Queen Cersei tells Margaery Tyrell about the origins of the song to intimidate her. Thoros of Myr sings The Rains of Castamere as he crosses the Riverlands alongside Anguy and other members of the Brotherhood Without Banners. When they ask how he came to know 'the Lannister song' he simply replies, 'Drunk Lannisters.' Season 3 īronn and a number of Lannister men-at-arms sing the song while drinking and whoring prior to the Battle of the Blackwater. He does it again while on his way to visit Shae, when he is surprised to find that Varys is there with her. Tyrion whistles the tune to the song when he arrives at the small council in King's Landing for the first time. History Season 2īronn sings in front of Lannister soldiers. This extends to the point that western soldiers sometimes refer to it simply as, 'the Lannister song'. In the decades since young Tywin reasserted House Lannister's dominance by crushing the Reynes, The Rains of Castamere went on to become very popular with soldiers of the Westerlands, becoming an 'anthem' of sorts for House Lannister. The rebellion of the Reynes against the Lannisters was therefore seen as a clash of lions. The lyrics heavily reference the fact that the sigil of House Reyne was also a red lion, in contrast to the golden lion used as the sigil of House Lannister. The title is thus a play on words, as the 'rains' fall over the empty halls of the 'Reynes' who had been killed to the last man. By the end of the rebellion, Castamere had been put to the torch and all members of House Reyne were executed.

To restore Lannister dominance, Tytos's son, Tywin, marched against the upstart Lord of Castamere, Roger Reyne. House Reyne was obliterated after they rebelled against their liege lord, Tytos Lannister, who was perceived as weak by his own vassals. The Rains of Castamere immortalized the destruction of House Reyne by Tywin Lannister. The red lion of Reyne confronts the golden lion of Lannister.

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