Ser Jaime Lannister, the elder son of Lord Tywin Lannister and twin brother of Queen Cersei, is one of the central figures of HBO's Game of Thrones. Renowned as a swordsman and infamous as the Kingslayer for killing the Mad King Aerys II, he serves in and later commands the Kingsguard.
Over the series Jaime is captured in war, loses his sword hand, and undergoes a long arc of conscience, ultimately dying beside Cersei during the Battle of King's Landing. This overview summarizes source material from the Game of Thrones Wiki; a chronological account is available in the Timeline.
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