The remainder of his life was spent in King’s Landing, with only brief trips elsewhere, always on business. Tywin was ostensibly opposed to the mercy offered Lord Eddard Stark, but he could do nothing about it the King’s word was ultimate.
It was by Rhaegar’s will that Tywin return to his position as Hand, and remembering the efficiency with which the Realm operated during Tywin’s tenure, Rhaegar’s first act as King was to name the Westerman his Hand. The Lannister's involvement was the final nail in the coffin of the rebellion that destroyed the men at both locations.įollowing the mysterious manner in which King Aerys II was found dead on his throne, Lord Tywin was one of many men suspected of involvement the real culprit was never found. Though the Lion’s troops had eventually joined the Crown, it was only after the Crown’s victory was a certainty realizing that continuing to rest on his haunches would result in detrimental treatment after the war’s end, the Lord Lannister raised his levies and met with the Crown’s forces at Fairmarket and at Storm's End. Members of the family tend to have golden hair and emerald green eyes.īy all accounts, King Aerys II was livid with his former Hand, Lord Tywin Lannister, and vice versa. The Lannisters reigned as Kings of the Rock until they fell to the Targaryen conquest, but were allowed to remain the liege lords of the Westerlands. The Warden of the West is a Lannister by tradition. Through the female line they boast of descent from Lann the Clever, the legendary trickster of the Age of Heroes who tricked the members of House Casterly into giving him Casterly Rock during the era of the First Men.
The Lannisters are the blood of Andal adventurers who carved out a mighty kingdom in the western hills and valleys. The current head of House Lannister is Lord Gerold Lannister. Their sigil is a golden lion on a field of crimson. Their house words are Hear Me Roar! However, their unofficial motto, equally well known, is A Lannister always pays his debts.
Their seat is Casterly Rock, though another branch exists that is based in nearby Lannisport, and further afield in Castamere. House Lannister of Casterly Rock is one of the Great Houses of Seven Kingdoms, and the principal house of the Westerlands. The Lannisters make enemies easily but have a harder time keeping friends.
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