Ronnel Arryn (king)

Lord Ronnel Arryn was the last King of Mountain and Vale, reigning up until the War of Conquest by Aegon I Targaryen. He was only a boy at the time, so the Vale was governed by his mother, Queen Regent Sharra Arryn.
== History ==
=== The War of Conquest ===
After Aegon made his intentions for invasion of Westeros clear, Sharra sent a portrait of herself to him, and offered her hand in marriage, provided that Aegon make Ronnel his heir. This offer was refused. 
The Arryns scored a victory against Aegon, deafeating the Targaryen force in the seas near Gulltown, although the Arryn fleet was destroyed by Visenya Targaryen. The Sistermen then launched a revolt against the rule of House Arryn. 
The army of the Vale was amassed at the Bloody Gate as the rest of the Kingdoms fell to Aegon. Visenya, however, flew Vhagar, her dragon, straight to the Eyrie. When Sharra returned, she found Ronnel seated on Visenya's lap, asking for a ride on the dragon. She subsequently bent the knee, and the Arryns were named the Defenders of the Vale and Wardens of the East.
=== Targaryen Era ===
Ronnel became nicknamed The King Who Flew, as a reference to his ride on the back of Vhagar, and served as Defender of the Vale throughout the rule of Aegon I. He was wed to a daughter of Lord Torrhen Stark, in a marriage arranged by Queen Rhaenys Targaryen. Upon the ascension of Aenys I Targaryen, however, rebellions broke out across Westeros, including in the Vale, where Ronnel's brother, Jonos Arryn, rose up and imprisoned Ronnel. 
House Royce of Runestone stayed loyal to Ronnel, and gathered a force with the intention of sweeping away Jonos. lord Allard Royce subsequently had Jonos penned in, inside the Eyrie. Jonos had Ronnel executed by having him thrown through the Moon Door, earning him the title of kinslayer, and adding a dark twist on Ronnel's nickname. Jonos was subsequently betrayed by his men and shared Ronnel's fate after the arrival of Prince Maegor Targaryen. House Arryn carried on through Ronnel's cousin, Hubert Arryn.
Category:Characters
Category:Deceased Characters
Category:Historical characters
Category:Characters from the Vale
Category:Vale Lords
Category:Kings
Category:King of the Mountains and Vale
Category:House Arryn