Tywin Lannister (Character)
from "Game of Thrones" (2011)

Tywin Lannister is Lord of Casterly Rock, Shield of Lannisport and Warden of the West... See more »

Adventure / Drama / Fantasy

From "Game of Thrones: A Man Without Honor (#2.7)" (2012)
Tywin Lannister: This'll be my last war... win or lose.
Arya Stark: Have you ever lost before?
Tywin Lannister: You think I'd be in my position if I'd lost a war?
[Arya shakes her head]
Tywin Lannister: And this is the one I'll be remembered for. "The War of Five Kings," they're calling it. My legacy will be determined in the coming months. You know what "legacy" means?
[Arya shakes her head again]
Tywin Lannister: It's what you pass down to your children, and your children's children. It's what remains of you when you're gone. Harren the Black thought this castle would be his legacy. Greatest fortress ever built. Tallest towers, the strongest walls. The Great Hall had thirty-five hearths. Thirty-five, can you imagine? Look at it now. A blasted ruin. Do you know what happened?
Arya Stark: Dragons?
Tywin Lannister: Yes. Dragons happened. Harrenhal was built to withstand an attack from the land. A million men could've marched on these walls and a million men would've been repelled. But an attack from the air, with dragonfire... Harren and all his sons roasted alive within these walls. Aegon Targaryen changed the rules. That's why every child alive still knows his name, three hundred years after his death.
Arya Stark: Aegon and his sisters.
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