Who originally owned the Valyrian steel dagger used against Bran?
Game of Thrones
Updated Aug 30, 2026
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Contains spoilers: Major spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7 and A
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It depends on the continuity: in Game of Thrones, Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger) is presented as the person who supplied the dagger for the attempt on Bran; in the novels, the dagger belonged to King Robert Baratheon; and House of the Dragon identifies Aegon I Targaryen as its earliest named owner.
## Game of Thrones TV series
Littlefinger is the relevant owner/controller before the assassination attempt. He falsely told Catelyn Stark that Tyrion Lannister had won the dagger from him. In the Season 7 confrontation, Sansa Stark identifies that claim as a lie and accuses Littlefinger of giving the weapon to Bran's would-be killer.
## House of the Dragon backstory
King Viserys I says the dagger once belonged to Aegon the Conqueror and was handed down through Targaryen kings. Therefore, Aegon I is the earliest specifically named owner in HBO's expanded TV continuity—not confirmed as the literal first owner after the blade was forged.
## A Song of Ice and Fire novels
The dagger belonged to Robert Baratheon. Joffrey Baratheon took Robert's dagger and gave it to the catspaw sent to kill Bran, apparently hoping to win Robert's approval. Littlefinger then exploited the attack by falsely blaming Tyrion.
Littlefinger is the relevant owner/controller before the assassination attempt. He falsely told Catelyn Stark that Tyrion Lannister had won the dagger from him. In the Season 7 confrontation, Sansa Stark identifies that claim as a lie and accuses Littlefinger of giving the weapon to Bran's would-be killer.
## House of the Dragon backstory
King Viserys I says the dagger once belonged to Aegon the Conqueror and was handed down through Targaryen kings. Therefore, Aegon I is the earliest specifically named owner in HBO's expanded TV continuity—not confirmed as the literal first owner after the blade was forged.
## A Song of Ice and Fire novels
The dagger belonged to Robert Baratheon. Joffrey Baratheon took Robert's dagger and gave it to the catspaw sent to kill Bran, apparently hoping to win Robert's approval. Littlefinger then exploited the attack by falsely blaming Tyrion.