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| Title = [[Lord of Storm's End]]<br>[[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]] | | lastname = Baratheon | ||
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| Place_of_Death = [[Shipbreaker Bay]], near [[Storm's End]]{{ | | Title = [[Lord of Storm's End]]<br>[[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]] | ||
| Allegiance = [[House Baratheon]] | |||
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|278}} or early {{Date|279}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Steffon Baratheon|Steffon Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref> | |||
| Place_of_Death = [[Shipbreaker Bay]], near [[Storm's End]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} | |||
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| Father = Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]] | |||
| Mother = Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]] | |||
| Spouse = Lady [[Cassana Estermont]]{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} | |||
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| Issue = [[Robert Baratheon]]<br>[[Stannis Baratheon]]<br>[[Renly Baratheon]] | |||
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'''Steffon Baratheon''' was | '''Steffon Baratheon''' was the Lord of [[Storm's End]] and the head of [[House Baratheon]] during the reign of kings [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]] and [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early life=== | |||
To make peace with Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]], King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] betrothed his youngest daughter, Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], to Lyonel's heir [[Ormund Baratheon|Ormund]], and sent her to live at [[Storm's End]]. In {{Date|245}}, Rhaelle married now-Lord Ormund, and their son Steffon was born a year later.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} | |||
Steffon | In his youth, Steffon served as a [[page]] and [[squire]] in [[King's Landing]], where he became good friends with his cousin, Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]], and another page, [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} | ||
In {{Date|260}}, Steffon participated as a [[squire]] in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]] in the [[Stepstones]]. Unfortunately, his father, Ormund Baratheon, [[Hand of the King]] and commander of the expedition, was one of the first to perish in the war. Ormund was struck down by [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], commander of the [[Band of Nine]], and died in Steffon's arms.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} With the death of his father, Steffon became [[Lord of Storm's End]] and [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]]. | |||
===Lord of Storm's End=== | |||
[[File:Ours is the fury by lu.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Steffon and his family, by [https://lupotterdraws.tumblr.com/ Lupotterdraws] ©]] | |||
In {{Date|262}}, [[Robert Baratheon]] was born to Steffon and his wife, Lady [[Cassana Estermont]], at [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Their son [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] followed in {{Date|264}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Stannis Baratheon|Stannis Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref> | |||
Around {{Date|268}}, Steffon first took his son, Stannis (then four years old), to court at the [[Red Keep]] in King's Landing, along with his eldest son, Robert (by then aged five or six). The children believed they saw King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] holding court on the [[Iron Throne]], and they felt that the king had been as noble as the [[dragon skulls]] on the walls were fearsome. Years later, Steffon revealed it had been the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], whom they had been impressed by, as King Aerys had cut himself on the throne earlier that day, and Tywin had taken over for him.{{Ref|ASOS|54}} | |||
In {{Date|277}}, Steffon and Cassana's son [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] was born at Storm's End.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Renly Baratheon|Renly Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref> | |||
In the wake of the [[Defiance of Duskendale]] in {{Date|277}}, Steffon's old friend and cousin, King Aerys II Targaryen, summoned Steffon to court and named him to the [[small council]]. Aerys had been growing paranoid about his Hand, Tywin Lannister, and his son, Rhaegar Targaryen, believing they were conspiring against him, and so turned to his other childhood friend. In {{Date|278}}, Aerys sent Steffon to [[Volantis]] to find a bride ''"of noble birth from an old [[Valyria]]n bloodline"'' for Prince Rhaegar, and it was rumored that Aerys intended to replace Tywin with Steffon upon the latter's return.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} | |||
Steffon, traveling with his wife Cassana, failed to find a suitable bride for Rhaegar, but he did send a message to Storm's End saying that they had found a very talented [[fool]]. According to Steffon, Robert would be delighted by the fool, who was so funny he might teach Steffon's dour second son, Stannis, how to laugh. However, during the return journey, their ship was caught in a severe storm. Within sight of Robert and Stannis, who were standing on the parapets of Storm's End, the ''[[Windproud]]'' was smashed on the rocks and sank in [[Shipbreaker Bay]]. Steffon, Cassana, and hundreds of sailors drowned.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} The only survivor was the fool, [[Patchface]], who washed up ashore three days later, having lost his wits.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} | |||
