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− | | | + | | firstname = Borros |
− | + | | lastname = Baratheon | |
− | | image_caption = | + | | arms = Baratheon |
+ | | title = Lord | ||
+ | | image = [[File:Borros_Baratheon.png|300px]] | ||
+ | | image_caption = Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion, © Westeros.org | ||
| Alias = | | Alias = | ||
− | | Title = Lord of | + | | Title = [[Lord of Storm's End]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}<br>[[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} |
| Allegiance = [[House Baratheon]]<br>[[Greens]] | | Allegiance = [[House Baratheon]]<br>[[Greens]] | ||
| Race = | | Race = | ||
− | | Culture = [[ | + | | Culture = [[Stormlander]] |
− | | | + | | Date_of_Birth = {{Date|64|104}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Borros Baratheon|Borros Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref> |
| Place_of_Birth = | | Place_of_Birth = | ||
− | | | + | | Date_of_Death = {{Date|131}} |
− | | Place_of_Death = the [[Battle of the Kingsroad| | + | | Place_of_Death = the [[Battle of the Kingsroad|kingsroad]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} |
− | + | | Father = [[Boremund Baratheon]] | |
+ | | Mother = | ||
+ | | Spouse = Lady [[Elenda Caron]] | ||
+ | | Issue = [[Cassandra Baratheon]]<br>[[Maris Baratheon]]<br>[[Ellyn Baratheon]]<br>[[Floris Baratheon]]<br>[[Royce Baratheon]] | ||
| coat-of-arms = | | coat-of-arms = | ||
− | | Books = ''[[The World of Ice | + | | Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) |
+ | | Played_by = Roger Evans | ||
+ | | TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''Borros Baratheon''' was Lord of [[Storm's End]] and head of [[House Baratheon]] during the [[ | + | '''Borros Baratheon''' was the Lord of [[Storm's End]] and the head of [[House Baratheon]] during the reign of kings [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] and [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. He had [[Four Storms|four daughters]]—[[Cassandra Baratheon|Cassandra]], [[Maris Baratheon|Maris]], [[Ellyn Baratheon|Ellyn]], and [[Floris Baratheon|Floris]]—and a son, [[Royce Baratheon|Royce]], with his wife, Lady [[Elenda Caron]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} |
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+ | In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Borros is portrayed by Roger Evans.<ref>WarnerMedia Pressroom: [https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/na/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions House of the Dragon | Character Descriptions]</ref> | ||
==Appearance and Character== | ==Appearance and Character== | ||
− | Borros | + | Borros had a beard.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} He was a seasoned warrior.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} Borros was more temperamental than his stoic father, Lord [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} and was even more belligerent.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} He was not a man of words, and his [[maester]] would read his messages for him.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]] | + | Borros clashed with [[Dornishmen]] on numerous occasions.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} |
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+ | Borros married [[Elenda Caron]], the daughter of Lord [[Royce Caron]] of [[Nightsong]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} | ||
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+ | At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], it was thought that Borros would support Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] over King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], as his father [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] had always been a staunch supporter of his niece Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], Borros's cousin. Therefore, the [[green council]] sent Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] on [[Vhagar]] to [[Storm's End]], to win the hand of one of Borros's four eligible daughters, in order to bring House Baratheon and the [[stormlands]] over to the [[greens]]. In the meanwhile, the [[black council]] sent Rhaenyra's son Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] on [[Arrax]] to win Borros to the [[blacks]]' cause, and it was expected that Borros would give him a warm welcome.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} | ||
− | + | However, when Aemond arrived, Storm's End welcomed him with feasts and hunts and jousting, and Borros was more than willing to entertain his suit, telling him to pick any one of his daughters to marry. Borros told Aemond he felt that Rhaenyra had taken House Baratheon for granted for too long. He misremembered his relationship to Rhaenys (saying "some great-aunt I never knew was married to her father", instead of his aunt), and noted that Rhanenyra was not Rhaenys. He claimed he had nothing against women, but that he supported a male heir over a daughter. He felt that when Rhaenyra learned she had lost Storm's End, she would make peace with Aegon II, as the way his daughters did when they fought. It is uncertain which of Borros's daughters Aemond chose, but Borros and the prince were haggling over dates and [[Dowry|dowries]] the morning when Lucerys Velaryon arrived.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} | |
