According to legend in the Game of Thrones world, the Night's King was the 13th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.He fell in love with a white-skinned, blue-eyed woman, and left his post to live Aerys Targaryen. King Aerys Targaryen, also commonly referred to as the "Mad King," is unquestionably the most villainous of the Targaryens. Now, it can be argued that his villainy was triggered by bombastic, insane impulses. However, the Mad King was plenty deranged before he threatened to burn down the world. Summary. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will feature familiar characters from Game of Thrones, including Aemon, Old Nan, Walder Frey, Aerys, Barristan Selmy, and potentially Tywin Lannister and Melisandre. The novellas will explore the youth and adventures of Aegon V and Ser Duncan the Tall, shaping the line of succession in Westeros before the Growing up in Dragonstone, the Game of Thrones character practised his swordplay on local cats and took pleasure in killing them. By the time Maegor was eight-years-old his talents for violence led to him becoming a knight’s squire, and he began to learn the arts of war. The king in HOD is he the grandfather , great grandfather to the mad king? Related Topics Game of Thrones TV series based on book Fantasy TV Television Daenerys has a bad day, and everybody pays. HBO. Emily St. James was a senior correspondent for Vox, covering American identities. Before she joined Vox in 2014, she was the first TV editor of the After only three years of rule, King Jaehaerys died of an illness, and Aerys became the 17th Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne. He named his good friend Tywin Lannister Hand of the King, and for Rhaegar was the son of the Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen (Photo: HBO) Tywin Lannister, King Aerys’ hand, suggested Rhaegar should marry his daughter Cersei, but Aerys, angry at whispers of Tywin Game of Thrones may have begun seventeen years after Robert's Rebellion, but the show's story really began with Jaime earning his title of "Kingslayer" by stabbing Aerys II in the back, after the As their bloodline continued on, Aerys Targaryen, otherwise known as the Mad King and essentially Jon's grandfather, came into power. With his sister and wife Rhaella Targaryen, Aerys had three 8Bm1.