Topic: Game of Thrones S1 Question... need help (may contain spoilers)
I'm re-watching season 1 with a buddy who hasn't seen it yet and he brought up 2 questions that I just never thought of and don't know for sure so I'm here for clarification.
1) The King before Robert, I think they called him the Mad King, was he the Targaryen King? (father of Daenerys and Viserys) and that's why Viserys is trying to get back to King's Landing? if not, who was the Targaryen King?
2) Jaime Lannister killed the previous King, hence the Name Kingslayer, while his father Tywin Lannister was the King's Hand. The Lannister's seem like a royal family but Robert Baratheon was named King, why?
any clarification would be much appreciated. thanks
(Also, please avoid spoilers from anything after Season 2/Book 2)