Tywin Lannister
Lord of Casterly Rock and the most powerful man in the realm. Killed by his son Tyrion.
- House
- House Lannister
- Title
- Lord of Casterly Rock, Hand of the King
- Lived
- 242 AC – 300 AC
- Appearance
- gold hair, green eyes, old
Drowned the Reynes of Castamere, served Aerys as Hand for twenty years, sacked King's Landing for Robert. Won the War of the Five Kings by letter – the Red Wedding – and died on the privy, shot by his son Tyrion with a crossbow.
Family
- Parents
- Tytos Lannister, Jeyne Marbrand
- Married
- Joanna Lannister
- Children
- Jaime Lannister, Cersei Lannister, Tyrion Lannister
Seats and titles
- Harrenhal – War of the Five Kings (298–300 AC): Tywin, Roose Bolton, Vargo Hoat, Gregor Clegane in turn
- Casterly Rock – Robert's Rebellion (282–284 AC): Tywin Lannister
- Casterly Rock – War of the Five Kings (298–300 AC): Tywin Lannister
- King's Landing – War of the Five Kings (298–300 AC): Joffrey I – Baratheon in name, Lannister in blood
Events
Sack of King's Landing · King's Landing, 283 AC
Tywin enters the city by treachery. Jaime kills Aerys, who wanted to burn the city. Gregor Clegane murders Elia and her children.
Battle of the Blackwater · King's Landing, 299 AC
Stannis's fleet burns in the wildfire prepared by Tyrion; the arrival of Tywin and the Tyrells decides the battle.
Tywin's death · King's Landing, 300 AC
Freed by Jaime, Tyrion shoots his father with a crossbow in the privy and flees across the narrow sea.
Campaigns
- Robert's Rebellion (282–283 AC) – follow the campaign step by step on the animated map.
- The War of the Five Kings (298–300 AC) – follow the campaign step by step on the animated map.