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Kingship

2014-05-25T15:55:43Z

Rikard Stark: /* King of Dorne */

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| image_caption = [[Robert Baratheon]]'s coronation
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'''Kingship''' is the position and power of a king. There have been many kings in the [[Known World]]. In [[Westeros]] Kings inherit the title when they are the next male in line. Each of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] had a king once, though [[Dorne]] started using the title "Prince" after King Mors Martell married Queen Nymeria, and the new rulers chose to abandon the Andal customs in favor of those of the Rhoynar.
It is stated that [[Ghiscar]] had a king once, but the custom was not renewed until [[Daenerys Targaryen]] conquered [[Slaver's Bay]]. It is not known if the cities of the east have kings or not. In the [[Free Cities]] the ruler is elected in democracy, in [[Braavos]] there are Sealords.

Recently, a new Corsair King has risen in the [[Basilisk Isles]], and a new Pirate King has risen on The [[Stepstones]].

==Westeros==
===King of Westeros===
The first King of Westeros was [[Aegon I Targaryen]], who conquered six out of seven kingdoms and was annointed in Oldtown. For almost 300 years [[House Targaryen]] reigned over Westeros until they were brought down in the [[Robert's Rebellion|War of The Usurper]], starting the Baratheon Dynasty.

===King in The North===
''Main article, [[King in the North]]''

In {{Date|299}}, for the first time in almost 300 years, [[The North]] declared independence and named a King in the North, [[Robb Stark]]. He ruled close to a year, until his death at his uncle's [[The Red Wedding|wedding]]

===Iron King===
''Main article, [[King of the Iron Islands]]''

'''The Iron King''', also known as the '''High King''', '''King of the Iron Islands''' and '''King of the Isles''', is the historic title given to the ruler of the Iron Islands. Using the [[Old Way]] the king is selected in a [[Kingsmoot]], at the height of the Iron Kings rule they held the [[Riverlands]], the [[Arbor]], [[Bear Island]] and much of the western shore. Traditionally the King is crowned upon [[Nagga's Hill]] on [[Old Wyk]], by the High Preist of the [[Drowned God]] with a driftwood crown. Recently King [[Euron Greyjoy]] took up the crown in a kingsmoot, declared after the death of [[Balon Greyjoy]].

===King of the Mountain and Vale===
''Main article, [[King of Mountain and Vale]]

The '''King of the Mountain and Vale''' was the title held by the rulers of the [[Vale]], until the [[Targaryen]]s arrived. The King of the Mountain and Vale is crowned with the Falcon Crown, held by the first men ruler the [[Griffin King]], until it was taken by the [[Andal]] invaders and passed down from [[Arryn]] to Arryn.

===King of the Riverlands===

===King of the Reach===

===Storm King===

===Night's King===

===King of the Rock===

===Prince of Dorne===

===King beyond the Wall===

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Kingship

2014-04-28T18:42:15Z

Rikard Stark: /* Westeros */

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'''Kingship''' is the position and power of a king. There have been many kings in the [[Known World]]. In [[Westeros]] Kings inherit the title when they are the next male in line. Each of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] had a king once, though [[Dorne]] started using the title "Prince" after King Mors Martell married Queen Nymeria, and the new rulers chose to abandon the Andal customs in favor of those of the Rhoynar.
It is stated that [[Ghiscar]] had a king once, but the custom was not renewed until [[Daenerys Targaryen]] conquered [[Slaver's Bay]]. It is not known if the cities of the east have kings or not. In the [[Free Cities]] the ruler is elected in democracy, in [[Braavos]] there are Sealords.

Recently, a new Corsair King has risen in the [[Basilisk Isles]], and a new Pirate King has risen on The [[Stepstones]].

==Westeros==
===King of Westeros===
The first King of Westeros was [[Aegon I Targaryen]], who conquered six out of seven kingdoms and was annointed in Oldtown. For almost 300 years [[House Targaryen]] reigned over Westeros until they were brought down in the [[Robert's Rebellion|War of The Usurper]], starting the Baratheon Dynasty.

===King in The North===
''Main article, [[King in the North]]''

In {{Date|299}}, for the first time in almost 300 years, [[The North]] declared independence and named a King in the North, [[Robb Stark]]. He ruled close to a year, until his death at his uncle's [[The Red Wedding|wedding]]

===Iron King===
''Main article, [[King of the Iron Islands]]''

'''The Iron King''', also known as the '''High King''', '''King of the Iron Islands''' and '''King of the Isles''', is the historic title given to the ruler of the Iron Islands. Using the [[Old Way]] the king is selected in a [[Kingsmoot]], at the height of the Iron Kings rule they held the [[Riverlands]], the [[Arbor]], [[Bear Island]] and much of the western shore. Traditionally the King is crowned upon [[Nagga's Hill]] on [[Old Wyk]], by the High Preist of the [[Drowned God]] with a driftwood crown. Recently King [[Euron Greyjoy]] took up the crown in a kingsmoot, declared after the death of [[Balon Greyjoy]].

===King of the Mountain and Vale===
''Main article, [[King of Mountain and Vale]]

The '''King of the Mountain and Vale''' was the title held by the rulers of the [[Vale]], until the [[Targaryen]]s arrived. The King of the Mountain and Vale is crowned with the Falcon Crown, held by the first men ruler the [[Griffin King]], until it was taken by the [[Andal]] invaders and passed down from [[Arryn]] to Arryn.

===King of the Riverlands===

===King of the Reach===

===Storm King===

===Night's King===

===King of the Rock===

===King of Dorne===

===King beyond the Wall===

{{Template:Kings of Westeros}}

Kingship

2014-04-28T18:41:27Z

Rikard Stark: /* Westeros */

Kingship

2014-04-01T16:22:02Z

Rikard Stark:

Kingship

2014-04-01T16:19:39Z

Rikard Stark:

Kingship

2014-04-01T16:18:41Z

Rikard Stark:

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'''Kingship''' is the position and power of a king. There have been many kings in the [[Known World]]. In [[Westeros]] Kings inherit the title when they are the next male in line. Each of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] had a king once, though [[Dorne]] started using the title "Prince" after King Mors Martell married Queen Nymeria, and the new rulers chose to abandon the Andal customs in favor of those of the Rhoynar.
It is stated that [[Ghiscar]] had a king once, but the custom was not renewed until [[Daenerys Targaryen]] conquered [[Slaver's Bay]]. It is not known if the cities of the east have kings or not. In the [[Free Cities]] the ruler is elected in democracy, in [[Braavos]] there are Sealords.

Recently, a new Corsair King has risen in the [[Basilisk Isles]], and a new Pirate King has risen on The [[Stepstones]].

==Westeros==
===King of Westeros===
The first King of Westeros was [[Aegon I Targaryen]], who conquered six out of seven kingdoms and was annointed in Oldtown. For almost 300 years [[House Targaryen]] reigned over Westeros until they were brought down in the [[Robert's Rebellion|War of The Usurper]], starting the Baratheon Dynasty.

===King in The North===
''Main article, [[King in the North]]''

In {{Date|299}}, for the first time in almost 300 years, [[The North]] declared independence and named a King in the North, [[Robb Stark]]. He ruled close to a year, until his death at his uncle's [[The Red Wedding|wedding]]

===Iron King===
''Main article, [[King of the Iron Islands]]''

'''The Iron King''', also known as the '''High King''', '''King of the Iron Islands''' and '''King of the Isles''', is the historic title given to the ruler of the Iron Islands. Using the [[Old Way]] the king is selected in a [[Kingsmoot]], at the height of the Iron Kings rule they held the [[Riverlands]], the [[Arbor]], [[Bear Island]] and much of the western shore. Traditionally the King is crowned upon [[Nagga's Hill]] on [[Old Wyk]], by the High Preist of the [[Drowned God]] with a driftwood crown. Recently King [[Euron Greyjoy]] took up the crown in a kingsmoot, declared after the death of [[Balon Greyjoy]].

===King of the Mountain and Vale===
''Main article, [[King of Mountain and Vale]]

The '''King of the Mountain and Vale''' was the title held by the rulers of the [[Vale]], until the [[Targaryens]] arrived. The King of the Mountain and Vale is crowned with the Falcon Crown, held by the first men ruler the [[Griffin King]], until it was taken by the [[Andal]] invaders and passed down from [[Arryn]] to Arryn.

{{Template:Kings of Westeros}}

Kingship

2014-04-01T16:08:23Z

Rikard Stark:

Feature article/4

2014-04-01T15:34:51Z

Rikard Stark:

<noinclude>[[Category:Feature articles]]</noinclude>
'''The Wall'''

The wall is a massive 700 feet wall of ice, stretching 300 miles, covering the entire northern peninsula of Westeros. Protecting the kingdoms, from the dangers that lie beyond. It was built by Bran the builder, the legendary king in the north, who built, Winterfell and helped to design storms end.

The wall was said to be built 8,000 years before Aegon's landing, after the long night by giants and the first members of the nights watch. The Wall is protected by the Night's Watch and according to some, ancient spells and sorcery.[1] Supposedly, Brandon the Builder had placed his foundations along the heights wherever possible. The Wall was much smaller at the time, having been built upon by the Night's Watch builders, who quarried huge blocks of ice from frozen lakes in the haunted forest and dragged them south to make the Wall higher, raising it over the centuries to its present size. However, the severely reduced Night's Watch at the present time is limited to maintenance duty. A total of nineteen fortresses have been built along the Wall though only three, The Shadow Tower, Castle Black and Eastwatch-by-the-sea are occupied at the time of the books.

Tyrion Lannister

2014-04-01T15:30:37Z

Rikard Stark:

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| image_caption = Artwork by Amok ©
| Alias = The Imp<br>Halfman<br>Giant of Lannister<br>Lord Tywin's Doom<br>Yollo<br>Hugor Hill<br>No-Nose<br>Freak<br>Dwarf
| Title = Acting [[Hand of the King]] (former)<br />[[Master of Coin]] (former)<br />Lord of Casterly Rock (by birth)<br />Shield of [[Lannisport]] (by birth)<br> [[Warden of the West]] (by birth)<br />Lord of the Westerlands (by birth)
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| Spouse = [[Tysha]], 1st (annulled)<br /> [[Sansa Stark]], 2nd (unconsummated)
| Place_of_Birth = [[Casterly Rock]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|274}}
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| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] (POV)<br />[[A Clash of Kings]] (POV)<br />[[A Storm of Swords]] (POV)<br />[[A Feast for Crows]] (Mentioned)<br />[[A Dance with Dragons]] (POV) <br />[[The Winds of Winter]] (POV)
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Peter Dinklage, Tyrion Lannister|Peter Dinklage]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
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'''Tyrion Lannister''', is the third and youngest child of [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] and [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]]. Tyrion is a dwarf; because of this he is sometimes mockingly called '''the Imp''' and '''the Halfman'''. He is one of the major [[POV Character]]s in the books. In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]], Tyrion is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Peter Dinklage, Tyrion Lannister|Peter Dinklage]].<ref>HBO: Game of Thrones:[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew/index.html Cast and Crew].</ref>

==Character and Appearance==
:''See also [[:Category:Images of Tyrion Lannister|this collection of images]]''

Tyrion is shrewd, educated, and calculating, but receives little respect for this from his father, because of his deformity, and for the death of his mother during his birth.{{ref|asos|70}} He is capable of cruelty to his enemies, but also has great sympathy for fellow outcasts and the mistreated.{{ref|agot|24}} Even though he is no warrior, he has instances where he shows great bravery; he has stated that what he lacks in size and strength he makes up for in mental acuity. He displays high intelligence and great promise during his brief tenure as [[Hand of the King]], revealing himself to be as politically savvy and astute as his father, yet receives close to no recognition for it.{{Ref|asos|28}}

Tyrion’s deformity was the cause of many problems and persecution, although mitigated to some extent by his high social standing and his family’s wealth and power. Tyrion gets on well with his brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] but has a cooler relationship with sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]. Unbeknownst to him, he is actually despised by his sister largely because of [[Maggy the Frog#Prophecies|a prophecy]] made to Cersei when she was a young girl. The prophecy claimed that a ''valonqar'' ([[High Valyrian]] for "little brother") would eventually snuff out her life. Cersei has always identified Tyrion as the little brother and has thus been determined to rid herself of him ever since.

