His parents were lord steffon baratheon and lady cassana estermont. Raised under wardenship and maesters after their parents perished on a voyage back from essos, the current baratheons, robert, stannis and renly are among the most influential members that have ever come from the noble house. Renly baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by. In their first scene in acok, renly pays far more attention to loras than margaery, despite the fact that the latter is his new bride. King renly baratheon was the younger brother of king robert i baratheon and. Everything you need to know about stannis baratheon. Followfav loras tyrell the knight of flowers renly baratheons rose. Renly baratheon winter is coming the awesome book renly, not the weepy movie renly. Renly is described as always liking to dress up in colorful clothes and play pretend, sing and be loud. Some say the beauty most desired is the beauty concealed.
Joffrey is attacked by an angry starving mob in the streets, after someone throws cow feces in his face, and he orders everyone in the crowd executed. There are actually a number of references to renlys sexuality and his relationship with loras in the books. Renly baratheonloras tyrell works archive of our own. King renly baratheon was the youngest of the three brothers of house baratheon. Which baratheon would you have followed, stannis, renly or. If rob stark joined forces with stannis after renlys death they wouldve definitely sacked. Rumors spread that eddard had murdered robert and that renly then avenged his brother, or that renly had killed robert in a drunken quarrel. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones introduced in 1996s a game of thrones, renly is the youngest of the three sons of lord steffon baratheon and cassana estermont, and the younger brother of robert and stannis baratheon. He is the second son of steffon baratheon, the lord of storms end, and his wife lady cassana estermont, and brother to king robert and renly.
Renly baratheons shadowy death changed westerosi and. King renly baratheon was the younger brother of king robert i baratheon and stannis baratheon. Renly baratheon was the lord of storms end, master of laws on roberts small council, lord paramount of the stormlands, and the younger brother of king robert i baratheon and lord stannis baratheon. Ive read all the books of soif that are out, and never got the homosexual vibe from either. I read game of thrones a while back but i cant really remember anything about it i probably wasnt paying close enough attention to it though. Renly baratheon is the youngest son of lord steffon baratheon and lady cassana estermont. Introduced in 1996s a game of thrones, robert baratheon is the eldest son and heir of lord steffon baratheon and lady cassana estermont of storms end, the lord paramount of the stormlands, one of the seven kingdoms of westeros, and brother to stannis and renly. After renly baratheons death he attends his sisters departure from kings landing to dorne. You can trust brienne, her loyalty comes without charge.
Another notable change is that in the books stannis never admits he had anything to do with renlys death, though it is doubtful melisandre would have sent the. After roberts death, renly is among the nobles ordered to swear fealty to king joffrey i, renlys nephew. There are actually a number of references to renly s sexuality and his relationship with loras in the books. The only reason stannis was disliked by quite a lot of viewers was became the excecutive producers, david benioff and d. Renly is roberts brother, and along with stannis and a handful of bastards, the only living blood relative of the dead king. Renly was truly robert baratheon come again, he was charismatic and made fast. Renly baratheon isnt happy about game of thrones happenings. His dedicated band of fans had hoped he was being given a shock reprieve. Renlys death and the dissolution of his forces spared stannis from what looked to be a losing battle against his brother.
Robert baratheon and renly baratheon in a game of thrones. According to his lover, loras, renly disdains book learning, believing that. Prince arthur baratheon, popularly called the white stag, is a major character in the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons, and debuts in the north remembers. Measuring 3 34inches tall, this figure features the wannabe king of the seven kingdoms rendered in.
Gethin anthony, who goes from the murdered renly baratheon in hbos thrones to murderous charles manson in nbcs aquarius thursday, 9. Renly baratheon a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. Game of thrones book reveals stannis baratheon really was. He was mentioned twice in the first season, and is portrayed by starring cast member john malkovich. Renlys claim lies in the size of his army with his marriage to margaery tyrell, he has the entire power of highgarden behind him, a massive force compared to. Game of thrones s03e10 the news of robb starks death reaches kings landing duration. He serves on the kings small council as the master of laws. Renly baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r.
Renly baratheonmargaery tyrell works archive of our own. After the death of king robert baratheon, his son joffrey baratheon took the iron throne, but the gossip of joffreys true parentage had already. Thanks for the responses everyone, but please dont mention anything past the first book. He declares himself king after the death of his oldest brother. Loras tyrell the knight of flowers renly baratheons rose. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Prior to renlys death stannis didnt have shit for a claim, this is all he had. The key point is in the beginning of the second book when old maester cressen from dragonstone recollects the three baratheon brothers.
