Jonos Arryn's rebellion
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| Date | 37 AC | ||||||||||||||||
| Place | The Eyrie | ||||||||||||||||
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Iron Throne victory Hubert Arryn elevated to Lord of the Eyrie and Warden of the East | ||||||||||||||||
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Jonos Arryn's rebellion was a revolt by Jonos Arryn against the Iron Throne in 37 AC.
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Background
The Vale of Arryn submitted to House Targaryen during Aegon's Conquest, thus losing their title of King of Mountain and Vale. The Targaryens allowed the boy king Ronnel Arryn to remain the ruler of the region henceforth as Lord of the Eyrie and Warden of the East.[1]
Rebellion
Upon the death of Aegon the Conqueror, people all over Westeros sensed weakness in the new king, Aenys I Targaryen. The new king's reign was troubled by Harren the Red's rebellion in the riverlands, Lodos the Twice-Drowned's revolt in the Iron islands, and the Second Dornish War.[2]
Amid the other tumult, Ronnel's younger brother, Jonos Arryn, began a rebellion atop the Giant's Lance. With the aid of the Eyrie's garrison, Jonos deposed and imprisoned Ronnel in the sky cells and declared himself King of Mountain and Vale. King Aenys's initial reaction was to send his Hand of the King, Lord Alyn Stokeworth, with a fleet and an army to end the rebellion in the Vale. Worried that King's Landing would be left undefended in Alyn's absence, however, Aenys halted the fleet before it set sail and instead sent Alyn with a smaller force to to deal with Harren the Red. Aenys wanted to call a great council to deliberate on how to deal with the various rebellions.
Acting without Aenys's countenance, Lord Allard Royce and twoscore bannermen loyal to Lord Arryn began to lay siege to the Eyrie and demanded that Jonos released Ronnel from his cell. In response, Jonos flung his brother to his death through the Moon Door, earning himself the nickname of Jonos the Kinslayer.[2]
The situation remained a stalemate until the arrival of Prince Maegor Targaryen, Aenys's younger brother, atop Balerion. At the sight of the fearsome dragon, the garrison betrayed Jonos, sent him to Allard through the Moon Door, and surrendered the castle. Maegor was not merciful towards the repentant garrison and ordered they all be hanged.[2]
Aftermath
Hubert Arryn, a cousin of Ronnel and Jonos, was installed as the new Lord of the Eyrie and Warden of the East. Lord Allard approved of this choice as Hubert had married a Royce of Runestone and had already six sons by her. For his efforts to put down the rebellion, Lord Royce was rewarded with gold, titles, and honors by King Aenys.[2]
References
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Aegon's Conquest.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
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