House Baratheon
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| House Baratheon of Storm's End | |
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| Coat of arms | Or, a stag spinging sable crowned or |
| Words | Ours is the Fury |
| Seat | Storm's End |
| Current Lord | King Tommen I King Stannis I(disputed) |
| Region | The Stormlands |
| Title | Lord of Storm's End |
| Heir | Princess Myrcella Princess Shireen(disputed) |
| Overlord | Baratheons of King's Landing |
| Cadet Branch | Baratheons of King's Landing Baratheons of Dragonstone House Bolling(Possibly) House Wensington(Possibly) |
| Founder | Orys Baratheon |
| Founded | 9000 or 300 years ago |
House Baratheon of Storm's End is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, and is the principal house in the Stormlands. Its seat, Storm's End, is an ancient castle raised by the Storm Kings. The Baratheon sigil is a crowned black stag on a field of gold.[1] Members of the family tend to be tall and powerfully built, with black hair and blue eyes, as well as strong, square jawlines. They are known for their mercurial tempers, and their words are Ours is the Fury.
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History
Baratheon is the youngest of the original great houses, tracing its descent from Orys Baratheon, one of Aegon I's fiercest generals, and rumored to be his bastard brother. Through the female line, the Baratheons are descended from the Storm Kings, as Orys slew Argilac the Arrogant, last of the Storm Kings, and married his daughter Argella Durrendon. Orys adopted the sigil and words of his wife's ancestral line.[2] The line of the Storm Kings dates back to the Age of Heroes when their kingdom was founded by King Durran I "Godsgrief", a legendary hero.
During the Blackfyre Rebellion, the Baratheons remained loyal to the Targaryen Dynasty, providing much of the force commanded by Prince Baelor Breakspear at the decisive Battle of the Redgrass Field. Princess Rhaelle Targaryen, daughter of Aegon V, married into the House and birthed Lord Steffon Baratheon, continuing the close ties between the dragon and the stag. The rebellion that usurped the Targaryens, however, was started on behalf of Steffon's son Lord Robert Baratheon and his foster-brother, Eddard Stark. The Baratheons and their bannermen were instrumental in the conflict, along with Houses Arryn, Stark, and Tully, and, eventually, House Lannister. The Battle of Summerhall and Siege of Storm's End were fixtures of the Stormlands theater. After the war, the house spawned two cadet branches: one seated on the Iron Throne under King Robert, and another on the Isle of Dragonstone headed by Lord Stannis. During the Greyjoy Rebellion against Robert's rule, the combined Baratheon fleet defeated the Iron Fleet in the Battle of Fair Isle, commanded by Master of Ships Stannis. Stannis later subdued Great Wyk in his brother's name, presumably commanding the stormlords' hosts to do so.
Recent Events
With Robert and Stannis holding their own titles, the young Renly Baratheon became Lord of Storm's End. Some time after he achieved majority, he was appointed to Robert's small council as Master of Laws. As Robert lay dying from a boar's tusk, Renly asked Eddard Stark, the Hand of the King, to support him in a bid for the throne. Lord Stark refused, saying that if Cersei's children were bastards born of incest, then it was Stannis who should be king. Renly rode out of King's Landing. Despite Stannis's better claim, Renly was able to rally the Stormlands to his cause, as well as House Tyrell. When King Renly was killed beneath the walls of Storm's End as the brothers' hosts prepared to clash during the War of the Five Kings, he left no heirs, but his widow Margaery Tyrell later married his "nephew" Joffrey I. Most of the houses sworn to Storm's End went over first to Stannis, then to Joffrey after the Battle of the Blackwater. After Joffrey's death, the current head of the house is the king on the Iron Throne, Tommen I - a title disputed by King Stannis. The current garrison at Storm's End is Stannis's last force in the south.
The Baratheon House at the end of the third century
The known Baratheons during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- King {Robert I}, King of Westeros. Gored by a boar.
- Queen Cersei Lannister, his wife.
- King {Joffrey I}, his eldest son and heir. Poisoned at his wedding feast.
