Why did Tywin send the mountain?

Why did Tywin send the mountain?

When Tywin sent the Mountain to raid the Riverlands, he wasn’t simply trying to achieve one objective. He was trying to achieve several. The first (and perhaps most important) was to create a diversion. “Ser Edmure has sent men to every village and holdfast within a day’s ride of the border,” Ser Karyl explained.

How did Tywin Lannister get so powerful?

4 Build Alliances. Tywin’s heartless nature and ability to build alliances ensured a victory for the Lannisters during the War of the Five Kings.

What happens to the mountain?

It is later revealed that The Mountain has been poisoned with manticore venom, a poison with which Oberyn had laced his weapon, and that he is slowly dying.

How would tytywin defeat the mountain?

Tywin wouldn’t even have to personally have him killed, just withdraw his support so the Mountain no longer had soldiers around him and the protection of a Great House, and the people he’s done horrible things to over the years would come after him and take him down.

Why did Tyrion kill Tywin Lannister?

Now that you have a bit of context, there was two reasons Tyrion killed Tywin. When tyrion was on trial, Shae sides with Cersei, and lies about Tyrion. It breaks his heart to see the women he loves do this to him. As well, his father was sleeping with, knowing what the relationship between her and Tyrion was.

What did Tyrion do to Joffrey?

After strangling Shae, Tyrion takes Joffrey’s crossbow and finds his father in his privy. Pointing the crossbow at him, Tyrion makes Tywin admit that he always wanted him dead, though Tywin insists that he grudgingly admired his resilience.

What was the relationship between Tywin and Gregor Clegane like?

Tywin gives him tremendous freedom, and Gregor gives Tywin results. Gregor may be a psychopathic monster but he’s not stupid. He recognises Tywin and the Lannisters as his liege lords and he follows his orders accordingly.

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