Lysa. Several of the more prominent nobles of the Vale sign a declaration to oust Petyr from the Eyrie and assume the rearing and training of Robert Arryn, calling themselves the 'Lords Declarant.'[3][4] Robert has become even more emotional and unstable after his mother's death, and has become highly attached to Sansa, who has taken on a surrogate maternal role with regards to him.

At Lord Petyr's suggestion,[4] Maester Colemon has been using sweetsleep to treat his seizures, although he is also very worried about the potentially fatal side-effects of using it too often.[5]

Conflicting accounts about plans for fostering Robert Arryn

In the early books, various characters give conflicting accounts on whether Robert was meant to be fostered by Stannis Baratheon in Dragonstone or instead by House Lannister in Casterly Rock, suggesting some change of plans linked to his father's death.

  • Robert Baratheon wanted to give Robert Arryn to be fostered by Tywin Lannister at Casterly Rock. Lysa Arryn refused quite passionately and fled King's Landing hurriedly, going back to the Eyrie with her son.[1]
  • Cersei Lannister seems to believe that Jon Arryn also wanted Tywin Lannister to foster Robert, and states that Lysa Arryn fled to the Eyrie with her son.[6]
  • Brynden Tully the Blackfish believes that arrangements were made for Robert to be raised in Casterly Rock and makes no mention of Dragonstone.[8]
  • Maester Colemon agrees with the version that claims Dragonstone for Robert's fostering and insists that it is so, despite hearing a conflicting history from Lysa Arryn, by way of Catelyn.[9]
  • Lord Walder Frey, too, insists that Jon Arryn had made arrangements to raise Robert at Dragonstone and not Casterly Rock. [10] Catelyn Stark grows uneasy at having that statement reinforced once again, all the more so because Walder affirms that Lysa was well aware of those plans, albeit strongly opposed to them as well. [10] If Walder is saying the truth, then Lysa lied to her (and presumably to the Blackfish as well).
  • Grand Maester Pycelle informs Tyrion that Jon Arryn was sending his wife back to the Eyrie, and his son to be fostered on Dragonstone. [12]
  • Lady Lysa Arryn eventually admits to know both of Jon Arryn's desire to send Robert Arryn to Dragonstone and of Robert Baratheon's plans to send him to Casterly Rock; she seems to believe that the latter is motivated by a request from Cersei.[2]

As the history stands at the end of A Dance with Dragons, it would seem that Jon Arryn did plan to send Robert Arryn to Dragonstone to protect him from his enemies, but Cersei Lannister found out and convinced King Robert Baratheon to interfere and send young Robert to Casterly Rock instead. The main evidence is her conversation with Jaime in the First Keep.[6] It would seem that Jaime Lannister is unaware of the original Dragonstone plans.

Quotes about Robert

Lord Robert. Six years old, sickly, and prone to weep if you take his dolls away. Jon Arryn's trueborn heir, by all the gods, yet there are some who say he is too weak to sit his father's seat.[8]

Brynden Tully


Isn't he beautiful? And strong too, don't you believe the things you hear. Jon knew. "The seed is strong", he told me. His last words. He kept saying Robert's name, and he grabbed my arm so hard he left marks. "Tell them, the seed is strong." His seed. He wanted everyone to know what a good strong boy my baby was going to be.[8]

Lysa Tully


The boy is weak and sickly.[11]

Stannis Baratheon


Arryn won’t live long enough to breed.[13]

Jaime Lannister


When Robert dies. Our poor brave Sweetrobin is such a sickly boy, it is only a matter of time.[5]

Petyr Baelish, to Alayne Stone

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jasper
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rowena
Arryn
 
Jeyne
Royce
 
Jon
 
Lysa
Tully
 
 
 
Alys
 
Elys
Waynwood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ronnel
 
Lady
Belmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stillborn
daughter
 
2 stillborn
children
 
Robert
 
Daughter
 
Denys
Arryn
 
Daughter
 
6 daughters
 
Jasper
Waynwood
 
Elbert
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son
 
 
 
Harrold
Hardyng
 


References and Notes

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