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Lord '''Borros Baratheon''' was Lord of [[Storm's End]] at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]].   
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'''Borros Baratheon''' was Lord of [[Storm's End]] and the head of [[House Baratheon]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].   
  
==Appearance & Character==
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==Appearance and Character==
His appearance is officially unknown, but as a Baratheon he was more than likely tall and broad with black hair. Borros was even more belligerent than his father, Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]].
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Borros's appearance has not been published, but as a Baratheon he was more than likely tall and broad with black hair. Borros was even more belligerent than his father, Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]].
  
==History==
 
 
Borros had four daughters. He never learned to read.{{ref|tpatq}}
 
Borros had four daughters. He never learned to read.{{ref|tpatq}}
  
===The Dance of the Dragons===
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==History==
At the start of the civil war both the [[blacks]] and the [[greens]] hoped to win Lord Borros over to their cause. Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] hoped to wed one of Lord Borros's four eligible daughters to win House Baratheon over to the greens, and arrived on [[dragon]]back to do so. [[Lucerys Velaryon]] arrived soon after to win Borros to the black cause. Eyewitness accounts varied, with some saying Lord Baratheon was embarrassed for Lucerys to find him treating with Aemond (as Borros's father had been a supporter of Princess Rhaenys), while others say he relished the prospect of both factions competing for his aid.{{ref|tpatq}}  
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At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]] both the [[blacks]] and the [[greens]] hoped to win Lord Borros over to their cause. Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] hoped to wed one of his four eligible daughters to win House Baratheon over to the greens, and arrived on [[dragon]]back to do so. [[Lucerys Velaryon]] arrived soon after to win Borros to the black cause. Eyewitness accounts varied, with some saying Lord Baratheon was embarrassed for Lucerys to find him treating with Aemond (as Borros's father had been a supporter of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]), while others say he relished the prospect of both factions competing for his aid.{{ref|tpatq}}  
  
Borros refused Lucerys, since unlike Aemond he could wed none of Borros' daughters as he was betrothed to his cousin, [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. Although Borros forbade the kinsmen to fight beneath his roof, he tacitly allowed Aemond to seek combat, knowing the older [[Vhagar]] would be able to overcome Arrax, which would lead to the death of Lucerys.{{ref|tpatq}} As the war began in earnest, Storm's End officially declared for the greens.{{Ref|aDwD|8}}
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Borros refused Lucerys, since unlike Aemond he could wed none of Borros's daughters as he was betrothed to his cousin, [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. Although Borros forbade the kinsmen to fight beneath his roof at [[Storm's End]], he tacitly allowed Aemond to seek combat, knowing the older [[Vhagar]] would be able to overcome [[Arrax]], which would lead to the death of Lucerys.{{ref|tpatq}} As the war began in earnest, Storm's End officially declared for the greens.{{Ref|aDwD|8}}
  
Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], the daughter of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], was send to [[Storm's End]] when [[King's Landing]] fell to Rhaenyra and Daemon.{{Ref|tpatq}}
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Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], the daughter of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], was send to Storm's End when [[fall of King's Landing|King's Landing fell]] to Rhaenyra and [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|tpatq}}
  
Borros kept the armies of the [[Stormlands]] out of heavy fighting for most of the war, "preserving" them and keeping them fresh and thought himself cunning because of it. He laughed when the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] armies were slaughtered at the [[Battle by the Lakeshore|Fishfeed]], for his own army was unbloodied. He laughed when the armies of the Rivermen were burned by [[Vhagar]] and cut to pieces at [[First Battle of Tumbleton]] - the [[House Hightower|Hightowers]] were the ones who did all of the fighting and dying, and now Borros had the large and fully intact armies of the Stormlands to grind down the few Rivermen who remained.
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Borros kept the armies of the [[stormlands]] out of heavy fighting for most of the war, but he eventually took King's Landing during the [[Moon of the Three Kings]]. Borros's army was defeated by the [[Lads]] and their [[riverlands|rivermen]] in the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]]. Borros is said to have killed twelve knights, along with Lords [[House Darry|Darry]] and [[House Mallister|Mallister]], before falling against Lord [[Kermit Tully]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Baratheon}}
  
When Borros finally bestirred himself from Storm's End and met the small host of young Riverlords who command the Blacks' forces on the [[Kingsroad]] near King's Landing, he dismissed them as no threat to him, thinking it was led by nothing but green boys and women. In the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]] that followed, the final battle of the civil war, that army of green boys and women crushed his forces and young Lord [[Kermit Tully]] slew Lord Borros.
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|Lord Borros was the wind, which rages and howls and blows this way and that.{{ref|TWOIAF| House Baratheon}}}} - writings of [[Yandel]]
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 21:12, 10 July 2015

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Title Lord of Storm's End
Allegiances
Culture Stormlands
Died 131 AC
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Borros Baratheon was Lord of Storm's End and the head of House Baratheon during the Dance of the Dragons.

Appearance and Character

Borros's appearance has not been published, but as a Baratheon he was more than likely tall and broad with black hair. Borros was even more belligerent than his father, Lord Boremund Baratheon.

Borros had four daughters. He never learned to read.[1]

History

At the start of the Dance of the Dragons both the blacks and the greens hoped to win Lord Borros over to their cause. Prince Aemond Targaryen hoped to wed one of his four eligible daughters to win House Baratheon over to the greens, and arrived on dragonback to do so. Lucerys Velaryon arrived soon after to win Borros to the black cause. Eyewitness accounts varied, with some saying Lord Baratheon was embarrassed for Lucerys to find him treating with Aemond (as Borros's father had been a supporter of Princess Rhaenys Targaryen), while others say he relished the prospect of both factions competing for his aid.[1]

Borros refused Lucerys, since unlike Aemond he could wed none of Borros's daughters as he was betrothed to his cousin, Rhaena Targaryen. Although Borros forbade the kinsmen to fight beneath his roof at Storm's End, he tacitly allowed Aemond to seek combat, knowing the older Vhagar would be able to overcome Arrax, which would lead to the death of Lucerys.[1] As the war began in earnest, Storm's End officially declared for the greens.[2]

Princess Jaehaera Targaryen, the daughter of King Aegon II Targaryen, was send to Storm's End when King's Landing fell to Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen.[1]

Borros kept the armies of the stormlands out of heavy fighting for most of the war, but he eventually took King's Landing during the Moon of the Three Kings. Borros's army was defeated by the Lads and their rivermen in the Battle of the Kingsroad. Borros is said to have killed twelve knights, along with Lords Darry and Mallister, before falling against Lord Kermit Tully.[3]

Quotes

Lord Borros was the wind, which rages and howls and blows this way and that.[3]

- writings of Yandel

References and Notes