His father Tytos Lannister presided over a period of decline for the house. Tywin Lannister is the current head of the family. The gold of Casterly Rock and the Golden Tooth has made them the wealthiest of the Great Houses.
They have since served the Targaryens and now King Robert Baratheon as the Lords Paramount of the Westerlands and Wardens of the West. They were defeated by his dragons in a battle at the Field of Fire and lost 4,000 men. The last King of the Rock Loren Lannister and the last King of the Reach Mern Gardener joined forces and fielded 60,000 men against Aegon the Conqueror.
They used to rule the Westerlands as the Kings of the Rock before swearing allegiance to the Targaryen family. Through the female line, they boast of descent from Lann the Clever, the legendary trickster of the Age of Heroes who swindled Casterly Rock from its previous rulers. It overlooks the thriving city of Lannisport and sits atop the most productive gold mine in the Westerlands.įair-haired, tall and handsome, the Lannisters are the blood of Andal adventurers who carved out a mighty kingdom in the western hills and valleys. Their seat is Casterly Rock, a castle on a rocky promontory overlooking the Sunset Sea.
Their lands are in the far west of the continent. House Lannister is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. Lord Tywin is a key supporter of his reign in the War of the Four Kings. Their son Joffrey Baratheon has claimed the Iron Throne on the premise that he was actually fathered by the late King Robert Baratheon. The incestuous relationship of Cersei and Jaime has been concealed in a conspiracy.
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