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| − | [[File:Ilyn Payne infobox.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Ser Ilyn Payne, the current King's Justice.]] |
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| − | The '''King's Justice''' is the title held by the royal executioner. His duty is to |
+ | The '''King's Justice'''{{Ref|GOT102}} is the title held by the royal executioner of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. His duty is to execute anyone condemned by the [[king]], the [[Hand of the King]], or the [[Small Council]], usually by public beheading.{{Ref|GOT102}} |
| + | Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] was the King's Justice under [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]]{{Ref|GOT102}} and [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]].{{Ref|GOT109}} |
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| − | The current King's Justice is Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], a knight formerly in service of [[Tywin Lannister]] whose tongue was removed under orders from the Mad King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] |
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| ⚫ | The term "king's justice" is also employed to refer to the manner in which lords carry out justice in the name of the king. The king or the Hand may send lords or knights to "bring the king's justice" (capture or death) to brigands or anyone who disrupts "the king's peace."{{Ref|GOT104}}{{Ref|GOT106}} |
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| − | == Other uses of the term == |
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| − | {{Quote|Behold the King's Justice.|[[Lysa Arryn]]|A Golden Crown}} |
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| − | In [[the Eyrie]], the term refers to the Moon Door, a hatch-like door in stronghold's great hall, which opens to the hollow bottom of the mountain in which the castle rests. The Moon Door is used to carry out executions instead of employing headsmen. |
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| − | Meanwhile in [[the North]], where the customs of the [[First Men]] are still followed, most lords carry out the King's justice personally, due to the belief that whoever passes a death sentence should also swing the sword. |
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| + | [[fr:Justice du Roi]] |
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| + | [[ru:Королевское правосудие]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 21 January 2024
King Joffrey and his Justice serving him.
The King's Justice[1] is the title held by the royal executioner of the Seven Kingdoms. His duty is to execute anyone condemned by the king, the Hand of the King, or the Small Council, usually by public beheading.[1]
Ser Ilyn Payne was the King's Justice under Robert I[1] and Joffrey I.[2]
The term "king's justice" is also employed to refer to the manner in which lords carry out justice in the name of the king. The king or the Hand may send lords or knights to "bring the king's justice" (capture or death) to brigands or anyone who disrupts "the king's peace."[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 2: "The Kingsroad" (2011).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 9: "Baelor" (2011).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 4: "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" (2011).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 6: "A Golden Crown" (2011).