Tyrion is a dwarf, he has stubby legs, a jutting forehead, mismatched eyes of green and black,{{ref|agot|5}} and a mixture of pale blond and black hair. His unique stare has been said to make most people uncomfortable, which Tyrion tries to use to his advantage. {{ref|adwd|47}} Later, he grows a beard, which also contains both blonde and black hair.{{ref|acok|2}} After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tyrion has a grisly facial scar that has removed most of his nose.{{ref|asos|4}}

==History==
Tyrion was born the third child of Tywin and Joanna Lannister when his two older siblings, Cersei and Jaime, were already nine years old. His mother died giving birth to him, and as a result his father blamed him for her death and hates him for that and for his deformity. Tyrion finds himself excluded from regular family life, especially by his father and by his sister, who abused him during his childhood.

When Tyrion was thirteen, he and his brother Jaime rescued a common girl, [[Tysha]], from some bandits. While Jaime went after the bandits Tyrion took care of Tysha. To his amazement Tysha liked him, and they eventually made love. Tyrion became so enamoured by her that he bribed a [[septon]] and married her in secret. Tysha would sing the [[Myr|Myrish]] song "[[Seasons of My Love|The Seasons of My Love]]". Their happiness lasted only two weeks, however, before Tyrion’s father got news of the wedding. Lord Tywin commanded Jaime to say that Tysha was a prostitute whom Jaime had hired for Tyrion’s benefit. Because the “whore” had presumed to marry a Lannister, Tywin had his entire guard rape Tysha for a silver each and then made Tyrion go last for a gold coin, because a Lannister is worth more.{{ref|agot|42}}

After his brother’s proposed marriage to [[Lysa Tully]] fell through when [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] named Jaime to the [[Kingsguard]], Tywin offered Tyrion as a replacement, only to be told by [[Hoster Tully]] that his daughter required a “whole man”.{{ref|asos|19}}

When Tyrion became a man at sixteen, he was forbidden from taking a tour of the nine [[Free Cities]] as his uncles [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] and [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] had done. Instead, Tywin gave him charge of all the cisterns and drains at [[Casterly Rock]].{{ref|adwd|8}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Tyrion arrested by Catelyn.png|thumb|350px|Tyrion arrested by [[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn]] in the [[Crossroads Inn]].]]

Tyrion goes north to [[Winterfell]] as part of King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert’s]] royal procession.{{ref|agot|4}} After [[Bran Stark|Bran Stark’s]] fall, Tyrion makes [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] offer his sympathies to Bran’s parents, though his nephew only obeys after Tyrion hits him.{{ref|agot|9}} Suspicious of the accident, Tyrion took notice of his siblings’ reactions to the news that Bran is expected to survive.{{ref|agot|9}}

When the royal family leaves Winterfell, Tyrion rides north to see the [[Wall]] before returning south. He joins the [[Night’s Watch|ranger]] [[Benjen Stark]] and new recruit [[Jon Snow]] for the journey and is accompanied by two guards, [[Jyck]] and [[Morrec]]. While at the Wall, Tyrion sees firsthand the poor state of the Night’s Watch; {{ref|agot|13}} it is dwindling in numbers, ranging parties are going missing more often than usual, and [[wildlings]] are fleeing south like never before. He is implored by [[Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch|Lord Commander]] [[Jeor Mormont]] to make King Robert and his father, Lord Tywin, aware of the Watch’s needs.
[[File:MKomarck TyrionSkyCells.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion being held in the [[Sky Cells]] at the [[Eyrie]] - by Michael Komarck ©]]
During his time at the Wall, Tyrion befriends and advises Jon Snow. Tyrion sees himself as an outcast on similar ground as the bastard-born Snow and helps Jon cope with his identity and lot in life. Before Tyrion leaves the Wall, Jon asks him to help his brother Bran in the same way that he helped Jon; Tyrion promises to do so.{{ref|agot|21}} On his way back south, he stops at Winterfell. Despite initially receiving a hostile welcome from [[Robb Stark]] and an attack from the Stark [[direwolf|direwolves]] at his arrival, Tyrion gives [[Luwin|Maester Luwin]] plans for a special saddle that will allow Bran to ride a horse despite his disability and is offered rooms at Winterfell. He declines, choosing to stay at an inn nearby.{{ref|agot|24}}

On his way back to [[King’s Landing]] Tyrion encounters [[Catelyn Stark]] at the [[Crossroads Inn]]. Unknown to Tyrion, Catelyn was told by [[Petyr Baelish]] that the dagger used in Bran’s failed assassination attempt belonged to Tyrion. As a result, Catelyn, with the help of some of her father’s [[Bannerman|bannermen]] present at the inn, arrests Tyrion and takes him to the [[Eyrie]] to be tried.{{ref|agot|28}}{{ref|agot|31}} There, [[Lysa Tully|Lysa Arryn]] puts him on trial for the crime of sending an assassin to end Bran’s life, as well as the murder of her husband [[Jon Arryn]], though he is innocent of both. To break him, Lysa locks him up in the [[Sky Cells|sky cells]], which are prison cells with a floor slanted toward an exposed cliff side. While confined in the sky cell, Tyrion wonders about who the true perpetrators of his accused crimes could be. He thinks it possible that his siblings were responsible for both, but that Bran’s assassination attempt seems too clumsily done to be Jaime or Cersei’s work. Tyrion eventually manages to bribe his gaoler [[Mord]] into telling Lysa that he is ready to confess. When Lysa summons the complete court of the [[Vale]] to hear his confession, he demands a [[trial by combat]].{{ref|agot|38}}

Tyrion’s champion, the sellsword [[Bronn]], kills Lysa’s champion Ser [[Vardis Egen]], securing Tyrion’s freedom.{{ref|agot|40}} Both men leave the Eyrie on the dangerous [[High Road]], and along the way they are surrounded by men of the [[mountain clans of the Vale|mountain clans]], led by [[Shagga]]. Tyrion uses his quick wits and words to win over the clansmen by promising them weapons, armor, and glory.{{ref|agot|42}} The group rides out of the mountains, eventually reaching the Lannister host led by his father, Lord Tywin, who has invaded the [[Riverlands]] following Tyrion’s capture.
[[File:Tyrion Shagga mountain clansmen.jpg|thumb|400px|Tyrion with [[Shagga]] and the mountain clansmen before the [[Battle of the Green Fork]] - by Amoka ©]]
Lord Tywin decides to place Tyrion and his clansmen in the front for the upcoming battle with the Stark forces and Tyrion is given a number of new servants including a new squire, [[Podrick Payne]]. That night, he seds Bronn looking for a female companion for him, and Bronn brings back a young prostitute named [[Shae]], whom Tyrion takes an immediate liking to and takes into his service. The next day, he fights in the [[Battle of the Green Fork]] against Stark forces commanded by [[Roose Bolton]].{{ref|agot|62}} The battle is won, though afterward the Lannisters learn it was only a diversion and that meanwhile Jaime Lannister’s host was defeated at Riverrun and he himself was captured. Lord Tywin retreats to [[Harrenhal]] and sends Tyrion to King’s Landing to act as [[Hand of the King]] in his stead, to rein in his newly crowned nephew and prevent further mistakes from Joffrey like [[Eddard Stark]]’s execution, but forbids him from taking Shae along. Tyrion disobeys and Shae accompanies him in secret.{{ref|agot|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tyrion, along with his mountain clansmen, Shae, and Bronn, arrives at King’s Landing and presents his father Tywin’s letter which names him the Hand of the King in his father’s absence, much to Cersei’s dismay. She threatens to name it a forgery and throw him in the dungeon, but Tyrion tells her that he can get Jaime back and Cersei concedes. She also admits she needs help and agrees to ally herself with Tyrion, though they both have no intention of keeping it. This leads to a power struggle between the two. Tyrion takes up residence in the [[Tower of the Hand]] and as his first act of business removes the heads of the executed [[House Stark|Stark]] household from the walls of the [[Red Keep]].{{ref|acok|3}}

Tyrion forges an alliance with [[Varys]] who helps him to replace [[Janos Slynt]] with Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] as Commander of the [[City Watch of King’s Landing|City Watch]] and sends Slynt and a few of his cronies to the Wall.{{ref|acok|8}} Next he concocts a plan to weed out Cersei’s informants on the [[small council]]. He tells Petyr Baelish, Varys, and Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] each different plans that he has for [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]]; {{ref|acok|17}} when Cersei confronts him about the plan that he divulged to Pycelle, Tyrion knows that Pycelle is the informant.{{ref|acok|20}} Tyrion’s true plan is to send Myrcella to [[Dorne]] to be betrothed to Prince [[Trystane Martell]]. To further garner Dornish support, he offers Prince [[Doran Martell]] a seat on the small council and promises to turn over the men that murdered Doran’s sister [[Elia Martell|Elia]].{{ref|acok|17}}{{ref|acok|20}} For his part in giving Cersei private information, Pycelle is confined to the black cells beneath the keep.{{ref|acok|25}}
[[File:John Picacio Tyrion.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] - by John Picacio ©]]
[[File:Zippo514 Giant of Lannister.jpg|thumb|350px|Giant of Lannister - by Zippo514 ©]]
With his place at court secure and successfully outsmarting Cersei at every turn, Tyrion begins a series of initiatives to prepare the city for the siege, commanding the construction of fishing boats. He also opens the [[Kingswood]] for hunting and sends gold cloaks out to forage, but this is still not enough to feed the overcrowded city. He commands the blacksmiths around the city to begin construction on a giant chain which will allow him to close the [[Blackwater Rush]]. He also has [[Hallyne]] of the [[Alchemists’ Guild]] synthesize a large quantity of [[wildfire]]. Eventually, he sends his clansmen to the [[Kingswood]] to snuff out outriders and scouts loyal to [[Stannis Baratheon]].

Tyrion sets [[Shae]] up in a manse outside the [[Red Keep]] to keep her existence in King’s Landing a secret.{{ref|acok|8}} Varys, however, knows her location, and helps Tyrion use [[Chataya’s brothel]] as a front. Once inside the brothel, Tyrion passes through a tunnel that takes him to a location where he can safely travel to Shae’s manse without being followed.{{ref|acok|15}} She is restless there, however, and wishes to see more of court. Following the [[riot of King’s Landing]], Tyrion moves Shae to the Red Keep for her safety in the guise of [[Lollys Stokeworth|Lollys’s]] maid.{{ref|acok|44}}

Tyrion’s cousin, Ser [[Cleos Frey]], brings peace terms from Robb Stark, asking that [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark]] be released (although Arya is not, in fact, held at King’s Landing) in exchange for all captives save Jaime, and that Joffrey renounce all claims to the [[North]] and Riverlands.{{ref|acok|7}} Tyrion deems the terms unacceptable {{ref|acok|20}} and sends Cleos back with the counter-offer that he will release Sansa and Arya along with a number of captive Stark bannermen in return for Robb’s fealty and Jaime’s release, setting up an escape plan for Jamie to be orchestrated by men in Cleos’s party.{{ref|acok|25}} Tyrion is also visited by Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] of the Night’s Watch, who has brought with him the severed hand of a [[wight]] from the Wall, but it rots away before he can present it. Ser Alliser is mocked by Tyrion and the court, but is promised his pick of the city’s dungeons as recruits.{{ref|acok|17}}{{ref|acok|25}}

When [[Renly Baratheon]] is murdered, Tyrion seizes the opportunity to bring the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] to the Lannister cause. He sends Petyr Baelish to treat with the Tyrells and offers Joffrey in marriage to [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|acok|36}} Tyrion continues to thwart Cersei’s plans, including one to send a disguised Tommen to [[Rosby]] to remove him from the reach of the mobs and Tyrion.{{ref|acok|44}} On one occasion Tyrion drugs her so that she will not be able to attend the small council.{{ref|acok|17}}{{ref|acok|25}} In retaliation Cersei has [[Alayaya]], who she believes is Tyrion’s whore, seized and beaten, offering her freedom in return for custody over Tommen. Tyrion is furious and swears to take from Cersei everything she cares about.{{ref|acok|54}}

