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| Alias         = The Toothless Lion<br>The Laughing Lion<ref>[http://www.historyofwesteros.com/concarolinas-westerlands-reading/]</ref>
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| Alias = The Laughing Lion<br>The Toothless Lion{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
| Title         = Lord of [[Casterly Rock]]<br>Shield of [[Lannisport]]<br>[[Warden of the West]]
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| Title = [[Lord of Casterly Rock]]<br>[[Shield of Lannisport]]<br>[[Warden of the West]]
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| Culture = [[Westermen]]
| Spouse         = Lady [[Jeyne Marbrand]]
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| Spouse = Lady [[Jeyne Marbrand]]
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| Issue = [[Tywin Lannister]]<br>[[Kevan Lannister]]<br>[[Genna Lannister]]<br>[[Tygett Lannister]]<br>[[Gerion Lannister]]
 
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|220}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Tytos Lannister|Tytos Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|220}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Tytos Lannister|Tytos Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death = [[Casterly Rock]]
 
| Place_of_Death = [[Casterly Rock]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|267}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister under the Dragons}}
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Lord '''Tytos Lannister''' was a head of [[House Lannister]], Lord of [[the Westerlands]], and Lord of [[Casterly Rock]]. He died before the events of the books. [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] are his grandchildren by his eldest son, [[Tywin Lannister]].  
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'''Tytos Lannister''' was Lord of [[Casterly Rock]] and head of [[House Lannister]] during the reigns of kings [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]], [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]], and [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. He is the grandfather of [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] by his eldest son, [[Tywin Lannister]].
  
==History==
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==Character==
The third-born son of Lord [[Gerold Lannister]] and Lady [[Rohanne Webber]]. Tytos was married to [[Jeyne Marbrand]], they had five children.{{Ref|twoiaf}}
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An amiable and jovial gentleman, Tytos was called the Laughing Lion prior to the death of his beloved wife, [[Jeyne Marbrand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}} However, he was also weak willed, eager to please, slow to anger, quick to forgive, and too trusting by half. He saw the good in everyone, great and small, but this trust blinded him to threats to [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}  
  
Rumor was that the newly widowed [[Ellyn Reyne]], who was married to [[Tion Lannister|Tion]], tried to seduce the already married Tytos who became heir after his older brother's death, so he would set aside his wife for her. Tytos apparently was so intimidated by her that he failed to perform and in shame confessed to his wife who forgave him but not her good-sister, Ellyn.{{Ref|twoiaf}}
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Tytos was a fat man,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} he loved eating and drinking cheese, cakes and beer.<ref name=sample>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref> While Lord of [[Casterly Rock]], Tytos loaned money to [[lord]]s who never bothered to repay him, and his [[bannermen]] openly ignored his orders.{{Ref|ASOS|66}} Guests at his court were allowed to mock him to his face, called "twisting the lion's tail".{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}  
  
Tytos was called a kind but weak man. He loaned money to lords who never bothered to repay him and his vassals openly ignored his orders.{{Ref|aSoS|66}}
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==Early life==
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According to semi-canon sources, Tytos was a squire in his youth but was never knighted. He loved watching tourneys, but never participated in one.<ref name=sample>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>
  
According to his daughter [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], he agreed to marry her to [[Emmon Frey]], the second son of Lord [[Walder Frey]], just to please Lord Frey. His [[Tywin Lannister|eldest son]] and his vassals spoke out against the wedding because they thought it an uneven match.{{Ref|aFfC|32}}
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Tytos was the third-born son of Lord [[Gerold Lannister]] and Lady [[Rohanne Webber]]. His elder twin brothers were [[Tywald Lannister|Tywald]] and [[Tion Lannister|Tion]]; Tywald was slain in the [[Peake Uprising]] in {{Date|233}}. Tytos married [[Jeyne Marbrand]] at [[Casterly Rock]] in {{Date|235}} and had five children with her.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}} Tytos became the heir of [[Casterly Rock]] in {{Date|236}}, after the death of Tion at the [[Battle of Wendwater Bridge]] during the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
  