Stannis baratheon game of thrones fanon wiki fandom. Without renly, the tyrells instead join forces with joffrey, and their army is the only thing that stops stannis from taking kings landing. Maybe this shouldve been a sign that renly baratheon wasnt meant to rule the seven kingdoms. The assassination of renly baratheon was an event during the war of the five kings. He was one of the selfproclaimed kings in the war of the five kings, and was the brother of former king robert baratheon and the brother another selfproclaimed king, stannis baratheon. Renly baratheon, played by actor gethin anthony, is the youngest of the three baratheon brothers. Does anyone else find it odd that renly baratheon and the knight of flowers ser loras tyrell are gay on the hbo show. I wanted to write a fanfiction of my favorite got cannon loras tyrell the knight of flowers and renly baratheon the king of highgarden. Renly baratheon famous quotes game of thrones quote. He was raised with eddard stark though they havent seen each other in years and loved eddards sister lyanna. He does, however, possess some books with drawings that would turn a.
Steffon baratheon was a lord of storms end and head of house baratheon. And it is the tale of a king who grew fat on a throne he never wanted and has to remember the warrior he once was. Renly is the youngest of the baratheon brothers with stannis and robert the latter of who disliked renly due to him not being manly enough despite the strained relationship robert made renly lord of storm,s end after dethroning the mad king though many speculated robert only did this to spite. Loras mentions at one point after renlys death that he owned books with. Anthony born 9 october 1983 is an english television and film actor best known for his role as renly baratheon in game of thrones from 2011 to 2012. Assassination of renly baratheon game of thrones wiki. In the books renly and loras come across way more badass, where on the show not so much. After roberts death, renly is among the nobles ordered to swear fealty to king. Renlys homosexual relationship with loras tyrell is alluded to in the books and is made clearly evident in the television show. If you or somebody you know loves the game of thrones television series on hbo, then this game of thrones renly baratheon pop. Everything you need to know about stannis baratheon noble leader or worst dad in westeros. A game of thrones did anyone else not realise renly and. During the siege of storms end by the tyrells and redwynes, stannis cared for renly, holding the castle for a year. Following roberts death and the revelation that roberts heir, joffrey, is actually queen cerseis bastard son with her twin brother jaime, stannis declares himself the rightful king and begins a campaign to take the iron throne from the lannisters.
On the other hand, it also handed him a loss further down the line. King renly baratheon is a character in a song of ice and fire and its television adaptation, game of thrones. His parents died early in his life during a shipwreck and he was mostly raised by maester cressen, while. Renly, if anything is a creature of the established westerosi culture. Hilariously enough, stannis is the meritocratic, welleducated candidate out of the three baratheon brothers. The grumpy head of house baratheon committed a huge betrayal this week. He was the first cousin of king aerys ii targaryen. Arthur baratheon game of thrones fanon wiki fandom.
It was the direct result of the failed meeting between claimants to the iron throne, stannis baratheon and renly baratheon, the brothers of robert baratheon. The younger brother of robert and stannis baratheon and the lord of storms end. King stannis i baratheon was the lord of dragonstone, the younger brother of king robert baratheon and older brother of renly baratheon. Stannis baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of epic fantasy novels by american author george r. Spoilers question about renly baratheon in both the book.
Stannis baratheon is not dead at least in the game of thrones books. Although he is the younger brother, i would argue that roberts decision to seat him at storms end, the ancestral seat of house baratheon is not insignificant. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Robert baratheon is king of the seven kingdoms after the targaryens are kicked out which robert has a little something to do with. Its a cute little story renly remembers his first time with loras i hope you enjoy it. Renly baratheon is the lord of storms end and lord paramount of the stormlands.
He sits in concil and jest with littlefinger, and at tourneys he dons his splendid suit of armor and allows himself to be knocked off his horse by a better man. But stannis baratheon really was hacked to death at the end of the last season of game of thrones according to new. The three sons of lord steffon baratheon and cassana estermont. Assassination of renly baratheon game of thrones wiki fandom. He rules storms end and served as master of laws when robert baratheon was king. Stannis baratheon is not dead at least in the game of. He also served as master of laws on roberts small council, but abandoned the latter position when laying claim to the iron throne upon roberts death, styling himself as renly of the house baratheon, first of his name, king of the andals and the first men, lord of the seven kingdoms, and protector of the realm. He perished at sea in sight of his castle, along with his wife lady cassana estermont, while returning from a trip to the free cities. It is renly baratheons vision of the realms better future and an avalanche of change rolling over the north.
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