When Stannis’s forces attack King’s Landing, later called the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tyrion sets in place a giant chain in [[Blackwater Bay]] which traps many ships, Lannister and [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] alike. The wildfire commissioned from the Alchemists is then launched at the ships and they are trapped in the bay to burn.{{ref|acok|58}} During the battle, Tyrion is forced to lead a sortie out past the city walls because [[Sandor Clegane]], terrified of fire, refuses to do so.{{ref|acok|59}} Tyrion heads his men in a wedge formation dispersing the men assaulting the [[King’s Gate]]. He then continues with his men to hold the men crossing over a makeshift bridge made of of sinking galleys of Stannis’s fleet in the river. During the battle, Ser [[Mandon Moore]] of the Kingsguard turns on Tyrion and tries to kill him, slicing off his nose, but Tyrion is saved by his squire Podrick Payne before Moore could finish him.{{ref|acok|61}} Tyrion passes out and wakes up in bed some time after the battle, suffering from serious facial wounds and the loss of most of his nose.{{ref|acok|67}} Tyrion suspects that Cersei was behind the assassination attempt.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Flawed by algesiras.jpg|thumb|300px|Tyrion loveless marriage to [[Sansa Stark]]. Art by algesiras ©]]


Tyrion makes a complete recovery some weeks later, only to learn that Lord Tywin had taken all the glory and taken over as Hand. Tyrion finds himself demoted to [[Master of Coin]], replacing [[Petyr Baelish]] and forced into a political marriage with Sansa Stark to forestall a Tyrell move to marry her to [[Willas Tyrell]].{{ref|asos|19}}

The wedding to Sansa goes forward, though Tyrion chooses to defy custom and does not consummate their marriage, saying he will not touch her unless and until she wants him to. His father pushes him to consummate the marriage with [[Sansa]] for the good of the house, but Tyrion never does - a decision that earns him scorn and jest in court.{{ref|asos|28}} Tyrion’s marriage brings him no joy, as Sansa is repulsed by him and [[Shae]] remains indifferent.{{ref|asos|32}}

At King Joffrey’s wedding feast, Tyrion gets into an altercation with Joffrey, and soon afterwards the king is murdered, an act for which Tyrion is unjustly accused and arrested by command of Cersei.{{ref|asos|60}} Tyrion again stands trial for a crime he did not commit. During the trial, [[Cersei]] brings Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]], who lies that Joffrey believed Tyrion meant to muder him; Grand Maester Pycelle claims that Tyrion stole poison from him and Shae is brought to humiliate him before the court. After the first day the situation seems hopeless, but Tyrion again seeks trial by combat after Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] visits his cell and offers to serve as his champion in the trial. In the trial, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] stands against [[Gregor Clegane]], but fails to win, although not without mortally wounding him first.{{ref|asos|70}}

Oberyn’s death condemns Tyrion, but the night before he is to be executed, he is freed from his prison cell by his brother [[Jaime]] and a reluctant [[Varys]]. During their escape, Jaime reveals that their father made him lie about [[Tysha]] being a prostitute, and that she was just a peasant girl who had genuinely loved Tyrion.

Tyrion sees this admission as an unforgivable betrayal and abandons Jaime, promising retribution on Jaime, Tywin and Cersei. He also torments Jaime by telling his brother of Cersei's repeated infidelities, and falsely claims responsibility for Joffrey's death.

Before leaving the [[Red Keep]], Tyrion visits his father’s room and, finding [[Shae]] in his bed, strangles her. He then confronts his father, demanding he tell him what became of Tysha. Tywin tells Tyrion that she went ''“wherever whores go.”'' Tyrion then slays his father in fury and escapes.{{ref|asos|77}} He flees [[Across the Narrow Sea|across the Narrow Sea]] to an unknown destination chosen by [[Varys]]. After his escape, Cersei offers a lordship for any that brings her Tyrion.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Tyrion remains in his flight across the Narrow Sea. He is regarded by most as accursed as a [[Kinslaying|kinslayer]] and Kingslayer, although he is guilty of only the former. Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, Cersei’s bounty on Tyrion results in the killing of a number of innocent dwarfs and children; Cersei refuses to publicly punish anyone who does so, for fear it will discourage other such bounty hunters and allow Tyrion to escape.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Pulled from the Rhoyne.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion is rescued by [[Jon Connington]] - by Winona Nelson ©]]
Tyrion flees across the [[Narrow Sea]], pondering his options. Tyrion arrives drunk and despondent at the manse of [[Illyrio Mopatis]] in [[Pentos]].{{ref|adwd|1}} There Illyrio tells Tyrion of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her three [[Dragon|dragons]].

He then sends Tyrion, along with retainers Griff, Young Griff, Ser [[Rolly Duckfield]], Septa [[Lemore]], and [[Haldon]], called Halfmaester, aboard the ship ''[[Shy Maid]]'' to [[Volantis]]. During the trip, Tyrion assumes the aliases Yollo and Hugor Hill.{{ref|adwd|5}} In Volantis, he and his companions plan to meet up with Daenerys to strengthen her cause. En route, Tyrion realizes that Griff is in fact the exiled lord [[Jon Connington]], and Young Griff is [[Aegon Targaryen]], saved from the [[Sack of King’s Landing]]. During the journey, the boat is ambushed by [[stone men]] and Tyrion is knocked overboard; he would have drowned had Jon Connington not dived in to save him.{{ref|adwd|18}}
[[File:Jamga TyrionJorah.JPG|thumb|300px|Tyrion and [[Jorah Mormont]] - by Jamga ©]]
While in [[Selhorys]], Tyrion (under Haldon’s direction) plays a game of [[Cyvasse]] with [[Qavo Nogarys]], a customs offical, in order to gain information. Tyrion later visits a brothel, a modest one compared to those he he had been wont to frequent in [[Lannisport]] and King’s Landing, where he is recognized and captured by Ser [[Jorah Mormont]].{{ref|adwd|22}} Jorah plans to bring Tyrion to Daenerys to regain her favor. Jorah takes him to the [[Widow of the Waterfront]] to try and arrange passage out of Volantis. There Tyrion meets a female dwarf performer named [[Penny]] who, upon learning that Tyrion was indirectly responsible for her brother [[Oppo]]’s death, tries to kill him.{{ref|adwd|27}} Penny joins the pair as they travel to [[Meereen]] by sea aboard the ''[[Selaesori Qhoran]]'', where the crew take to calling him No-Nose, to reach Daenerys. On the ship Penny eventually befriends Tyrion.{{ref|adwd|33}}

While aboard the ''Selaesori Qhoran'', Tyrion makes the acquaintance of [[Moqorro]]. One night Tyrion asks him what he sees in the flames. Moqorro replies dragons, adding:

{{Quote|Dragons [[Maester Aemon|old]] and young, true and false, [[House Targaryen|bright]] and [[House Blackfyre|dark]]. And you. A small man with a big shadow, snarling in the midst of it all.}}

Tyrion wonders if he may be seeing Penny in the flames as they are almost of size, Moqorro tells him no.

Soon, however, Tyrion, Penny, and Mormont are captured by a [[Yunkai|Yunkai’i]] slaver and bought by [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]]. They are instructed by his overseer [[Nurse]] on how to treat their new master.{{ref|adwd|47}} Tyrion and Penny are forced to perform a mock joust in the [[fighting pits]], not knowing that they were to be eaten by lions at the end of the show. Daenerys Targaryen, for whom the show was staged, learns of their impending fate and stops the lions from being released.{{ref|adwd|52}}

After their new master dies of the [[bloody flux]] the trio escapes. Tyrion arranges for the three to join the sellsword company the [[Second Sons]], under the command of [[Ben Plumm|Brown Ben Plumm]], by promising the company the wealth of Casterly Rock.{{ref|adwd|57}}{{ref|adwd|66}} While the Sons’ current contract is to fight Daenerys, Tyrion hopes to win them to her side.

===''The Winds of Winter''===
While in the Second Sons, Tyrion attempts to change Brown Ben Plumm's mind over a game of cyvasse, in order to rejoin Daenerys. While playing news of the Iron fleet entering slavers bay reaches the encampment. While preparing for war, a meeting of the Second Son commanders occurs in which a Yunkish commander demands they fight, after he is killed by Mormont a white dragon cyvasse piece falls at Tyrion's feet at which point it is declared the Second Sons will rejoin Daenerys.

==Relationships==
===Tywin Lannister===
[[File:Tywin and Tyrion.png|thumb|350px|Tyrion and his father. ([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

Tyrion has a difficult relation with his father. His mother died giving birth to Tyrion, something his father never forgave him.{{ref|asos|4}} When his father found out Tyrion had married Tysha, he had her raped by his guardsmen and finally by Tyrion himself to teach them a lesson.{{ref|agot|42}} Her memory haunted him for a very long time {{ref|acok|29}} and he began to seek his pleasure with prostitutes.{{ref|acok|8}} To his father this brought further shame on their house.{{ref|asos|4}} Tyrion himself has thought about killing his father.{{ref|agot|42}}

When Tyrion was kidnapped by Catelyn Tully, his father invaded [[the Riverlands]] not out of concern for Tyrion but to defend the honour of their house. Later he had Tyrion fight in the vanguard at the Battle of the Green Fork which made Tyrion suspect that his father would not have been unhappy to see him killed.{{Ref|aGoT|62}}

Though their relation is bad, his father recognized his capacities enough to send him to King’s Landing to act as Hand of the King in his stead.{{ref|agot|69}} Tyrion did well, keeping the Dornish neutral and building a chain across the Blackwater river to trap [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]]’ fleet, something his father acknowledged. As a reward Tyrion asked to be named Tywin’s heir, which he was under the laws as Jaime had joined the Kingsguard and thus was unable to inherit. His father flatly refused, saying that he would never allow Tyrion to make Casterly Rock his whorehouse.{{ref|asos|4}}

After Joffrey’s death, Cersei accused Tyrion of murdering him. Tywin formed a court to sit in judgement of his son. Tyrion demanded a trial by battle and when his champion lost his father sentenced him to death though it is not clear if Tywin really thought Tyrion was guilty. Jaime freed Tyrion the night before his execution. He told him this was to make up for lying to Tyrion that Tysha had been a whore who was after riches while she had been what she claimed to be: a common girl and in love with Tyrion. Armed with this knowledge Tyrion visited his father and found him with Shae, Tyrion’s former mistress. Tyrion killed them both.{{ref|asos|77}}

===Cersei Lannister===
[[File:Roman V. Papsuev Double Bluff.jpg|350px|thumb|Tyrion with his sister Cersei - by Papsuev ©]]
[[Cersei Lannister]] is Tyrion’s older sister and has always despised him. When [[Oberyn Martell]] and his sister [[Elia Martell]] visited [[Casterly Rock]] in their teens, they were shown the newborn baby Tyrion by both Jaime and Cersei. Cersei twisted Tyrion’s penis until he cried, only stopping when Jaime intervened. When she read how [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] imprisoned his sisters for being beautiful, Cersei went to Tyrion’s nursery and pinched him till he cried. Cersei’s cruelty to Tyrion only increased when she heard the prophecy of [[Maggy|Maggy the Frog]] and the meaning of the word [[valonqar]] ([[High Valyrian]] for "little brother").

She never kept her hatred for Tyrion a secret and made him aware of it throughout his life, and Tyrion returned her hatred in kind, developing a deep contempt for Cersei. Tyrion even dreamed of hiring a [[Faceless Men|Faceless Man]] to kill his sister.{{ref|acok|44}} The only thing that kept the two from harming each other was Jaime. Cersei once stated that she would have killed Tyrion but Jaime would never have forgiven her if she did {{ref|acok|54}} and Tyrion would not have harmed Cersei because he loves his brother Jaime and knows how much Cersei means to him.