At some point, Tytos imprisoned Lord [[Walderran Tarbeck]] for disloyalty. In return, Lady [[Ellyn Reyne|Ellyn Tarbeck]] seized three Lannisters - two [[House Lannister of Lannisport|Lannisters]] of [[Lannisport]], as well as [[Stafford Lannister]], whose [[Joanna Lannister|sister]] was betrothed to young [[Tywin Lannister]]. Tywin suggested that Lord Walderran should be sent back to his wife in three pieces, one for every Lannister taken, but Tytos returned Walderran unharmed.{{Ref|aFfC|44}} A few years later, the [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]]s [[Reyne-Tarbeck Rebellion|rebelled]] again, together with [[House Reyne]]. Tywin took charge of crushing the rebellion which he did so completely that both castles were destroyed and the family lines extinguished.{{Ref|aSoS|19}}
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According to Maester [[Beldon]], [[Ellyn Reyne]], widowed after the death of Tion, tried to seduce the new heir, Tytos, so he would set aside Jeyne for Ellyn. Tytos apparently was so intimidated by Ellyn that he failed to perform and in shame confessed to Jeyne, who forgave him but not her good-sister, Ellyn. Jeyne informed her good-father, Lord Gerold, who hastily wed Ellyn to his elderly bannerman, Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
  
One autumn, Tytos came between a lioness and her prey. The lioness tore into Tytos' horse and was about to attack Tytos as well, when the kennelmaster of [[Casterly Rock]] came to his rescue with his dogs, losing his leg and three dogs in the process. Out of gratitude, Tytos gave the kennelmaster lands and a towerhouse and took his son as a squire, thereby creating [[House Clegane]].{{Ref|aCoK|18}}
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Gerold took firm control of the [[westerlands]] and was determined to do everything he could to prepare his unpromising new heir for lordship. Gerold was not blind to his son's flaws though and knew Tytos would be unsuitable for the positions of [[Lord of Casterly Rock]] and [[Warden of the West]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
  
In his last few years, Tytos became fat and took [[Tytos Lannister's mistress|a mistress]], a common born woman, daughter of a candlemaker. The woman helped herself to Tytos deceased [[Jeyne Marbrand|wife's]] jewels and clothes. She also began ordering about the household knights, dismissed servants and sat in attendance when Tytos was absent. In {{Date|267}}, Lord Tytos died of a heart attack while climbing stairs to see her.{{Ref|aFfC|3}}
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==Lord of Casterly Rock==
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[[File:Young-Tywin.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Tytos Lannister in his prime along with a young [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] as depicted by Magali Villeneuve in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
  
The only influence Tytos had on his son was that Tywin mistrusted laughter and that he became a hard man.{{Ref|aSoS|66}}<ref>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 32|Chapter 32]], Jaime: Genna Lannister, to Jaime Lannnister "He heard too many people laughing at your grandsire."</ref> Tytos did not forget his children when he died, and left behind a generous inheritance for [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]].{{Ref|aFfC|7}}
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Tytos became Lord of Casterly Rock in {{date|244}} after the death of his father, [[Gerold Lannister|Gerold]]. Bannermen and merchants took advantage of the weak-willed Tytos, who was eager to please.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}} The power of [[House Lannister]] waned and many other neighboring Houses grew in strength. Many said that the Lion of Lannister was no longer a beast to fear and japed about toothless lions.{{Ref|ASOS|66}}
  
==Quotes==
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According to his daughter [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], Tytos agreed to marry her to [[Emmon Frey]], the second son of Lord [[Walder Frey]], just to please the [[Lord of the Crossing]]. The betrothal was announced at a feast in {{date|252}}, with most of the lords of the west in attendance. Upon the announcement, Lord [[Roger Reyne]], the Red Lion of [[Castamere]], left the hall in anger and Lady [[Ellyn Reyne|Ellyn Tarbeck]] laughed aloud. The rest of Tytos's vassals sat on their tongues, and only Tytos's eldest son, [[Tywin Lannister]], spoke out against the wedding because he thought it an uneven match.{{Ref|aFfC|32}} Tytos later sent Tywin to [[King's Landing]] to serve as a royal cupbearer at King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]'s court.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
{{Quote|Lord Tytos was an altogether different character [to [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]]], amiable but ineffectual, and he allowed himself to be pushed around a good deal, by a number of people.. including Lord [[Walder Frey]] (ever wonder how [[Genna Lannister|Genna]] came to marry [[Emmon Frey|so poorly]]?) and the [[Roger Reyne|Red Lion of Castamere]], the richest and most powerful [[House Lannister|Lannister]] bannerman, and a formidable soldier/warrior in his own right...<ref>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tywin_and_the_Reynes Tywin and the Reynes] November 15, 1999.</ref>}}
 
- [[George R. R. Martin]]
 
