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{{Infobox organization
The '''Rainbow Guard''' is an organization created by [[Renly Baratheon]] to serve a similar purpose to the [[Kingsguard]]. Its members wear rainbow cloaks and have a rainbow coat of arms. This connects them to the [[Faith of the Seven]] (to whom the rainbow is a religious symbol). Each member is described as wearing armor of a single different color, with the group of seven together representing the seven-colored rainbow.
| Name = Rainbow Guard
 
| image = [[File:Rainbow Guard.svg|250px|center]]
== Members ==
| image_caption = The rainbow stripes of the Rainbow Guard.{{ref|acok|22}}
{{COA|loras_tyrell|small}}Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], Lord Commander.<br>
| Symbol =
{{COA|Tarth|small}}[[Brienne of Tarth]], the Blue.<br>
| Type = Sworn brotherhood<br>Royal bodyguard
{{COA|Caron|small}}Lord [[Bryce Caron]], the Orange.<br>
| Seat =
{{COA|cuy|small}}Ser [[Emmon Cuy]], the Yellow.<br>
| Region = [[Seven Kingdoms]]
{{COA|Morrigen|small}}Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]], the Green.<br>
| Allegiance = King [[Renly Baratheon]]
{{COA|crane|small}}Ser [[Parmen Crane]], the Purple.<br>
| Current_Leader = [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] [[Loras Tyrell]]
{{COA|Royce|small}}Ser [[Robar Royce]], the Red.<br>
| Founder = King [[Renly Baratheon]]
| Founded = {{date|298}}
| Reorganized =
| Disbanded = {{date|299}}
}}
[[File:Jason Engle rainbowguard.jpg|thumb|350px|The Rainbow Guard, art by Jason Engle © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Rainbow Guard''', also called the '''rainbow knights''',{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} is an organization created by [[Renly Baratheon]] to serve as his equivalent of the [[Kingsguard]]. Its members wear rainbow-striped silk cloaks,{{ref|acok|22}} although they use their own sigils on their shields and garb.{{ref|acok|22}}{{ref|acok|33}} The rainbow connects the organization to the [[Faith of the Seven]],<ref name="ssm">[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/To_Be_Continued_Chicago_IL_May_6_8/ TO BE CONTINUED (CHICAGO, IL; MAY 6-8) (May 06, 2005)]</ref> for which the rainbow is a religious symbol.{{ref|agot|2}} Each member of the Rainbow Guard wears armor of a single different color, with the group of seven together representing the seven-colored rainbow.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Unlike the Kingsguard, the Rainbow Guard appears to have no restriction on its members holding hereditary lands, with one lord being a member of the Rainbow Guard.{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}}


==Recent Events==
==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
===''A Clash of Kings''===
At the start of the [[War of the Five Kings]], [[Renly Baratheon]] declares himself king of the Seven Kingdoms after the death of his brother, King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]]. To reflect his status, Renly creates the Rainbow Guard, a fanciful version of the [[Kingsguard]]. [[Loras Tyrell]], Renly's favourite, is the first appointee, as well as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]]. Barring the Lord Commander, each of the other six members are given a color of the rainbow.{{ref|acok|Prologue}} The last position is held open in the hope of awarding it to Ser [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan the Bold]] should he join Renly's cause. He never arrives in Renly's camp, however, and the cloak is granted to [[Brienne of Tarth]], who is awarded the position after winning the great [[melee at Bitterbridge]] involving over a hundred [[knight]]s, including Ser Loras.{{ref|acok|22}}
At the start of the [[War of the Five Kings]] in {{date|298}}, [[Renly Baratheon]] declares himself [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] after the death of his brother, King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]]. To reflect his status, King Renly creates the Rainbow Guard, his own version of the [[Kingsguard]]. Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], Renly's lover, is the first appointee and [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]]. Except for the Lord Commander, each of the members are given a color of the rainbow.{{ref|acok|Prologue}}  