The ironic thing is if Cersei had only ever treated Tyrion with even a little love and respect (a thing Tyrion craves for, especially from his family), Tyrion would return this with utter devotion and love to Cersei, the same he feels for his brother Jaime. Unknown to Tyrion is that every time Cersei see’s Tyrion or thinks of him all she remember is the prophecy of Maggy the Frog. When [[Joffrey]] was murdered, Cersei falsely believed Tyrion was responsible and did everything in her power to see him die, even getting his former whore Shae to lie and humiliate her “valonqar” further before his death.

When Tyrion escaped and killed Tywin, Cersei now sees him in every shadow. She offered a [[Lord|lordship]] to any man who killed Tyrion, resulting in the mass murder of innocent dwarfs and small children. In addition, Cersei will not punish any man who kills an innocent dwarf as she believes it might make the next man hesitate.

Cersei, upon hearing about [[Myrcella]]’s injury at the hands of [[Gerold Dayne|Ser Gerold Dayne]], believed Dayne was Tyrion’s catspaw and that Tyrion had him cut off Myrcella’s ear the way an agent of Cersei ([[Mandon Moore|Ser Mandon Moore]]) once cut off Tyrion’s nose. With her uncle [[Kevan Lannister]] now dead by the crossbow bolt (unknown to Cersei is the fact Kevan was killed by [[Varys]]), Cersei will most likely believe Tyrion killed Kevan the same way he killed their father and will see even more of him in the shadows and in her nightmares. Tyrion also remarks on his journey that the only reward he will ask from [[Daenerys Targaryen]] for his service is the right to rape and kill Cersei.

===Jaime Lannister===
[[Jaime Lannister]] is Tyrion’s older brother. Growing up Jaime was the only one who ever treated Tyrion with love and affection and for this Tyrion believed he would forgive his brother for anything.{{ref|agot|9}} Jaime was full of guilt over the lie their father had him tell Tyrion about Tysha, as Jaime was unaware of what his father planned and upon hearing about it lives with further guilt. The guilt had Jaime free his brother even when he was not sure of Tyrion’s innocence in the murder of his son [[Joffrey]].

Upon freeing his brother, Jaime finally confessed the truth about Tysha causing an enraged Tyrion to reveal to Jaime the truth about Cersei’s infidelity towards Jaime and Tyrion also falsely told Jaime he did indeed kill his son Joffrey just to further hurt Jaime.

Tyrion mentioned to [[Illyrio Mopatis]] that Jaime and Cersei are his to kill. Despite this statement Tyrion while having no doubt about his desire to kill and hurt Cersei still harbors mixed feelings towards Jaime.

===His Uncles===
From all reports, Tyrion got on well with all of his uncles, [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]], [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] and [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]].

Gerion and Tygett once asked Tyrion what gift he would like for his next nameday, Tyrion asked for a baby [[dragon]] and Tygett kindly told Tyrion that all the dragons were extinct and was careful not to hurt his nephew’s feelings. When [[Tyrek Lannister]] disappeared in the riots of King’s Landing, Tyrion instructed the watch that the lad was to be found alive or dead as his father, Tygett, was always kind to Tyrion.

Gerion gifted Tyrion with the Books [[Wonders]] and [[Wonders Made by Man]] by [[Lomas Longstrider]] and often had Tyrion [[File:Tyrion and shae by algesiras.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion and [[Shae]] - by algesiras ©]]recite the sixteen wonders of the World. Tyrion wished to accompany his uncle Gerion on his quest to find and retrieve [[Brightroar]] but his father would not allow him.

Until Tyrion was accused of killing Joffrey, Kevan Lannister was respectful to Tyrion and was one of the few after his injuries during the battle of the Blackwater to praise him and his abilities.

===Tysha===
[[Tysha]] was Tyrion’s first wife. For years Tyrion believed she was a whore his brother hired so Tyrion could experience his first woman. Because of this he thought women would only want him for his money.{{ref|acok|3}} When Jaime rescued Tyrion from his cell he told him the truth: Tysha was a girl chance met on the road. As she had seemed to genuinely love Tyrion, he became furious with his brother. In retaliation Tyrion told Jaime that Cersei had bedded others and that he had killed Jaime’s son. The latter part was not true but was said to hurt Jaime.{{ref|asos|77}}

===Shae===
[[Shae]] was Tyrion’s whore who he began, despite his better judgement, to develop feelings towards. In order to protect Shae, Tyrion enlisted [[Varys]]' help in creating an alias of Shae as a bedmaid to [[Lollys Stokeworth]]. Tyrion reminded himself on several occasions that the only thing Shae loved about him was his gold. It turns out his assessment was correct, as Shae testified against him in his trial, falsely claiming (under Cersei’s direction) that Tyrion planned to kill the King, his father, and his sister and seize the throne for himself.{{ref|asos|77}}

When Tyrion escaped his dungeon he went to his father's chamber. There he found Shae in his father’s bed. He killed her and then his father.{{ref|asos|77}}{{Clear}}

==Quotes by Tyrion==

{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': Let me give you some advice bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.
'''Jon''': What the hell do you know about being a bastard?

'''Tyrion''': All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes.
{{ref|aGOT|5}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote| '''Jon:''' I don’t know who my mother was.

'''Tyrion:''' Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|''My mind is my weapon. My [[Jaime Lannister|brother]] has his sword, [[Robert Baratheon|King Robert]] has his warhammer and I have my mind... and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much Jon Snow.''{{ref|aGOT|5}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': When I was your age, I used to dream of having a dragon of my own.<br />
'''Jon Snow''': You did?<br />
'''Tyrion''': Oh, yes. Even a stunted, twisted, ugly little boy can look down over the world when he's seated on a dragon's back. I used to start fires in the bowels of Casterly Rock and stare at the flames for hours, pretending they were dragonfire. Sometimes I'd imagine my father burning. At other times, my sister. Don't look at me that way, bastard. I know your secret. You've dreamt the same kind of dreams.{{Ref|aGoT|13}}}} – Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' We [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] do have a certain pride.

'''Catelyn:''' Pride? Arrogance, some might call it. Arrogance and avarice and lust for power.

'''Tyrion:''' My [[Jaime Lannister|brother]] is undoubtedly arrogant. My [[Tywin Lannister|father]] is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?{{Ref|aGoT|31}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Catelyn Stark|Lady Catelyn]]

{{Quote|'''Masha Heddle''': Don’t kill him here!<br />
'''Tyrion''': Don’t kill him anywhere.{{Ref|AGOt|31}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Masha Heddle|Masha]], regarding himself

{{Quote|'''Gunthor''': How would you like to die, Tyrion son of Tywin?<br />
'''Tyrion''': In my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a maiden's mouth around my cock, at the age of eighty.{{ref|agot|56}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Gunthor]]

{{Quote|The gall of them, fighting back!{{Ref|aGoT|56}}}}

{{Quote|All sorts of people are calling themselves kings [[War of the Five Kings|these days]].{{ref|acOk|2}}}}

{{Quote|Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them.{{ref|acok|2}}}}

{{Quote|When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.{{Ref|acok|15}}}}

{{Quote|Sorcery is the sauce fools spoon over failure to hide the flavor of their own incompetence.{{ref|acok|32}}}}

{{Quote|I have never liked you, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], but you were my own sister, so I never did you harm. You’ve ended that. I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.{{Ref|AcOK|56}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]

{{Quote|Those are brave men. Let's go kill them!{{Ref|aCoK|61}}}}
– During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]

{{Quote|In the dark, I am the [[Loras Tyrell|Knight of Flowers]].{{Ref|ASoS|68}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Sansa Stark]], on the night of their marriage

{{Quote|'''Joffrey:''' [[Robb Stark|He]] was a traitor, and I want his stupid head. I’m going to make [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] kiss it.

'''Tyrion:''' No. Sansa is no longer yours to torment. Understand that, monster.

'''Joffrey''': You’re the monster, Uncle.

'''Tyrion:''' Am I? Perhaps you should speak more softly to me, then. Monsters are dangerous beasts, and just now kings seem to be dying like flies.{{Ref|asos|53}}}}
— Tyrion to [[Joffrey Baratheon]] after the [[Red Wedding]]

{{Quotes|It all goes back and back. To our mothers and fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own children will take up our strings and dance on in our steads.{{Ref|asos|66}}}}

{{Quote|Another name? Oh, certainly. And when the [[Faceless Men]] come to kill me, I’ll say, ‘No, you have the wrong man, I’m a different dwarf with a hideous facial scar.’ {{Ref|aSoS|77}}}}
– Tyrion, when asked by Jaime to take another name

{{Quote|You poor stupid blind crippled fool. Must I spell out every little thing for you? Very well. Cersei is a lying whore, she's been fucking [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] and [[Osmund Kettleblack]] and probably [[Moon Boy]] for all I know. And I am the monster they all say I am. Yes, I killed [[Joffrey Baratheon|your vile son]].'{{Ref|aSoS|77}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jaime]]

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' This girl’s to be your queen. Have you no regard for her honor?

'''Joffrey:''' I’m punishing her.

'''Tyrion:''' For what crime? She did not fight [[Robb Stark|her brother]]’s [[Battle of Oxcross|battle]].

'''Joffrey:''' She has the blood of [[House Stark|a wolf]].

'''Tyrion:''' And you have the wits of a goose.

'''Joffrey:''' You can’t talk to me that way. The king can do as he likes.

'''Tyrion:''' [[Aerys II Targaryen]] did as he liked. Has [[Cersei Lannister|your mother]] ever told you what happened to him?

'''Ser Boros:''' No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the [[Kingsguard]]!

'''Tyrion:''' I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. [[Bronn]], [[Timett]], the next time Ser [[Boros Blount|Boros]] opens his mouth, kill him. Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference? {{Ref|aCoK|32}}}}
– Tyrion to the Kingsguard and Joffrey upon seeing them beat [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|''Give me priests who are fat and corrupt and cynical, the sort who like to sit on soft satin cushions, nibble sweetmeats, and diddle little boys. It's the [[High Sparrow|ones who believe in gods]] who make the trouble''.{{ref|aDwD|27}}}}

{{Quote|''Trust no one'', my prince. Not your [[Haldon|chainless maester]], not your [[Jon Connington|false father]], not the gallant [[Rolly Duckfield|Duck]] or the lovely [[Lemore]] nor these other fine friends who grew you up from a bean. Above all, trust not the [[Illyrio Mopatis|cheese monger]], nor [[Varys|the Spider]], nor this little [[Daenerys Targaryen|dragon queen]] you mean to marry. All this mistrust will sour your stomach and keep you awake at night, ’tis true, but better that than the long sleep that does not end''.{{ref|adwd|22}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Aegon Targaryen|Young Griff]]

==Quotes about Tyrion==

{{Quote|Tyrion Lannister, the youngest of [[Tywin Lannister|Lord Tywin]]'s brood, and by far the ugliest. All that [[old gods|the gods]] had given to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], they had denied Tyrion. He was a dwarf, half his brother's height, struggling to keep pace on stunted legs. His head was too large for his body, with a brute's squashed-in face beneath a swollen shelf of brow. One green eye and one black one peered out from under a lank fall of hair so blond it seemed white. Jon watched him with fascination.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}}}
– [[Jon Snow]]'s first impression of Tyrion

{{Quote|'''Bowen Marsh:''' You have great thirst for such a small man.