− | + | Eyewitness accounts varied, some saying Borros was ashamed for Lucerys to find him treating with Aemond, while others say he relished the prospect of both factions competing for his aid. Though neither was present, [[Mushroom]] wrote that Borros was drunk, and [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] wrote that he was fearful. When Aemond confronted Lucerys in the [[Round Hall]] of Storm's End, trying to snatch Rhaenyra's message from his hand, Borros commanded his [[knight]]s to separate the princes and bring him the letter. After his [[maester]] read the message to him, Borros asked Lucerys if he joined the black cause, which of his daughters would Lucerys marry, and commanded him to pick one. Lucerys replied he could not, as he was betrothed to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|his cousin]], and Borros told him to go home and tell his mother not to take him for granted.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} | |
− | + | As Lucerys left, Aemond continued to confront him, demanding recompense for his lost eye, but Lucerys refused to fight, saying he came as an envoy. Borros prohibited the princes fighting beneath his roof at Storm's End, saying he wanted no bloodshed, and had his knights escort them out to the yard. Reportedly provoked by the words of Borros's daughter [[Maris Baratheon]], Aemond again attempted to attack Lucerys, asking for Borros's permission, and Borros replied he could not tell him what to do outside his roof. Aemond flew Vhagar to combat Lucerys on Arrax, leading to the death of Lucerys and his dragon.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} | |
− | ==Quotes== | + | As the war began in earnest, Storm's End officially declared for the greens.{{Ref|ADWD|8}} Borros gathered an army of six thousand men to Storm's End,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} but he marched into the [[Red Mountains]] to confront a [[Vulture King (Aegon II)|Vulture King]] instead of fighting [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her blacks.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} |
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+ | When [[Fall of King's Landing|King's Landing fell]] to Rhaenyra, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], daughter of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], was sent to Storm's End under the charge of Ser [[Willis Fell]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} | ||
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+ | After Rhaenyra's death at [[fall of Dragonstone|Dragonstone]], Lord Baratheon left his pregnant wife, [[Elenda Baratheon]], at Storm's End and marched with six hundred [[knight]]s and four hundred foot to [[King's Landing]]. Borros seized the capital and ended the [[Moon of the Three Kings]]. Borros agreed that his eldest daughter, [[Cassandra Baratheon|Cassandra]], would wed the widowed King Aegon II, and a younger daughter, [[Floris Baratheon|Floris]], would marry Lord [[Larys Strong]]. The [[Shepherd]] is said to have cursed Borros before being captured. Aegon II sent Borros to subdue the [[crownlands]], and the stormlanders achieved the submissions of [[Rosby]], [[Stokeworth]], and [[Duskendale]]. The king's demand for heavy ransoms angered the former blacks, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} | ||
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+ | Borros marched up the [[kingsroad]] to confront the host of [[rivermen]] led by the [[Lads]]. Discounting the black host because they were led by youths and women, Borros led the charge in the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]]. Borros attempted to retreat when the battle turned against the stormlanders, but the crownlands men betrayed him turned the battle into a rout. A heavily-wounded Borros is said to have killed twelve [[knight]]s, along with Lords [[Roland Darry]] and [[Jorah Mallister]], before falling against Lord [[Kermit Tully]]. Borros's wife Elenda gave birth to a son seven days later, and did not name him Aegon like Borros wished. Instead she [[Named after|named]] him [[Royce Baratheon|Royce]] after her father, Lord [[Royce Caron]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} | ||
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+ | ==Quotes by Borros== | ||
+ | {{Quote|Go [[Dragonstone|home]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|pup]], and tell the bitch [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|your mother]] that the [[Lord of Storm's End]] is not a dog that she can whistle up at need to set against her foes.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|Borros, to [[Lucerys Velaryon]]}} | ||