  
{{Quote|Our own father was gentle and amiable, but so weak his bannerman mocked him in their cups. Some saw fit to defy him openly. Other lords borrowed our gold and never troubled to repay it. At court they japed of toothless lions. Even his [[Tytos Lannister's mistress|mistress]] stole from him. A woman scarcely one step above a whore, and she helped herself to my [[Jeyne Marbrand|mother's]] jewels!{{ref|asos|66}}}}
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[[House Reyne]] power grew under Tytos's poor leadership, as did their close allies in [[House Tarbeck]], as Ellyn was Roger's sister. Lady Tarbeck was not slow to take advantage of Tytos's willingness to part with large sums of gold, borrowing heavily and using the money to restore the crumbling [[Tarbeck Hall]], strengthening the curtain walls, rebuilding its keep and furnishing its keep with a splendor to rival any castle in the west.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
- [[Kevan Lannister]]
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Normally jovial, Tytos became sorrowful after his wife, Jeyne, died within a moon of giving birth to a son, [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]], in {{Date|255}}. Conditions in the [[westerlands]] became dismal in the following years; bandits and outlaws prowled the roads, while bannermen ignored Tytos's orders and saw to their own affairs. Thrice in his reign, King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] sent the forces of the [[Iron Throne]] to intervene and restore order to the west, but conflict resumed after the king's knights departed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
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During the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]], Lord Tytos answered the call of the new king, [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]], sending eleven thousand westermen under the leadership of his younger brother, Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]]. Tytos also sent his three eldest sons—Tywin, [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], and [[Tygett Lannister]]—to fight in the conflict. Tytos remained at Casterly Rock, taking [[Tytos Lannister's first mistress|Gerion's wet nurse]] as his mistress. Roger Reyne took command of the westermen on campaign after the death of Jason at [[Bloodstone]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
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Battle hardened from the war, Tytos's sons were determined to restore the power of House Lannister. Lord Tytos protested feebly before returning to the comfort and embrace of his mistress. Tywin began by demanding the repayment of the gold his father lent out; those who could not repay immediately had to send a hostage to [[Casterly Rock]] until their debt was settled. He charged his brother, Ser Kevan, with command of five hundred veterans knights to rid the westerlands of robber knights and bandit outlaws. Some hastened to obey, and Ser [[Harys Swyft]] is said to have stated, "The lion has awoken."{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}} Unable to pay his loan at the time, Harys agreed to surrender his daughter [[Dorna Swyft|Dorna]] into Kevan's custody, and elsewhere collectors were met with sullen resistance and open defiance. Lord Reyne reportedly laughed when he read Tywin's edicts and counseled his friends and vassals to do nothing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
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Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck]] rode to Casterly Rock to confront Lord Tytos, confident he could easily cow Tytos to rescind his son's edicts. Tytos was not present when Walderan arrived at court, however, and the young Tywin ordered Lord Walderan imprisoned for disloyalty. In return, Ellyn Tarbeck seized three Lannisters—two [[House Lannister of Lannisport|Lannisters]] of [[Lannisport]], as well as [[Stafford Lannister]], whose sister [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]] was betrothed to Tywin—and threatened them harm unless Walderan was returned. This awoke Lord Tytos, who ignored Tywin's suggestion that Walderan should be sent back to his wife in three pieces, one for every Lannister taken. Tytos returned Walderan unharmed and forgave the Tarbeck debt to House Lannister.{{Ref|AFFC|44}}
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Less than a year later in {{date|261}}, Walderan and Roger renounced Tytos in the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]]. Acting without his father's leave, Tywin destroyed Tarbeck Hall and [[Castamere]] and extinguished Houses Reyne and Tarbeck.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}
