Axell Florent

Axell Florent  is a minor character in the fourth season. He is played by guest star James McHale and only appears in "The Lion and the Rose." He is the Lord of Brightwater Keep, the head of House Florent and brother of Queen Selyse, the wife of King Stannis I.

Background
Ser Axell Florent is a member of House Florent of Brightwater Keep, a noble house sworn to House Tyrell of the Reach. However, due to Selyse's marriage to Stannis, the Florents have declared for Stannis in the War of the Five Kings.

Season 2
Ser Axell is burned alive by Melisandre on the beach of Dragonstone for refusing to renounce the Seven. He pleads to his sister and brother-in-law for mercy, which they do not give.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ser Axell Florent is the castellan of Dragonstone. He is not Selyse's brother, but her uncle. He is also a devoted follower of R'hllor. The character in the the TV series has little in common with his book counterpart, but is instead an amalgamation of Lord Alester Florent and Lord Guncer Sunglass.

Alester Florent is the Lord of Brightwater Keep and the head of of House Florent. He is the brother of Axell, the uncle of Selyse, the father of Melessa Tarly and the grandfather of Samwell Tarly. He was initially sworn to Renly Baratheon, but after Renly's death he was the first to declare for Stannis. He was also among the first of the new lords to discard the Faith of the Seven and take up the worship of R'hllor. He briefly served as Stannis' Hand of the King.

After Stannis' defeat in the Battle of the Blackwater, House Florent were stripped of Brightwater Keep by the Iron Throne. In an attempt to reclaim it, Alester tried to make peace with House Lannister and was imprisoned for it. His brother Axell denounced him as a traitor and was later burned for it.

Guncer Sunglass is the Lord of Sweetport Sound and the head of House Sunglass. He is pious in his faith of the Seven and prays three times a day. He supported Stannis' cause, but infuriated him by constantly muttering about the will of the Seven. After Melisandre burned the sept on Dragonstone he refused to continue fighting for Stannis' cause. He was imprisoned for this and burned on Selyse' orders while Stannis fought in the Battle of the Blackwater.