![]() Īrya exploring in the vaults under King's Landing. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi water dancer style with Needle. Eddard realizes that she must be trained if she is entertaining ideas about swordsmanship, and hires Syrio Forel, a celebrated Braavosi swordsman, under whom Arya begins her training. Questioned how Arya gained possession of the sword, she refuses to give up Jon's name as the gift giver. While in King's Landing, after Arya fights with Sansa, their father discovers Needle. From this moment, Arya harbors enmity for the Hound. Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," Sandor Clegane. Queen Cersei Lannister is not satisfied with this, however, and orders Sansa's direwolf, Lady, to be killed in Nymeria's place. Arya is brought to Darry before King Robert I Baratheon, who counsels Eddard to discipline Arya. Knowing that Joffrey will likely want retribution, Jory Cassel helps Arya chase the direwolf away when he finds them. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments, and Nymeria helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. While walking near the ruby ford, Prince Joffrey Baratheon and Sansa happen upon Arya and Mycah "battling" in the woods. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named Mycah, and they often play at swords. He tells her she will need to practice, but that the first lesson is to "stick 'em with the pointy end". Before she leaves, Arya's half-brother Jon gives her a sword called Needle, after her least favorite ladylike activity, as a parting gift. Īrya and her sister, Sansa, travel with their father, Lord Eddard, to King's Landing when he is made Hand of the King. When her brothers Robb and Jon find six direwolf pups, Arya adopts one of them, whom she names Nymeria, in reference to the Rhoynish warrior-queen of the same name. Recent Events A Game of ThronesĪrya Stark and Nymeria - by artist Veronica V. Lord Eddard often eats in the same hall as his staff, and always keeps a seat next to him reserved, inviting a different servant or advisor to dine with him each night. While Sansa and Bran were frightened, Arya instead punched her half brother. Jon Snow, having covered himself with flour to appear as a ghost, once tried to scare his younger siblings in the crypt of Winterfell. The House Stark guards call her "Arya Underfoot". Arya was also taught to ride a horse, but due to being called "Arya Horseface" by Jeyne Poole because of her long face, she could not enjoy the fact that riding horses was one of the few things she was better at than her older sister. Arya has been tutored by Septa Mordane in the womanly arts (including needlework), and received lessons from Maester Luwin as well. Īrya has spent her entire life at Winterfell, though she did accompany her father on two occasions to White Harbor. She also has an older bastard half-brother, Jon Snow. Arya has an older sister, Sansa, an older brother, Robb, and two younger brothers, Bran and Rickon. Historyīorn in 289 AC at Winterfell, Arya is the youngest daughter and third child of Lord Eddard Stark, the head of House Stark and Warden of the North, and Lady Catelyn Tully. She knows at least a bit of High Valyrian. She received a noble's education from Maester Luwin at Winterfell and is said to excel at mathematics, household management, and horseback riding. Īrya is left-handed, quick, and dexterous. She is said to take after the fiery Lyanna in temperament. Arya is particularly close to her half brother, Jon Snow, who encourages her martial pursuits. Arya wants to learn how to fight with a sword, to the horror of Sansa, who enjoys the more traditional pursuits of a noblewoman. Īrya is a spirited girl interested in fighting and exploration, unlike her older sister, Sansa. Eddard says Arya looks like her beautiful late aunt, Lyanna Stark and when Bran Stark sees a vision of a girl who could be Lyanna, he describes her as looking like Arya. However, other characters like Ravella Smallwood and the kindly man describe her as pretty. She is bullied over her looks by her sister and the other girls at Winterfell who call her "Arya Horseface", and is often mistaken for a boy. Nine years old at the start of A Game of Thrones, Arya's appearance is more Stark than Tully, with a long face, grey eyes, and brown hair. ![]()
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