- Princess Myrcella Baratheon, his daughter.
- King Tommen I, his second son. King of Westeros.
- Edric Storm, Robert's acknowledged bastard by Delena Florent. Raised at Storm's End.
- Queen Cersei Lannister, his wife.
- King Stannis I, self-proclaimed King of Westeros, holds Storm's End in his power.
- Queen Selyse Florent, his wife.
- Princess Shireen Baratheon, his only daughter.
- Queen Selyse Florent, his wife.
- King {Renly I}, self-proclaimed King of Westeros. Slain at Storm's End by a shadow conjured by Melisandre of Asshai, a red priestess of R'hllor.
- Ser {Harbert}, most likely a Baratheon. Great-uncle of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. Once castellan of Storm's End.
Household
- Ser {Cortnay Penrose}, castellan of Storm's End. Slain by another of Melisandre's shadow assassins.
- Ser Colen of Greenpools, a knight sworn to House Baratheon.
- Brella, who ran Lord Renly's household in King's Landing. Later came to serve Tyrion Lannister.
Historical Members
- Gowen Baratheon, the third son of a former lord of Storm's End. He was the last Baratheon to marry a member of House Lannister, Tya, until Robert married Cersei.
Ser Lyonel Baratheon, called the Laughing Storm, participated in the Ashford Tourney and fought on the side of Ser Duncan the Tall during the Trial of Seven.
References in the books
Dunk & Egg
- Ser Lyonel Baratheon, called the Laughing Storm, participated in the Ashford Tourney and fought on the side of Ser Duncan the Tall during the Trial of Seven.
- Nine years before the Ashford Tourney, Lord Baratheon held a tourney to celebrate the birth of his grandson.
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Prince Rhaegar Targaryen defeated Lord Steffon Baratheon in a tourney at Storm's End that was eventually won by Ser Barristan Selmy.
- Renly went north to meet King Robert on his return trip after Robert named Eddard Stark his new Hand of the King.
- Renly rode in the Tourney of the Hand, riding well before losing to Sandor Clegane.
- While serving at court as Master of Laws, Renly kept 30 men-at-arms as his personal guard. After Eddard Stark refused to support his bid for power upon Robert's death, they rode with Renly south out of the capitol.
- Edric Storm was smuggled out of Dragonstone by Lord Davos Seaworth to prevent him from being burned alive by Melisandre.
Houses sworn to Storm's End
- House Cafferen of Fawnton.
- House Caron of Nightsong. The Lord of House Caron is given the title of Lord of the Marches. After the Battle of the Blackwater their domains are given to the newly made House Foote of Nightsong.
- House Connington of Griffin's Roost.
- House Dondarrion of Blackhaven. The first Dondarrion was given a lordship by a Storm King for delivering an important message. The house sigil of a forked, purple lightning bolt commemorates a lucky lightning strike that saved the messenger's life. The Dondarrions are marcher lords.
- House Errol of Haystack Hall.
- House Estermont of Greenstone. Lord Estermont is maternal grandfather to King Robert Baratheon; his mother, Lady Cassana was the daughter of Lord Estermont.
- House Fell of Fellwood.
- House Grandison of Grandview.
- House Penrose of Parchments.
- House Seaworth.
- House Selmy of Harvest Hall.
- House Swann of Stonehelm. The Swanns are marcher lords.
- House Tarth of Evenfall Hall. The Tarths rule the island of Tarth, situated at the edge of Shipbreaker Bay. Lord Selwyn is called the Evenstar. His only daughter and heiress is Brienne, a POV character
- House Toyne. This house fell into disgrace when a Toyne of the Kingsguard was executed for sleeping with Aegon IV's mistress. His two brothers tried to avenge him by murdering the king, but Aegon was saved by his brother Aemon the Dragonknight, who died defending him. Simon Toyne, of a later generation, became an infamous outlaw, leading the Kingswood Brotherhood before being killed by Barristan Selmy,
- House Trant of Gallowsgrey.
- House Wylde of Rain House.
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References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 4, Eddard
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix
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