This is why Arthur Dayne and the other Kingsguard members were at the Tower of Joy, protecting Lyanna Stark – the wife of Rhaegar Targaryen – and her newly born son Aegon Targaryen – whom we all know better as the norther bastard, Jon Snow. The wives, children, family – and sometimes even mistresses and bastard children – of the king have the protection of the Kingsguard. The Kingsguard have to prioritize the royal family above anyone else. The Lords Commander Criston Cole and Ryam Redwyne acted as Hand of the King to their respective kings, while Lewyn Martell Aemon Targaryen still used the style of ‘prince.’ Protect The Royal Family via HBO They are, however, allowed to retain and hold certain titles. The Various Roles Of The Kingsguard via HBOĪs their vows state, the Kingsguard are not allowed to marry, father children or hold land. They can no longer have any rights to them, unless they are discharged from the service of the king. As their vows dictate, the Kingsguard members have to give up their lands, claims and titles – if they have them or are to inherit them. The Kingsguard are sworn for life, despite physical and mental injuries and illnesses or age, which is why the vows are not made so lightly.
Once they have been spoken, either the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard or the Hand of the King present him with his white cloak. To become a member of the Kingsguard, the man must kneel or bend the knee before the king and swear his vows. The Lord commander has his apartments on the top floor and the other Kingsguard members have small living chambers on the second and third floors. It has a meeting room for the Kingsguard in which a large table, carved from a weirwood tree into the shape of a shield, and seven chairs.
The undercroft holds their armour ad their weapons.
It is made up of four stories and is a slender building that overlooks the bay. The White Sword Tower of the Red Keep, in Kings Landing, that sits upon Aegon’s Hill is where the Kingsguard resides.
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