He gives it to her under the weirwood at Winterfell (which becomes very significant), and we later see Arya use it as she spars with Brienne in the courtyard (even showing off a fancy hand-swapping trick – also significant later). Since Bran has no need for the dagger, he decides to give it to Arya – a trained assassin who can absolutely make use of a Valyrian steel close-quarters weapon. Passed on to Arya under the weirwood Bran giving Arya the dagger under the weirwood in season 7 (Photo: HBO) He’s the Three-Eyed Raven, and has no care for weapons. Littlefinger, though, doesn’t know that Bran isn’t really Bran anymore. He says it is fitting Bran should have the blade, given it was last used to try and kill him, and that he will do anything to serve and protect the heir to Winterfell. Later in season 7, with Littlefinger now a resident at Winterfell, he decides to give the dagger to Bran. We don’t know anything of this, but perhaps we’ll discover more of its backstory in the Game of Thrones prequels HBO is making? Littlefinger’s gift to Bran Littlefinger gives the dagger to Bran (Photo: HBO) The text beside it doesn’t say anything revealing about the dagger, but its appearance in this book suggests it has a long history before the show. The dagger disappears from significance after season 1, and the next time we really see it crop up again is in season 7, when a picture of it is visible in one of the books Sam is reading in the Citadel. Appearance in an old book A drawing of the dagger shows up in a book Sam is reading (Photo: HBO) Ned is locked up and ultimately executed, and Littlefinger keeps hold of the dagger. The next time we see it, Littlefinger is holding it to Ned’s throat, meaning he’s somehow pinched it, and used it to betray Ned. Crucially, we see it on his desk during a conversation he has with Littlefinger about King Robert, and how Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen are not his children, but Cersei and Jaime’s. Ned has possession of the dagger for a fair chunk of the first season, keeping it in his office in the Tower of the Hand. Ned Stark’s capture Littlefinger betrays Ned Stark (Photo: HBO) It leads to Catelyn taking Tyrion as her prisoner, a move which triggers the start of the War of the Five Kings. That was a lie – Littlefinger actually lost the bet to King Robert, which led to Joffrey getting hold of it and arranging the assassination attempt (this is made clear in the books, but less so in the show, where there is the possibility Littlefinger is behind the entire plot).īut Littlefinger has got what he wanted, planting the seeds for conflict between the Starks and Lannisters. One of the people she asks about it is her childhood friend, Littlefinger, who claims it used to be his, but he lost it in a bet to Tyrion Lannister. Littlefinger’s lies Catelyn with the knife after taking Tyrion prisoner (Photo: HBO)Ĭatelyn takes the dagger to King’s Landing to investigate further. The Starks immediately suspect the Lannisters. Ser Rodrik deduces that the Valyrian steel blade is “too fine” to belong to the assassin, and so must have been given to him by a wealthy family.
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