Ser Jaime Lannister Character Teaser

Game of Thrones

Season 1

The oldest son of Tywin Lannister, Jaime is twin to Queen Cersei Baratheon. A celebrated knight and member of the Kingsguard, his reputation as "The Kingslayer" dogs him: It was he who slew the Mad King, in violation of his oath to protect the royal family. 

Jamie Lannister earned him the derisive name, "Kingslayer" for murdering the previous king,

"I’m Nikolaj Coster-waldau and I play Jaime Lannister. Game of thrones as it says in the title is about the game you play for power. These families that all fight for the power of the country. My character Jaime Lannister, he’s a member of the kings guard, he’s like the body guard to the king but he’s also known as the king slayer because he killed the previous king. This previous king was evil but there’s this code of honour that he broke. He finds it difficult to accept that people just don’t thank him in a way. He’s a solder and he doesn’t care about the politics. He understands it and he knows how to manoeuvre in that world. He knows the game and he does not want to direct involved."
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