Gerion Lannister

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Gerion, art by kethryn.

Alias Uncle Gery[1][2]
Allegiance House Lannister
Culture Westermen
Born In 255 AC[3]Casterly Rock[4]
Died In or after 291 AC[5]
Father Tytos Lannister[6]
Mother Jeyne Marbrand[6]
Lover Briony[6]
Issue Joy Hill[6]
Books

Gerion Lannister was a member of House Lannister, and was the youngest brother of Tywin Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock.

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Gerion Lannister

Gerion was the youngest and most reckless brother of Lord Tywin Lannister. He was said to be a man quick to laugh and had a gift for making others laugh.[1]

Tyrion and Jaime Lannister often refer to Gerion as their favorite uncle.[2][7]

History

Targaryen Era

Gerion was born at Casterly Rock[4] in 255 AC, the fifth child and fourth son of Tytos Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, and his wife, Lady Jeyne Marbrand. He was healthy, but his mother died within a month of his birth.[3] Though Tytos was greatly saddened by the death of his wife, he soon became enamored of Gerion's wet nurse and made her his first mistress.[3]

Like his brothers, Kevan and Tygett, Gerion was overshadowed by their older brother, Tywin. While Kevan built up a life at Tywin's side, and Tygett tried to be independent, Gerion mocked this "game" and made jokes.[8] Gerion's relationship with his eldest brother was notoriously stormy.[9] At sixteen, Gerion visited the Free Cities on his coming of age tour.[10]

Gerion once gifted Tyrion on his name day with the books Wonders and Wonders Made by Man by Lomas Longstrider, and often had Tyrion recite the sixteen wonders of the world.[10] Once when Tyrion was young, he begged his uncle for a dragon for his nameday present, which Gerion found hilarious.[11] Gerion also taught Tyrion some tumbling tricks when he was six or seven,[12] and would praise his skills.[13]

In 276 AC, Gerion participated in the tournament in honor of Viserys's birth at Lannisport, but he was unhorsed by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.[14][9]

Baratheon Era

Gerion by TheMico ©

Robert's Rebellion put an end to the rule of House Targaryen over Westeros and the young Lord of Storm's End, Robert Baratheon took the Iron Throne. In order to solidify his rule, Robert married Gerion's niece, Cersei Lannister. Gerion offered a gilded dagger with an ivory grip and a sapphire pommel as a wedding gift to the new king.[1]

In 288 AC, Gerion had a bastard daughter named Joy Hill,[15][7][16] whose mother was a common woman named Briony.[6]

Circa 291 AC,[5] Gerion went on a quest to find House Lannister's ancestral Valyrian steel greatsword, Brightroar, and any other treasures that might have survived the Doom of Valyria.[1][17] Almost a decade passed after his ship, the Laughing Lion, left Lannisport, but Gerion never returned. Lord Tywin sent men to look for his lost brother and they traced him as far as Volantis, where half his crew had deserted him because of his intent to sail into the Smoking Sea. He had been forced to buy slaves to replace them.[17]

Quotes

That shadow Tywin cast was long and black, and each of them had to struggle to find a little sun. Tygett tried to be his own man, but he could never match your father, and that just made him angrier as the years went by. Gerion made japes. Better to mock the game than to play and lose. But Kevan saw how things stood early on, so he made himself a place by your father's side.[8]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tytos
 
Jeyne
Marbrand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tywin
 
Joanna
Lannister
 
Kevan
 
Dorna
Swyft
 
Emmon
Frey
 
Genna
 
Tygett
 
Darlessa
Marbrand
 
Gerion
 
Briony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert
Baratheon
 
Cersei
 
Jaime
 
Tyrion
 
Sansa
Stark
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issue
 
 
 
 
 
Tyrek
 
Ermesande
Hayford
 
Joy
Hill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joffrey
Baratheon
 
Myrcella
Baratheon
 
Tommen
Baratheon
 
Amerei
Frey
 
Lancel
 
Willem
 
Martyn
 
Janei
 
 
 

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
  4. 4.0 4.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Gerion Lannister.
  5. 5.0 5.1 See the Gerion Lannister calculation.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Lannister Lineage.
  7. 7.0 7.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  8. 8.0 8.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
  9. 9.0 9.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  10. 10.0 10.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
  11. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.
  12. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 14, Tyrion IV.
  13. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 40, Tyrion IX.
  14. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 24, Cersei V.
  15. A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  16. See the Joy Hill calculation.
  17. 17.0 17.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 33, Tyrion VIII.