Editing Jaime Lannister (section)

===Early life===
Jaime was born in {{Date|266}}, as the first-born son of Ser [[Tywin Lannister]], the heir to [[Casterly Rock]], and his wife, Lady [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} Jaime was born shortly after his twin sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], while holding her foot.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}{{Ref|ASOS|66}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] sent both Jaime and Cersei their weight in gold as a [[name day]] gift, and commanded Lord Tywin to bring the children to court when they were old enough to travel.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} It is currently unknown whether this visit to [[King's Landing]] actually occurred, as the royal court came to Casterly Rock following the death of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] in {{Date|267}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Jaime and Cersei did visit King's Landing in {{Date|272}}, when their mother brought them from Casterly Rock for the [[Anniversary Tourney]] held to celebrate the tenth year of King Aerys's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Jaime and Cersei were inseparable in their early childhood.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} They looked so similar as children that not even their father was able to keep them apart.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Sometimes they would dress in each other's clothes, and spend a whole day as each other.{{ref|ACOK|60}} As children, they played together in bowels of Casterly Rock, where the caged lions of his late grandfather, Tytos, were kept. Jaime and Cersei would dare each other to climb into the cage.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} Cersei and Jaime slept together in the same bed when they were very young,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} and even went as far as to experiment together in a sexual manner at a young age.{{Ref|AGOT|45}} During one of these encounters, they were caught by a servant who informed their mother. Jaime's bedchamber was immediately moved to the other side of the castle, whilst a guard was placed near Cersei's bedchamber. The twins were told never to do anything like that ever again, as Joanna would otherwise be forced to tell their father.{{Ref|ASOS|21}}

Jaime's mother died not long thereafter,{{Ref|ASOS|21}} in {{Date|273}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} when giving birth to Jaime's younger brother, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Even though Tyrion is a malformed [[dwarf]], and both his father and sister despise the young Lannister, Jaime developed an affection for his youngest sibling, and treated him with kindness and respect.{{Ref|AGOT|9}}{{Ref|AGOT|32}} Shortly after Joanna's death, the [[Princess of Dorne (mother of Doran)|Princess of Dorne]] visited Casterly Rock with her two youngest children, [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Oberyn Martell]]. When she eventually proposed a betrothal between Elia and Jaime, she was refused.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Jaime and Tyrion played in the [[Hall of Heroes]] as boys.{{ref|ASOS|60}}

In {{Date|276}}, when Jaime was ten years old, Lord Tywin hosted a [[tourney]] to celebrate the birth of young Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]]. During [[Tournament in honor of Viserys's birth|this tourney]], Tywin suggested to King Aerys that Jaime could [[squire]] for [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], but Aerys refused and named the sons of other lords to the position instead.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} According to Cersei, young Jaime was only interested in dogs, [[horse]]s, swords, and her.{{Ref|AFFC|36}}

Jaime went to [[Crakehall]] at the age of eleven, and spent four years squiring for Lord [[Sumner Crakehall]],{{Ref|ASOS|11}} alongside [[Merrett Frey]].{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|AFFC|30}} He occasionally visited Casterly Rock during this time,{{Ref|ACOK|36}} and raged when, in {{Date|278}}, his sister Cersei was brought to King's Landing by their father.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} At the age of thirteen, while still a squire, Jaime won his first tourney melee.{{Ref|ASOS|11}}{{Ref|AFFC|30}} Whilst a squire to Lord Sumner, Jaime was sent to [[Riverrun]],{{Ref|AFFC|33}} as Lord Tywin and Lord [[Hoster Tully]] had been considering [[Betrothal|betrothing]] Jaime to Hoster's younger daughter, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jaime Lannister}} According to Sumner, the message Jaime was to bring to Hoster could not be entrusted to a [[raven]].{{Ref|AFFC|33}} He spent a fortnight at Riverrun, being seated next to Lysa during meals. Jaime ignored her, however, being more interested in the stories of Hoster's younger brother, Ser [[Brynden Tully|Brynden]], a famous warrior who had fought in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]], and whom Jaime asked for stories about the war.{{Ref|AFFC|33}}

Ser [[Addam Marbrand]], the heir of Lord [[Damon Marbrand]] of [[Ashemark]], is a childhood friend of Jaime's.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} The two have remained friends to this day.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}