Littlefinger

Littlefinger is the nickname of Petyr Baelish, a fictional nobleman and political schemer from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and its television adaptation, Game of Thrones. He hails from the smallest region in the realm, the Fingers, and rises to prominence through manipulation, espionage, and a cultivated network of informants.

Born into a minor noble house, Petyr Baelish was raised as a ward at Riverrun by House Tully, where he formed rivalries and alliances that shaped his ambitions. He is portrayed as having a longtime romantic interest in Catelyn Tully, which feeds a longstanding envy of Brandon Stark and fuels his willingness to exploit others to advance his position. The nickname Littlefinger derives from his origins in the Fingers.

Baelish builds influence by gathering and exploiting information, fabricating or altering loyalties, and using blackmail to bend people to his will. He plays a central role in the events surrounding Jon Arryn’s death, a catalyst for broader conflict, and subsequently serves on the Small Council in King’s Landing as Master of Coin, leveraging chaos to expand his power and secure his own future.

In the books, Littlefinger remains a dangerous and calculating figure whose ultimate fate is unresolved as of the latest published volumes. In the television series, he is killed by Arya Stark at Winterfell, with Sansa Stark having helped bring his schemes to light.

Littlefinger is widely regarded as one of Westeros’s most accomplished and dangerous manipulators, whose actions have a lasting impact on the political landscape of the realm.