Kingslayer

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“The Kingslayer...The false knight who profaned his blade with the blood of the king he had sworn to defend” - Ser Barristan Selmy - art by Magali Villeneuve. © Fantasy Flight Games

Kingslayer is another name for Ser Jaime Lannister. He earned the name when, as a member of the Kingsguard, he slew his king, Aerys II on the steps before the Iron Throne, the king he was supposed to be guarding.[1]

See also ; Kingslaying

Quotes

"Kingslayer," he pronounced carefully. "And such a king he was! To Aerys Targaryen... and to the sword that opened his throat. A golden sword, don't you know. Those are the Lannister colors, red and gold."

- Ser Jaime Lannister

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