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| + | Orys was the rumored bastard half-brother of Aegon I Targaryen by their father Aerion. He was one of Aegon's fiercest commanders and was regarded as Aegon's only true friend. He rose through the ranks and became the first Hand of the King after Aegon's landing on mainland Westeros and his coronation |
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| − | Orys Baratheon is the founder of [[House Baratheon]] and is the distant ancestor of King [[Robert Baratheon]] and his brothers [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] and [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. |
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| + | During the War of Conquest Orys and Rhaenys Targaryen, with her dragon Meraxes, were tasked with taking Storm's End. The Storm King, Argilac Durrandon, hearing of the fate of Harrenhal, knew his formidable walls would not protect him from dragonfire. Argilac rode out to give open battle. Orys slew Argilac the Arrogant, ending the reign of the Storm Kings. After the battle, Argella Durrandon, the daughter of Argilac, declared herself the Storm Queen and continued to hold Storm's End until her household turned against her to avoid the same fate of Harrenhal. They delivered her to Orys, naked and chained. Orys, however, covered her with his cloak and treated her chivalrously. Aegon rewarded Orys with Storm's End. Orys took Argella as his wife and adopted the stag banner, honors and words of the Durrandons, ''Ours is the Fury'', forming House Baratheon. |
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| − | [[File:Orys_argalia.jpg|thumb|Orys Baratheon took Argella, daughter of the last Storm King, to cement his rule over the Stormlands]] |
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| + | Orys later joined Aegon in the First Dornish War, leading an assault on the Boneway that proved a disaster. The cunning Dornishmen launched a night raid, raining rocks, arrows and spears from above. The bodies of the invading army blocked the Boneway from both ends, and Orys, along with many of his bannermen and knights, was captured by a Lord known as Wyl of Wyl. |
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| − | During the [[War of Conquest]], he was a commander in the army of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]], and was the Conqueror's [[bastard]] half-brother. When Aegon invaded [[Westeros]], he sent Orys to seize [[Storm's End]], the ancestral seat of the [[Storm Kings]] and capital of the [[Stormlands]]. Orys defeated the Storm King, [[Argilac the Arrogant]] and [[Fall of Storm's End|took]] not only Storm's End but also his sigil - the black stag - and words - "Ours is the Fury - as well as his daughter [[Argella Baratheon|Argella]], to cement his rule over the Stormlands. He became the first Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. <ref>"The Complete Guide to Westeros: House Baratheon" featurette, Season 1 Blu Ray boxset</ref> |
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| + | The Targaryens later would receive a ransom offer for Orys, along with all his knights and bannermen. |
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| − | He has an entry in ''[[The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms]]'' which reveals that he married Argella, the daughter of the last Storm King, [[Argilac the Arrogant]].<ref>"[[A Golden Crown]]"</ref> |
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| + | Aegon eventually agreed to the demands, and Orys and his men were later ransomed in 7 AC for each man's weight in gold, but once the ransom was paid the men were freed only after having their sword hands chopped off so they would not be able to use them again against Dorne. Orys became known as Orys One-Hand there after. |
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| + | He was said to have become crabbed and bitter after that, so he resigned his office as Hand of the King and returned to the Stormlands, where it was said he became obsessed with vengeance against the Dornish, especiallyHouse Wyl, whose Lord, known as the Widow-Lover, was the one who removed his hand.<sup>[3]</sup> |
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| + | He got his opportunity during the reign of Aegon's son King Aenys when a Dornish outlaw king known as the Vulture King sent a huge army to reave the lands north of the Dornish mountains. Orys, eager for revenge against the Dornish, led his forces against him in what became known as the Vulture Hunt. |
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| + | During the battle at Stonehelm, Orys forces crushed a part of the Vulture King's host and Lord Walter Wyl, the Widow-lover's son, fell into his hands. Orys chopped off Walter's sword hand, then his other hand, followed by both feet, which he called his usury. On his return trip home to the Storm's End, Orys died of the wounds he had taken in the battle, though according to his son Davos Baratheon he had died content, smiling at the rotten hands and feet dangling in his tent. |
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Revision as of 02:18, 30 June 2015
Orys Baratheon is an unseen character in Game of Thrones. He is not expected to appear in the series, being long dead by the time it starts. Orys Baratheon is the founder of House Baratheon.
