<P> In A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ) , Jaime is introduced as one of the Kingsguard , the royal security detail , and the son of wealthy and powerful Tywin Lannister , the former Hand of the King . Jaime 's twin is Cersei , the Queen of Westeros by virtue of her marriage to King Robert Baratheon . Perhaps the greatest swordsman in the kingdom , Jaime is sometimes derisively called `` the Kingslayer '' because he killed the `` Mad King '' Aerys Targaryen in the coup that put Robert on the Iron Throne . </P>
<P> In A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ) , Jaime is introduced as one of the Kingsguard , the royal security detail , and the son of wealthy and powerful Tywin Lannister , the former Hand of the King . Jaime 's twin is Cersei , the Queen of Westeros by virtue of her marriage to King Robert Baratheon . Perhaps the greatest swordsman in the kingdom , Jaime is sometimes derisively called `` the Kingslayer '' because he killed the `` Mad King '' Aerys Targaryen in the coup that put Robert on the Iron Throne . </P>
when did jaime lannister kill the mad king
when did jaime lannister kill the mad king
A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones