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|Title = The Griffin King |
|Title = The Griffin King |
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| + | |Season = [[Complete Guide to Westeros]], [[Histories & Lore]] |
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|Titles=[[Mountain King]] |
|Titles=[[Mountain King]] |
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|Status= [[:Category:Status: Dead|Deceased]] |
|Status= [[:Category:Status: Dead|Deceased]] |
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| + | |Allegiance = |Mentioned = "[[House Arryn (Complete Guide to Westeros)]]"<br>"[[The Vale (Histories & Lore)]]"|Death = Killed by [[Artys Arryn]] |
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| ⚫ | |Culture = [[First Men]]}}The '''Griffin King''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones (TV series)|Game of Thrones]]''. He is deceased when the series begins and has only appeared in the [[Complete Guide to Westeros]] and [[Histories & Lore]] featurettes. He was the last of the [[Mountain King]]s, a [[First Men]] dynasty that ruled the [[Vale]] since the coming of men to [[Westeros]]. He lived at the end of the [[Age of Heroes]] and the beginning of the [[Andal]] invasion of [[Westeros]]. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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| − | [[File:Artys_vs_griffin_king.jpg|thumb|Ser Artys Arryn (left) duels the Griffin King (right)]] |
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| ⚫ | [[File:Artys_vs_Griffin_King.jpg|thumb|left|Ser Artys Arryn (left) duels the Griffin King (right)]]According to legend, the Griffin King battled Ser [[Artys Arryn]], an Andal known as the Winged Knight, and was defeated. With the death of the Griffin King, the line of the Mountain Kings was extinguished.<ref>"[[House Arryn (Complete Guide to Westeros)]]"</ref><ref>"[[The Vale (Histories & Lore)]]"</ref> |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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| − | * [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Griffin_King The Griffin King at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Kings]] |
[[Category:Kings]] |
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[[Category:Legendary heroes]] |
[[Category:Legendary heroes]] |
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Revision as of 02:54, 4 August 2014
The Griffin King is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He is deceased when the series begins and has only appeared in the Complete Guide to Westeros and Histories & Lore featurettes. He was the last of the Mountain Kings, a First Men dynasty that ruled the Vale since the coming of men to Westeros. He lived at the end of the Age of Heroes and the beginning of the Andal invasion of Westeros.
Biography
Ser Artys Arryn (left) duels the Griffin King (right)
According to legend, the Griffin King battled Ser Artys Arryn, an Andal known as the Winged Knight, and was defeated. With the death of the Griffin King, the line of the Mountain Kings was extinguished.[1][2]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire books, the Griffin King dueled the Winged Knight atop a mountain known as the Giant's Lance.
See also
References
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