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| + | [[Image:The Fingers.png|thumb|right|200px|A map showing the location of the Fingers on the continent of Westeros.]] |
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| − | '''The Fingers''' is a region on the eastern coast of [[Westeros]], forming the coastline of much of the [[Vale of Arryn]]. The Fingers are a series of peninsulas, bays, inlets and headlands forming a broken coastline. |
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| + | {{Quote|From the east coast of the Vale, the Fingers reach out into the [[Narrow Sea]]...rocky peninsulas plagued by the wind and rain, and barren to all but the hardiest of weeds.|[[Petyr Baelish]]|House Baelish (Histories & Lore)}} |
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| + | '''The Fingers''' is a region on the east coast of the [[Vale of Arryn]], located along the shores of the [[Narrow Sea]]. It consists of five long, slender peninsulas extending into the sea, divided by bays, inlets and channels. [[House Baelish]] rules over the smallest of the Fingers.<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/locations/the-vale-of-arryn/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, The Vale of Arryn entry]</ref> |
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+ | [[Petyr Baelish]], who holds a keep in the smallest of the Fingers, is popularly called 'Littlefinger' for his small size during his childhood and the location of his family's lands. |
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| + | ==In the books== |
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| + | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Fingers are lonely, cold and windswept. The [[Andals]] landed on the Fingers during their invasion of [[Westeros]] and weathered stones bearing the symbol of the [[Faith of the Seven]] can be found dotted along the shore in some areas. |
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| + | House Baelish owns a small, unassuming tower on the smallest of the Fingers without name or [[maester]]. |
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| + | In "[[House Baelish (Histories & Lore)]]", Baelish says that the Fingers consist of four peninsulas, but the ''World of Ice and Fire'' sourcebook (2014) confirms that there are actually ''five'' fingers (the title "Lord of the Five Fingers" was used by the rulers of an Andal proto-kingdom). "Littlefinger" Baelish is from the smallest of these, the northernmost, nearest to the [[Three Sisters]] islands. The mistake is easy to make: the peninsula is so "little" that it isn't clear just by looking at a map if it is actually considered a "peninsula" or just a variation of the shape of the coastline. It also was never stated before the ''World'' book exactly how many peninsulas make up "the Fingers". |
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| + | ==See also== |
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| + | * {{AWOIAF}} (MAJOR spoilers from the books) |
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Revision as of 16:53, 23 July 2015
A map showing the location of the Fingers on the continent of Westeros.
- "From the east coast of the Vale, the Fingers reach out into the Narrow Sea...rocky peninsulas plagued by the wind and rain, and barren to all but the hardiest of weeds."
- ―Petyr Baelish
The Fingers is a region on the east coast of the Vale of Arryn, located along the shores of the Narrow Sea. It consists of five long, slender peninsulas extending into the sea, divided by bays, inlets and channels. House Baelish rules over the smallest of the Fingers.[1]
Petyr Baelish, who holds a keep in the smallest of the Fingers, is popularly called 'Littlefinger' for his small size during his childhood and the location of his family's lands.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Fingers are lonely, cold and windswept. The Andals landed on the Fingers during their invasion of Westeros and weathered stones bearing the symbol of the Faith of the Seven can be found dotted along the shore in some areas.
House Baelish owns a small, unassuming tower on the smallest of the Fingers without name or maester.
In "House Baelish (Histories & Lore)", Baelish says that the Fingers consist of four peninsulas, but the World of Ice and Fire sourcebook (2014) confirms that there are actually five fingers (the title "Lord of the Five Fingers" was used by the rulers of an Andal proto-kingdom). "Littlefinger" Baelish is from the smallest of these, the northernmost, nearest to the Three Sisters islands. The mistake is easy to make: the peninsula is so "little" that it isn't clear just by looking at a map if it is actually considered a "peninsula" or just a variation of the shape of the coastline. It also was never stated before the World book exactly how many peninsulas make up "the Fingers".
See also
Fingers on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
Template:The Vale