Jaime Lannister (The Lion and the Dragon)

## SerJaime Lannister

Ser **Jaime Lannister**, also known as **The Golden Lion**, is a knight from House Lannister. He is the second child and first-born son of Lord Tywin Lannister of Casterly Rock and his wife, Lady Joanna, also of House Lannister. He is the twin brother of Queen Cersei Lannister and has three younger siblings; Tyrion, Lancel, and Tyshara. He was married to Princess Elia Martell and had three children with her; Erwin, Cerelle, and Gerion. He is currently married to Lady Lynesse Hightower and has two children with her; Tya and Tyler.

## Appearance and Character

As young children, Jaime and his sister Cersei looked so much alike, that not even their father was able to tell them apart. Jaime grew into a tall, handsome man, with curled hair the color of beaten gold. He has flashing cat-green eyes, and a smile that cuts like a knife. Robb Stark thinks to himself that Jaime is "what a king should look like", and Bran Stark feels that Jaime looks like "more like the knights in the stories". He is muscular and extremely strong, musing that he could only think of a few men in the Seven Kingdoms stronger than him, and that his speed and skill can defeat them.

He wears golden armor decorated with the Lannister lion and an ornate lion's helmet. Jaime alternatively wears a crimson silk tunic embroidered with a golden lion, along with black boots and a black cloak. He also wears crimson cloaks and a leather jack. Jaime wields a lance of golden wood. Most notably Jaime wields Red Rain, the Valyrian steel sword of the Lannister's, formerly belonging to House Drumm and gained during the Greyjoy's Rebellion.

Jaime is a born warrior, with little interest in politics and court intrigue. He takes few things seriously. By his own admission, Jaime only feels truly alive when fighting or making love. He comes across as arrogant, amoral, and dishonorable. He is also rash, headstrong, and angers quickly. He is known to have little patience, and he worries about the consequences of his actions only after committing the act. A great and especially skilled warrior, Jaime inspires loyalty in his men. He is bold and does not fear death. According to Catelyn Stark, Jaime is an experienced battle commander.

# History

## Early Life

Jaime was born in 266 AC, as the first-born son of Ser Tywin Lannister, the heir to Casterly Rock, and his wife, Lady Joanna. Jaime was born shortly after his twin sister Cersei, while holding her foot. 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. 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 Tytos Lannister in 267 AC. Jaime and Cersei did visit King's Landing in 272 AC, when their mother brought them from Casterly Rock for the Anniversary Tourney held to celebrate the tenth year of King Aerys's reign.

Jaime and Cersei were inseparable in their early childhood. 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. Cersei and Jaime slept together in the same bed when they were very young, and even went as far as to experiment together in a sexual manner at a young age. 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.

Not long thereafter, in 273 AC, Jaime's mother gave birth to his younger brother, Tyrion. Jaime quickly developed an affection towards his younger brother and would later train him in swordsmanship, though Tyrion never quite rises to Jaime's level. Shortly after Tyrion's birth, Loreza Martell, Princess of Dorne visited Casterly Rock with her two youngest children, Elia and Oberyn Martell. She proposed a betrothal between Elia and Jaime, an idea which Jaime's mother Joanne supported, and after some convincing so did his father Lord Tywin. Jaime and Cersei were both deeply distressed at the idea of him being sent away to Dorne but couldn't do anything about it. Thus Jaime left Casterly Rock for Sunspear and became a page for the Princess of Dorne.

Three years later in 276 AC Jaime's father Lord Tywin held a tournament in honour of Prince Viserys' birth and Jaime visited Lannisport to watch the tournament, whilst there he and his twin Cersei re-connected and once again attempted to experiment sexually with one another, though they were either kept apart or had chaperones with them at all times under the orders of their mother, Joanna.

## Knighthood, Marriage and Fatherhood

In 278 AC Jaime's liege Princess Loreza Martell died. Her son and the new Prince of Dorne, Doran, attempted to take Jaime on as his own squire but Lord Tywin Lannister, rejected the request and instead recalled Jaime to King's Landing along alongside his betrothed, Princess Elia. Once in the capital Jaime was made the squire to the new King Rhaegar I Targaryen and Elia was sent to Casterly Rock to be the handmaiden to Lady Joanna Lannister, the former friend of her mother.

Jaime served as squire to the King alongside Myles Mooton and Richard Lonmouth, both of whom became his friends as they trained under the instruction of the master-at-arms of King's Landing and Jaime's uncle, Ser Tygett Lannister. During his time as squire Jaime was highly protective over his twin sister Cersei.

At the age of fifteen Jaime participated in the campaign against the Kingswood Brotherhood, during which he fought alongside his liege and fellow squires, even saving Lord Sumner Crakehall from Big Belly Ben. After the brotherhood had been defeated, Jaime was knighted for valour shown on the battlefield by King Rhaegar I Targaryen.

Upon his knighthood Jaime was sent back to Casterly Rock where he and his betrothed Elia Martell of Dorne were wed in Lannisport in a grand ceremony. There followed a tourney to celebrate the union between House Lannister and House Martell which was won by Ser Arthur Dayne. It's said that Jaime paid more attention to the jousts between many of his warrior-heroes than he did towards his own newlywed wife, though he and Elia did consummate their marriage on their wedding night.

About half a year after his wedding both Jaime and his now pregnant wife travelled to King's Landing for the marriage of his older twin Cersei and King Rhaegar I Targaryen, it was a grand affair with much of the Crown's and Lannister money being poured into the event. Jaime took part on the tourney held to celebrate the nuptials and came close to winning, beating all his opponents except Ser Arthur Dayne.