House The Court

The Squire

Lancel Lannister

The squire who poured the wine on Robert's last hunt.

Portrait of Lancel Lannister

A young Lannister cousin, appointed the king's squire, whose entire historical significance is a wineskin. On the hunt in the kingswood he kept Robert's cup filled with a strongwine far stronger than the king was used to, on the queen's instruction, until a man who had killed Rhaegar Targaryen could not manage a boar.

He was too young and too frightened to refuse and spent the rest of his life buckling under it. If you are looking for the murder weapon that killed Robert Baratheon, it was not the tusks.

At a Glance

HouseLannister of Lannisport
RoleSquire to the king
Acted onCersei's instruction
InstrumentStrongwine, poured freely, on a hunt

Mentioned on: Legacy