Lord Tywin Lannister is the head of House Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock and Warden of the West, and one of the wealthiest and most feared men in Westeros. A ruthless and calculating patriarch, he restored his house's fearsome reputation by personally crushing the rebellion of House Reyne, an act immortalized in the song "The Rains of Castamere." He is the father of Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion Lannister and grandfather of the Baratheon children who sit the Iron Throne.
Tywin served as Hand of the King to Aerys II Targaryen for twenty years and again commands the realm during the War of the Five Kings, directing the Lannister cause against the Starks and their allies. Cold, commanding and unsentimental, he treats family loyalty as an instrument of power. This overview summarizes his role in the series; see the Timeline for a chronological account of his campaigns and alliances.
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