Stannis baratheons daughter shireen was, in so many ways, a rare symbol of light and goodness in the game of thrones world. Arthur baratheon game of thrones fanon wiki fandom. The story of lyanna is a tragic one as she was a stark and promised to robert baratheon until she struck up a romance with the crowned prince rhaegar who was married to elia martell and who had two children. Shireen baratheon is a member of house baratheon of dragonstone, and is the daughter and only child of lord stannis baratheon and lady selyse florent. The already brutal season five reached a new benchmark in brutality, as iron throne contender stannis baratheon sacrificed his daughter shireen in service of rhllor, the lord of light he worships. How tonights game of thrones signaled a brutal departure from the books. Princess shireen baratheon was the only surviving child fourth and only. Why did that horrible thing happen on game of thrones. Though shireens death scene has not occurred in the books, showrunner. The stannis baratheon of the books is utterly devoted to justice, and the law.
Shireen baratheonjon snow works archive of our own. Shireen baratheon jon snow works archive of our own. Princess shireen baratheon baratheon, game of thrones tv. Shireen baratheon ffg with stannis having declared himself king of westeros, shireen is now referred to as a princess. Bran stark will go to the wall to revive jon snow and save. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is portrayed by kerry ingram. The young daughter of stannis baratheon, shireen seems to. Shireen baratheon and her favorite toy are alive and well on twitter her skin has cleared up, too. If youve watched every aired episode through season 7 and have read all the books to date, set your scope above to season seven 2017. Indeed, on the page, shireen, selyse, and melisandre dont march south with stannis at all. They remain at the wall for that entire book while stannis leaves to fight the boltons. It was a descriptive history of the world he came from. It may also discuss events from the books a feast for crows and a dance with dragons.
Stannis stephen dillane ordered his young daughter shireen kerry ingram. Between the wildings beliefs and melisandres visions, shireens chances for survival are looking grim. Stanniss ruthless decision to burn his daughter shireen to. Would be neat if we had a female baratheon as a leader, seeing as how she is stannis heir it would be interesting. Kerry danielle ingram born 26 may 1999 is an english actress, known for her roles as shireen baratheon in the hbo series game of thrones and rebecca becky sidebottom in the netflix series free rein. Something terrible happened on game of thrones and people are really mad. Martin, implying that the burning of shireen baratheon is a joy book readers may yet get. Shireen baratheon was one of the true innocents on game of thrones, which is why her death stands as one of the most memorable, and horrifying, in the shows history. Shireen baratheon remains alive and well in the books. But if you look at the story, by far the most horrendous one was princess shireen when she was burned, costerwaldau told buzzfeed news profile. Now, selyse, shireen, and melisandre are at castle black while stannis continues his campaign to get support from the northerners. Game of thrones star nikolaj costerwaldau said princess.
With the deaths of shireen and stannis, house baratheon becomes virtually extinct, and gendry is left as the last known living person of the baratheon bloodline. Game of thrones 5x09 shireen baratheon death scene youtube. Due to your generosity, we reached our goal on day one. With the death of tommen baratheon, the last of cerseis three children by incest with jaime that she passed off as roberts, house baratheon of kings landing becomes extinct. She is the only one of her siblings who looks like him, and is the only one who isnt a bastard. Game of thrones shireen scene was perfect, and stannis. Shireen baratheon is the only living child of stannis baratheon and selyse florent. He was mentioned twice in the first season, and is portrayed by starring cast member john malkovich. Esmae baratheon is the only child born from cersei lannister and robert baratheon. Shireen is the daughter and heir of stannis baratheon.
Shireen baratheon deserved so much more, but her kindness left behind a legacy that just keeps on giving. The fate of shireen baratheon game of thrones daemon blackfyre 2. This is the fashion in the free city of volantis for slaves. In the hbo television adaptation, she is portrayed by kerry ingram. He is waging this war not because he wants to be king, but because according to law, he is. This season of game of thrones has focused a bit more on the various religious elements of westeros and essos, the two continents invented by george. She contracted the lethal greyscale disease as a child, disfiguring her by leaving the left side of her cheek and most of her neck covered by grey, cracked, and stonelike skin.
