kingslayers
Those murdering royalty
Kingslayers are those who kill kings—regicides.
The word carries dramatic weight, evoking treachery, political upheaval, or heroic rebellion depending on perspective.
Fantasy literature and gaming have popularized the term, where it often functions as an epithet or title: The Kingslayer earned his name by breaking his oath.
The singular kingslayer is more common.
Abrupt seizure of power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
regicide · revolution · overthrow · resistance · insurgent · revolutionary · guerrilla · liberation
- Game of ThronesDragons and intrigue
- WesterosFantasy realm setting
- oathbreakerOne who breaks promises
- knightHonored mounted soldier
sword · throne · crown · realm · succession · heir · usurper · pretender
Murdering a monarch
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- killerOne who causes death
poisoner · mercenary · sniper · assassin · gunman · ninja · spy · enforcer
Deliberate violation of trust
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
deceit · perfidy · double-cross · disloyalty · sedition · turncoat · renegade · defection
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
mutiny · regicide · revolution · overthrow · resistance · insurgent · revolutionary · guerrilla · liberation · dethronement
Jaime Lannister
- Game of ThronesDragons and intrigue
- WesterosFantasy realm setting
- oathbreakerOne who breaks promises
knight · sword · throne · crown · realm · succession · heir · usurper · pretender · claimant
regicide
Murdering a monarch
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- executionerOne who kills condemned
killer · poisoner · mercenary · sniper · assassin · gunman · ninja · spy · enforcer · liquidator
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
usurpation · deceit · perfidy · double-cross · disloyalty · sedition · turncoat · renegade · defection · betrayer
Cronus
Titan king, father-devourer
Brutus · Claudius · Electra · Medea · Perseus · Theseus · Hercules · deicide · patricide · fratricide
kingslayersking's men
Servants of a monarch
royalists · loyalists · monarchists · liegemen · praetorian guard