House Lannister

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House name House Lannister of Casterly Rock

Coat of Arms	A golden lion on a field of crimson
Words	"Hear Me Roar!"
Seat	Casterly Rock
Current Lord	Queen Cersei Lannister
Region	the Westerlands
Title	Lord of Casterly Rock Shield of Lannisport Warden of the West
Heir	Ser Kevan Lannister
Overlord	House Baratheon of King's Landing
Cadet branch(s)	House Lannister of Lannisport
Ancestral weapon	Brightroar
Founder	Lann the Clever

House Lannister of Casterly Rock is the principal house of the Westerlands. Their principle seat is Casterly Rock. Their sigil is a golden lion on a field of crimson, and their words are "Hear Me Roar!"^[1] Their unofficial motto, just as well known, states, "A Lannister always pays his debts."^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 The Lannister House at the end of the third century 3 References in the books 3.1 Dunk & Egg 3.2 A Song of Ice and Fire 4 Sworn Houses 5 References and Notes

History

The Lannisters descend from Andal adventurers who married the daughters of the King of the Rock. The King himself descended from Lann the Clever, a legendary trickster from the Age of Heroes who tricked the Casterlys into giving him Casterly Rock.^[3] The Lannisters reigned as Kings of the Rock until the Targaryen conquest. The Lannisters surrendered and were allowed to remain the paramount lords of the westerlands.^[4]

During the Lordship of Tytos Lannister the House fell on hard times. Tytos' weakness allowed him to be bullied by his vassals. Eventually his son Tywin Lannister restored the house to it's former glory. The Lannisters are the richest family in the Seven Kingdoms, due in large part to the many gold mines under their control. House Lannister once possessed an ancestral Valyrian sword called Brightroar; but it has been lost.

During Robert's Rebellion, the Lannisters stayed neutral for the majority of the war. Only after the defeat of Rhaegar at the Trident did the Lannisters join Robert Baratheon agains the Targaryen dynasty and sacked King's Landing. There Jaime Lannister, a member of the Kingsguard, slew the last crowned Targaryen king.^[5]

The Lannister House at the end of the third century

The known Lannisters during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Lord {Tywin Lannister}, Warden of the West, Shield of Lannisport, Lord of Casterly Rock. Slain by his son.
  • Lady {Joanna Lannister}, his wife and cousin. Died in childbirth.
    • Queen Cersei Lannister, his daughter. The wife of Robert I. Lady of Casterly Rock.
    • Ser Jaime Lannister, his eldest son. Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
    • Tyrion Lannister, his second son and heir. Called the Imp. In exile.
• Lady Genna Lannister, his sister. Married to Lord Emmon Frey.
• Ser Kevan Lannister, his eldest brother. Married to Dorna Swyft
  • • Lord Lancel Lannister, Kevan's eldest son. Lord of Darry.
    • {Willem Lannister}, Kevan's second son. Slain at Riverrun. Twin to Martyn.
    • Martyn Lannister, Kevan's third son. Twin to Willem.
    • Janei Lannister, Kevan's daughter.
• Ser {Tygett Lannister}, his second brother. Married to Darlessa Marbrand.Died from a pox.
  • • Tyrek Lannister, Tygett's son. Missing.
• {Gerion Lannister}, his third brother. Missing and presumed dead.
  • • Joy Hill, Gerion's bastard daughter.
• Ser {Stafford Lannister}, brother to Joanna Lannister. Slain at the Battle of Oxcross.
  • • Cerenna Lannister, Stafford's daughter.
    • Myrielle Lannister, Stafford's daughter.
    • Ser Daven Lannister, Stafford's son.

{Tytos}

Tytos siblings

{Tywin}

{Joanna}*

Kevan

Dorna Swyft

{Tygett}

Darlessa Marbrand

{Gerion}

Genna

Emmon Frey

{Stafford}

{Joanna}*

{Robert I}

Cersei

Jaime

Tyrion

Lancel

Tyrek

Ermesande Hayford

Joy Hill

{Cleos Frey}

Jeyne Darry

Cerenna

{Joffrey I}

Myrcella Baratheon

Tommen I

{Willem}

Lyonel Frey

Tywin Frey

Myrielle

Martyn

{Tion Frey}

Willem Frey

Daven

Janei

"Red" Walder Frey

References in the books

Dunk & Egg

• The arms of House Lannister are spotted by Dunk among the heraldry present at the Ashford Tourney.
• Lord Damon Lannister and his heir Ser Tybolt Lannister participate in the tourney. Lord Damon was defeated in the first tilt by Lord Leo Longthorn while his son defeated his opponent to become a champion.
• Tybolt Lannister inherited the lordship from Lord Damon around the time of the Great Spring Sickness.
• Gerion Lannister was a suitor to Lady Rohanne Webber but much preferred to remain at Casterly Rock with his brother Lord Tybolt.
• House Lannister was building ships to fight Lord Dagon Greyjoy on the water.
• House Lannister remained loyal to the Targaryens during the Blackfyre Rebellion.
• Lord Damon Lannister was defeated by Ser Quentyn Ball during the Blackfyre Rebellion.

A Song of Ice and Fire

• Lord Tywin offered Tyrion to Houses Martell, Hightower, Royce, Florent and Tully. He was rejected by all.

Sworn Houses

• House Banefort of Banefort.
• House Brax of Hornvale. House Brax is one of the more powerful houses sworn to Casterly Rock. Lord Andros Brax had once made a visit to Hoster Tully in hopes of marrying his son to one of Hoster
• House Broom.
• House Clegane
• House Crakehall of Crakehall. Members are regarded as being uncommonly strong and robust, including the historical knight Ser Lyle Crakehall, called "Strongboar."
• House Estren of Wyndhall.
• House Farman of Fair Isle.
• House Kenning of Kayce.
• House Lefford of the Golden Tooth.
• House Lorch
• House Lydden of the Deep Den.
• House Marbrand of Ashemark. The current Lord of Ashemark is Damon Marbrand. His son and heir, Addam, is a capable commander and was made commander of the city guard in King
• House Payne. Ser Ilyn the headsman and Podrick, squire to Tyrion Lannister are from this house, though Podrick is from a lesser branch.
• House Reyne. Extinct house that rebelled against Tytos. Destroyed by Tywin Lannister and an inspiration for a famous song in Westeros, "The Rains of Castamere".
• House Prester of Feastfires.
• House Serrett
• House Spicer. House Spicer is seen as an upstart house. They descend from a spice merchant and a witch-woman famous in Lannisport for her potions.
• House Swyft of Cornfield.
• House Tarbeck. Extinct house that rebelled against Tytos. Destroyed by Tywin Lannister and an inspiration for a famous song in Westeros, "The Rains of Castamere".
• House Westerling of the Crag.

Houses from the Westerlands
Overlords:	Lannister
Noble houses:	Banefort | Bettley | Brax | Broom | Crakehall | Estren | Falwell | Farman | Ferren Foote | Jast | Kenning | Lefford | Lydden | Marbrand | Moreland | Myatt | Payne Peckledon | Plumm | Prester | Sarsfield | Serrett | Spicer | Stackspear | Turnberry Westerling | Yarwyck
Knightly Houses:	Clegane | Greenfield | Hetherspoon | Lorch | Ruttiger | Swyft | Vikary | Yew
Extinct houses:	Casterly | Parren | Reyne | Tarbeck

References and Notes

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