![]() ![]() But now he’s back! In case you’ve forgotten what all the fuss is about, here’s a quick Gendry primer that explains his major role in Sunday’s episode, “Eastwatch.” Or maybe he’d gone in the wrong direction and docked somewhere up in the Fingers? It was anybody’s guess, really, since three-and-a-half seasons of Game of Thrones had gone by and we’d seen neither hide nor hair of the boy from Flea Bottom. The first lesson: “Don’t drink sea water.”Įver since, Gendry has been rowing, rowing, rowing, perhaps all the way to Pentos. Luckily, Davos Seaworth was there to offer some helpful advice to the city boy. First Lord of Storm's End to also serve as Warden of the South.The last time we saw Gendry on Game of Thrones, he was in a tiny rowboat with some bread and water, attempting to head south toward King’s Landing. 305 AC–present: Gendry Baratheon, legitimized bastard son of Robert, appointed by Queen Daenerys I.During Gendry's legitimization, it is revealed that no one present knows who (if anyone) holds Storm's End. It is possible that Cersei Lannister claims Storm's End during this time, using the same claim she used to take the throne (being Robert's widow), though she is never shown to use the title. Vacant 303–305 AC: House Baratheon is legally extinct after the death of Tommen. Committed suicide after the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor. This is upheld by the lords of Westeros after her assassination, as Gendry is a participant at the Great Council of 305 AC. She then decides to legitimize Gendry as a Baratheon, and names him Lord of Storm's End. With no remaining trueborn Baratheon heirs, the title of Lord of Storm's End becomes vacant.Īt the feast following the Battle of Winterfell, Daenerys Targaryen questions the current status of Storm's End's lordship. Tommen commits suicide after the Destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor. His death makes Tommen the undisputed Lord of Storm's End. Stannis is defeated at Winterfell and killed by Brienne. ![]() Stannis presumably continues to claim the title.Īfter Joffrey's death, his titles, presumably including that of Lord of Storm's End, are inherited by his younger brother, Tommen. The forces of Houses Lannister and Tyrell have fully consolidated control of the Stormlands in the name of King Joffrey, presumably making him the Lord of Storm's End. In the aftermath of Stannis's defeat at the Battle of the Blackwater, where several houses of the Stormlands became extinguished, the Stormlands descended into chaos, as some houses, attempting to curry favor with the victorious Lannister regime, began seizing lands from those that remained loyal to Stannis's cause. As Stannis was ostensibly rebelling against the crown, his claim to the title was disputed by the incumbent King Joffrey Baratheon, who as Robert's legal son (his actual status as a bastard with no Baratheon blood notwithstanding) also claimed the title. Following Renly's death, Stannis took Storm's End as his own, making him the Lord of Storm's End. Before Robert, his father Steffon Baratheon was Lord of Storm's End.ĭuring the War of the Five Kings, the red priestess Melisandre uses her magic to create a shadow to kill King Renly. ![]() Stannis was named Lord of Dragonstone instead, giving him control of the traditional seat of the Targaryen heirs. This has left Stannis Baratheon with issues of resentment towards Robert since he feels as though he should have been the Lord of Storm's End as Renly's older brother. Aegon Targaryen sent his bastard brother Orys Baratheon to secure the Stormlands, making him the first Lord of Storm's End.įormer holder Robert Baratheon passed the title to his infant brother, Renly Baratheon after he became the King of the Andals and the First Men following Robert's Rebellion. The Stormlands were originally a sovereign nation known as The Storm Kingdom until Aegon the Conqueror arrived in Westeros and formed the Seven Kingdoms. ![]()
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