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===Later life===
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While his son and heir, Ser [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], was named [[Hand of the King]] by the newly-crowned King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] in {{date|262}}, Tytos remained at [[Casterly Rock]], though after the destruction of the [[House Reyne|Reynes]] and [[House Tarbeck|Tarbecks]] by his heir, none of his remaining vassals caused further trouble.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
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One autumn, Tytos came between a lioness and her prey. The lioness tore into Tytos's horse and was about to attack him as well, when the kennelmaster of Casterly Rock came to his rescue with his dogs, losing his leg and three dogs in the process. Out of gratitude, Tytos gave the kennelmaster lands and a towerhouse and took his son as a squire, thereby creating [[House Clegane]].{{Ref|ACOK|18}}
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In his last few years, Tytos became very fat{{Ref|AFFC|3}} and took [[Tytos Lannister's second mistress|a new mistress]], a commonborn daughter of a candlemaker. She helped herself to the late [[Jeyne Marbrand]]'s jewels and clothes and also began ordering about household knights, dismissed servants, and sat in attendance when Tytos was absent. While Tywin was in [[King's Landing]] In {{Date|267}}, Tytos died of a heart attack while climbing stairs to see her.{{Ref|AFFC|3}} Tywin, the new Lord of Casterly Rock, ordered a [[walk of atonement]] through [[Lannisport]] for his father's mistress.{{Ref|ADWD|65}}
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The only influence Tytos had on his son was that Tywin mistrusted laughter and that he became a hard man.{{Ref|ASOS|66}}<ref>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 32|Chapter 32]], Jaime: Genna Lannister, to Jaime Lannnister "He heard too many people laughing at your grandsire."</ref> Tytos did not forget his children when he died, and left behind a generous inheritance for Tywin, [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]], and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]].{{Ref|AFFC|7}}
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==Quotes about Tytos==
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{{Quote|Lord Tytos was an altogether different character [to [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]]], amiable but ineffectual, and he allowed himself to be pushed around a good deal, by a number of people.. including Lord [[Walder Frey]] (ever wonder how [[Genna Lannister|Genna]] came to marry [[Emmon Frey|so poorly]]?) and the [[Roger Reyne|Red Lion of Castamere]], the richest and most powerful [[House Lannister|Lannister]] bannerman, and a formidable soldier/warrior in his own right...<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tywin_and_the_Reynes Tywin and the Reynes], November 15, 1999.</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}
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{{Quote|His lordship wants only to be loved. So he laughs, and takes no offense, and forgives, and bestows honors and offices and lavish gifts on those who mock him and defy him, thinking thereby to win their loyalty. Yet the more he laughs and gives, the more they despise him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}|[[Beldon]] in a letter to the [[Citadel]]}}
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{{Quote|Our own father was gentle and amiable, but so weak his bannerman mocked him in their cups. Some saw fit to defy him openly. Other lords borrowed our gold and never troubled to repay it. At court they japed of toothless lions. Even his [[Tytos Lannister's second mistress|mistress]] stole from him. A woman scarcely one step above a whore, and she helped herself to [[Jeyne Marbrand|my mother's]] jewels!{{Ref|ASOS|66}}|[[Kevan Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
Tytos was the third-born son of his [[Gerold Lannister|father]] and [[Rohanne Webber|mother]]. He had two older twin brothers, [[Tywald Lannister|Tywald]] and [[Tion Lannister|Tion]], and a younger brother, [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]].{{Ref|twoiaf}}
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Tytos was the third-born son of his father, [[Gerold Lannister]], and mother, [[Rohanne Webber]]. He had two older twin brothers, [[Tywald Lannister|Tywald]] and [[Tion Lannister|Tion]], and a younger brother, [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
  
