Kinslayer

Kinslayer may refer to:

• a person who commits parricide
• an epithet for Kenneth II of Scotland in the Prophecy of Berchán
• Lews Therin Telamon, a character in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time novels who killed his entire family
• Fëanor, a major character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion, who led the first slaying of Elves by Elves.
• The Kinslayer Wars, an event in the Dragonlance series of novels, leading to the division between the Silvanesti and the Qualinesti elves
• "The Kinslayer", a song by Nightwish from their album Wishmaster
• Kinslayer is a term given to various characters in A Song of Ice and Fire, both within the story, such as Theon Greyjoy who is believed to have murdered two of his foster-brothers Bran Stark and Rickon Stark, and historical, Jonos Arryn, who murdered his brother Ronnel Arryn.