AegonSnow Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Lord Baelish’s father was the smallest of small lords of a few rocky acres on the smallest of the Fingers. His father befriended Hoster Tully during their service in the War of the Ninepenny Kings, which led to Petyr being sent to be fostered at Riverrun with Lord Tully’s children.Lysa became pregnant with Petyr's child as a result of their encounter. When Hoster Tully discovered this, he forced Lysa to drink moon tea to abort the pregnancy and banished Petyr from Riverrun, as the Baelish family was too small and insignificant to wed into his house.Just before the events of the first book, Jon Arryn discovered that all of King Robert Baratheon's children were actually fathered by Jaime Lannister and planned to alert the king. Petyr manipulated Lysa to poison her husband, claiming that it was to prevent him from sending her young son Robert away to be fostered. Lysa, who was fiercely protective of her son, did his bidding. After Jon was killed, Petyr convinced Lysa to write a letter to her sister Catelyn stating that Lord Arryn had been poisoned and that the Queen was responsible.Revenge against House Tully:LysaHas Lysa kill off her husband, Jon ArrynCatelynPetyr says that he recognizes the dagger, claiming that it was once his but that he lost it in a wager to Tyrion Lannister.This lie - Petyr in truth lost the dagger to King Robert - indirectly triggered the War of the Five Kings via Catelyn's eventual arrest of Tyrion for the attackIt came to her suddenly that she had stood in this very spot before, on the day Lord Eddard Stark had lost his head. That was not supposed to happen. Joff was supposed to spare his life and send him to the Wall. Stark's eldest son would have followed him as Lord of Winterfell, but Sansa would have stayed at court, a hostage. Varys and Littlefinger had worked out the terms, and Ned Stark had swallowed his precious honor and confessed his treason to save his daughter's empty little head. I would have made Sansa a good marriage. A Lannister marriage. Not Joff, of course, but Lancel might have suited, or one of his younger brothers. Petyr Baelish had offered to wed the girl himself, she recalled, but of course that was impossible; he was much too lowborn. If Joff had only done as he was told, Winterfell would never have gone to war, and Father would have dealt with Robert' s brothers.-Cersei II, A Dance with DragonsBaelish then put it into Joffrey's head to execute Eddard Stark, instead of sparring him. Getting part of his revenge on the Tully's and beginning his revenge on the Lannisters.Keeps Jeyne Poole, and then hands the "fArya" to the Boltons.Could Baelish have been in contact with Balon Greyjoy and convinced him to spurn Robb's offer and attack the Starks?Rescues Sansa Stark to use as his pawn.The LannistersBaelish arranges the Purple Wedding, and to make it as if Tyrion Lannister was the person responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterz Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Except LF never loved Lysa, so why would he be so mad and vengeful when Hoster Tully got her to drink the moon tea?There's only answer to this. Back then, he was already ambitious trying to acquire power by putting a child on a Tully's belly and hence gaining a claim out of nowhere. Hoster's personality doesn't strike anyone as bad so I'm sure he only had this attitude towards Lysa because he also felt that LF was trying to gain his way through a claim to Riverrun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AegonSnow Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Except LF never loved Lysa, so why would he be so mad and vengeful when Hoster Tully got her to drink the moon tea?There's only answer to this. Back then, he was already ambitious trying to acquire power by putting a child on a Tully's belly and hence gaining a claim out of nowhere. Hoster's personality doesn't strike anyone as bad so I'm sure he only had this attitude towards Lysa because he also felt that LF was trying to gain his way through a claim to Riverrun.IT's not really a revenge against Lysa, but mainly House Tully in general.Holster Tully (and heirs) for spurning his love of Catelyn due to his "low birth"What if Littlefinger was the one that convinced Brandon Stark that Rhaegar ABDUCTED his sister Lyanna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mladen Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 There are couple of problems with OP:1. He was exiled of Riverrun because of duel with Brandon Stark, not Lysa`s pregnancy2. We suspect, but don`t know whether LF told Joffrey to kill Ned.3. I doubt LF had anything to do with Greyjoys.All in all, beside these mistakes, LF is evening for all the humiliation from the past, but his doom will be his `pawn` - Sansa.What if Littlefinger was the one that convinced Brandon Stark that Rhaegar ABDUCTED his sister Lyanna?Brandon wasn`t in Riverrun at the time, nor was LF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 LF's motives remain opaque. I think it's quite possible that his aim was to destroy each of Ned, Catelyn, Lysa, Jon Arryn, for the wrongs he thinks they all did to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 1. He was exiled of Riverrun because of duel with Brandon Stark, not Lysa`s pregnancyLysa claimed the opposite, though who knows whether she was right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mladen Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Lysa claimed the opposite, though who knows whether she was right...No, but wasn`t he thrown away after duel, not after Hoster found out about pregnancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Clearly, you just shouldn't cross me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Walrus Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Clearly, you just shouldn't cross me.I was wondering when you would show up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefingers In The Air Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I was wondering when you would show up... I may be nowhere near, but I'm never far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rishav Banka Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I know some of the grievous acts were results of LF's actions but it gets absurd when every fateful action/event is seen as being orchestrated by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I know some of the grievous acts were results of LF's actions but it gets absurd when every fateful action/event is seen as being orchestrated by him. I think your avatar has had his card marked by LF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AegonSnow Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 I know some of the grievous acts were results of LF's actions but it gets absurd when every fateful action/event is seen as being orchestrated by him.Just the acts that allow his revenge against the Tully/Lannister agenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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