Biography
Background
Orys was the rumored bastard half-brother of Aegon I Targaryen by their father Aerion. He was one of Aegon's fiercest commanders and was regarded as Aegon's only true friend. He rose through the ranks and became the first Hand of the King after Aegon's landing on mainland Westeros and his coronation
During the War of Conquest Orys and Rhaenys Targaryen, with her dragon Meraxes, were tasked with taking Storm's End. The Storm King, Argilac Durrandon, hearing of the fate of Harrenhal, knew his formidable walls would not protect him from dragonfire. Argilac rode out to give open battle. Orys slew Argilac the Arrogant, ending the reign of the Storm Kings. After the battle, Argella Durrandon, the daughter of Argilac, declared herself the Storm Queen and continued to hold Storm's End until her household turned against her to avoid the same fate of Harrenhal. They delivered her to Orys, naked and chained. Orys, however, covered her with his cloak and treated her chivalrously. Aegon rewarded Orys with Storm's End. Orys took Argella as his wife and adopted the stag banner, honors and words of the Durrandons, Ours is the Fury, forming House Baratheon.
Orys later joined Aegon in the First Dornish War, leading an assault on the Boneway that proved a disaster. The cunning Dornishmen launched a night raid, raining rocks, arrows and spears from above. The bodies of the invading army blocked the Boneway from both ends, and Orys, along with many of his bannermen and knights, was captured by a Lord known as Wyl of Wyl.
The Targaryens later would receive a ransom offer for Orys, along with all his knights and bannermen.
Aegon eventually agreed to the demands, and Orys and his men were later ransomed in 7 AC for each man's weight in gold, but once the ransom was paid the men were freed only after having their sword hands chopped off so they would not be able to use them again against Dorne. Orys became known as Orys One-Hand there after.
He was said to have become crabbed and bitter after that, so he resigned his office as Hand of the King and returned to the Stormlands, where it was said he became obsessed with vengeance against the Dornish, especiallyHouse Wyl, whose Lord, known as the Widow-Lover, was the one who removed his hand.[3]
He got his opportunity during the reign of Aegon's son King Aenys when a Dornish outlaw king known as the Vulture King sent a huge army to reave the lands north of the Dornish mountains. Orys, eager for revenge against the Dornish, led his forces against him in what became known as the Vulture Hunt.
During the battle at Stonehelm, Orys forces crushed a part of the Vulture King's host and Lord Walter Wyl, the Widow-lover's son, fell into his hands. Orys chopped off Walter's sword hand, then his other hand, followed by both feet, which he called his usury. On his return trip home to the Storm's End, Orys died of the wounds he had taken in the battle, though according to his son Davos Baratheon he had died content, smiling at the rotten hands and feet dangling in his tent.
Family tree
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In the books
The lineage of Orys Baratheon
The World of Ice and Fire reveals that Orys Baratheon was Aegon's closest friend and ally. He served Aegon as the first-ever Hand of the King. Aegon offered Orys's hand in marriage to the daughter of the Storm King, Argilac Durrandon, but was rebuffed. Angered at the insult of being offered a bastard instead of a king, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoys.
When Aegon landed his army at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush, he led a lightning campaign to secure the surrounding area, taking Rosby, Stokeworth, Duskendale and Maidenpool in short order. Orys led the army while Aegon attacked from the skies.
After this victory, Aegon sent Orys and his sister-wife Rhaenys to take Storm's End. Argilac left his castle to give battle in the open, attacking during a torrential thunderstorm to limit the use of Rhaenys's dragon, Meraxes. However, Meraxes instead fought on foot and was still able to inflict carnage on Argilac's forces. Argilac himself was slain by Orys. Orys negotiated the surrender of Storm's End, with Argilac's daughter Argella delivered to him in chains and naked. Orys treated her kindly, later wedding her.
Orys continued to serve as Hand of the King for his nephew Aenys I, who succeeded Aegon I upon his death. Orys later died during one of the numerous local rebellions against Aenys I: many lords hoped that with Aegon the Conqueror dead and his weak son on the throne, they might be able to throw off Targaryen rule forever. These rebellions were crushed by Aegon's ruthless younger son, Maegor the Cruel, who succeeded Orys as Hand of the King.[1]
The relationship between Aegon the Conqueror and Orys Baratheon may be loosely inspired by that of the real-world William the Conqueror of Normandy and Odo of Bayeux, who, like Orys Baratheon, was the Norman conqueror's half-brother and vassal, and upon the conquest of England, was made the ruling earl of an important region of England and was his brother's regent and chancellor in that country.
See also
References
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