Through the female line the Lannisters 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. Later marrying Andals, the Lannisters reigned as Kings of the Rock until the Targaryen conquest, when they were defeated at the Field of Fire. King Loren I Lannister's surrender to Aegon the Conqueror allowed the Lannisters to remain the liege lords of the westerlands.
Their sigil is a golden lion on a field of crimson.
I know it's not +18 content, but I was wondering:
During the time where Tywin was taking over at the king's hand and beginning to understand that King's Landing is different than Castterly Rock (where pretty much everyone knew each other), he meets Reader who is the mad king's younger sister. Luckily for her, she is not married to Aerys II. She guides him through the politics of Kings Landing, where Tywin begins to see her as an ally knowing that she is not stupid, moral and seeks the welfare of the kingdom. Then, the madness of Aerys begins to show, the idea of taking the crown from him is born in the mind of reader and Tywin. After learning that Jaime/Cersei are products of Aerys II's abuse of Joanna and that the king's madness has led him to practice blood magic on the pregnant Rhaella. Upon learning of all this, it is the turning point to oppose Aerys as king.
Reader and Tywin join plans where they kill Aerys. Not knowing that after giving birth to Rhaegar, Rhaella spawns (with a similar process to Daenerys) three dragon eggs where dragons hatch.
Reader hints at him marrying her and Rhaella, similar to Aegon the Conqueror, Tywin takes an interest in the Lannister legacy after all. So he agrees, and takes Rhaella, Joanna, and Reader as his wives with a vision of Lannister rebirth.
I need my golden crown of sorrow, my bloody sword to swing
My empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology
I am no mother, I am no bride, I am King — KING, Florence + the Machine
When we were little, Jaime and I were so much alike that even our lord father could not tell us apart. Sometimes as a lark we would dress in each other's clothes and spend a whole day each as the other. Yet even so, when Jaime was given his first sword, there was none for me. 'What do I get?' I remember asking.
“‘The Seasons of My Love.’ Sweet and sad, if you understand the words. The first girl I ever bedded used to sing it, and I've never been able to put it out of my head.” Tyrion gazed up at the sky.
"To Renly!" she replied, laughing. "May they battle long and hard, and the Others take them both!"
Is this the Cersei that Jaime sees? When she smiled, you saw how beautiful she was, truly. I loved a maid as fair as summer, with sunlight in her hair. He almost felt sorry for poisoning her.
Tyrion reclined on an elbow while Sansa sat staring at her hands. She is just as comely as the Tyrell girl. Her hair was a rich autumn auburn, her eyes a deep Tully blue. Grief had given her a haunted, vulnerable look; if anything, it had only made her more beautiful. He wanted to reach her, to break through the armor of her courtesy.
A half-moon silvered the leaves of the fruit trees and shone on the surface of the stone bathing pond. Tyrion seated himself beside the water. Somewhere off to his right a cricket was chirping, a curiously homey sound. It is peaceful here, he thought, but for how long?
Shae stood in the door behind him, dressed in the silvery robe he'd given her. I loved a maid as white as winter, with moonglow in her hair.
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Behind the Black Wall, lords of ancient blood sleep poorly, listening as their kitchen slaves sharpen their long knives. Slaves grow our food, clean our streets, teach our young. They guard our walls, row our galleys, fight our battles. And now when they look east, they see this young queen shining from afar, this breaker of chains. The Old Blood cannot suffer that.
But if it weren’t for my children, I’d have thrown myself from the highest window in the Red Keep. They’re the reason I’m alive. Even Joffrey? Even Joffrey.