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| − | The '''King's Justice''' is the title held by the royal executioner. His duty is to kill anyone condemned by the King or the [[small council]], usually by public beheading. |
+ | The '''King's Justice''' (or the '''Queen's Justice''' in the case of a female sovereign) is the title held by the royal executioner. His duty is to kill anyone condemned by the [[King]], the [[Hand of the King]], or the [[small council]], usually by public beheading. |
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+ | The current Queen'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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| + | {{Quote|Behold the King's Justice.|[[Lysa Arryn]]|A Golden Crown}}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." |
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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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| + | == See also == |
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| + | * {{AWOIAF}} |
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| + | [[fr:Justice du Roi]] |
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| + | [[ru:Королевское правосудие]] |
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Revision as of 19:28, 16 May 2019
King Joffrey and his Justice serving him.
The King's Justice (or the Queen's Justice in the case of a female sovereign) is the title held by the royal executioner. His duty is to kill anyone condemned by the King, the Hand of the King, or the small council, usually by public beheading.
The current Queen'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.
Other uses of the term
- "Behold the King's Justice."
- ―Lysa Arryn
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."
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.
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.
