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{{Quote|Except the Vale has been conquered, those vaunted mountains didn't stop the Andals who came by the eastern sea. The people of the Vale say that Ser Artys Arryn, the Andal general, flew on the back of a giant falcon and slew the Griffin King on top of the tallest mountain.|Petyr Baelish|The Vale}}
 
The '''Griffin King''' was the last of the [[Mountain King]]s, a [[First Men]] dynasty that ruled the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]] since the [[Dawn Age]] in [[Westeros]]. He lived at the end of the [[Age of Heroes]] and the beginning of the [[coming of the Andals]].
   
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==Biography==
[[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|The Winged Knight duels the Griffin King.]]
 
 
According to legend, the Griffin King battled the [[Winged Knight]], and was defeated. With the death of the Griffin King, the line of the Mountain Kings was extinguished.{{Ref|H&L122}}{{Ref|H&L316}}
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: House Arryn" featurette. 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]].
 
 
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>"The Complete Guide to Westeros: House Arryn" featurette, Season 1 Blu Ray boxset</ref>
 
   
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
 
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' books, the Griffin King is said to have dueled the Winged Knight atop a mountain known as the Giant's Lance. Like much of the old history Westeros, this story may be a product of myth and confusion.
   
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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.
 
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== See also ==
 
* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Griffin_King The Griffin King at A Wiki of Ice and Fire]
 
   
 
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 24 March 2024

"Except the Vale has been conquered, those vaunted mountains didn't stop the Andals who came by the eastern sea. The people of the Vale say that Ser Artys Arryn, the Andal general, flew on the back of a giant falcon and slew the Griffin King on top of the tallest mountain."
―Petyr Baelish[src]

The Griffin King was the last of the Mountain Kings, a First Men dynasty that ruled the Vale since the Dawn Age in Westeros. He lived at the end of the Age of Heroes and the beginning of the coming of the Andals.

Biography

Artys vs Griffin King

The Winged Knight duels the Griffin King.

According to legend, the Griffin King battled 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 is said to have dueled the Winged Knight atop a mountain known as the Giant's Lance. Like much of the old history Westeros, this story may be a product of myth and confusion.

Appearances

References

  1. Histories & Lore: Season 1, Short 22: "House Arryn" (2012).
  2. Histories & Lore: Season 3, Short 16: "The Vale" (2014).

Notes

  1. In "The Old Gods and the New," Catelyn Stark states that the Andals arrived in Westeros 6,000 years ago, placing their arrival circa 5700 BC.

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