===Legacy=== | |||
Steffon was succeeded as Lord of Storm's End by his eldest son, Robert.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} | |||
According to [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]], Aerys was enraged by Steffon's death, and believed it had been arranged by Tywin for fear of being replaced as Hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} | |||
The ship ''[[Lord Steffon]]'' is likely [[named after]] Steffon, as is [[Davos Seaworth]]'s son [[Steffon Seaworth|Steffon]]. | |||
==Recent Events== | |||
===''A Clash of Kings''=== | |||
At [[Dragonstone]], [[Cressen]], [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s [[maester]], recalls the letter Lord Steffon sent from [[Volantis]] about [[Patchface]], and how he raised Robert, Stannis, and Renly, after their father's death.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} | |||
At [[Castle Black]], [[Donal Noye]], [[armorer]] and [[steward]] of the [[Night's Watch]], tells [[Jon Snow]] he was a blacksmith at [[Storm's End]] while Lord Steffon was still alive.{{Ref|ACOK|6}} | |||
Stannis Baratheon's letter to all the [[lord]]s of [[Westeros]], which proclaims himself the true king and heir of King [[Robert I Baratheon]], includes the citation that he is the trueborn son of Steffon and Cassana.{{Ref|ACOK|10}} | |||
Stannis tells [[Davos Seaworth]] that he stopped believing in [[gods]] when his mother and father were killed.{{Ref|ACOK|10}} | |||
===''A Storm of Swords''=== | |||
[[File:Ormund_Baratheon_%26_Rhaelle_Targaryen_by_Lopata_Four.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Steffon's parents [[Ormund Baratheon]] and [[Rhaelle Targaryen]] by Lopata Four]] | |||
[[Barristan Selmy]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] how her brother [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] once defeated Lord Steffon in a tourney.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}{{refn|group="N"|[[Barristan Selmy]] states it was a [[tourney at Storm's End]], held a few year before [[Robert's Rebellion]]; however, according to Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], [[Robert Baratheon]] was the new [[Lord of Storm's End]] at the time of that tourney. Based on a semi-canon source, Barristan conflated in his memory events that happened at two or three different tourneys.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Some_Continuity_Oddities Some Continuity Oddities], February 12, 2001</ref>}} | |||
When considering the possibility that [[dragon]]s could be reborn, Stannis recalls the time that Steffon first took him to court, along with Robert, and they saw the [[dragon skulls]] in the Red Keep.{{Ref|ASOS|54}} | |||
===''A Feast for Crows''=== | |||
[[Queen Regent]] [[Cersei Lannister]] recalls that [[House Estermont|the Estermonts]] are her in-laws, via her late husband [[Robert Baratheon]]'s mother. Disparaging the Estermonts, Cersei feels that Steffon must have chosen Cassana "in a fit of lust or madness".{{Ref|AFFC|24}} | |||
==Quotes== | |||
{{Quote|I stopped believing in [[gods]] the day I saw the ''[[Windproud]]'' break up across [[Shipbreaker Bay|the bay]]. Any gods so monstrous as to drown my [[Cassana Estermont|mother]] and father would never have ''my'' worship, I vowed.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}} | |||
{{Quote|[[House Estermont|The Estermonts]] were her good-kin through [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], whose father had taken [[Cassana Estermont|one of them]] to wife in what must have been a fit of lust or madness.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}} | |||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
{{Baratheon tree}} | {{Baratheon tree}} | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | |||
In an early draft of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', Steffon was killed by [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. It is implied that he died alongside [[Rickard Stark]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1belw08/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: A Game of Thrones] - gsteff on Reddit</ref> | |||
==Notes== | |||
{{Notes}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Allegiance | House Baratheon | |||
| Culture | Stormlander | |||
| Born | 246 AC[1] | |||
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278 AC or early 279 AC[2] Shipbreaker Bay, near Storm's End[3][4] | |||
| Father | Lord Ormund Baratheon | |||
| Mother | Princess Rhaelle Targaryen | |||
| Spouse | Lady Cassana Estermont[4] | |||
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Steffon Baratheon was the Lord of Storm's End and the head of House Baratheon during the reign of kings Jaehaerys II and Aerys II Targaryen.[3]
History
[edit]Early life
[edit]To make peace with Lord Lyonel Baratheon, King Aegon V Targaryen betrothed his youngest daughter, Princess Rhaelle Targaryen, to Lyonel's heir Ormund, and sent her to live at Storm's End. In 245 AC, Rhaelle married now-Lord Ormund, and their son Steffon was born a year later.[5][1]
In his youth, Steffon served as a page and squire in King's Landing, where he became good friends with his cousin, Prince Aerys Targaryen, and another page, Tywin Lannister.[3][1]
In 260 AC, Steffon participated as a squire in the War of the Ninepenny Kings in the Stepstones. Unfortunately, his father, Ormund Baratheon, Hand of the King and commander of the expedition, was one of the first to perish in the war. Ormund was struck down by Maelys I Blackfyre, commander of the Band of Nine, and died in Steffon's arms.[6] With the death of his father, Steffon became Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.
