Robert also had two younger brothers, stannis and renly. He was strong and powerful, and muscled like a maidens fantasy. King robert i baratheon is a character in the a song of ice and fire novels and its tv series adaptation, game of thrones. When king aerys sent a message demanding that jon hand over eddard and robert to the crown, jon raised the banners of the vale in revolt rather than allow his former wards be killed.
Fifteen years before the novels, robert was betrothed to neds younger sister lyanna, with whom he was madly and unrequitedly in love. It said king joffrey baratheon, first of his name, king of the andals, the rhoynar, and the first men, lord of the seven kingdoms, protector of the realm. This is a fancast of robert s rebellion, in the books set 15 years before books began and 20 years before the show by hbo. Eddard stark, to robert baratheon thanks for watching.
Gendry is the last living bastard son of king robert baratheon. First appearing in 1996s a game of thrones, gendry is a blacksmith apprentice in kings landing, and an unacknowledged bastard of king robert baratheon. Young robert baratheon game of thrones awynt fritz winter is comming. And because of that last one, hes got a bunch of kids wandering around this book. So from king robert baratheon, first of his name, to its founder orys baratheon, here are 15 things you didnt know about house baratheon. Jul 18, 2011 yes, its interesting to find out that he wasnt evil, as we think he is in book 1, but hell, i still mentally cheer at the description of robert bashing in rhaegars chest with his hammer. Robert was the firstborn son of lord steffon baratheon. Robert i baratheon a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. The young stag chapter 1, a game of thrones fanfic. Robert baratheon is king of the seven kingdoms at the beginning of a game of thrones. Stannis baratheon 18 but only a bare year younger, thanks uthestarkguy renly baratheon 5. Game of thrones season 7 new character descriptions revealed. Robert baratheon is not a point of view character in the novels, so his actions are mainly witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of ned stark.
When her brother takes the entire royal household to winterfell to ask eddard stark to be the hand of the king, adriana slowly beings to fall in love with the north. He took you with him and soon gave you to the filthiest brothel that he could find. Stannis serves on robert s small council as the master of ships. He is the lord of the seven kingdoms of westeros and head of house baratheon at the beginning of a game of thrones. Prime robert, whoever reads the books knows he has more feats of single combat, reach. Robert was the first son of steffon baratheon and cassana baratheon, and had two younger brothers, renly and stannis.
Robert baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of epic fantasy. He basically has a lot more noted kills under his belt and distinctive. Thunder echoed throughout the red keep, lightning flashing across the sky as torrents of rain were unleashed from the heavens. Robert baratheon general asoiaf a forum of ice and fire. Only the young ser jaime lannister remained in kings landing. Eddard stark estimates his height to be six and a half feet. His heavy black hair is thick on his chest, and coarse around his sex. As for robert s mental state, well, he drinks a lot, has some weird conspiracy theories about a young targaryen girl living on another continent, and basically lets cersei lannister and her father handle the details of governing. Battle of trident l robert baratheon vs rhaegar targaryen l robert s rebellion.
When he was furious you had to fear him, but he was also known for his charm. Robert baratheon famous quotes game of thrones quote. When they eventually become the new overlords after robert s rebellion, it isnt long before they are being undermined by their more cunning allies, the lannisters, who are even more ruthlessly determined to succeed house targaryen. Rhaegar targaryen was the crown prince of the seven kingdoms during the rule of his father aerys the madking targaryen. His parents died in his youth when their ship was caught in a storm. He achieved international fame in his film debut in the full monty in 1997 and went on to play. Robert baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of epic fantasy novels by american author george r. Robert has two younger brothers, stannis who doesnt appear in this book and renly. Lord robert baratheon, the young lord of storms end and eddards best friend, was also present. Robert s rebellion breakdown how did the targaryens lose.
He was the ward of jon arryn and was raised at the eyrie alongside eddard stark. Introduced in 1996s a game of thrones, robert baratheon is the eldest son and heir of lord steffon baratheon and lady cassana estermont of storms end, the. Starkiller21 presents game of thrones roberts rebellion. A member of house baratheon of kings landing, his half siblings are prince joffrey, princess myrcella, and prince tommen. King robert i baratheon was the first king of the baratheon dynasty to sit on the iron throne of westeros. Battle of trident l robert baratheon vs rhaegar targaryen. King robert baratheon, the first of his name, by magali villeneuve. Reader broken hearted girl from the story game of thrones one shotsimagines completed by laureniscrazy96 lauren newm. Myrcella is a young girl not quite eight and tommen is a super young, sweetnatured boy. The intrepid crew over at watchers on the wall have released the info, which. Arry understood why this was not the adonis of a man that her father had described when he told them all stories of his youth in the eyrie. Robert was a very strong guy in his youth, and some seem to think of him as a beast. The day that robert baratheon came to winterfell, arry saw samsons face fall when he laid eyes on the demon of the trident. Killed by the lannisters, like his best friend, ned stark, king robert baratheon saw life as a gloomy sarcastic mess, nothing like he dreamed of as a strong rebellion leading youth.