'''Maester Aemon''': Oh, I think Lord Tyrion is quite a large man. I think he is a giant come among [[Night's Watch|us]], here at [[the Wall|the end of the world]].{{ref|agot|21}}}}
– [[Maester Aemon]] on Tyrion

{{Quote|Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less. . .A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.{{ref|acok|8}}}}
– [[Varys]] on Tyrion

{{Quote|He is a bigger man than he seems, I think.{{ref|asos|28}}}}
– [[Garlan Tyrell]] to [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|I am malformed, scarred, and small, but... abed, when the candles are blown out, I am made no worse than other men. In the dark, I am the [[Loras Tyrell|Knight of Flowers]]. I am generous. Loyal to those who are loyal to me. I’ve proven I’m no craven. And I am cleverer than most, surely wits count for something. I can even be kind. Kindness is not a habit with us [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], I fear, but I know I have some somewhere. I could be... I could be good to you.{{ref|asos|68}}}} – Tyrion, on himself, to [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|Her vile, treacherous, murderous dwarf brother.{{ref|aFfC|24}}}}
– [[Cersei Lannister]]

{{Quote|Jaime, sweetling, I have known you since you were a babe at Joanna's breast. You smile like [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] and fight like [[Tygett Lannister|Tyg]] and there's some of [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]] in you, else you would not wear that cloak...but '''Tyrion''' is [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]]'s son, not you. I said so once to your father's face, and he would not speak to me for half a year.{{ref|AFFC|33}}}}
– [[Genna Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]

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A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, consists of five published volumes:

* ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (1996)
* ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (1998)
* ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (2000)
* ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (2005)
* ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (2011)

The remaining two novels are titled:

* ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''
* ''[[A Dream of Spring]]''

Additionally there are also three prequel novellas, set in the same world, roughly 90 years before the main events, commonly known as the "[[Dunk and Egg|Tales of Dunk and Egg]]" after their main protagonists:

* ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (2010)

Three novellas based on chapter sets from the books:

* ''[[Blood of the Dragon]]'' ([[w:Asimov's Science Fiction|Asimov’s]], July 1996).
* ''[[Path of the Dragon]]'' ([[w:Asimov's Science Fiction|Asimov’s]], December 2000).
* ''[[Arms of the Kraken]]'' ([[w:Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] issue 305, August 2002).

One novella based on the the ''[[Dance of the Dragons]]'' a prequel based on house Targaryen:

* ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (2013)

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* [[The Lands of Ice and Fire]], a boxed collection of twelve A Song of Ice and Fire map posters, stretching from Westeros to Asshai.
* [[The World of Ice and Fire]], a companion volume to the A Song of Ice and Fire novels. (TBA)
* [[A Game of Thrones (comics)]], adaptation of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''.(2011 – ongoing)
* [[A Feast of Ice and Fire]], a cookbook of recepies of dish and meals from Westeros and Essos presented in the five books of the novel.(2012)
* [[A Game of Groans]], Parody about the Song of Ice and Fire series.(TBA)
* [[Beyond the Wall (Book)|Beyond the Wall]], collection of essays, exploring the series influences and narrative choices.(TBA)

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| image_caption = Artwork by Amok ©
| Alias = The Imp<br>Halfman<br>Giant of Lannister<br>Lord Tywin's Doom<br>Yollo<br>Hugor Hill<br>No-Nose<br>Freak<br>Dwarf
| Title = Acting [[Hand of the King]] (former)<br />[[Master of Coin]] (former)<br />Lord of Casterly Rock (by birth)<br />Shield of [[Lannisport]] (by birth)<br> [[Warden of the West]] (by birth)<br />Lord of the Westerlands (by birth)
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| Spouse = [[Tysha]], 1st (annulled)<br /> [[Sansa Stark]], 2nd (unconsummated)
| Place_of_Birth = [[Casterly Rock]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|274}}
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| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] (POV)<br />[[A Clash of Kings]] (POV)<br />[[A Storm of Swords]] (POV)<br />[[A Feast for Crows]] (Mentioned)<br />[[A Dance with Dragons]] (POV) <br />[[The Winds of Winter]] (POV)
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Peter Dinklage, Tyrion Lannister|Peter Dinklage]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
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'''Tyrion Lannister''', is the third and youngest child of [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] and [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]]. Tyrion is a dwarf; because of this he is sometimes mockingly called '''the Imp''' and '''the Halfman'''. He is one of the major [[POV Character]]s in the books. In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]], Tyrion is played by [[List of actors of the televised series#Peter Dinklage, Tyrion Lannister|Peter Dinklage]].<ref>HBO: Game of Thrones:[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew/index.html Cast and Crew].</ref>

==Character and Appearance==
:''See also [[:Category:Images of Tyrion Lannister|this collection of images]]''

Tyrion is shrewd, educated, and calculating, but receives little respect for this from his father, because of his deformity, and for the death of his mother during his birth.{{ref|asos|70}} He is capable of cruelty to his enemies, but also has great sympathy for fellow outcasts and the mistreated.{{ref|agot|24}} Even though he is no warrior, he has instances where he shows great bravery; he has stated that what he lacks in size and strength he makes up for in mental acuity. He displays high intelligence and great promise during his brief tenure as [[Hand of the King]], revealing himself to be as politically savvy and astute as his father, yet receives close to no recognition for it.{{Ref|asos|28}}

Tyrion’s deformity was the cause of many problems and persecution, although mitigated to some extent by his high social standing and his family’s wealth and power. Tyrion gets on well with his brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] but has a cooler relationship with sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]. Unbeknownst to him, he is actually despised by his sister largely because of [[Maggy the Frog#Prophecies|a prophecy]] made to Cersei when she was a young girl. The prophecy claimed that a ''valonqar'' ([[High Valyrian]] for "little brother") would eventually snuff out her life. Cersei has always identified Tyrion as the little brother and has thus been determined to rid herself of him ever since.

Tyrion is a dwarf, he has stubby legs, a jutting forehead, mismatched eyes of green and black,{{ref|agot|5}} and a mixture of pale blond and black hair. His unique stare has been said to make most people uncomfortable, which Tyrion tries to use to his advantage. {{ref|adwd|47}} Later, he grows a beard, which also contains both blonde and black hair.{{ref|acok|2}} After the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tyrion has a grisly facial scar that has removed most of his nose.{{ref|asos|4}}

==History==
Tyrion was born the third child of Tywin and Joanna Lannister when his two older siblings, Cersei and Jaime, were already nine years old. His mother died giving birth to him, and as a result his father blamed him for her death and hates him for that and for his deformity. Tyrion finds himself excluded from regular family life, especially by his father and by his sister, who abused him during his childhood.

When Tyrion was thirteen, he and his brother Jaime rescued a common girl, [[Tysha]], from some bandits. While Jaime went after the bandits Tyrion took care of Tysha. To his amazement Tysha liked him, and they eventually made love. Tyrion became so enamoured by her that he bribed a [[septon]] and married her in secret. Tysha would sing the [[Myr|Myrish]] song "[[Seasons of My Love|The Seasons of My Love]]". Their happiness lasted only two weeks, however, before Tyrion’s father got news of the wedding. Lord Tywin commanded Jaime to say that Tysha was a prostitute whom Jaime had hired for Tyrion’s benefit. Because the “whore” had presumed to marry a Lannister, Tywin had his entire guard rape Tysha for a silver each and then made Tyrion go last for a gold coin, because a Lannister is worth more.{{ref|agot|42}}

After his brother’s proposed marriage to [[Lysa Tully]] fell through when [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] named Jaime to the [[Kingsguard]], Tywin offered Tyrion as a replacement, only to be told by [[Hoster Tully]] that his daughter required a “whole man”.{{ref|asos|19}}

When Tyrion became a man at sixteen, he was forbidden from taking a tour of the nine [[Free Cities]] as his uncles [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] and [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] had done. Instead, Tywin gave him charge of all the cisterns and drains at [[Casterly Rock]].{{ref|adwd|8}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Tyrion arrested by Catelyn.png|thumb|350px|Tyrion arrested by [[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn]] in the [[Crossroads Inn]].]]

Tyrion goes north to [[Winterfell]] as part of King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert’s]] royal procession.{{ref|agot|4}} After [[Bran Stark|Bran Stark’s]] fall, Tyrion makes [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] offer his sympathies to Bran’s parents, though his nephew only obeys after Tyrion hits him.{{ref|agot|9}} Suspicious of the accident, Tyrion took notice of his siblings’ reactions to the news that Bran is expected to survive.{{ref|agot|9}}

When the royal family leaves Winterfell, Tyrion rides north to see the [[Wall]] before returning south. He joins the [[Night’s Watch|ranger]] [[Benjen Stark]] and new recruit [[Jon Snow]] for the journey and is accompanied by two guards, [[Jyck]] and [[Morrec]]. While at the Wall, Tyrion sees firsthand the poor state of the Night’s Watch; {{ref|agot|13}} it is dwindling in numbers, ranging parties are going missing more often than usual, and [[wildlings]] are fleeing south like never before. He is implored by [[Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch|Lord Commander]] [[Jeor Mormont]] to make King Robert and his father, Lord Tywin, aware of the Watch’s needs.
[[File:MKomarck TyrionSkyCells.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion being held in the [[Sky Cells]] at the [[Eyrie]] - by Michael Komarck ©]]
During his time at the Wall, Tyrion befriends and advises Jon Snow. Tyrion sees himself as an outcast on similar ground as the bastard-born Snow and helps Jon cope with his identity and lot in life. Before Tyrion leaves the Wall, Jon asks him to help his brother Bran in the same way that he helped Jon; Tyrion promises to do so.{{ref|agot|21}} On his way back south, he stops at Winterfell. Despite initially receiving a hostile welcome from [[Robb Stark]] and an attack from the Stark [[direwolf|direwolves]] at his arrival, Tyrion gives [[Luwin|Maester Luwin]] plans for a special saddle that will allow Bran to ride a horse despite his disability and is offered rooms at Winterfell. He declines, choosing to stay at an inn nearby.{{ref|agot|24}}

On his way back to [[King’s Landing]] Tyrion encounters [[Catelyn Stark]] at the [[Crossroads Inn]]. Unknown to Tyrion, Catelyn was told by [[Petyr Baelish]] that the dagger used in Bran’s failed assassination attempt belonged to Tyrion. As a result, Catelyn, with the help of some of her father’s [[Bannerman|bannermen]] present at the inn, arrests Tyrion and takes him to the [[Eyrie]] to be tried.{{ref|agot|28}}{{ref|agot|31}} There, [[Lysa Tully|Lysa Arryn]] puts him on trial for the crime of sending an assassin to end Bran’s life, as well as the murder of her husband [[Jon Arryn]], though he is innocent of both. To break him, Lysa locks him up in the [[Sky Cells|sky cells]], which are prison cells with a floor slanted toward an exposed cliff side. While confined in the sky cell, Tyrion wonders about who the true perpetrators of his accused crimes could be. He thinks it possible that his siblings were responsible for both, but that Bran’s assassination attempt seems too clumsily done to be Jaime or Cersei’s work. Tyrion eventually manages to bribe his gaoler [[Mord]] into telling Lysa that he is ready to confess. When Lysa summons the complete court of the [[Vale]] to hear his confession, he demands a [[trial by combat]].{{ref|agot|38}}

Tyrion’s champion, the sellsword [[Bronn]], kills Lysa’s champion Ser [[Vardis Egen]], securing Tyrion’s freedom.{{ref|agot|40}} Both men leave the Eyrie on the dangerous [[High Road]], and along the way they are surrounded by men of the [[mountain clans of the Vale|mountain clans]], led by [[Shagga]]. Tyrion uses his quick wits and words to win over the clansmen by promising them weapons, armor, and glory.{{ref|agot|42}} The group rides out of the mountains, eventually reaching the Lannister host led by his father, Lord Tywin, who has invaded the [[Riverlands]] following Tyrion’s capture.
[[File:Tyrion Shagga mountain clansmen.jpg|thumb|400px|Tyrion with [[Shagga]] and the mountain clansmen before the [[Battle of the Green Fork]] - by Amoka ©]]
Lord Tywin decides to place Tyrion and his clansmen in the front for the upcoming battle with the Stark forces and Tyrion is given a number of new servants including a new squire, [[Podrick Payne]]. That night, he seds Bronn looking for a female companion for him, and Bronn brings back a young prostitute named [[Shae]], whom Tyrion takes an immediate liking to and takes into his service. The next day, he fights in the [[Battle of the Green Fork]] against Stark forces commanded by [[Roose Bolton]].{{ref|agot|62}} The battle is won, though afterward the Lannisters learn it was only a diversion and that meanwhile Jaime Lannister’s host was defeated at Riverrun and he himself was captured. Lord Tywin retreats to [[Harrenhal]] and sends Tyrion to King’s Landing to act as [[Hand of the King]] in his stead, to rein in his newly crowned nephew and prevent further mistakes from Joffrey like [[Eddard Stark]]’s execution, but forbids him from taking Shae along. Tyrion disobeys and Shae accompanies him in secret.{{ref|agot|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tyrion, along with his mountain clansmen, Shae, and Bronn, arrives at King’s Landing and presents his father Tywin’s letter which names him the Hand of the King in his father’s absence, much to Cersei’s dismay. She threatens to name it a forgery and throw him in the dungeon, but Tyrion tells her that he can get Jaime back and Cersei concedes. She also admits she needs help and agrees to ally herself with Tyrion, though they both have no intention of keeping it. This leads to a power struggle between the two. Tyrion takes up residence in the [[Tower of the Hand]] and as his first act of business removes the heads of the executed [[House Stark|Stark]] household from the walls of the [[Red Keep]].{{ref|acok|3}}

