The Mad King's despotism drove six major Noble Houses to call in their banners and lead a bloody campaign to install a new leader. They succeeded, partially thanks to the honorable betrayal of the
Lord Varys, also called The Spider, was the Master of Whisperers for King Aerys II Targaryen, King Robert I Baratheon, and King Joffrey Baratheon. When Aerys became paranoid, he asked for Varys and made him a member of the small council. The Lord began serving Aerys II till his death. After the King’s demise, he got pardoned by Robert
Pycelle advises the Mad King to open the gate to Tywin Lannister during the sack of King's Landing. When Tywin Lannister marched to the gates of King's Landing, following the rebel victory at the Battle of the Trident, nearly all of the king's advisors told Aerys not to trust Tywin; Pycelle, however, gave the opposite counsel and the city gates were opened, allowing the Lannister forces to
Theory is the man in the tree is Bloodraven a bastard Targaryen. He might have been the one to drive the Mad King mad and is trying to impart wisdom to Bran when saying "the ink is already written", where he possibly tried to fix something but mad it much worse than it was.
Hodor. RIP. Game of Thrones ' beloved gentle giant appears to have perished at the hands of the White Walkers, after Bran Stark "warged into" (took control of) his body during the attack on the
The Mad King in Game of Thrones. Credit: HBO. Aerys II was the son of Aegon V Targaryen. He was the father of Rhaegar, Viserys (not King Viserys I), and Daenerys Targaryen. Aerys II was initially a benevolent King. However, his incestuous lineage eventually resulted in severe mental illness and insanity.
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