Gendry did not receive the bastard surname used in the. This is with plate mail, shield and warhammer vs arming sword. Robert baratheon and renly baratheon in a game of thrones. Who is the actor you would prefer for a young robert.
Im sure if the series introduced robert as a young man, he would be a popular character, but hes completely let himself go by the time the story begins. Robert i baratheon is the lord of the seven kingdoms of westeros and the head of house baratheon. Stannis does not appear in a game of thrones, but as the brother of the king, he is a potential heir to the throne. Or maybe sebastin croft, as he is portraying the young ned stark in season 6 flashbacks and could reprise the role. Since sebastian croft ended up playing ned as a child, he could be used in flashback sequences where him and young robert baratheon are getting trained in the eyrie under the tutelage of jon arryn. Why were robert and ned still with jon arryn at the ages of 20 and 19, while a 16 year old jaime. Martin, and its hbo television adaptation game of thrones. Robert baratheon got game of thrones fanon wiki fandom. Born in york, on leaving school he started work as a stage hand at yorks theatre royal and later attended the royal academy of dramatic art. As a young man, robert fell in love with lyanna stark and was infuriated to learn that she was kidnapped by prince rheagar. Robert, a great warrior and charismatic man in his youth, took the throne through conquest in the war known as robert s rebellion, which began when the.
Prince ryam baratheon is the second son later discovered as the only child of king robert baratheon and queen cersei lannister. Steffon baratheon, trueborn son of robert and cersei baratheon, is the odd child out. He was the eldest son and heir of lord steffon baratheon and lady cassana estermont and formerly the lord of storms end. Fast forward almost 8 years and youve been destined to meet the legendary jon snow. Out of eight intense seasons of game of thrones on hbo he only survived one, but that doesnt make the shows first king of the seven kingdoms any less memorable. She finally whispered into the room, we found the journal of the king that reigned during the return of the long night and cemented the baratheon. Adriana baratheon is the younger sister of king robert baratheon and the wife of a powerful lord. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Robert had incredible prowess during the rebellion, wearing a big ass antler helm, hugely strong and skilled at fighting, wielding a great hammer that would suit the likes of the cleganes. It was as if the world was being washed away, such was the magnitude of the storm, and yet the cries of a woman could. Assuming an actor could dye his hair darker if necessary and not sticking too closely to the eyes thing, sinc. Who would they cast as young ned stark, robert baratheon, rhaeger. If they were roberts, theyd have dark hair, like the rest of the baratheon kids. This is what a young robert would look like according to the books descriptions.
Cersei lannister and jaime lannister in a game of thrones. King robert i baratheon was the seventeenth ruler of the seven kingdoms, formally styled as robert of the house baratheon, the first of his name, king of the andals and the first men, lord of the seven kingdoms, and protector of the realm. Robert baratheon may be edward ivs older half history. Read robert baratheon to ned stark from the story a game of thrones letters by hippossir1 with 252 reads. Lyanna and her father lord rickard stark with robert baratheon. We learn this when arya meets the heir to starfall, young. Spoilers all characters ages at the start of roberts rebellion. Dayne wins here, but not without very high difficulty, and not a large majority at that. His black hair and blue eyes mark him out among his siblings. Character profile for robert baratheon from a game of.
He was a charismatic and fearsome military commander and a formidable warrior, shown by his famous defeat of rhaegar targaryen on the trident, pending the death of aerys targaryen. The fate of robert baratheon game of thrones youtube. In the third book, a storm of swords, it is revealed that wylla was a wet nurse in the service of house dayne. This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series asoiaf, and grrm works in general. Who would they cast as young ned stark, robert baratheon. Esmae baratheon is the only child born from cersei lannister and robert baratheon. If you can imagine this guy wearing his antler helm and charging into battle atop. Robert baratheon general asoiaf a forum of ice and. As a younger man, robert was proud, tall, commanding and fierce in battle, and all agree after he died that robert was a superb soldier.
While a strong and impressive figure back in his youth, robert became fat and lazy in his later years, preferring to wench and hunt rather than ruling his kingdom. Gendry is the last living bastard son of king robert baratheon, who throughout his childhood was unaware of his lineage. Game of thrones roberts rebellion fancast comic book movie. He is the eldest son of king aerys ii and queen rhaella targaryen. In an exclusive excerpt from the book, yandel writes the history of roberts rebellion in. Mark ian addy born 14 january 1964 is an english actor.