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+ | {{Quote|It is not for me to tell you what to do when you are not beneath [[Storm's End|my roof]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|Borros, to [[Aemond Targaryen]]}} | ||
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+ | {{Quote|'''Kermit''': Yield, ser, [[Battle of the Kingsroad|the day]] is ours.<br>'''Borros''': I'd sooner dance in hell than wear your chains.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}|[[Kermit Tully]] and Borros}} | ||
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+ | ==Quotes about Borros== | ||
+ | {{Quote|Lord [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] was stone, hard and strong and unmoving. Lord Borros was the wind that rages and howls and blows this way and that.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|[[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]]}} | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
+ | Borros was the only known child of Lord Boremund Baratheon of Storm's End.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} He married Lady Elenda Caron and they had four daughters, Cassandra, Maris, Ellyn, and Floris, and one son, Royce.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} | ||
{{Orys Baratheon tree}} | {{Orys Baratheon tree}} | ||
− | ==References | + | ==References== |
− | {{ | + | {{References}} |
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+ | {{Lords of Storm's End}} | ||
[[Category:House Baratheon]] | [[Category:House Baratheon]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Casualties of the Dance of the Dragons|Baratheon, Borros]] | ||
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Baratheon, Borros]] | [[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Baratheon, Borros]] | ||
[[Category:Greens|Baratheon, Borros]] | [[Category:Greens|Baratheon, Borros]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Illiterate nobles|Baratheon, Borros]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Lords of Storm's End]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Lords Paramount of the Stormlands]] | ||
[[Category:Nobles|Baratheon, Borros]] | [[Category:Nobles|Baratheon, Borros]] | ||
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[[es:Borros Baratheon]] | [[es:Borros Baratheon]] | ||
[[fr:Borros Baratheon]] | [[fr:Borros Baratheon]] | ||
+ | [[nl:Borros Baratheon]] | ||
+ | [[pt:Borros Baratheon]] | ||
[[ru:Боррос Баратеон]] | [[ru:Боррос Баратеон]] | ||
+ | [[zh:博洛斯·拜拉席恩]] |
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Culture | Stormlander | |||
Born | In 64–104 AC[2] | |||
Died | In 131 AC, the kingsroad[3] | |||
Father | Boremund Baratheon | |||
Spouse | Lady Elenda Caron | |||
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Played by | Roger Evans | |||
TV series | House of the Dragon: Season 1 |
Borros Baratheon was the Lord of Storm's End and the head of House Baratheon during the reign of kings Viserys I and Aegon II Targaryen. He had four daughters—Cassandra, Maris, Ellyn, and Floris—and a son, Royce, with his wife, Lady Elenda Caron.[4][5]
In the television adaptation House of the Dragon, Borros is portrayed by Roger Evans.[6]
Contents
Appearance and Character
Borros had a beard.[4] He was a seasoned warrior.[3] Borros was more temperamental than his stoic father, Lord Boremund,[4] and was even more belligerent.[1] He was not a man of words, and his maester would read his messages for him.[4]
History
Borros clashed with Dornishmen on numerous occasions.[3]
Borros married Elenda Caron, the daughter of Lord Royce Caron of Nightsong.[5]
At the start of the Dance of the Dragons, it was thought that Borros would support Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen over King Aegon II Targaryen, as his father Boremund had always been a staunch supporter of his niece Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, Borros's cousin. Therefore, the green council sent Prince Aemond Targaryen on Vhagar to Storm's End, to win the hand of one of Borros's four eligible daughters, in order to bring House Baratheon and the stormlands over to the greens. In the meanwhile, the black council sent Rhaenyra's son Prince Lucerys Velaryon on Arrax to win Borros to the blacks' cause, and it was expected that Borros would give him a warm welcome.[1]
However, when Aemond arrived, Storm's End welcomed him with feasts and hunts and jousting, and Borros was more than willing to entertain his suit, telling him to pick any one of his daughters to marry. Borros told Aemond he felt that Rhaenyra had taken House Baratheon for granted for too long. He misremembered his relationship to Rhaenys (saying "some great-aunt I never knew was married to her father", instead of his aunt), and noted that Rhanenyra was not Rhaenys. He claimed he had nothing against women, but that he supported a male heir over a daughter. He felt that when Rhaenyra learned she had lost Storm's End, she would make peace with Aegon II, as the way his daughters did when they fought. It is uncertain which of Borros's daughters Aemond chose, but Borros and the prince were haggling over dates and dowries the morning when Lucerys Velaryon arrived.[4]