Tyrion forges an alliance with [[Varys]] who helps him to replace [[Janos Slynt]] with Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] as Commander of the [[City Watch of King’s Landing|City Watch]] and sends Slynt and a few of his cronies to the Wall.{{ref|acok|8}} Next he concocts a plan to weed out Cersei’s informants on the [[small council]]. He tells Petyr Baelish, Varys, and Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] each different plans that he has for [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]]; {{ref|acok|17}} when Cersei confronts him about the plan that he divulged to Pycelle, Tyrion knows that Pycelle is the informant.{{ref|acok|20}} Tyrion’s true plan is to send Myrcella to [[Dorne]] to be betrothed to Prince [[Trystane Martell]]. To further garner Dornish support, he offers Prince [[Doran Martell]] a seat on the small council and promises to turn over the men that murdered Doran’s sister [[Elia Martell|Elia]].{{ref|acok|17}}{{ref|acok|20}} For his part in giving Cersei private information, Pycelle is confined to the black cells beneath the keep.{{ref|acok|25}}
[[File:John Picacio Tyrion.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] - by John Picacio ©]]
[[File:Zippo514 Giant of Lannister.jpg|thumb|350px|Giant of Lannister - by Zippo514 ©]]
With his place at court secure and successfully outsmarting Cersei at every turn, Tyrion begins a series of initiatives to prepare the city for the siege, commanding the construction of fishing boats. He also opens the [[Kingswood]] for hunting and sends gold cloaks out to forage, but this is still not enough to feed the overcrowded city. He commands the blacksmiths around the city to begin construction on a giant chain which will allow him to close the [[Blackwater Rush]]. He also has [[Hallyne]] of the [[Alchemists’ Guild]] synthesize a large quantity of [[wildfire]]. Eventually, he sends his clansmen to the [[Kingswood]] to snuff out outriders and scouts loyal to [[Stannis Baratheon]].

Tyrion sets [[Shae]] up in a manse outside the [[Red Keep]] to keep her existence in King’s Landing a secret.{{ref|acok|8}} Varys, however, knows her location, and helps Tyrion use [[Chataya’s brothel]] as a front. Once inside the brothel, Tyrion passes through a tunnel that takes him to a location where he can safely travel to Shae’s manse without being followed.{{ref|acok|15}} She is restless there, however, and wishes to see more of court. Following the [[riot of King’s Landing]], Tyrion moves Shae to the Red Keep for her safety in the guise of [[Lollys Stokeworth|Lollys’s]] maid.{{ref|acok|44}}

Tyrion’s cousin, Ser [[Cleos Frey]], brings peace terms from Robb Stark, asking that [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark]] be released (although Arya is not, in fact, held at King’s Landing) in exchange for all captives save Jaime, and that Joffrey renounce all claims to the [[North]] and Riverlands.{{ref|acok|7}} Tyrion deems the terms unacceptable {{ref|acok|20}} and sends Cleos back with the counter-offer that he will release Sansa and Arya along with a number of captive Stark bannermen in return for Robb’s fealty and Jaime’s release, setting up an escape plan for Jamie to be orchestrated by men in Cleos’s party.{{ref|acok|25}} Tyrion is also visited by Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] of the Night’s Watch, who has brought with him the severed hand of a [[wight]] from the Wall, but it rots away before he can present it. Ser Alliser is mocked by Tyrion and the court, but is promised his pick of the city’s dungeons as recruits.{{ref|acok|17}}{{ref|acok|25}}

When [[Renly Baratheon]] is murdered, Tyrion seizes the opportunity to bring the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] to the Lannister cause. He sends Petyr Baelish to treat with the Tyrells and offers Joffrey in marriage to [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|acok|36}} Tyrion continues to thwart Cersei’s plans, including one to send a disguised Tommen to [[Rosby]] to remove him from the reach of the mobs and Tyrion.{{ref|acok|44}} On one occasion Tyrion drugs her so that she will not be able to attend the small council.{{ref|acok|17}}{{ref|acok|25}} In retaliation Cersei has [[Alayaya]], who she believes is Tyrion’s whore, seized and beaten, offering her freedom in return for custody over Tommen. Tyrion is furious and swears to take from Cersei everything she cares about.{{ref|acok|54}}

When Stannis’s forces attack King’s Landing, later called the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tyrion sets in place a giant chain in [[Blackwater Bay]] which traps many ships, Lannister and [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] alike. The wildfire commissioned from the Alchemists is then launched at the ships and they are trapped in the bay to burn.{{ref|acok|58}} During the battle, Tyrion is forced to lead a sortie out past the city walls because [[Sandor Clegane]], terrified of fire, refuses to do so.{{ref|acok|59}} Tyrion heads his men in a wedge formation dispersing the men assaulting the [[King’s Gate]]. He then continues with his men to hold the men crossing over a makeshift bridge made of of sinking galleys of Stannis’s fleet in the river. During the battle, Ser [[Mandon Moore]] of the Kingsguard turns on Tyrion and tries to kill him, slicing off his nose, but Tyrion is saved by his squire Podrick Payne before Moore could finish him.{{ref|acok|61}} Tyrion passes out and wakes up in bed some time after the battle, suffering from serious facial wounds and the loss of most of his nose.{{ref|acok|67}} Tyrion suspects that Cersei was behind the assassination attempt.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Flawed by algesiras.jpg|thumb|300px|Tyrion loveless marriage to [[Sansa Stark]]. Art by algesiras ©]]


Tyrion makes a complete recovery some weeks later, only to learn that Lord Tywin had taken all the glory and taken over as Hand. Tyrion finds himself demoted to [[Master of Coin]], replacing [[Petyr Baelish]] and forced into a political marriage with Sansa Stark to forestall a Tyrell move to marry her to [[Willas Tyrell]].{{ref|asos|19}}

The wedding to Sansa goes forward, though Tyrion chooses to defy custom and does not consummate their marriage, saying he will not touch her unless and until she wants him to. His father pushes him to consummate the marriage with [[Sansa]] for the good of the house, but Tyrion never does - a decision that earns him scorn and jest in court.{{ref|asos|28}} Tyrion’s marriage brings him no joy, as Sansa is repulsed by him and [[Shae]] remains indifferent.{{ref|asos|32}}

At King Joffrey’s wedding feast, Tyrion gets into an altercation with Joffrey, and soon afterwards the king is murdered, an act for which Tyrion is unjustly accused and arrested by command of Cersei.{{ref|asos|60}} Tyrion again stands trial for a crime he did not commit. During the trial, [[Cersei]] brings Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]], who lies that Joffrey believed Tyrion meant to muder him; Grand Maester Pycelle claims that Tyrion stole poison from him and Shae is brought to humiliate him before the court. After the first day the situation seems hopeless, but Tyrion again seeks trial by combat after Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] visits his cell and offers to serve as his champion in the trial. In the trial, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] stands against [[Gregor Clegane]], but fails to win, although not without mortally wounding him first.{{ref|asos|70}}

Oberyn’s death condemns Tyrion, but the night before he is to be executed, he is freed from his prison cell by his brother [[Jaime]] and a reluctant [[Varys]]. During their escape, Jaime reveals that their father made him lie about [[Tysha]] being a prostitute, and that she was just a peasant girl who had genuinely loved Tyrion.

Tyrion sees this admission as an unforgivable betrayal and abandons Jaime, promising retribution on Jaime, Tywin and Cersei. He also torments Jaime by telling his brother of Cersei's repeated infidelities, and falsely claims responsibility for Joffrey's death.

Before leaving the [[Red Keep]], Tyrion visits his father’s room and, finding [[Shae]] in his bed, strangles her. He then confronts his father, demanding he tell him what became of Tysha. Tywin tells Tyrion that she went ''“wherever whores go.”'' Tyrion then slays his father in fury and escapes.{{ref|asos|77}} He flees [[Across the Narrow Sea|across the Narrow Sea]] to an unknown destination chosen by [[Varys]]. After his escape, Cersei offers a lordship for any that brings her Tyrion.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Tyrion remains in his flight across the Narrow Sea. He is regarded by most as accursed as a [[Kinslaying|kinslayer]] and Kingslayer, although he is guilty of only the former. Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, Cersei’s bounty on Tyrion results in the killing of a number of innocent dwarfs and children; Cersei refuses to publicly punish anyone who does so, for fear it will discourage other such bounty hunters and allow Tyrion to escape.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Pulled from the Rhoyne.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion is rescued by [[Jon Connington]] - by Winona Nelson ©]]
Tyrion flees across the [[Narrow Sea]], pondering his options. Tyrion arrives drunk and despondent at the manse of [[Illyrio Mopatis]] in [[Pentos]].{{ref|adwd|1}} There Illyrio tells Tyrion of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her three [[Dragon|dragons]].

He then sends Tyrion, along with retainers Griff, Young Griff, Ser [[Rolly Duckfield]], Septa [[Lemore]], and [[Haldon]], called Halfmaester, aboard the ship ''[[Shy Maid]]'' to [[Volantis]]. During the trip, Tyrion assumes the aliases Yollo and Hugor Hill.{{ref|adwd|5}} In Volantis, he and his companions plan to meet up with Daenerys to strengthen her cause. En route, Tyrion realizes that Griff is in fact the exiled lord [[Jon Connington]], and Young Griff is [[Aegon Targaryen]], saved from the [[Sack of King’s Landing]]. During the journey, the boat is ambushed by [[stone men]] and Tyrion is knocked overboard; he would have drowned had Jon Connington not dived in to save him.{{ref|adwd|18}}
[[File:Jamga TyrionJorah.JPG|thumb|300px|Tyrion and [[Jorah Mormont]] - by Jamga ©]]
While in [[Selhorys]], Tyrion (under Haldon’s direction) plays a game of [[Cyvasse]] with [[Qavo Nogarys]], a customs offical, in order to gain information. Tyrion later visits a brothel, a modest one compared to those he he had been wont to frequent in [[Lannisport]] and King’s Landing, where he is recognized and captured by Ser [[Jorah Mormont]].{{ref|adwd|22}} Jorah plans to bring Tyrion to Daenerys to regain her favor. Jorah takes him to the [[Widow of the Waterfront]] to try and arrange passage out of Volantis. There Tyrion meets a female dwarf performer named [[Penny]] who, upon learning that Tyrion was indirectly responsible for her brother [[Oppo]]’s death, tries to kill him.{{ref|adwd|27}} Penny joins the pair as they travel to [[Meereen]] by sea aboard the ''[[Selaesori Qhoran]]'', where the crew take to calling him No-Nose, to reach Daenerys. On the ship Penny eventually befriends Tyrion.{{ref|adwd|33}}

While aboard the ''Selaesori Qhoran'', Tyrion makes the acquaintance of [[Moqorro]]. One night Tyrion asks him what he sees in the flames. Moqorro replies dragons, adding:

{{Quote|Dragons [[Maester Aemon|old]] and young, true and false, [[House Targaryen|bright]] and [[House Blackfyre|dark]]. And you. A small man with a big shadow, snarling in the midst of it all.}}

Tyrion wonders if he may be seeing Penny in the flames as they are almost of size, Moqorro tells him no.

