Is House Lannister bad?

Not evil though. He is a man of principle, and his methods seem cruel at times but he doesnt seem inherently evil. I think what Ser Kevan said about him is very telling; about how he always tried to do the best for the kingdom, but all that earned him was the Mad King’s envy.

Why is tywin so cruel?

If Tywin can be described as evil, it’s because he acquires so much power and does nothing to change the character of the world he rose into. Much of Tywin’s ambition, and much of his willingness to do evil, comes from a desire to displace the Targaryens as the great family of Westeros.

Is Tywin Lannister honorable?

Tywin was a capable military commander, yes. He was a good administrator, yes. He was a better ruler than most of the nice guys, absolutely.

Is the House of Lannister based on a true story?

To begin with, the House of Lannister seems to be pretty closely based on the real life House of Lancaster. To vastly simplify actual history, the War of the Roses was a struggle between the Yorks and the Lancasters over England’s throne.

Is Cersei Lannister based on a true story?

But Cersei is also based on a later queen of England: poor Anne Boleyn, wife of the infamous King Henry VIII. Anne was Henry’s second wife, and he created the whole dang Church of England just to marry her.

Is Jaime Lannister inspired by a real person?

But Jaime’s true inspirations are likely the imperial German knight Götz von Berlichingen and the Italian nobleman Cesare Borgia. Berlichingen was an actual knight with a metal hand in the 1500’s—although his hand was iron, not gold.

What’s the difference between the Targaryens and the Starks?

The Targaryens have their dragons and their wigs. The Starks have their wolves and their ability to (sometimes) time travel via psychic trees. But only one family has managed to hang onto the the Iron Throne since book one of the Song of Ice and Fire series, and that’s the Lannisters of Casterly Rock.