It is interesting to note that [[Bryce Caron]] is the Lord of [[Nightsong]] when he is appointed to the Rainbow Guard. It is not made clear if this is honorary during wartime or he has given up his seat without an heir.
The last position is held open, in the hope of awarding it to Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], should he join Renly's cause. Barristan the Bold never arrives in Renly's camp, however, and the cloak is granted to [[Brienne of Tarth]], who is awarded the position after winning the great [[melee at Bitterbridge]] involving over a hundred [[knight]]s, including Loras.{{ref|acok|22}}


Following the death of Renly, the Rainbow Guard disintegrates:
Following the death of Renly at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]] in {{date|299}},{{ref|acok|33}} the Rainbow Guard disintegrates, with Loras Tyrell joining his family in declaring for King [[Joffrey Baratheon]], two killed by Loras, three switching allegiance to King [[Stannis Baratheon]], and one fleeing and becoming the sworn sword of Lady [[Catelyn Stark]].


* [[Loras Tyrell]] goes mad from grief. When [[House Tyrell]] joins [[House Lannister]] against Stannis, Loras fights under the banner of House Tyrell. He later joins the Kingsguard as part of the alliance with the Lannisters.
== Members ==
* [[Brienne of Tarth]], having been witness to Renly's death and being blamed for it, flees the scene and becomes a sworn sword of [[Catelyn Stark]].
[[File:Loras_RainbowGuard_Chillyraven.png|thumb|right|300px|Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], Lord Commander of the Rainbow Guard]]
* [[Robar Royce]] is killed by Loras for allowing Renly's murder.
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Emmon Cuy]] is killed by Loras for allowing Renly's murder.  
| {{coa|Loras Tyrell|m}}
* [[Guyard Morrigen]], fighting for [[Stannis Baratheon]], is slain during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] by [[Garlan Tyrell]].
| style="border-right:none;" |
* [[Parmen Crane]], who switches to [[Stannis Baratheon]], is captured at [[Bitterbridge]] by Loras and then held at [[Highgarden]]. His status is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;border-left:none;min-width:170px;" | Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]<br><small>Lord Commander</small>
* [[Bryce Caron]], fighting for Stannis, is slain at the Blackwater by [[Philip Foote]].
| Goes mad from grief after Renly's death, slaying two other members of the Rainbow Guard.{{ref|acok|36}} When [[House Tyrell]] joins [[House Lannister]] against [[Stannis Baratheon]], Loras fights in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] under the banner of his family. After the battle, Loras joins the [[Kingsguard]] of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] as part of the alliance with the Lannisters.{{ref|acok|65}}
|-
| {{coa|Royce|m}}
| style="background-color:red;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Robar Royce]]<br><small>the Red</small>
| Killed by Loras for the mistaken belief that he played a part in Renly's murder.{{ref|asos|67}}
|-
| {{coa|Caron|m}}
| style="background-color:orange;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | Lord [[Bryce Caron]]<br><small>the Orange</small>
| Switches allegiance to Stannis after Renly's death.{{ref|acok|42}} He is slain at the Blackwater by Ser [[Philip Foote]].{{ref|acok|65}}
|-
| {{coa|Cuy|m}}
| style="background-color:yellow;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Emmon Cuy]]<br><small>the Yellow</small>
| Killed by Loras for the mistaken belief that he played a part in Renly's murder.{{ref|asos|67}}
|-
| {{coa|Morrigen|m}}
| style="background-color:green;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]]<br><small>the Green</small>
| Switches allegiance to Stannis after Renly's death.{{ref|acok|42}} He leads the van at the Blackwater,{{ref|acok|52}} and is slain by Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]].{{ref|acok|62}}
|-
| {{coa|Tarth|m}}
| style="background-color:blue;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Brienne of Tarth]]<br><small>the Blue</small>
| Witnesses Renly's death and is blamed for it; Brienne flees the scene{{ref|acok|33}} and becomes a sworn sword of [[Catelyn Stark]].{{ref|acok|39}}
|-
| {{coa|Crane|m}}
| style="background-color:purple;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Parmen Crane]]<br><small>the Purple</small>
| Switches allegiance to Stannis after Renly's death, and sent to take control of Renly's army at [[Bitterbridge]].{{ref|acok|42}} [[Fighting at Bitterbridge|Captured]] there by Loras, and held captive at [[Highgarden]].{{ref|asos|appendix}}
|}


