Lord Lyonel Strong is the Lord of Harrenhal and a leading councillor in the court of King Viserys I Targaryen. He is the father of Ser Harwin "Breakbones" Strong and Larys Strong.
In House of the Dragon, Lyonel serves for years as Master of Laws before being appointed Hand of the King. Regarded as an ethical and impartial advisor, he counsels Viserys on matters of succession and marriage, including the betrothal of Princess Rhaenyra to Laenor Velaryon.
When rumors about his son Harwin's relationship with Rhaenyra threaten his impartiality, Lyonel offers to resign and returns to Harrenhal. There he and Harwin perish in a fire engineered by his younger son Larys, dying before the outbreak of the Dance of the Dragons. His full story appears on the Timeline.
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