Lord of Storm's End
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In 262 AC, Robert Baratheon was born to Steffon and his wife, Lady Cassana Estermont, at Storm's End.[3] Their son Stannis followed in 264 AC.[7]
Around 268 AC, Steffon first took his son, Stannis (then four years old), to court at the Red Keep in King's Landing, along with his eldest son, Robert (by then aged five or six). The children believed they saw King Aerys II Targaryen holding court on the Iron Throne, and they felt that the king had been as noble as the dragon skulls on the walls were fearsome. Years later, Steffon revealed it had been the Hand of the King, Lord Tywin Lannister, whom they had been impressed by, as King Aerys had cut himself on the throne earlier that day, and Tywin had taken over for him.[8]
In 277 AC, Steffon and Cassana's son Renly was born at Storm's End.[9]
In the wake of the Defiance of Duskendale in 277 AC, Steffon's old friend and cousin, King Aerys II Targaryen, summoned Steffon to court and named him to the small council. Aerys had been growing paranoid about his Hand, Tywin Lannister, and his son, Rhaegar Targaryen, believing they were conspiring against him, and so turned to his other childhood friend. In 278 AC, Aerys sent Steffon to Volantis to find a bride "of noble birth from an old Valyrian bloodline" for Prince Rhaegar, and it was rumored that Aerys intended to replace Tywin with Steffon upon the latter's return.[3]
Steffon, traveling with his wife Cassana, failed to find a suitable bride for Rhaegar, but he did send a message to Storm's End saying that they had found a very talented fool. According to Steffon, Robert would be delighted by the fool, who was so funny he might teach Steffon's dour second son, Stannis, how to laugh. However, during the return journey, their ship was caught in a severe storm. Within sight of Robert and Stannis, who were standing on the parapets of Storm's End, the Windproud was smashed on the rocks and sank in Shipbreaker Bay. Steffon, Cassana, and hundreds of sailors drowned.[4][3] The only survivor was the fool, Patchface, who washed up ashore three days later, having lost his wits.[4]
Legacy
[edit]Steffon was succeeded as Lord of Storm's End by his eldest son, Robert.[4]
According to Grand Maester Pycelle, Aerys was enraged by Steffon's death, and believed it had been arranged by Tywin for fear of being replaced as Hand.[3]
The ship Lord Steffon is likely named after Steffon, as is Davos Seaworth's son Steffon.
Recent Events
[edit]A Clash of Kings
[edit]At Dragonstone, Cressen, Stannis Baratheon's maester, recalls the letter Lord Steffon sent from Volantis about Patchface, and how he raised Robert, Stannis, and Renly, after their father's death.[4]
At Castle Black, Donal Noye, armorer and steward of the Night's Watch, tells Jon Snow he was a blacksmith at Storm's End while Lord Steffon was still alive.[10]
Stannis Baratheon's letter to all the lords of Westeros, which proclaims himself the true king and heir of King Robert I Baratheon, includes the citation that he is the trueborn son of Steffon and Cassana.[11]
Stannis tells Davos Seaworth that he stopped believing in gods when his mother and father were killed.[11]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]
Barristan Selmy tells Daenerys Targaryen how her brother Rhaegar once defeated Lord Steffon in a tourney.[12][N 1]
When considering the possibility that dragons could be reborn, Stannis recalls the time that Steffon first took him to court, along with Robert, and they saw the dragon skulls in the Red Keep.[8]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]Queen Regent Cersei Lannister recalls that the Estermonts are her in-laws, via her late husband Robert Baratheon's mother. Disparaging the Estermonts, Cersei feels that Steffon must have chosen Cassana "in a fit of lust or madness".[14]
Quotes
[edit]The Estermonts were her good-kin through Robert, whose father had taken one of them to wife in what must have been a fit of lust or madness.[14]
—thoughts of Cersei Lannister
Family
[edit]| Ormund | Rhaelle Targaryen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steffon | Cassana Estermont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various women | Robert I | Cersei Lannister | Renly I | Margaery Tyrell [Note 1] | Stannis I | Selyse Florent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joffrey I | Margaery Tyrell [Note 1] | Tommen I | Myrcella | Shireen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mya Stone | Bella | Gendry | Edric Storm | Barra | Unidentified twins | 9 Others | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Behind the Scenes
[edit]In an early draft of A Game of Thrones, Steffon was killed by Aerys II Targaryen. It is implied that he died alongside Rickard Stark.[15]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Barristan Selmy states it was a tourney at Storm's End, held a few year before Robert's Rebellion; however, according to Ser Gerold Hightower, Robert Baratheon was the new Lord of Storm's End at the time of that tourney. Based on a semi-canon source, Barristan conflated in his memory events that happened at two or three different tourneys.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: House Baratheon.
- ↑ See the Steffon Baratheon calculation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II.
- ↑ See the Stannis Baratheon calculation.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ See the Renly Baratheon calculation.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 42, Daenerys IV.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Some Continuity Oddities, February 12, 2001
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 24, Cersei V.
- ↑ Secrets of the Cushing Library: A Game of Thrones - gsteff on Reddit
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