Roland I Arryn

King Roland I Arryn was the fourth King of Mountain and Vale of House Arryn. He is noted for ordering the construction of the Eyrie.
== History ==
Roland was the grandson of King Artys I Arryn, and fostered with an Andal king in the Riverlands during his youth. He travelled Westeros afetr becoming a knight, visiting Oldtown, Casterly Rock and the castles of the Riverlands, amongst other places. 
After returning to the Vale to don the Falcon Crown, he decided that the Gates of the Moon, the seat of his house, were ugly in comparison to the castles of other kings. He initially wanted o tear tghem down and rebuild them, but was reminded of their vulnerable position after an attack by the mountain clans. 
Legends say that his future wife Teora Hunter reminded him of how his ancestor, Artys, won the Battle of Seven Stars by attacking from high ground. This saw Roland begin the development of the Eyrie atop the Giant's Lance. He used marble sourced from Tarth over that from the Vale. 
Roland never saw the Eyrie be finished, as after a twenty-six year reign he was killed in a surprise attack by the Painted Dogs. They pulled him from his horse and crushed his head with a stone maul. 
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