History and Lore » “Ours is the Fury.” These are the words of the black stag of Baratheon, a battle cry echoed throughout the land in rebellion when I, Robert Baratheon, the first of his name, seized the Iron Throne from the Mad King, Aerys Targaryen, ending a dynasty nearly 300 years old.
House Baratheon was born in the Wars of Conquest, when Aegon the Dragon invaded Westeros. Aegon sent his commander, Orys Baratheon, to take Storm’s End. Argilac the Arrogant, the last of the Storm Kings, foolishly left the safety of his stronghold and met the Baratheon warlord in open battle. Argilac was soundly defeated, and Orys took his lands, his holdings, and his daughter. Orys was said to be a half-brother to Aegon Targaryen. lf this were true, a little blood of the dragon mingled with that of the stag in those days.
The seat of House Baratheon is Storm’s End - a legendary keep raised in the Age of Heroes. It overlooks Shipbreaker’s Bay where legend has it that Durran, the first Storm King, raised the keep with the aid of Bran the Builder of House Stark, forging a centuries-long connection with the Stormlands and the North.
After Aegon’s conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, the Baratheons remained loyal enough to the crown while Targaryen kings came and went. But loyalty has its limits. When Rhaegar Targaryen, Aerys’s vile son and heir, abducted Lyanna Stark… my betrothed, my beloved… it was time to act. We raised our banners - Baratheon, Stark, Jon Arryn and the Tullys - united in rebellion against Rhaegar and his father, the Mad King.
We were victorious and took the Iron Throne. That bit of dragon blood in my veins came in well, as it made me a distant relation to the Targaryen dynasty blood of my long-lost ancestor Orys. The truth of it is… I took it. I sit on the Iron Throne. I rule the Seven Kingdoms from the Red Keep. [x]
Ours is the fury
“And Renly, that one, he’s copper, bright and shiny, pretty to look at…”
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“The man will fight to the bitter end and then some.”
Gold shall be their crowns and gold their shrouds
This is the king’s true heir. Shireen will one day sit the Iron Throne and rule the Seven Kingdoms.
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Baratheons fight each other
Houses of Westeros - House Baratheon
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You Westerosi are all the same. You sew some beast upon a scrap of silk, and suddenly you are all lions or dragons or eagles
Why me, and not my brothers? Renly and his peach. in my dreams I see the juice running from his mouth, the blood from his throat. If he had done his duty by his brother, we would have smashed Lord Tywin. A victory even Robert could be proud of. Robert…” His teeth ground side to side. “He is in my dreams as well. Laughing. Drinking. Boasting. Those were the things he was best at. Those, and fighting. I never bested him at anything. The Lord of Light should have made Robert his champion. Why me?
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