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"You've been holding the council meetings in the Tower of the Hand."

―King Joffrey Baratheon to Lord Tywin Lannister^[src]

The Tower of the Hand is a location within the Red Keep in King's Landing. It serves as the residence of the Hand of the King and his household. Among other rooms, it contains a dining room, the Hand's study, the Hand's bed chamber and connecting corridors and stairways.

History

Season 1

During his short tenure as Hand of the King, Eddard Stark takes residence in the tower alongside his daughters Sansa and Arya.

Season 2

Tyrion Lannister takes up residence in the tower when he assumes the role of Hand of the King. Secretly, he also installs his lover Shae with him,^[1] until she's discovered by Varys.^[2]

Tyrion also has dinner with Janos Slynt in the Tower before exiling him to the Night's Watch. Cersei visits Tyrion in his bed chamber to confront him about his treatment of Slynt.^[3]

Season 3

After assuming the mantle of Hand of the King, Tywin Lannister takes residence in the Tower. He also has small council meetings take place in the Tower instead of the small council chamber.^[4]^[5]

Season 4

Before fleeing the city, Tyrion Lannister sneaks into the Tower, where he strangles his former lover Shae, and then kills his father Tywin with a crossbow while he is on the privy.^[6]

Behind the scenes

In the audio commentary track for The North Remembers, D.B. Weiss revealed that falcons representing House Arryn on the wall still remain since neither Ned Stark nor Tyrion Lannister have had time to redecorate after Jon Arryn's death.

In the books

Following the death of Tywin Lannister, Cersei orders the Tower of the Hand burned to the ground.

References

↑ "The North Remembers"
↑ "The Night Lands"
↑ "The Night Lands"
↑ "Valar Dohaeris"
↑ "The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)"
↑ "The Children"

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[1] "The North Remembers"

[2] "The Night Lands"

[3] "The Night Lands"

[4] "Valar Dohaeris"

[5] "The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)"

[6] "The Children"

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+[[File:ToweroftheHand.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Hand's study.]]
-The '''Tower of the Hand''' is a location in ''Game of Thrones''. It is a tower of the [[Red Keep]] in [[King's Landing]] that serves as the residence of the [[Hand of the King]]. It contains a dining room, the Hand's study, the Hand's bed chamber and connecting corridors and stairways.
+{{Quote|You've been holding the council meetings in the Tower of the Hand.|King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] to Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]|The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)}}
+The '''Tower of the Hand''' is a location within the [[Red Keep]] in [[King's Landing]]. It serves as the residence of the [[Hand of the King]] and his household. Among other rooms, it contains a dining room, the Hand's study, the Hand's bed chamber and connecting corridors and stairways.
-[[Eddard Stark]] lived in the tower with his daughters [[Sansa Stark]] and [[Arya Stark]] while he served as Hand.
+==History==
-[[Tyrion Lannister]] takes up residence in the tower when he becomes Hand of the King. He installs his lover [[Shae]] in his quarters there.<ref>"[[The North Remembers]]"</ref> [[Varys]] discovers Shae living there and makes a point of visiting so that Tyrion knows that he is aware. Tyrion has dinner with [[Janos Slynt]] in the dining room before exiling him to the [[Night's Watch]]. Cersei visits Tyrion in his bed chamber to confront him about his treatment of Slynt.<ref>"[[The Night Lands]]"</ref>
+=== [[Season 1]] ===
+During his short tenure as [[Hand of the King]], [[Eddard Stark]] takes residence in the tower alongside his daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]].
+=== [[Season 2]] ===
+[[Tyrion Lannister]] takes up residence in the tower when he assumes the role of Hand of the King. Secretly, he also installs his lover [[Shae]] with him,<ref>"[[The North Remembers]]"</ref> until she's discovered by [[Varys]].<ref>"[[The Night Lands]]"</ref>
+Tyrion also has dinner with [[Janos Slynt]] in the Tower before exiling him to the [[Night's Watch]]. [[Cersei]] visits Tyrion in his bed chamber to confront him about his treatment of Slynt.<ref>"[[The Night Lands]]"</ref>
+=== [[Season 3]] ===
+After assuming the mantle of Hand of the King, [[Tywin Lannister]] takes residence in the Tower. He also has [[small council]] meetings take place in the Tower instead of the small council chamber.<ref>"[[Valar Dohaeris]]"</ref><ref>"[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)]]"</ref>
+=== [[Season 4]] ===
+Before fleeing the city, [[Tyrion Lannister]] sneaks into the Tower, where he strangles his former lover [[Shae]], and then kills his father [[Tywin]] with a crossbow while he is on the privy.<ref>"[[The Children]]"</ref>
+==Behind the scenes==
+In the audio commentary track for ''[[The North Remembers]]'', [[D.B. Weiss]] revealed that falcons representing [[House Arryn]] on the wall still remain since neither [[Ned Stark]] nor [[Tyrion Lannister]] have had time to redecorate after [[Jon Arryn]]'s death.
+==In the books==
+Following the death of Tywin Lannister, Cersei orders the Tower of the Hand burned to the ground.
+==See also==
+*{{Template:AWOIAF}}
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|2}}
+{{Red Keep}}
 [[Category: Locations]]
 [[Category: King's Landing]]
+[[Category:Red Keep]]

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