House Lannister is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It became the Royal House of the Seven Kingdoms when Cersei Lannister was crowned after Tommen Baratheon’s death in season 6. Their seat is located in Casterly Rock and their sigil is a golden lion on a crimson field. The official words of House Lannister are “Hear Me Roar,” not to be confused with the common saying “A Lannister Always Pays His Debts.”

The members of House Lannister at the beginning of the show were:

• Tywin Lannister. He was the Lord of Casterly Rock and the father of Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion. He led the Lannister army during the War of the Five Kings and became Hand of the King after the Battle of Blackwater, in which Stannis Baratheon’s army was defeated thanks to him. Tywin was in control of King’s Landing and the Seven Kingdom during both Joffrey and Tommen Baratheon’s reigns. In Season 4, he sentenced Tyrion to death when he was found guilty of murdering Joffrey Baratheon at his wedding. Tyrion, who managed to escape helped by Jaime, murdered Tywin with a crossbow in revenge.

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House Targaryen is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. Targaryen’s seat is located in Dragonstone, their sigil consists of a red three-headed dragon on a black field and their words are “Fire and Blood” This House conquered and unified the Seven Kingdoms which made them sovereigns of Westeros during many centuries. In addition, they have a long tradition of raising up and controlling dragons, which made them invincible in the past.

The main members of House Targaryen who appear on the show are:

• Aerys II Targaryen. He was the last Targaryen seated in the Iron Throne. However, he was called “the Mad King” as he succumbed to madness because of a long incestuous lineage. He did not have much influence on dragons anymore and he ruled with tyranny. These are the reasons why a revolution started which led to a Civil War that ended with the murder of Aerys by Jaimie Lannister and the beginning of Robert Baratheon’s reign. He had three children: Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys.

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House Stark is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. They reign over the biggest kingdom of Westeros, the North, and their seat is located in Winterfell. The sigil of House Stark is a grey direwolf on a white background over a green blazon and their words are ‘Winter is Coming.’

The members of House Stark at the beginning of the show were:

• Lord Eddard ‘Ned’ Stark. He was the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. King Robert Baratheon named him Hand of the King during his reign and, before he died, Lord Regent of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm before for Joffrey I. However his duty towards the realm did not last long, as King Joffrey Baratheon had him executed at the end of Season 1 under a false charge of treason, because Ned refused to swear his allegiance to Joffrey. Ned was sure that Joffrey was not the rightful heir to the throne, as he was not son of Robert but of Cersei and her brother Jaime Lannister.

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There are numerous webpages where you can find a lot of information about Game of Thrones, its houses and characters, and many other things that you can think of. In this post we will present some of them that are very relevant for the topic we are dealing with.

• Main houses: this is a prezi presentation where you can find the four main houses that have been fighting for the throne up to season 6, when the last known Baratheon died.
• Game of Thrones Wiki: in this page you can discover everything about every family and character that has appeared at any point in the show.
• Game of Thrones cast: this page shows information on the actors who play in the show and other interesting features such as the list of episodes.
• Key events: this site is very useful to catch up with the show if you have forgotten any of the main events that took place before season 8 but you do not feel like watching the whole series again.

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Welcome to Westeros! Game of Thrones is one of the biggest TV shows around the world. More than 17 million people have watched the first episode of the last season in the US, a number that increases heavily if you include the people who watch it all over the world.

In this blog we are going to review the path that the main houses that are fighting for the Iron Throne (Stark, Targaryen and Lannister) have followed throughout the series. We are going to present the most important characters of each house and their main experiences and the decisions they have made that have led them to their situation at the end of season 7.

Before you start your journey through this blog, try to answer this questionnaire to check how much you remember about the previous seasons (1-7).