A Storm of Swords – Trial Prep

A Storm of Swords – Trial Prep

Tyrion is locked in the tower for the murder of Joffrey. His uncle Kevan offers to bring any witnesses Tyrion wants but he won’t let Tyrion do any of his own legwork.
I have to confess this is one of the times I have had problems with this series.

While I know that even though A Song of Ice and Fire is inspired by the War of the Roses, Westeros is not 15th-century England. Having said that, the parallels are there. The legal profession was making a comeback in the 15th century and there was much more to the law than just chopping off thieves’ hands.

There must be dozens of lawyers or the equivalent in Kings Landing available to do what Tyrion needs.
I know this a show trial that is so rigged it offends kangaroos, and yes, I know I am reading far too much into this but I think that there should be more for Tyrion to work with here.

Of course, if I start nitpicking here, the next thing you know I’ll be asking why Littlefinger doesn’t have a staff of 100 clerks.