Why isn t Tywin Lannister king?

Tywin Lannister - Why did he not become king? Tywin Lannister served for year as the Hand of the King to the Mad King and was lord to the richest house in Westeros. Still when the Mad King died and King Robert died, Tywin didn't take the opportunity to take the Iron Throne for himself.

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Was Tywin basically the king?

Tywin is the ruthless patriarch of House Lannister of Casterly Rock, and father to twins Cersei and Jaime, and Tyrion. He is the Warden of the West and the Lord Paramount of the Westerlands, and was twice the Hand of the King, making him one of the most powerful political figures in Westerosi history.

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Why is Joffrey King and not Tywin?

Joffrey was King because he was legally Robert's son. Tywin is his grandfather but that doesn't entitle him to the throne any more than it does Cersei.

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Why didn t Robert make Tywin Hand of the King?

The main is that Robert considered Tywin a coward and didn't trust him since he joined the rebellion until the result was clear.

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Is No True King Tywin Lannister?

Tywin Lannister : Any man who must say, "I am the king" is no true king. I'll make sure you understand that when I've won your war for you.

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Does Tywin know Arya was a girl?

At the time Arya was working as Tywin's cupbearer. Tywin knew she was a northerner and high-born to boot. But he didn't know she was that northerner or that highborn, or he would never have let her escape.

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Does Tywin think Tyrion is not his son?

Tywin told Tyrion that he was no son of his. Tyrion has a silver streak in his hair and sometimes experiences dragon dreams. The counterarugment is Tyrions intelligence, which is similar to Tywin's. Tywin's sister tells this to Jaime.

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Why did little finger not tell Tywin about Arya?

Why didn't Littlefinger reveal Arya's identity to Tywin Lannister? Because that part of the Harrenhal plot was an invention: In the books Arya isn't Tywin's cupbearer. She is a floor and staircase scrubber while Tywin is there.

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Why does Robert Baratheon hate Targaryen?

Robert was in love with Lyanna and what he knows is that she was kidnapped and raped by Rhaegar Targaryen. He fought many battles which are traumatising by themself and he lost friends and he was angry at Eddard's dad and brother being killed.

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Why was Tywin cutting the deer?

Tywin stripping the skin off the stag's carcass is a perfect metaphor for the Lannisters stripping power away from the Baratheons. With King Robert (Mark Addy) dead and his son Joffery being a Lannister in all but name, House Baratheon has been left as nothing more than a carcass of its former self.

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Was Joffrey Baratheon asexual?

Joffrey remained a pawn for the nobles' games in King's Landing until one of the players, Olenna Tyrell, poisoned him during his wedding feast. He appears to be asexual, never sleeping with his girlfriend or wife but frequently beating her for his amusement.

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Has a Stark ever sat on the Iron Throne?

3 Ned Stark

Ned Stark sat on the Iron Throne in his capacity as Hand of the King. He learns the truth about Joffrey's lineage and plans to install Stannis Baratheon (Robert's younger brother) as the next, rightful King.

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What syndrome does Joffrey Baratheon have?

Joffrey Baratheon: Conduct Disorder and Sadistic Personality Disorder. Honda believes Joffrey suffers from a specific form of sadistic personality disorder called tyrannical sadism, due to his habit of relishing in "verbally and physically harming and abusing others with his power."

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Why did Shae sleep with Tywin?

With the increasing trust issues and obvious insecurities, Shae knew that by aligning with the rest of the family, she would crush Tyrion. Having an affair with Tywin was just the cherry on top of the horror that Tyrion faced.

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Who was more powerful than Tywin?

But the uptight, opportunistic Otto is more powerful than Tywin ever was. He is wealthier. He has more influence over key Westerosi institutions, in what some call the Oldtown Triad (the Citadel, the Faith and House Hightower).

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Why was Tywin so powerful?

Tywin Lannister is the most powerful man in Westeros because he knows the value of strategic partnerships. Aside from the Lannister army, the Tyrell's have the strongest army in Westeros, and brought much needed support when Kings Landing was under siege from Stannis Baratheon, and saved his control of the capital.

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Who is the most hated king in Game of Thrones?

Joffrey Baratheon is arguably the most hated character in Game of Thrones. As the sadistic and cruel King of the Seven Kingdoms, he delights in inflicting pain and suffering on those around him, including his own family members.

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Was Robert Baratheon abusive to Cersei?

While she's hardly a protagonist, Cersei has been very consistent since Season 1 with how she deals with domestic and sexual violence. The old king Robert Baratheon raped and occasionally beat her, and Cersei responded by carefully plotting his murder and ensuring that his progeny would never sit the iron throne.

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Who was the only one to defeat Robert Baratheon?

The battle

Ashford was an indecisive battle, in which Robert was defeated by the vanguard of House Tyrell, led by Randyll Tarly.

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Why did Arya hate Littlefinger?

Littlefinger betrayed her father, holding a knife to his neck, leading to his arrest and beheading. She didnt trust littlefinger then.

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Why did Tyrion not confront Littlefinger?

Tyrion knew that Littlefinger lied about the dagger Catelyn found on the assassin that tried to kill Bran. This lie is the reason Tyrion was taken to the Eyrie, held in a sky cell, and forced into a trial where his life was at stake.

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Did Arya know Littlefinger betrayed Ned?

Littlefinger finally had his come-uppance in the Game of Thrones season 7 finale, ambushed by a united front of Starks: it was revealed that Arya, Sansa and Bran had been talking to each other and all of them knew what was going on.

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Did Tywin know Arya was with him?

He meets with Tywin Lannister at Harrenhal where Arya is working secretly as a serving girl—whom no one recognizes as a Stark, conveniently. While serving them wine, he looks her in the eye, but never exposes her identity to Tywin—who could have really used her as leverage in their little war.

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Why didn t Tywin marry Sansa himself?

Why didn't Tywin marry Sansa himself? The biggest reason is his love for his late wife Joanna. Tywin never planned on re-marrying because he knew no one could replace her.

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Who is the most powerful man in Westeros?

Bran became the memory of Westeros, arguably giving him all the insight he needed to be a capable king who wouldn't make his predecessor's mistakes. As the new King of the Andals, the First Men, and the Rhoynar, Bran is the most powerful individual in Westeros.

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