Soon, however, Tyrion, Penny, and Mormont are captured by a [[Yunkai|Yunkai’i]] slaver and bought by [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]]. They are instructed by his overseer [[Nurse]] on how to treat their new master.{{ref|adwd|47}} Tyrion and Penny are forced to perform a mock joust in the [[fighting pits]], not knowing that they were to be eaten by lions at the end of the show. Daenerys Targaryen, for whom the show was staged, learns of their impending fate and stops the lions from being released.{{ref|adwd|52}}

After their new master dies of the [[bloody flux]] the trio escapes. Tyrion arranges for the three to join the sellsword company the [[Second Sons]], under the command of [[Ben Plumm|Brown Ben Plumm]], by promising the company the wealth of Casterly Rock.{{ref|adwd|57}}{{ref|adwd|66}} While the Sons’ current contract is to fight Daenerys, Tyrion hopes to win them to her side.

==Relationships==
===Tywin Lannister===
[[File:Tywin and Tyrion.png|thumb|350px|Tyrion and his father. ([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

Tyrion has a difficult relation with his father. His mother died giving birth to Tyrion, something his father never forgave him.{{ref|asos|4}} When his father found out Tyrion had married Tysha, he had her raped by his guardsmen and finally by Tyrion himself to teach them a lesson.{{ref|agot|42}} Her memory haunted him for a very long time {{ref|acok|29}} and he began to seek his pleasure with prostitutes.{{ref|acok|8}} To his father this brought further shame on their house.{{ref|asos|4}} Tyrion himself has thought about killing his father.{{ref|agot|42}}

When Tyrion was kidnapped by Catelyn Tully, his father invaded [[the Riverlands]] not out of concern for Tyrion but to defend the honour of their house. Later he had Tyrion fight in the vanguard at the Battle of the Green Fork which made Tyrion suspect that his father would not have been unhappy to see him killed.{{Ref|aGoT|62}}

Though their relation is bad, his father recognized his capacities enough to send him to King’s Landing to act as Hand of the King in his stead.{{ref|agot|69}} Tyrion did well, keeping the Dornish neutral and building a chain across the Blackwater river to trap [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]]’ fleet, something his father acknowledged. As a reward Tyrion asked to be named Tywin’s heir, which he was under the laws as Jaime had joined the Kingsguard and thus was unable to inherit. His father flatly refused, saying that he would never allow Tyrion to make Casterly Rock his whorehouse.{{ref|asos|4}}

After Joffrey’s death, Cersei accused Tyrion of murdering him. Tywin formed a court to sit in judgement of his son. Tyrion demanded a trial by battle and when his champion lost his father sentenced him to death though it is not clear if Tywin really thought Tyrion was guilty. Jaime freed Tyrion the night before his execution. He told him this was to make up for lying to Tyrion that Tysha had been a whore who was after riches while she had been what she claimed to be: a common girl and in love with Tyrion. Armed with this knowledge Tyrion visited his father and found him with Shae, Tyrion’s former mistress. Tyrion killed them both.{{ref|asos|77}}

===Cersei Lannister===
[[File:Roman V. Papsuev Double Bluff.jpg|350px|thumb|Tyrion with his sister Cersei - by Papsuev ©]]
[[Cersei Lannister]] is Tyrion’s older sister and has always despised him. When [[Oberyn Martell]] and his sister [[Elia Martell]] visited [[Casterly Rock]] in their teens, they were shown the newborn baby Tyrion by both Jaime and Cersei. Cersei twisted Tyrion’s penis until he cried, only stopping when Jaime intervened. When she read how [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] imprisoned his sisters for being beautiful, Cersei went to Tyrion’s nursery and pinched him till he cried. Cersei’s cruelty to Tyrion only increased when she heard the prophecy of [[Maggy|Maggy the Frog]] and the meaning of the word [[valonqar]] ([[High Valyrian]] for "little brother").

She never kept her hatred for Tyrion a secret and made him aware of it throughout his life, and Tyrion returned her hatred in kind, developing a deep contempt for Cersei. Tyrion even dreamed of hiring a [[Faceless Men|Faceless Man]] to kill his sister.{{ref|acok|44}} The only thing that kept the two from harming each other was Jaime. Cersei once stated that she would have killed Tyrion but Jaime would never have forgiven her if she did {{ref|acok|54}} and Tyrion would not have harmed Cersei because he loves his brother Jaime and knows how much Cersei means to him.

The ironic thing is if Cersei had only ever treated Tyrion with even a little love and respect (a thing Tyrion craves for, especially from his family), Tyrion would return this with utter devotion and love to Cersei, the same he feels for his brother Jaime. Unknown to Tyrion is that every time Cersei see’s Tyrion or thinks of him all she remember is the prophecy of Maggy the Frog. When [[Joffrey]] was murdered, Cersei falsely believed Tyrion was responsible and did everything in her power to see him die, even getting his former whore Shae to lie and humiliate her “valonqar” further before his death.

When Tyrion escaped and killed Tywin, Cersei now sees him in every shadow. She offered a [[Lord|lordship]] to any man who killed Tyrion, resulting in the mass murder of innocent dwarfs and small children. In addition, Cersei will not punish any man who kills an innocent dwarf as she believes it might make the next man hesitate.

Cersei, upon hearing about [[Myrcella]]’s injury at the hands of [[Gerold Dayne|Ser Gerold Dayne]], believed Dayne was Tyrion’s catspaw and that Tyrion had him cut off Myrcella’s ear the way an agent of Cersei ([[Mandon Moore|Ser Mandon Moore]]) once cut off Tyrion’s nose. With her uncle [[Kevan Lannister]] now dead by the crossbow bolt (unknown to Cersei is the fact Kevan was killed by [[Varys]]), Cersei will most likely believe Tyrion killed Kevan the same way he killed their father and will see even more of him in the shadows and in her nightmares. Tyrion also remarks on his journey that the only reward he will ask from [[Daenerys Targaryen]] for his service is the right to rape and kill Cersei.

===Jaime Lannister===
[[Jaime Lannister]] is Tyrion’s older brother. Growing up Jaime was the only one who ever treated Tyrion with love and affection and for this Tyrion believed he would forgive his brother for anything.{{ref|agot|9}} Jaime was full of guilt over the lie their father had him tell Tyrion about Tysha, as Jaime was unaware of what his father planned and upon hearing about it lives with further guilt. The guilt had Jaime free his brother even when he was not sure of Tyrion’s innocence in the murder of his son [[Joffrey]].

Upon freeing his brother, Jaime finally confessed the truth about Tysha causing an enraged Tyrion to reveal to Jaime the truth about Cersei’s infidelity towards Jaime and Tyrion also falsely told Jaime he did indeed kill his son Joffrey just to further hurt Jaime.

Tyrion mentioned to [[Illyrio Mopatis]] that Jaime and Cersei are his to kill. Despite this statement Tyrion while having no doubt about his desire to kill and hurt Cersei still harbors mixed feelings towards Jaime.

===His Uncles===
From all reports, Tyrion got on well with all of his uncles, [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]], [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] and [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]].

Gerion and Tygett once asked Tyrion what gift he would like for his next nameday, Tyrion asked for a baby [[dragon]] and Tygett kindly told Tyrion that all the dragons were extinct and was careful not to hurt his nephew’s feelings. When [[Tyrek Lannister]] disappeared in the riots of King’s Landing, Tyrion instructed the watch that the lad was to be found alive or dead as his father, Tygett, was always kind to Tyrion.

Gerion gifted Tyrion with the Books [[Wonders]] and [[Wonders Made by Man]] by [[Lomas Longstrider]] and often had Tyrion [[File:Tyrion and shae by algesiras.jpg|thumb|350px|Tyrion and [[Shae]] - by algesiras ©]]recite the sixteen wonders of the World. Tyrion wished to accompany his uncle Gerion on his quest to find and retrieve [[Brightroar]] but his father would not allow him.

Until Tyrion was accused of killing Joffrey, Kevan Lannister was respectful to Tyrion and was one of the few after his injuries during the battle of the Blackwater to praise him and his abilities.

===Tysha===
[[Tysha]] was Tyrion’s first wife. For years Tyrion believed she was a whore his brother hired so Tyrion could experience his first woman. Because of this he thought women would only want him for his money.{{ref|acok|3}} When Jaime rescued Tyrion from his cell he told him the truth: Tysha was a girl chance met on the road. As she had seemed to genuinely love Tyrion, he became furious with his brother. In retaliation Tyrion told Jaime that Cersei had bedded others and that he had killed Jaime’s son. The latter part was not true but was said to hurt Jaime.{{ref|asos|77}}

===Shae===
[[Shae]] was Tyrion’s whore who he began, despite his better judgement, to develop feelings towards. In order to protect Shae, Tyrion enlisted [[Varys]]' help in creating an alias of Shae as a bedmaid to [[Lollys Stokeworth]]. Tyrion reminded himself on several occasions that the only thing Shae loved about him was his gold. It turns out his assessment was correct, as Shae testified against him in his trial, falsely claiming (under Cersei’s direction) that Tyrion planned to kill the King, his father, and his sister and seize the throne for himself.{{ref|asos|77}}

When Tyrion escaped his dungeon he went to his father's chamber. There he found Shae in his father’s bed. He killed her and then his father.{{ref|asos|77}}{{Clear}}

==Quotes by Tyrion==

{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': Let me give you some advice bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.
'''Jon''': What the hell do you know about being a bastard?

'''Tyrion''': All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes.
{{ref|aGOT|5}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote| '''Jon:''' I don’t know who my mother was.

'''Tyrion:''' Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|''My mind is my weapon. My [[Jaime Lannister|brother]] has his sword, [[Robert Baratheon|King Robert]] has his warhammer and I have my mind... and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much Jon Snow.''{{ref|aGOT|5}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': When I was your age, I used to dream of having a dragon of my own.<br />
'''Jon Snow''': You did?<br />
'''Tyrion''': Oh, yes. Even a stunted, twisted, ugly little boy can look down over the world when he's seated on a dragon's back. I used to start fires in the bowels of Casterly Rock and stare at the flames for hours, pretending they were dragonfire. Sometimes I'd imagine my father burning. At other times, my sister. Don't look at me that way, bastard. I know your secret. You've dreamt the same kind of dreams.{{Ref|aGoT|13}}}} – Tyrion to [[Jon Snow]]

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' We [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] do have a certain pride.

'''Catelyn:''' Pride? Arrogance, some might call it. Arrogance and avarice and lust for power.

'''Tyrion:''' My [[Jaime Lannister|brother]] is undoubtedly arrogant. My [[Tywin Lannister|father]] is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?{{Ref|aGoT|31}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Catelyn Stark|Lady Catelyn]]

{{Quote|'''Masha Heddle''': Don’t kill him here!<br />
'''Tyrion''': Don’t kill him anywhere.{{Ref|AGOt|31}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Masha Heddle|Masha]], regarding himself

{{Quote|'''Gunthor''': How would you like to die, Tyrion son of Tywin?<br />
'''Tyrion''': In my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a maiden's mouth around my cock, at the age of eighty.{{ref|agot|56}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Gunthor]]

{{Quote|The gall of them, fighting back!{{Ref|aGoT|56}}}}

{{Quote|All sorts of people are calling themselves kings [[War of the Five Kings|these days]].{{ref|acOk|2}}}}

{{Quote|Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them.{{ref|acok|2}}}}

{{Quote|When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.{{Ref|acok|15}}}}

{{Quote|Sorcery is the sauce fools spoon over failure to hide the flavor of their own incompetence.{{ref|acok|32}}}}

{{Quote|I have never liked you, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], but you were my own sister, so I never did you harm. You’ve ended that. I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.{{Ref|AcOK|56}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]

{{Quote|Those are brave men. Let's go kill them!{{Ref|aCoK|61}}}}
– During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]

{{Quote|In the dark, I am the [[Loras Tyrell|Knight of Flowers]].{{Ref|ASoS|68}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Sansa Stark]], on the night of their marriage

{{Quote|'''Joffrey:''' [[Robb Stark|He]] was a traitor, and I want his stupid head. I’m going to make [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] kiss it.

'''Tyrion:''' No. Sansa is no longer yours to torment. Understand that, monster.

'''Joffrey''': You’re the monster, Uncle.