He has since been legitimized and inherited all titles held by his father before robert became king. As i wrote, i believe george rr martin based two characters partially on edward iv one inspired by edward when he was young robb stark and another inspired by edward towards the end of his life robert baratheon. Im still young, and now that youre here with me, things will be different. Winter is herewinter is cominggame of thrones booksgame of. Young robert baratheon vs young ned stark westeros brawls in a matchup with a level playing field, two challengers from the world. More importantly, robert was betrothed to marry lyanna. See more ideas about game of thrones art, fire and ice and game of thrones books. Ah, so here we sit 17 years later, holding it all together.
He only appears in the first book of the series a game of thrones, though is mentioned numerous times in the later books by characters such as cersei lannister. He has an older brother, king robert i baratheon, and a younger brother, lord renly baratheon. Robert baratheon was the first baratheon king of the seven kingdoms. All i wanted to do was crack skulls and fuck girls. They mention that renly looked like a younger robert a lot in the books. In my last blog post, i discussed the similarities between a young edward iv and the character robb stark. Ser arthur dayne vs young robert baratheon equinoxmonster. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia. Stannis baratheon is the head of house baratheon of dragonstone and the lord of dragonstone. Robert baratheon had come and burned down the whole village, slaughtering the men and raping the women. Going with robert baratheon at least 7 out of 10 times. Robert baratheon s top advisor has died, and robert is seeking help from his old northern friend, ned stark. Robert, standing on the walls of storms end with stannis, witnessed his parents ship that was returning from essos break up on the rocks. Robert baratheon chega a winterfell e e recebido por seu velho amigo ned stark.
He raised a rebellion against the mad king, aerys targaryen, and was complicit in the murder of the targaryen family. As the seven kingdoms spiral into chaos, steffon is forced to become a leader. Young robert baratheon roberts rebellion cast casting. Fifteen years before the novels, robert was betrothed to neds sister lyanna, and after lyanna and rhaegar targaryen disappeared, robert killed rhaegar and seized the throne. When the royal family goes to visit winterfell, esmae meets the handsome robb stark. Robert spends most of his time as king eating, drinking, hunting, and sleeping around. As per his description in the books, robert baratheon has black hair and blue eyes, is very tall, and muscled like a maidens fantasy.
As a young adult, robert was a handsome, cleanshaven man, with rough and hard hands. Robert was the firstborn son of lord steffon baratheon and lady cassana estermont. Robert and eddard stark were good friends, which led him to choose. Ser arthur dayne vs young robert baratheon battles comic vine. I could care less for jousting and all that honestly, it has. Aug 28, 2012 cavill will own as a young robert baratheon, besides who doesnt want to see superman acting drunk and chasing skirts or removing them.
Robert i baratheon a wiki of ice and fire game of thrones books, game. Robert is in his midthirties when the events of the books begin. Rickard stark between 33 and 52 born between 230 ac and 249 ac per the wiki brandon stark 20 eddard stark 19. The battle of the five armies the last goodbye billy boyd official music video duration. He is known for varied roles in british television, including detective constable gary boyle in the sitcom the thin blue line 19951996 and hercules in the fantasy drama series atlantis 202015. Robert i baratheon was the lord of the stormland, and king of the seven kingdoms. Armed with his warhammer he is ripe for battle and blood. Plus, the starks, baratheons and arryns had good reason for rebelling, and the lannisters had good reason to abandon aerys too. I think the perfect young robert baratheon is henry cavill. Robert baratheon, as a young man, possessed the typical talent for warfare and leadership as his brothers, as expected of baratheon men. Lord gendry baratheon, formerly known simply as gendry, is an unacknowledged bastard son of king robert baratheon. Spoilers all characters ages at the start of roberts. Roberts rebellion a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. Jaime lannister vs young robert baratheon battles comic vine.
King robert i baratheon was the seventeenth ruler of the seven. Youd been young then but robert baratheon did not care. Mar 15, 2016 or maybe sebastin croft, as he is portraying the young ned stark in season 6 flashbacks and could reprise the role. Where eddard stark became a kingslayer to save his father and brother resulting in his exile to the east. The journal of king joffrey baratheon, first of his name. A song of ice and fire house baratheon characters tv tropes. See more ideas about game of thrones art, game of thrones and game of thrones books.
The founder of house baratheon was the lancer to aegon the conqueror, so the baratheons lived in the shadow of the targaryens for many years. Young robert baratheon vs young ned stark westeros. Where robert baratheon travels essos in a comapny of sellswords led by the man he followed to the edge of the world and back. Jun 06, 2012 this is a fancast of robert s rebellion, in the books set 15 years before books began and 20 years before the show by hbo. Well make this a reign to sing of, and damn the lannisters to seven hells. Stannis baratheon 18 but only a bare year younger, thanks uthestarkguy. Alternate jon snow parentage theories in case game of. Rickard stark between 33 and 52 born between 230 ac and 249 ac. As a young adult, robert was handsome, cleanshaven and muscled like a maidens fantasy. New character descriptions for game of thrones season 7 hint at some major battles on the way in westeros. Young robert baratheon by nil vendrell baratheon, game of.
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