 
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Aliases
  • The Laughing Lion
  • The Toothless Lion[1]
Titles
Allegiance House Lannister
Culture Westermen
Born 220 AC[2]
Died 267 AC[3][1]
Casterly Rock
Spouse Lady Jeyne Marbrand
Issue
Books

Tytos Lannister was Lord of Casterly Rock and head of House Lannister during the reigns of kings Aegon V, Jaehaerys II, and Aerys II Targaryen. He is the grandfather of Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion by his eldest son, Tywin Lannister.

Character

An amiable and jovial gentleman, Tytos was called the Laughing Lion prior to the death of his beloved wife, Jeyne Marbrand.[1] However, he was also weak willed, eager to please, slow to anger, quick to forgive, and too trusting by half. He saw the good in everyone, great and small, but this trust blinded him to threats to House Lannister.[1]

Tytos was a fat man,[3] he loved eating and drinking cheese, cakes and beer.[4] While Lord of Casterly Rock, Tytos loaned money to lords who never bothered to repay him, and his bannermen openly ignored his orders.[5] Guests at his court were allowed to mock him to his face, called "twisting the lion's tail".[1]

Early life

According to semi-canon sources, Tytos was a squire in his youth but was never knighted. He loved watching tourneys, but never participated in one.[4]

Tytos was the third-born son of Lord Gerold Lannister and Lady Rohanne Webber. His elder twin brothers were Tywald and Tion; Tywald was slain in the Peake Uprising in 233 AC. Tytos married Jeyne Marbrand at Casterly Rock in 235 AC and had five children with her.[1] Tytos became the heir of Casterly Rock in 236 AC, after the death of Tion at the Battle of Wendwater Bridge during the Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion.[1]

According to Maester Beldon, Ellyn Reyne, widowed after the death of Tion, tried to seduce the new heir, Tytos, so he would set aside Jeyne for Ellyn. Tytos apparently was so intimidated by Ellyn that he failed to perform and in shame confessed to Jeyne, who forgave him but not her good-sister, Ellyn. Jeyne informed her good-father, Lord Gerold, who hastily wed Ellyn to his elderly bannerman, Lord Walderan Tarbeck.[1]

Gerold took firm control of the westerlands and was determined to do everything he could to prepare his unpromising new heir for lordship. Gerold was not blind to his son's flaws though and knew Tytos would be unsuitable for the positions of Lord of Casterly Rock and Warden of the West.[1]

Lord of Casterly Rock

Tytos Lannister in his prime along with a young Tywin as depicted by Magali Villeneuve in The World of Ice & Fire

Tytos became Lord of Casterly Rock in 244 AC after the death of his father, Gerold. Bannermen and merchants took advantage of the weak-willed Tytos, who was eager to please.[1] The power of House Lannister waned and many other neighboring Houses grew in strength. Many said that the Lion of Lannister was no longer a beast to fear and japed about toothless lions.[5]

According to his daughter Genna, Tytos agreed to marry her to Emmon Frey, the second son of Lord Walder Frey, just to please the Lord of the Crossing. The betrothal was announced at a feast in 252 AC, with most of the lords of the west in attendance. Upon the announcement, Lord Roger Reyne, the Red Lion of Castamere, left the hall in anger and Lady Ellyn Tarbeck laughed aloud. The rest of Tytos's vassals sat on their tongues, and only Tytos's eldest son, Tywin Lannister, spoke out against the wedding because he thought it an uneven match.[6] Tytos later sent Tywin to King's Landing to serve as a royal cupbearer at King Aegon V Targaryen's court.[1]

House Reyne power grew under Tytos's poor leadership, as did their close allies in House Tarbeck, as Ellyn was Roger's sister. Lady Tarbeck was not slow to take advantage of Tytos's willingness to part with large sums of gold, borrowing heavily and using the money to restore the crumbling Tarbeck Hall, strengthening the curtain walls, rebuilding its keep and furnishing its keep with a splendor to rival any castle in the west.[1]

Normally jovial, Tytos became sorrowful after his wife, Jeyne, died within a moon of giving birth to a son, Gerion, in 255 AC. Conditions in the westerlands became dismal in the following years; bandits and outlaws prowled the roads, while bannermen ignored Tytos's orders and saw to their own affairs. Thrice in his reign, King Aegon V Targaryen sent the forces of the Iron Throne to intervene and restore order to the west, but conflict resumed after the king's knights departed.[1]

During the War of the Ninepenny Kings, Lord Tytos answered the call of the new king, Jaehaerys II Targaryen, sending eleven thousand westermen under the leadership of his younger brother, Ser Jason Lannister. Tytos also sent his three eldest sons—Tywin, Kevan, and Tygett Lannister—to fight in the conflict. Tytos remained at Casterly Rock, taking Gerion's wet nurse as his mistress. Roger Reyne took command of the westermen on campaign after the death of Jason at Bloodstone.[1]

Battle hardened from the war, Tytos's sons were determined to restore the power of House Lannister. Lord Tytos protested feebly before returning to the comfort and embrace of his mistress. Tywin began by demanding the repayment of the gold his father lent out; those who could not repay immediately had to send a hostage to Casterly Rock until their debt was settled. He charged his brother, Ser Kevan, with command of five hundred veterans knights to rid the westerlands of robber knights and bandit outlaws. Some hastened to obey, and Ser Harys Swyft is said to have stated, "The lion has awoken."[1] Unable to pay his loan at the time, Harys agreed to surrender his daughter Dorna into Kevan's custody, and elsewhere collectors were met with sullen resistance and open defiance. Lord Reyne reportedly laughed when he read Tywin's edicts and counseled his friends and vassals to do nothing.[1]