'''Tyrion:''' Am I? Perhaps you should speak more softly to me, then. Monsters are dangerous beasts, and just now kings seem to be dying like flies.{{Ref|asos|53}}}}
— Tyrion to [[Joffrey Baratheon]] after the [[Red Wedding]]

{{Quotes|It all goes back and back. To our mothers and fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own children will take up our strings and dance on in our steads.{{Ref|asos|66}}}}

{{Quote|Another name? Oh, certainly. And when the [[Faceless Men]] come to kill me, I’ll say, ‘No, you have the wrong man, I’m a different dwarf with a hideous facial scar.’ {{Ref|aSoS|77}}}}
– Tyrion, when asked by Jaime to take another name

{{Quote|You poor stupid blind crippled fool. Must I spell out every little thing for you? Very well. Cersei is a lying whore, she's been fucking [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] and [[Osmund Kettleblack]] and probably [[Moon Boy]] for all I know. And I am the monster they all say I am. Yes, I killed [[Joffrey Baratheon|your vile son]].'{{Ref|aSoS|77}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Jaime]]

{{Quote|'''Tyrion:''' This girl’s to be your queen. Have you no regard for her honor?

'''Joffrey:''' I’m punishing her.

'''Tyrion:''' For what crime? She did not fight [[Robb Stark|her brother]]’s [[Battle of Oxcross|battle]].

'''Joffrey:''' She has the blood of [[House Stark|a wolf]].

'''Tyrion:''' And you have the wits of a goose.

'''Joffrey:''' You can’t talk to me that way. The king can do as he likes.

'''Tyrion:''' [[Aerys II Targaryen]] did as he liked. Has [[Cersei Lannister|your mother]] ever told you what happened to him?

'''Ser Boros:''' No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the [[Kingsguard]]!

'''Tyrion:''' I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. [[Bronn]], [[Timett]], the next time Ser [[Boros Blount|Boros]] opens his mouth, kill him. Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference? {{Ref|aCoK|32}}}}
– Tyrion to the Kingsguard and Joffrey upon seeing them beat [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|''Give me priests who are fat and corrupt and cynical, the sort who like to sit on soft satin cushions, nibble sweetmeats, and diddle little boys. It's the [[High Sparrow|ones who believe in gods]] who make the trouble''.{{ref|aDwD|27}}}}

{{Quote|''Trust no one'', my prince. Not your [[Haldon|chainless maester]], not your [[Jon Connington|false father]], not the gallant [[Rolly Duckfield|Duck]] or the lovely [[Lemore]] nor these other fine friends who grew you up from a bean. Above all, trust not the [[Illyrio Mopatis|cheese monger]], nor [[Varys|the Spider]], nor this little [[Daenerys Targaryen|dragon queen]] you mean to marry. All this mistrust will sour your stomach and keep you awake at night, ’tis true, but better that than the long sleep that does not end''.{{ref|adwd|22}}}}
– Tyrion to [[Aegon Targaryen|Young Griff]]

==Quotes about Tyrion==

{{Quote|Tyrion Lannister, the youngest of [[Tywin Lannister|Lord Tywin]]'s brood, and by far the ugliest. All that [[old gods|the gods]] had given to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], they had denied Tyrion. He was a dwarf, half his brother's height, struggling to keep pace on stunted legs. His head was too large for his body, with a brute's squashed-in face beneath a swollen shelf of brow. One green eye and one black one peered out from under a lank fall of hair so blond it seemed white. Jon watched him with fascination.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}}}
– [[Jon Snow]]'s first impression of Tyrion

{{Quote|'''Bowen Marsh:''' You have great thirst for such a small man.

'''Maester Aemon''': Oh, I think Lord Tyrion is quite a large man. I think he is a giant come among [[Night's Watch|us]], here at [[the Wall|the end of the world]].{{ref|agot|21}}}}
– [[Maester Aemon]] on Tyrion

{{Quote|Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less. . .A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.{{ref|acok|8}}}}
– [[Varys]] on Tyrion

{{Quote|He is a bigger man than he seems, I think.{{ref|asos|28}}}}
– [[Garlan Tyrell]] to [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|I am malformed, scarred, and small, but... abed, when the candles are blown out, I am made no worse than other men. In the dark, I am the [[Loras Tyrell|Knight of Flowers]]. I am generous. Loyal to those who are loyal to me. I’ve proven I’m no craven. And I am cleverer than most, surely wits count for something. I can even be kind. Kindness is not a habit with us [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], I fear, but I know I have some somewhere. I could be... I could be good to you.{{ref|asos|68}}}} – Tyrion, on himself, to [[Sansa Stark]]

{{Quote|Her vile, treacherous, murderous dwarf brother.{{ref|aFfC|24}}}}
– [[Cersei Lannister]]

{{Quote|Jaime, sweetling, I have known you since you were a babe at Joanna's breast. You smile like [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] and fight like [[Tygett Lannister|Tyg]] and there's some of [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]] in you, else you would not wear that cloak...but '''Tyrion''' is [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]]'s son, not you. I said so once to your father's face, and he would not speak to me for half a year.{{ref|AFFC|33}}}}
– [[Genna Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]

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A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, consists of five published volumes:

* ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (1996)
* ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (1998)
* ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (2000)
* ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (2005)
* ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (2011)

The remaining two novels are titled:

* ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''
* ''[[A Dream of Spring]]''

Additionally there are also three prequel novellas, set in the same world, roughly 90 years before the main events, commonly known as the "[[Dunk and Egg|Tales of Dunk and Egg]]" after their main protagonists:

* ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (2010)

Three novellas based on chapter sets from the books:

* ''[[Blood of the Dragon]]'' ([[w:Asimov's Science Fiction|Asimov’s]], July 1996).
* ''[[Path of the Dragon]]'' ([[w:Asimov's Science Fiction|Asimov’s]], December 2000).
* ''[[Arms of the Kraken]]'' ([[w:Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] issue 305, August 2002).

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* [[The Lands of Ice and Fire]], a boxed collection of twelve A Song of Ice and Fire map posters, stretching from Westeros to Asshai.
* [[The World of Ice and Fire]], a companion volume to the A Song of Ice and Fire novels. (TBA)
* [[A Game of Thrones (comics)]], adaptation of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''.(2011 – ongoing)
* [[A Feast of Ice and Fire]], a cookbook of recepies of dish and meals from Westeros and Essos presented in the five books of the novel.(2012)
* [[A Game of Groans]], Parody about the Song of Ice and Fire series.(TBA)
* [[Beyond the Wall (Book)|Beyond the Wall]], collection of essays, exploring the series influences and narrative choices.(TBA)

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Check out our chapter by chapter [[Chapters|Book Summaries]] for [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] series. <br>(YES, it's obviously spoiler heavy. Don't say we didn't warn you!)

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A Feast for Crows<br>
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Rikard Stark: Reverted edits by Rikard Stark (talk) to last revision by Mordin999

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Tyrion Lannister

2014-04-01T15:20:11Z

Rikard Stark:

Portal:Books

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Rikard Stark:

Template:Featured article

2013-09-09T19:32:05Z

Rikard Stark: /* List of feature articles */

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| July 2nd, 2011 - November 25th, 2012 - [[Jaime Lannister]]
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| November 25th, 2012 - TBA - [[Tyrion Lannister]]
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* [[Tyrion Lannister]], following the recent [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/52068-the-point-of-view-characters/ improvement work].
: Though the article is great, should we feature two Lannisters in a row? May be better to mix it up. {{User:Hooper/autosig2}} 18:49, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
:: Tyrion is second because at the time it was the only other article I was happy with, I worked on Daenerys later. So if you wish we can mix them up. (Sorry for not posting sooner, I missed the edit) --[[User:Mordin999|Mor]] 14:16, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
:::Taken the decision to update and place Tyrion as the new featured article, after writing out the summary text. Thanks for the hard work [[User:Mordin999|Mor]]! I'm going to try and urge folks to write up some summaries for other POV characters, and perhaps some of our better historical or location articles. --[[User:Ran|Ran]] 13:11, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

* [[Arya Stark]], and why has Jamie's article been featured for half a year? I would think it should change at least once a month. [[User:Matt 2108|Matt 2108]] 02:01, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
::Because most people felt that other articles were not good enough. Even for the Tyrion article there was no consensus. My suggestion is still Tyrion. The Arya article is not bad but it is missing some references and her attributes are mentioned twice. Also I think we should include how she appears in the series.[[User:Scafloc|Scafloc]] 15:54, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
:::Another point: I think the part of the article that is dedicated about her kills and aliases is too prominent. These are basically lists. I have no problem that the information is included but would like to give it a less prominent place. How about if we reformat the lists to a table or to a few comment and leave out the description. The people who are killed have their own page so additional information can go there. I'd like to keep the image of the killing of the Tickler; this explains what her experiences did to her.[[User:Scafloc|Scafloc]] 17:01, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
: I believe it was half a year since I created one of those pages and that it was featured for much longer and ;) Yes I have been trying to jump start the Featured article section for a long while. Unfortunately other things always got in the way, besides with my poor enligsh, I cant suggest with good consistence more articles I have worked on until I seen someone else go over it. So guys please suggest more good articles, so we can work together on bringing them to feature status and get this thing rolling --[[User:Mordin999|Mor]] 14:16, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

* [[Stannis Baratheon]], nominated by [[User:Ser_Aeron_Connel]].
: It has several references missing. You should work on that. [[User:Winterz|Winterz]] 15:42, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

* [[Arya Stark]], nominated by [[User:Ser_Aeron_Connel]].
: Again, missing references. Also, the image with Arya and the bird has an incorrect caption. [[User:Winterz|Winterz]] 15:44, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

* [[Melisandre]], nominated by [[User:Ser_Aeron_Connel]].

* [[Davos Seaworth]], nominated by [[User:Ser_Aeron_Connel]].

* [[Daenerys Targaryen‎‎]], nominated by [[User:Mordin999|Mor]].

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Feature article/4

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Rikard Stark: The Wall

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'''The Wall'''

The wall is a massive 700 feet wall of ice, stretching 300 miles, covering the entire northern peninsula of Westeros. Protecting the kingdoms, from the dangers that lie beyond. It was built by Bran the builder, the legendary king in the north, who built, Winterfell and helped to design storms end.
The wall was said to be built 8,000 years before Aegon's landing, after the long night by giants and the first members of the nights watch. The Wall is protected by the Night's Watch and according to some, ancient spells and sorcery.[1] Supposedly, Brandon the Builder had placed his foundations along the heights wherever possible. The Wall was much smaller at the time, having been built upon by the Night's Watch builders, who quarried huge blocks of ice from frozen lakes in the haunted forest and dragged them south to make the Wall higher, raising it over the centuries to its present size. However, the severely reduced Night's Watch at the present time is limited to maintenance duty. A total of nineteen fortresses have been built along the Wall though only three, The Shadow Tower, Castle Black and Eastwatch-by-the-sea are occupied at the time of the books.

Lemore/Theories

2013-09-03T19:42:20Z

Rikard Stark:

{{Theory_Policy}}
Some{{Citation needed}} believe [[Lemore]] is the mother of [[Tyene Sand]]. Lemore is a [[Septa]] who has given birth before, as evidenced by the stretchmarks on her belly seen by [[Tyrion Lannister]]. She is also roughly in her mid 40's, and Tyene is in her early 20's, which would lend further support to the theory.

'''Evidence against'''

Tyene Sand has golden hair. Oberyn Martell and Lemore both have dark hair, making it unlikely that their daughter would have light hair. It is possible that Lemore dyes her hair to further conceal her identity, but that seems unnecessarily cautious. Further, if Lemore were Tyene's mother, it would be strange for her not to have communicated with her daughter or anyone else back in Dorne to give support to Aegon's legitimacy.

'''Ashara Dayne'''

It is a possibility that Septa Lemore is Ashara Dayne who did not infact die after Roberts Rebellion, going to help Aegon in Essos. After giving birth to Jon Snow.

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Lemore/Theories

2013-09-03T19:41:27Z

Rikard Stark: Wrote this myself, good theory