Receive a special member icon and vote in otw elections. The extent to which stannis baratheon turned bad in game of thrones mightve come as a shock to some, but his fall helped set up daenerys story in later seasons. Game of thrones goes all greek mythology on shireen. After stannis is converted to the faith of the lord of the light, his. Martin, implying that the burning of shireen baratheon is a joy book readers may yet get to experience in the winds of winter. The ruthless decision of stannis baratheon to burn his daughter shireen to death, as a sacrifice to the lord of light. Game of thrones author confirms shireen spoiler for books. Patchface, called patches by shireen baratheon, is stannis baratheon s court fool and jester at dragonstone. The dance of dragons signaled a brutal departure from the books. The traditional sigil of house baratheon is a black stag on a yellow background, which is most commonly associated with robert in the series. Shireen is the daughter of stannis and selyse baratheon. Shireen baratheon, the young princess afflicted with greyscale, was burned to death at the behest of melisandre in an effort to ensure victory following a stealth attack by ramsay bolton. I have read elsewhere a theory that shireen will be sacrificied by mel in order to wake a dragon, kingsblood and all that.
Shireen is marched through the snow toward the stake, where melisandre waits. Not only does she not like shireen as a person, selyse projects her own selfloathing in regards to not being to produce a healthy son for stannis onto shireen who is both a girl and unhealthy. Ive mentioned this theory of mine a couple times, but i figured id write a full version. Princess shireen baratheon was the only surviving child fourth and only daughter of stannis and selyse baratheon, and the younger sister of petyr baratheon, tommard baratheon and edric baratheon. No, it works for the story and is par for the course in this world. All spoilers all shireen baratheon, the adorable stone dragon self. The fate of shireen baratheon game of thrones youtube. Spoilers all shireen baratheon, the adorable stone. Selyse being an abusive mother to shireen is entirely original to the show. This post may discuss events from the first seven seasons of game of thrones. It is largely based on the books, though may take elements from the show, though likely not in this specific story. The most disturbing thing about the shireen scene on game.
Her father is the head of house baratheon of dragonstone and has declared himself king on the iron throne. Introduced back in season 2 of game of thrones, davos seaworth is one of the longest lasting supporting characters on the show. Game of thrones house baratheon characters tv tropes. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.
Everyone knows the ending but how many know the whole story. Sounds very much like the story of agamemnon and his daughter, iphigenia. Shireen baratheon is a member of house baratheon of dragonstone, and is the daughter and only child of lord stannis baratheon and. He is the elder of king robert i baratheons two younger brothers, the youngest being lord renly baratheon. Its now autumn, and stannis baratheon now styles himself as king of the andals, the rhoynar, and the first men, lord of the seven kingdoms, and protector of the realm, making selyse florent his queen and shireen baratheon his princess.
In the third season of game of thrones, stannis baratheons old friend ser davos. Though shireens death scene has not occurred in the books. Without book precedence, i cant tell if this weeks game of thrones was more shitty decisions by the writers, but for me it was. Something terrible happened on game of thrones and. Stannis is the head of house baratheon of dragonstone and the lord of dragonstone. When the royal family goes to visit winterfell, esmae meets the handsome robb stark. Game of thrones features very few outright heroes but, for a series that actively encourages the audience to root for an incestuous relationship, stannis baratheron isnt all that bad when first. Lord stannis baratheon, later king stannis i, is a major character in the novel series a song of ice and fire and the hbo adaption game of thrones. Game of thrones star would find that shireen scene more. As a child, she fell critically ill with an infection of greyscale.
He feels burdened by his crown, but it is his duty to the realm. There are few characters in asoiaf that are as divisive as stannis baratheon. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia. Patchface takes his name for the tattoos covering his broad face and bald head, marked in a pattern of green and red squares. Shireen baratheon a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. Martins a song of ice and fire and hbos game of thrones, featuring chapter and episode guides, character profiles, family trees, maps, essays, and more. Having first served on team dragonstone with undying loyalty to stannis baratheon, davos has moved on. Martin admits game of thrones spoiled major book death. 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. Of all the controversial moments during game of throness fifth season and there were many one of the most difficult to watch was the demise of princess shireen baratheon. We have shireen baratheon to thank for that huge reveal on. Princess shireen was the daughter of stannis baratheon, who was one of. The realms of yggdrasil, each world the sanctuary of a specific race, with its own abilities and talents.
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