Game of Thrones – Kingslayer
I’ve been looking forward to doing this scene since I designed my version of the Iron Throne for this picture here. Jamie, the Kingslayer, Lannister has just killed the Mad King and sat down on the Ironthrone just in time for Ned Stark to show up.
The trick for this picture is to get the perception right. As he tells Brienne in Storm of Swords Jamie sat down because he was exhausted. However, here in Game of Thrones all we have is Ned’s point of view where the same pose looks like one of arrogance and treason.
I spent a bit of time trying to figure out what Jaimie’s Lion Helm would look like but it turned out with the distance, there was no point.
“I cannot answer for the gods, Your Grace … only for what I found when I rode into the throne room that day,” Ned said. “Aerys was dead on the floor, drowned in his own blood. His dragon skulls stared down from the walls. Lannister’s men were everywhere. Jaime wore the white cloak of the Kingsguard over his golden armor. I can see him still. Even his sword was gilded. He was seated on the Iron Throne, high above his knights, wearing a helm fashioned in the shape of a lion’s head. How he glittered!”
Game of Thrones – Chapter 12