In the books, as you probably know, jon swaps gillys and dallas babies. Game of thrones burned the books by burning spoiler in. Game of thrones author confirms shireen spoiler for books. Roberts claim on the throne was pretty feeble several generations back and danys is much clearer. Selyse has grown to hate her daughter because of that. The june 7 episode of game of thrones was thrilling from start to finish. In the asha chapters of dance stannis constantly refuses requests from horpe, farring, etc. Stannis baratheon game of thrones fanon wiki fandom. Even her own mother has a seemingly resentful attitude towards her, probably from her not being the son stannis wanted. Shireen baratheon is stannis only daughter and heir.
Selyse florent, also known as selyse baratheon,1 is the wife of lord stannis baratheon and is the lady of dragonstone. If stannis claim is successful, shireen would succeed him. The ruthless decision of stannis baratheon to burn his daughter shireen to death, as a sacrifice to the lord of light. Winds of winter, though readers will note that stannis baratheons. Following roberts death and the revelation that roberts heir, joffrey, is actually queen cerseis bastard son with her twin brother jaime, stannis declares himself the rightful king and begins a campaign to take the iron throne from the lannisters. In the television adaptation game of thrones she is portrayed by sarah mackeever and tara fitzgerald. But why would stannis choose to follow melisandres advice, especially after reassuring his daughter several episodes back that he loved her so very much. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia. Thus shireen becomes in selyse mind not a child, but a punishment from the lord of light. Secluded is said to have contracted greyscale as an infant.
His last act before the battle is to send ser justin to protect shireen, not kill her. Stanniss ruthless decision to burn his daughter shireen to death, as a sacrifice to the lord of light, is a point of no return for his character and seemingly a major change from the books. 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. Ever since sundays episode of game of thrones, viewers have debated whether shireen baratheon s death by burning was the most gutchurning moment the series has ever depicted, or whether it. Its pretty despicable that stannis is so obsessed with victory that we would actually sacrifice his own daughter on the. However, grrm has written on his blog that the death will take place somewhere different.
Stannis is my fave character and i try to highlight him the best i can. Sorry doesnt even begin to cover what he feels about shireen. Shireen is the daughter of stannis and selyse baratheon. Way back in the day, shireen baratheon kerry ingram befriended davos liam cunningham when he was in the cells of dragonstone. In the hbo television adaptation, she is portrayed by kerry ingram. That he denies his desire, or mopes when then going gets tough does not change that. The fate of shireen baratheon game of thrones youtube. Shireen baratheonaegon vi targaryen works archive of. November is stannismonth so i wanted to try to write something. So when the chance comes where shireens sacrifice could lead selyses salvation, she does not hesitate to take that grisly route. To pass the time, she offered to teach the onion knight how to read. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. The fate of shireen baratheon game of thrones daemon blackfyre 2.
Shireen baratheon remains alive and well in the books. What happens to stannis, shireen and myrcella in the books not the. 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. Stannis stephen dillane ordered his young daughter shireen kerry ingram burned at the stake, and did not. Shireen baratheon is the only living child of stannis baratheon and selyse florent. Stannis baratheon is not dead at least in the game of. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is portrayed by kerry ingram. Stannis baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of epic fantasy novels by american author george r.
How tonights game of thrones signaled a brutal departure from the books. The disease, which almost killed her, left the left portion of her cheek and neck stiff. Ok, so on the show, shireen baratheon is burned as a blood sacrifice in order to lift. Weird theory about dany in the books that might happen. A member of house baratheon of kings landing, his siblings are princess myrcella and prince tommen. Shireen baratheon death its always summer under the sea. Though her mentally disturbed mother is ashamed of her, stannis. Prince joffrey baratheon is known to the seven kingdoms as the eldest son and heir of king robert i baratheon and queen cersei lannister. The tv series gives an explanation, but the books do not. Ever since sundays episode of game of thrones, viewers have debated whether shireen baratheons death by burning was the most gutchurning moment the series has ever depicted, or. Why did lady selyse baratheon hate shireen so much. Shireen baratheon, first of her name general asoiaf. In the television adaptation game of thrones, he is. Moreso than ever, game of thrones season 6 will take us into the winds of.
The book mentions a few details but does not elaborate on them. Stannis obviously has no issues passing the crown to shireen, so its not a gender issue. Selyse tried to save shireen and broke down as she watched her baby. The last thing renowned fashion designer stannis baratheon ever imagined himself doing was working in a comic book shop. He is the younger brother of robert baratheon and the elder brother of renly baratheon he is married to selyse of house florent. Descended from rhaelle targaryen and currently afflicted with greyscale. As for the idea that it was contrived and written to shock. I used the song which princess shireen baratheon sings to herself in her chamber at dragonstone, when her father king stannis baratheon arrives to see her. Its not contagious, but it sure sets her apart from the rest of her world. Princess shireen baratheon is the only child of her parents, king stannis and queen selyse. Aenys frey is killed in a trap set by mors crowfood and melisandre is not with stannis. If it feels contrived to book readers its only because they didnt know it was coming.
But tonights death was perhaps the most upsetting, and any book reader would agree because princess shireen baratheon being burned. He is the second son of steffon baratheon, the lord of storms end, and his wife lady cassana estermont, and brother to king robert and renly. Shireens death is thus the first major spoiler even for book readers. Hes tasked with taking winterfell from the boltons in order to gain some momentum in his war against the lannisters, but. King stannis i baratheon was the lord of dragonstone, the younger brother of king robert baratheon and older brother of renly baratheon.
Her father is the head of house baratheon of dragonstone and has declared himself king on the iron throne. Shireens mother was a florent so in the show you could argue that this rule does not apply to baratheonflorent children. 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. Martin has weighed in on the nights king, shireen baratheon and differences between game of thrones and a song of ice and fire.
Theres a crazy rumor in the book a clash for kings that shireen baratheons father is patchface, the familys halfmad court jester who doesnt appear in the show. Though these scenes between davos and shireen are touching, none of them occur in the books, with the novels placing a far greater distance between the princess shireen and the onion knight. He is the lord of dragonstone and a claimant to the iron throne. She seems to be a young sweet kid, but, what else is there is she being taught to be queen. Stannis has found theon and jeyne poole the girl who marries ramsay in the book pretending to be arya stark after their jump. Nobody except theon knows that the girl isnt arya stark. Showrunners explain why stannis baratheon had to sacrifice his daughter in season 5 episode 9 i. I think the book showed ned that all known baratheonlannister children had black hair. Theyre hurt from the fall but theyre still breathing. Game of thrones is taking heat for perhaps its most disturbing death scene yet. The most disturbing thing about the shireen scene on game. But he will be and the story will be similar, according to george rr martin.
I have a feeling stannis wont make it to the end of the series, i belie. Shireen baratheon a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. Spoilers main about stannis baratheon, shireen, and. 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. Spoilers extended my shireen theory and how it has everything. For a character who isnt a first person chapter character, and doesnt really talk all that much see his intimate private life, the moments where shireen is mentioned or a topic of discussion his reactions, actions, and things he says seem to imply he cares about her more then most people. Shireen baratheon is a member of house baratheon of dragonstone, and is the daughter and. Shireen baratheon 1220 sansa stark 718 stannis baratheon 654 arya stark 637 jon snow 584 rickon stark 485 davos seaworth 422 robb stark 417 gendry waters 410 bran stark 392 include relationships arya starkgendry waters 291 shireen baratheonrickon stark 244 catelyn starkned stark 148 renly baratheonloras tyrell 120. Book spoilers in the novels, myrcella baratheon is sent to dorne to marry trystane martell, same as on the show.