Eyewitness accounts varied, some saying Borros was ashamed for Lucerys to find him treating with Aemond, while others say he relished the prospect of both factions competing for his aid. Though neither was present, Mushroom wrote that Borros was drunk, and Eustace wrote that he was fearful. When Aemond confronted Lucerys in the Round Hall of Storm's End, trying to snatch Rhaenyra's message from his hand, Borros commanded his knights to separate the princes and bring him the letter. After his maester read the message to him, Borros asked Lucerys if he joined the black cause, which of his daughters would Lucerys marry, and commanded him to pick one. Lucerys replied he could not, as he was betrothed to his cousin, and Borros told him to go home and tell his mother not to take him for granted.[4]
As Lucerys left, Aemond continued to confront him, demanding recompense for his lost eye, but Lucerys refused to fight, saying he came as an envoy. Borros prohibited the princes fighting beneath his roof at Storm's End, saying he wanted no bloodshed, and had his knights escort them out to the yard. Reportedly provoked by the words of Borros's daughter Maris Baratheon, Aemond again attempted to attack Lucerys, asking for Borros's permission, and Borros replied he could not tell him what to do outside his roof. Aemond flew Vhagar to combat Lucerys on Arrax, leading to the death of Lucerys and his dragon.[4]
As the war began in earnest, Storm's End officially declared for the greens.[7] Borros gathered an army of six thousand men to Storm's End,[8] but he marched into the Red Mountains to confront a Vulture King instead of fighting Rhaenyra Targaryen and her blacks.[3]
When King's Landing fell to Rhaenyra, Princess Jaehaera, daughter of King Aegon II Targaryen, was sent to Storm's End under the charge of Ser Willis Fell of the Kingsguard.[9]
After Rhaenyra's death at Dragonstone, Lord Baratheon left his pregnant wife, Elenda Baratheon, at Storm's End and marched with six hundred knights and four hundred foot to King's Landing. Borros seized the capital and ended the Moon of the Three Kings. Borros agreed that his eldest daughter, Cassandra, would wed the widowed King Aegon II, and a younger daughter, Floris, would marry Lord Larys Strong. The Shepherd is said to have cursed Borros before being captured. Aegon II sent Borros to subdue the crownlands, and the stormlanders achieved the submissions of Rosby, Stokeworth, and Duskendale. The king's demand for heavy ransoms angered the former blacks, however.[3]
Borros marched up the kingsroad to confront the host of rivermen led by the Lads. Discounting the black host because they were led by youths and women, Borros led the charge in the Battle of the Kingsroad. Borros attempted to retreat when the battle turned against the stormlanders, but the crownlands men betrayed him turned the battle into a rout. A heavily-wounded Borros is said to have killed twelve knights, along with Lords Roland Darry and Jorah Mallister, before falling against Lord Kermit Tully. Borros's wife Elenda gave birth to a son seven days later, and did not name him Aegon like Borros wished. Instead she named him Royce after her father, Lord Royce Caron.[3]
Quotes by Borros
Go home, pup, and tell the bitch your mother that the Lord of Storm's End is not a dog that she can whistle up at need to set against her foes.[4]
—Borros, to Lucerys Velaryon
—Borros, to Aemond Targaryen
—Kermit Tully and Borros
Quotes about Borros
Family
Borros was the only known child of Lord Boremund Baratheon of Storm's End.[1] He married Lady Elenda Caron and they had four daughters, Cassandra, Maris, Ellyn, and Floris, and one son, Royce.[4][10]
Aerion Targaryen [Note 1] | Unknown woman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orys | Argella Durrandon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unknown wife | Unknown Baratheon [Note 2] | Davos | Raymont [Note 3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unknown first wife | Rogar | Alyssa Velaryon | Borys | Unknown wife | Garon | Unknown wife | Ronnal | Unknown wife | Orryn | Archon's daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unknown wife | Boremund | Jocelyn | Aemon Targaryen | Issue | Issue | Sons | Two daughters | Daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borros | Elenda Caron | Rhaenys Targaryen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cassandra | Walter Brownhill | Maris | Ellyn | Floris | Thaddeus Rowan | Royce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens.
- ↑ See the Borros Baratheon calculation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ WarnerMedia Pressroom: House of the Dragon | Character Descriptions
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
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