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 Baratheon is the founder of House Baratheon and is the distant ancestor of King Robert Baratheon and his brothers Stannis and Renly.
Orys Baratheon took Argalia, daughter of the last Storm King, to cement his rule over the Stormlands
During the War of Conquest, he was a commander in the army of Aegon the Conqueror, and rumored to be his 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 took not only Storm's End but also his sigil - the black stag - and words - "Ours is the Fury - as well as his daughter Argalia, to cement his rule over the Stormlands. He became the first Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. [1]
Season 1
He has an entry in The Lineage and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms which reveals that he married Argalia, the daughter of the last Storm King, Argilac the Arrogant.[2]
In the books
The lineage of Orys Baratheon
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, Orys was a general in the army of Aegon the Conqueror, the first Targaryen king of the Seven Kingdoms. According to rumour, he was also Aegon's bastard half-brother. Orys led a contingent of Aegon's army into the Stormlands to confront the Storm King, Argilac the Arrogant (spelt 'Argalic' in the TV series and 'Argilac' in the BluRay featurette). Rather than stand siege behind the formidable walls of Storm's End, Argilac rode out to give open battle. Orys's forces engaged and defeated the storm lords. Argilac was killed during the engagement. For his leal service and loyalty, Orys was given Argilac's lands, castle, banner, motto and daughter, as well as a bill of legitimacy from King Aegon.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Complete Guide to Westeros: House Baratheon" featurette, Season 1 Blu Ray boxset
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
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