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History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)

My Champion Is Fire: The Execution of Brandon and Rickard Stark by Mad King Aerys

Mar 3, 2025
01:45:42

King Aerys II had Brandon Stark seized and imprisoned on charges of treason, but Lord Rickard declared he would stand for his son in a trial by combat. Yet instead of an honorable duel, the Mad King declared that House Targaryen’s champion… would be fire. We take on the full, horrifying story.


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