HBO. April 14, 2014 -- intro: "Game of Thrones" fans were shocked Sunday night when King Joffrey was killed off in epic fashion. Joffrey choked to death at his own wedding. Some fans rejoiced that Olenna, the Tyrell matriarch, poisoned Joffrey's wine with a stone hidden in a necklace, and arranged for Sansa to deliver it to him. She did this to protect Margaery from his cruelty and to end his tyrannical reign. Jaime Lannister discovered the truth and was furious with his sister-lover, who died in his arms. The death of Margaery kicked off a destructive domino effect: Tommen committed suicide, Cersei took the Iron Throne, and King's Landing was forever altered under her ruling. Had Margaery not died Aegon II became the sixth Targaryen king of Westeros after the death of his father, Viserys. Named for his great-great-great-grandfather Aegon the Conqueror, Aegon II was lazy as a teen and Lyonel Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End during the reign of King Aegon V Targaryen, rebelled against the Iron Throne when Prince Duncan Targaryen broke his betrothal to Lyonel's daughter. The rebellion was eventually settled in a trial by combat between Lyonel and Aegon's champion, Duncan the Tall, by then a knight of the Kingsguard. Fire & Blood. : New excerpt describes King's Landing battle. Below is an exclusive excerpt from George R.R. Martin’s new book, Fire and Blood, an account of the first 150 years of House xSGm3. People like Joffrey can be dangerous at any age. But like most of the other children in the Game of Thrones, he was aged up for the screen. Taking his character from 13 to 16, making him The dead direwolf in Game of Thrones ' pilot episode foreshadowed Ned Stark's untimely death by orders from Joffrey Baratheon. The character was portrayed by Sean Bean in the HBO adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy novel series, and despite being the initial face of the series, Ned didn't survive beyond the season 1 finale. Cersei Lannister gave Lord Eddard a choice after his arrest; death or the Wall. Ned, desperate to protect his daughters, agrees to her offer and declares himself a traitor in front of the people of King's Landing so he may live out the rest of his days at the Wall with his 'son' Jon Snow. RELATED: Game Of Thrones: The Worst Thing Each Stark Has Tommen's jump to his death also confirms the prophecy made for Cersei all those years ago. According to Westeros.org, the prophecy predicts that Cersei's children will not survive her — and now A spoiled brat who abused his powers, Joffrey was one of the rarest villains who was universally hated by everyone, from the characters to the viewers themselves. Joffrey was quite a straightforward villain who always had dark and sadistic intentions to harm people. Though he was the king for some time, he didn't possess the qualities of one

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