I honestly donthink the showrunners thought of this, and i also know she has dark hair in the books. I wasnt sure if i should upload this because i cry in it. Robert and eddard stark were good friends, which led him to choose. Explore their biography, house and history on the game of thrones viewers guide. Stannis baratheon, game of thrones, by tyaene i always liked this character, i mean davos loved him so much how could i not like him, but this was the moment i fell in love with him.
In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is portrayed by kerry ingram. In the books, he left his daughter and wife safe at the wall, not take them south to battle. Proving once again that the rightful king of westeros has the strangest family life in existence, the latest episode introduces selyse and shireen baratheon. Shireen baratheon, daughter to wannabe king stannis stephen dillane was burned alive by red priestess melisandre carice van houten, as a sacrifice to their deity the lord of light in an.
As for the idea that it was contrived and written to shock. Spoilers everywhere when stannis baratheon chose to have his. Spoilers main what will happen to shireen in the books. In the hbo television adaptation, she is portrayed by kerry ingram. Indeed, on the page, shireen, selyse, and melisandre dont march south with stannis at all. Last tourney, he dumped the kingslayer on his golden rump, you ought to have seen the look on cerseis face. Shireen baratheon famous quotes game of thrones quote. Ok, so on the show, shireen baratheon is burned as a blood sacrifice in order to. He is the lord of dragonstone and a claimant to the iron throne after his elder brothers death.
She is the only one of her siblings who looks like him, and is the only one who isnt a bastard. I think in practical terms, it will have roughly the same effect that it does on the show. The fate of robert baratheon game of thrones youtube. In the show, however, his brother stannis did kill his only child, princess shireen baratheon. And thats also why stannis lost at the end, and why the red womans sacrifice didnt work. Princess shireen baratheon was the only surviving child fourth and only.
Stannis baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of epic fantasy novels by american author george. Something terrible happened on game of thrones and people are really mad. Though shireens death scene has not occurred in the books, showrunner david benioff said in a behindthescenes segment following the episode that it. Her father is the head of house baratheon of dragonstone and has declared himself king on the iron throne. Shireen is the daughter of stannis and selyse baratheon. 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. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. What happens to stannis, shireen and myrcella in the books not the.
Though shireen s death scene has not occurred in the books, showrunner david benioff said in a behindthescenes segment following the episode that it was martins idea, which suggests it will. Esmae baratheon is the only child born from cersei lannister and robert baratheon. Ive mentioned this theory of mine a couple times, but i figured id write a full version. Shireen baratheon burned alive in game of thrones episode. But he will be and the story will be similar, according to george rr martin. 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. If, in the books, stannis does eventually panic and attempt to use fire to cure shireens greyscale, he may be distracted enough that he is killed. The most disturbing thing about the shireen scene on game. Forum tv show discussion board burning shireen in the books vs tv series follow. As a child, she fell critically ill with an infection of greyscale. Robert baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of epic fantasy novels by american author george r. Spoilers extended my shireen theory and how it has everything.
Shireen baratheon remains alive and well in the books. Spoilers from winds of winter according to theon pov in awow, stannis is marching on winterfell with all his army. Shireen baratheon deserved so much more, but her kindness left behind a legacy that just keeps on giving. Princess shireen baratheon, daughter of stannis, popular quotes from game of thrones tv show and books. Character profile for robert baratheon from a game of. We may be only about halfway through its penultimate season, but this is a question on the lips and minds of many got fans. Dany, renly, and robb were all false kings if the baratheon line is just. There are few characters in asoiaf that are as divisive as stannis baratheon. Shireen baratheonrickon stark works archive of our own.
Stephen dillane as stannis baratheon in game of thrones hbo stannis baratheon is not dead at least in the game of thrones books george r. Someone took her away from me, and seven kingdoms couldnt fill the hole she left behind. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia. When the royal family goes to visit winterfell, esmae meets the handsome robb stark. The prospect of sacrificing shireen to the lord of light has never been explicitly broached in the books. Spoilers all shireen baratheon, the adorable stone. Why does shireen baratheons mother resent her so much.
Game of thrones goes all greek mythology on shireen. The young daughter of stannis baratheon, shireen seems to have a. It seems shireen s death may come at the fault of someone else as she is still at castle black and stannis is about to have the battle for winterfell. Look at me, shireen, i have a duty to protect the realm and i know sometimes you feel as if i put that before you and your mother dont interrupt me but i also have a duty to protect you, and that duty is unconditional. She thought shireen had baratheons blood, but she didnt. Shireen baratheon is a member of house baratheon of dragonstone, and is the. 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. However, grrm has written on his blog that the death will take place somewhere different.
Theories run rampant, with one recently joining the mix. If youve watched every aired episode through season 7 and have read all the books. On this weeks game of thrones, the lord of light demanded a sacrifice from stannis baratheon stephen dillane, who sent his daughter to be burnt at. Shireen is not stannis daughter, and thats why her hair is not dark. He did this because his army was caught in a blizzard and without rati. Stannis baratheon is not dead at least in the game of. Robert baratheon famous quotes game of thrones quote. Shireen baratheon is a character in game of thrones. Shireen is regarded as a sweet child, but she is not considered pretty. Showrunners explain why stannis baratheon had to sacrifice his daughter in season 5 episode 9 i. Stannis has found theon and jeyne poole the girl who marries. Robert baratheon, to the best of my knowledge, never killed any of his daughters. I understand that lady selyse baratheon is a little off her rocker, but is there a particular reason that she appears to hate or at least, strongly dislike her daughter shireen so much. Robert baratheon was the first baratheon king of the seven kingdoms.
Shireen baratheon is the only living child of stannis baratheon and selyse florent. It is largely based on the books, though may take elements from the show, though likely not in this specific story. Surely she cant blame shireen for her face, which as the result of getting greyscale as an infant. Something terrible happened on game of thrones and. 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. This post may discuss events from the first seven seasons of game of thrones. The rage came from absolutely vilifying stannis leading up to the moment. We have shireen baratheon to thank for that huge reveal on. Weve already seen stannis baratheons daughter, whose face was infected for years but never spread, live with the disease without it. 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. Stannis baratheon, game of thrones, by tyaene but if he cared why in seven hells did he burn his daughter. Shireen is the daughter and heir of stannis baratheon.
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. In the books, as you probably know, jon swaps gillys and dallas babies. But tonights death was perhaps the most upsetting, and any book reader would agree because princess shireen baratheon being burned. Michelle jaworski is a staff writer and tvfilm critic at the daily dot. It may also discuss events from the books a feast for crows and a dance with dragons. Stanniss ruthless decision to burn his daughter shireen to death, as a. Shireens death is not in the a song of ice and fire books yet so im afraid i. In the most shocking departure from the books yet, shireen gets sacrificed in a vile move that now proves stannis baratheon is totally unworthy to. Frankly, episode 5x09, especially that scene, was a real cock up. He raised a rebellion against the mad king, aerys targaryen, and was complicit in the murder of the targaryen family. Yet if something like this does happen in a future book, many people. Why did that horrible thing happen on game of thrones.
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