==''Game of Thrones''==
==''Game of Thrones''==
[[File:RainbowGuard HBO.jpg|thumb|250px|HBO TV adaptation, Rainbow Guard version]]
[[File:RainbowGuard HBO.jpg|thumb|250px|Renly's guards in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]


In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', the Rainbow Guard is simply described as "King Renly's Kingsguard" rather than as the "Rainbow Guard." In the United States, the gay rights political movement has adopted the rainbow as its symbol.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)</ref> Author [[George R. R. Martin]] did not intend the book's use of "Rainbow Guard" as a play on gay rights; however, HBO has elected not to use the "Rainbow Guard" in its adaptation due to the political connotations, despite the explicit depiction of the relationship between [[Renly Baratheon]] and [[Loras Tyrell]].<ref>http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/04/game-of-thrones-drowning/</ref>
Worldwide, the LGBT rights political movement has adopted the rainbow as its symbol.<ref>[[w:Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)|Wikipedia: Rainbow flag]]</ref> However, author [[George R. R. Martin]] did not intend the books' use of "Rainbow Guard" to refer to Renly's homosexuality.<ref name="ssm" />  Despite the explicit depiction of the relationship between [[Renly Baratheon]] and Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] in the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', HBO elected not to use the term "Rainbow Guard" due to the political connotations. The organization is instead described in the show as "King Renly's Kingsguard" and wear the colors of Renly's Baratheon-Tyrell alliance: gold and green.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/04/game-of-thrones-drowning/ Wired.com: This Week on Game of Thrones (April 16, 2012)]</ref>
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|It was just the sort of notion that would appeal to [[Renly Baratheon]]; a splendid new order of [[knight]]hood, with gorgeous new raiment to proclaim it.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}|thoughts of [[Cressen]]}}
 
{{Quote|'''Brienne''': I ask the honor of a place among your Rainbow Guard. I would be one of your seven, and pledge my life to yours, to go where you go, ride at your side, and keep you safe from all hurt and harm.<br>
'''Renly''': Done.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]] and [[Renly Baratheon]]}}
 
{{Quote|I was one of King [[Renly Baratheon|Renly's]] chosen seven. With his own hands, he cloaked me with the striped silk of the Rainbow Guard.{{Ref|ASOS|1}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]], to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Kingsguard]]
*[[Kingsguard]]
*[[Queensguard]]
*[[Queensguard]]
*[[Warrior's Sons]]
== References==
{{References}}


== References and Notes ==
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{{References|2}}
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 8 July 2026

Rainbow Guard
The rainbow stripes of the Rainbow Guard.[1]
Type Sworn brotherhood
Royal bodyguard
Region Seven Kingdoms
Allegiance King Renly Baratheon
Current Leader Lord Commander Loras Tyrell
Founder King Renly Baratheon
Founded 298 AC
Disbanded 299 AC
The Rainbow Guard, art by Jason Engle © Fantasy Flight Games

The Rainbow Guard, also called the rainbow knights,[2] is an organization created by Renly Baratheon to serve as his equivalent of the Kingsguard. Its members wear rainbow-striped silk cloaks,[1] although they use their own sigils on their shields and garb.[1][3] The rainbow connects the organization to the Faith of the Seven,[4] for which the rainbow is a religious symbol.[5] Each member of the Rainbow Guard wears armor of a single different color, with the group of seven together representing the seven-colored rainbow.[2] Unlike the Kingsguard, the Rainbow Guard appears to have no restriction on its members holding hereditary lands, with one lord being a member of the Rainbow Guard.[6]

Recent Events

[edit]

A Clash of Kings

[edit]

At the start of the War of the Five Kings in 298 AC, Renly Baratheon declares himself Lord of the Seven Kingdoms after the death of his brother, King Robert. To reflect his status, King Renly creates the Rainbow Guard, his own version of the Kingsguard. Ser Loras Tyrell, Renly's lover, is the first appointee and Lord Commander. Except for the Lord Commander, each of the members are given a color of the rainbow.[2]

