Updated on November 25th, 2022 by Ajay Aravind: The Hand of the King is a thankless job, which is why Ned Stark blatantly refused the role after Robert's Rebellion overthrew House Targaryen. Jon Arryn's sudden death in Game of Thrones forced Ned to accept the job, albeit under protest.
Qyburn Speaking of Qyburn, he died rather gruesomely when he tried to command the Mountain to protect Cersei, only for the Mountain to disobey for the first time and brutally throw him into the When Game of Thrones began, Robert Baratheon was sitting on the Iron Throne and House Baratheon was in good standing. His death resulted in a fight over the throne that involved Joffrey Baratheon being named king, despite not being a true Baratheon, and Robert's brothers, Stannis and Renly, each naming themselves as the true heirs. Game of Thrones viewers witnessed Eddard ‘Ned’ Stark’s (played by Sean Bean) death in season one of the HBO series. Ned has served as Hand to the King to Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) in King One of the most despised television villains of all time had an ever-so-satisfying death on Game of Thrones. Joffrey Baratheon, son of King Robert Baratheon (but actually Jaime Lannister uXLM0y.