44 Facts About Petyr Baelish

Petyr Baelish is a childhood friend of Catelyn Stark, having grown up with her and her two siblings at Riverrun.

Petyr Baelish subsequently appeared in Martin's books A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows.

Petyr Baelish is set to appear in the forthcoming novel The Winds of Winter.

Originally hailing from a minor family with little wealth or influence, Baelish used manipulation, bribery, and the connections he secured at Riverrun to gain power and prestige in King's Landing.

Lord Petyr Baelish is portrayed as a person of favors.

Petyr Baelish descends from a Braavosi sellsword who served House Corbray.

Petyr Baelish's father befriended Lord Hoster Tully during the War of the Ninepenny Kings, and Tully took the young Petyr as a ward.

Petyr Baelish grew up at House Tully's castle Riverrun with Hoster's daughters Catelyn and Lysa, and son Edmure; Edmure nicknamed Petyr Baelish "Littlefinger" in reference to his short stature and his family's lands on the smallest of the peninsulas called the Fingers.

Petyr Baelish was a sly, mischievous child with the ability to always look contrite after his mischief.

Petyr Baelish became infatuated with Catelyn and claims to have lost his virginity to her while drunk; in reality, he lost it to Lysa, who was obsessed with him.

When Catelyn was betrothed to Brandon Stark, Petyr Baelish brazenly challenged him to a duel for her hand in marriage but lost easily to Brandon.

Petyr Baelish's patronage saw Baelish appointed as customs officer at Gulltown, a position he excelled at.

However, in the show it is implied that both of Baelish's parents died when Petyr was much younger.

Petyr Baelish is a small man, shorter than Catelyn Stark.

Petyr Baelish is slender and quick, with sharp features and laughing green eyes.

Petyr Baelish has a pointed chin beard and threads of silver in his hair.

Petyr Baelish often wears a silver mockingbird to fasten his cloak.

Petyr Baelish clearly enjoys the intrigues of court life at King's Landing.

Petyr Baelish is dangerously intelligent, utterly Machiavellian, and cunning enough to hide his machinations.

Since Petyr Baelish is not a POV character his motivations are somewhat of a mystery.

Petyr Baelish helps Eddard expose the secret parentage of the royal children, but advises him to abet Joffrey's rise to power in order to consolidate their own.

When Joffrey is convinced to marry Renly's widow, Margaery Tyrell, in A Storm of Swords, Petyr Baelish is named Lord of Harrenhal and Lord Paramount of the Trident in place of Edmure Tully.

Petyr Baelish is given charge to marry Lysa Arryn and bring the Vale under the control of the Lannisters; before departing he reveals Olenna Tyrell's plan to marry Sansa Stark to Willas Tyrell, leading to Sansa's forced marriage to Tyrion.

When Joffrey is poisoned at his wedding feast, Petyr Baelish has Sansa whisked away from King's Landing in the confusion and takes her to his holdings on The Fingers, disguised as his illegitimate daughter.

Lysa arrives at Petyr Baelish's keep and promptly marries him at Lysa's insistence, although Petyr Baelish would have preferred a court wedding.

Petyr Baelish later reveals to Sansa that he plans to either eliminate the lords or win them to his side, and to help Sansa regain the North.

Petyr Baelish tells her that he has arranged for her to marry Robert Arryn's cousin and heir, Harrold Hardyng, and that on Robert's death she will reveal herself and use the Knights of the Vale to recover the North.

Petyr Baelish is set to appear in the sixth volume, still in the Vale with Sansa and Robert Arryn.

Petyr Baelish will hold a tournament, the winners of which will be inducted into the Brotherhood of Winged Nights, an order similar to the Kingsguard that will protect young Robert Arryn.

Petyr Baelish's storyline remains much the same as in the books for the first few seasons of the television series, with only minor details changed.

Petyr Baelish, in turn, gives this information to Tywin Lannister, who has Sansa wed Tyrion instead.

Petyr Baelish maintains that Lysa committed suicide, and Sansa corroborates this assertion.

Petyr Baelish decides to take Robin Arryn on a tour of his domain, with Sansa accompanying them.

Petyr Baelish reassures Cersei of the Vale's allegiance to the Lannisters and tells her of Sansa's marriage to Ramsay, neglecting to reveal his role in arranging the marriage.

Cersei is outraged, and Petyr Baelish offers to use the Vale's forces to defeat whoever is left of the Bolton and Baratheon armies following the battle, revealing that his true plan all along was to be named Warden of the North, a request Cersei grants.

Petyr Baelish later meets Sansa in Mole's Town, insisting that he was unaware of Ramsay's cruelty.

Petyr Baelish offers the support of the knights of the Vale in retaking Winterfell and mentions that Sansa's great-uncle Brynden "Blackfish" Tully has seized Riverrun from the Freys.

Sansa refuses Petyr Baelish's offer and declares that she never wants to see him again.

However, after Sansa and Jon Snow are unable to gather enough men to match the Boltons, Sansa sends a raven to Petyr Baelish asking for his aid.

Petyr Baelish leads the men on Winterfell, and they arrive in time to destroy the unsuspecting Bolton army before they can slaughter the Starks.

Petyr Baelish is present when the Northmen and Valemen declare Jon King in the North, but instead of cheering for Jon, he looks at Sansa.

Petyr Baelish continues his manipulation of Sansa, seemingly convincing her that Arya intends to murder her and take her role as Lady of Winterfell.

However, she reveals that Petyr Baelish is actually the one on trial.

Petyr Baelish then realizes that the trial is merely a show and that he is going to die.