The last position is held open, in the hope of awarding it to Ser Barristan Selmy, should he join Renly's cause. Barristan the Bold never arrives in Renly's camp, however, and the cloak is granted to Brienne of Tarth, who is awarded the position after winning the great melee at Bitterbridge involving over a hundred knights, including Loras.[1]

Following the death of Renly at Storm's End in 299 AC,[3] the Rainbow Guard disintegrates, with Loras Tyrell joining his family in declaring for King Joffrey Baratheon, two killed by Loras, three switching allegiance to King Stannis Baratheon, and one fleeing and becoming the sworn sword of Lady Catelyn Stark.

Members

[edit]
Ser Loras Tyrell, Lord Commander of the Rainbow Guard
Ser Loras Tyrell
Lord Commander 		Goes mad from grief after Renly's death, slaying two other members of the Rainbow Guard.[7] When House Tyrell joins House Lannister against Stannis Baratheon, Loras fights in the Battle of the Blackwater under the banner of his family. After the battle, Loras joins the Kingsguard of Joffrey I Baratheon as part of the alliance with the Lannisters.[8]
Ser Robar Royce
the Red 		Killed by Loras for the mistaken belief that he played a part in Renly's murder.[9]
Lord Bryce Caron
the Orange 		Switches allegiance to Stannis after Renly's death.[10] He is slain at the Blackwater by Ser Philip Foote.[8]
Ser Emmon Cuy
the Yellow 		Killed by Loras for the mistaken belief that he played a part in Renly's murder.[9]
Ser Guyard Morrigen
the Green 		Switches allegiance to Stannis after Renly's death.[10] He leads the van at the Blackwater,[11] and is slain by Ser Garlan Tyrell.[12]
Brienne of Tarth
the Blue 		Witnesses Renly's death and is blamed for it; Brienne flees the scene[3] and becomes a sworn sword of Catelyn Stark.[13]
Ser Parmen Crane
the Purple 		Switches allegiance to Stannis after Renly's death, and sent to take control of Renly's army at Bitterbridge.[10] Captured there by Loras, and held captive at Highgarden.[14]

Game of Thrones

[edit]
Renly's guards in Game of Thrones

Worldwide, the LGBT rights political movement has adopted the rainbow as its symbol.[15] However, author George R. R. Martin did not intend the books' use of "Rainbow Guard" to refer to Renly's homosexuality.[4] Despite the explicit depiction of the relationship between Renly Baratheon and Ser Loras Tyrell in the television adaptation Game of Thrones, HBO elected not to use the term "Rainbow Guard" due to the political connotations. The organization is instead described in the show as "King Renly's Kingsguard" and wear the colors of Renly's Baratheon-Tyrell alliance: gold and green.[16]

Quotes

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It was just the sort of notion that would appeal to Renly Baratheon; a splendid new order of knighthood, with gorgeous new raiment to proclaim it.[2]

—thoughts of Cressen

Brienne: I ask the honor of a place among your Rainbow Guard. I would be one of your seven, and pledge my life to yours, to go where you go, ride at your side, and keep you safe from all hurt and harm.
Renly: Done.[1]

—Brienne of Tarth and Renly Baratheon

I was one of King Renly's chosen seven. With his own hands, he cloaked me with the striped silk of the Rainbow Guard.[17]

—Brienne of Tarth, to Jaime Lannister

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn II.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 33, Catelyn IV.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 So Spake Martin: TO BE CONTINUED (CHICAGO, IL; MAY 6-8) (May 06, 2005)
  5. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
  6. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
  7. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 36, Tyrion VIII.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 42, Davos II.
  11. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 52, Sansa IV.
  12. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 62, Sansa VII.
  13. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 39, Catelyn V.
  14. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
  15. ↑ Wikipedia: Rainbow flag
  16. ↑ Wired.com: This Week on Game of Thrones (April 16, 2012)
  17. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 1, Jaime I.
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