Vale of Arryn

### Castles

Bloody Gate House Mooton of Maidenpool is one of the Noble Houses situated in the Riverlands of Westeros. Maidenpool is their seat of rule and is a one of the main ports for trades within the Bay of Crabs Heart's Home House Mooton of Maidenpool is one of the Noble Houses situated in the Riverlands of Westeros. Maidenpool is their seat of rule and is a one of the main ports for trades within the Bay of Crabs Ironoaks House Mooton of Maidenpool is one of the Noble Houses situated in the Riverlands of Westeros. Maidenpool is their seat of rule and is a one of the main ports for trades within the Bay of Crabs Longbow Hall House Mooton of Maidenpool is one of the Noble Houses situated in the Riverlands of Westeros. Maidenpool is their seat of rule and is a one of the main ports for trades within the Bay of Crabs Redfort House Mooton of Maidenpool is one of the Noble Houses situated in the Riverlands of Westeros. Maidenpool is their seat of rule and is a one of the main ports for trades within the Bay of Crabs Runestone

### Towns

Sisterton House Mooton of Maidenpool is one of the Noble Houses situated in the Riverlands of Westeros. Maidenpool is their seat of rule and is a one of the main ports for trades within the Bay of Crabs Wickenden

### Founded

By Artys Arryn

The **Vale of Arryn**, the **Vale**, or the **Kingdom of Mountain and Vale**, is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. It was formerly a sovereign nation ruled by the Kings of Mountain and Vale before Aegon's Conquest. The Mountains of the Moon surround the smaller Vale proper, although the valley's name is often applied to all of House Arryn's realm.

The Vale is ruled by the Arryns from the castle known as the Eyrie. Notable houses of this region include Baelish, Belmore, Corbray, Egen, Grafton, Hersy, Hunter, Melcolm, Redfort, Royce, Templeton, and Waynwood. Bastards of noble origin raised in the Vale are given the surname Stone.

## Geography

The borders of the Vale are held to be the Bite to the north, the Bay of Crabs to the south, the Mountains of the Moon and then the riverlands to the west, and the narrow sea to the east. The Vale consists of various regions: the Vale of Arryn itself; the Mountains of the Moon; the snakewood; the Fingers; and the islands of the Three Sisters, the Paps, and Pebble.
The Vale is located on the eastern shore of Westeros, a land of fertile soil, rivers, and lakes, protected by its largely impassable Mountains of the Moon. The Vale tends to be slightly isolated from the rest of Westeros. Its harsh winters make travel only possible through the mountains during warmer years, and rebellious mountain clans make travel even more dangerous. The Vale can be reached through the high road, which connects the Vale and the riverlands, and is protected by the Bloody Gate.

The mountainous border of the Vale of Arryn proper appears to include the Bloody Gate in the west and the Eyrie and Longbow Hall to the north. The fertile lands within the valley include Ironoaks, Old Anchor, Redfort, and a peninsula containing the city of Gulltown and Runestone. The town of Wickenden is located along the Bay of Crabs, in the mountains south of the valley. Castles north of the Vale proper in the valleys of the Mountains of the Moon and the snakewood forest include Coldwater, Heart's Home, Snakewood, and Strongsong.