Lord Walderan Tarbeck rode to Casterly Rock to confront Lord Tytos, confident he could easily cow Tytos to rescind his son's edicts. Tytos was not present when Walderan arrived at court, however, and the young Tywin ordered Lord Walderan imprisoned for disloyalty. In return, Ellyn Tarbeck seized three Lannisters—two Lannisters of Lannisport, as well as Stafford Lannister, whose sister Joanna was betrothed to Tywin—and threatened them harm unless Walderan was returned. This awoke Lord Tytos, who ignored Tywin's suggestion that Walderan should be sent back to his wife in three pieces, one for every Lannister taken. Tytos returned Walderan unharmed and forgave the Tarbeck debt to House Lannister.[7]

Less than a year later in 261 AC, Walderan and Roger renounced Tytos in the Reyne-Tarbeck revolt. Acting without his father's leave, Tywin destroyed Tarbeck Hall and Castamere and extinguished Houses Reyne and Tarbeck.[8]

Later life

While his son and heir, Ser Tywin, was named Hand of the King by the newly-crowned King Aerys II Targaryen in 262 AC, Tytos remained at Casterly Rock, though after the destruction of the Reynes and Tarbecks by his heir, none of his remaining vassals caused further trouble.[1]

One autumn, Tytos came between a lioness and her prey. The lioness tore into Tytos's horse and was about to attack him as well, when the kennelmaster of Casterly Rock came to his rescue with his dogs, losing his leg and three dogs in the process. Out of gratitude, Tytos gave the kennelmaster lands and a towerhouse and took his son as a squire, thereby creating House Clegane.[9]

In his last few years, Tytos became very fat[10] and took a new mistress, a commonborn daughter of a candlemaker. She helped herself to the late Jeyne Marbrand's jewels and clothes and also began ordering about household knights, dismissed servants, and sat in attendance when Tytos was absent. While Tywin was in King's Landing In 267 AC, Tytos died of a heart attack while climbing stairs to see her.[10] Tywin, the new Lord of Casterly Rock, ordered a walk of atonement through Lannisport for his father's mistress.[11]

The only influence Tytos had on his son was that Tywin mistrusted laughter and that he became a hard man.[5][12] Tytos did not forget his children when he died, and left behind a generous inheritance for Tywin, Kevan, Genna, Tygett, and Gerion.[13]

Quotes about Tytos

Lord Tytos was an altogether different character [to Tywin], amiable but ineffectual, and he allowed himself to be pushed around a good deal, by a number of people.. including Lord Walder Frey (ever wonder how Genna came to marry so poorly?) and the Red Lion of Castamere, the richest and most powerful Lannister bannerman, and a formidable soldier/warrior in his own right...[14]

His lordship wants only to be loved. So he laughs, and takes no offense, and forgives, and bestows honors and offices and lavish gifts on those who mock him and defy him, thinking thereby to win their loyalty. Yet the more he laughs and gives, the more they despise him.[1]

Beldon in a letter to the Citadel

Our own father was gentle and amiable, but so weak his bannerman mocked him in their cups. Some saw fit to defy him openly. Other lords borrowed our gold and never troubled to repay it. At court they japed of toothless lions. Even his mistress stole from him. A woman scarcely one step above a whore, and she helped herself to my mother's jewels![5]

Family

Tytos was the third-born son of his father, Gerold Lannister, and mother, Rohanne Webber. He had two older twin brothers, Tywald and Tion, and a younger brother, Jason Lannister.[1]

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
Damon
 
Cerissa
Brax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tybolt
 
Teora
Kyndall
 
Alysanne
Farman
 
Gerold
 
Rohanne
Webber
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tya
[Note 1]
 
Gowen
Baratheon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerelle
 
Tywald
 
Tion
 
Ellyn
Reyne
 
Tytos
 
Jeyne
Marbrand
 
Jason
 
Various
women
 
Son
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes:
  1. In 298 AC, it has been roughly ninety years ago since Gowen and Tya were wed, placing their marriage around 208 AC. Therefore Tya was a contemporary to Lords Damon (d.210 AC) and Tybolt (d.212 AC).

Descendants

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

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons.
  2. See the Tytos Lannister calculation.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The World of Ice & Fire: The Westerlands (unabridged). georgerrmartin.com
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
  6. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
  7. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  8. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
  9. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 18, Sansa II.
  10. 10.0 10.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 3, Cersei I.
  11. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 65, Cersei II.
  12. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Jaime: Genna Lannister, to Jaime Lannnister "He heard too many people laughing at your grandsire."
  13. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
  14. So Spake Martin: Tywin and the Reynes, November 15, 1999.