Loras Tyrell



Loras Tyrell is a character in Game of Thrones. He is played by Finn Jones and first appears in the fifth episode of the first season.

Ser Loras Tyrell is the third son of Lord Mace Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden, and one of the most powerful lords in all of Westeros. Loras is a skilled knight famed for his many tourney victories and his dazzling good looks, which make him popular with the commons and with young women in particular. He is popularly known as the 'Knight of Flowers'. Loras is the former squire of Lord Renly Baratheon and remains Renly's close friend and lover. When the series begins, Loras is in King's Landing to compete in tourneys and attend court.

The Wolf and the Lion
Ser Loras takes part in the Hand's tournament, riding against Ser Gregor Clegane. He charms the common people by giving a rose to Sansa Stark, but also exchanges looks with his lover, Renly Baratheon. Loras uses a mare who is in heat to upset and confuse Gregor's stallion, making it easier to unseat him. Gregor, furious, kills his horse and then attacks Loras. Gregor's brother, Sandor, intervenes and saves Loras' life. Loras proclaims Sandor a champion, to the approval of the crowds.



Later, Loras and Renly meet, Loras having expressed a desire to shave Renly's chest. They discuss the succession, Loras suggesting that Renly should claim the Iron Throne himself should anything happen to King Robert. Renly points out that he is fourth in line to the throne, behind his nephews Joffrey and Tommen and his brother Stannis. Loras dismisses them, pointing out that Joffrey is a monster, Tommen is too young and Stannis has all the charisma of a lobster. Loras suggests that the common people would support Renly, who is more widely beloved and popular, and also that his family would support and finance Renly's claim. Renly remains dubious.

You Win or You Die
Eddard Stark learns that Renly and Loras have fled the city with some loyal retainers, and were last seen riding south.

Fire and Blood
Tywin Lannister learns that Renly has claimed the Iron Throne, as Loras had urged Renly to do.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels Loras is a handsome warrior, famed for his chivalry, honor and skill at arms, particularly his abilities in the joust. He is a loyal member of his family and is close to his sister Margaery and his older brothers Willas and Garlan. House Tyrell is one of the most powerful houses in Westeros, ruling over the most heavily-populated and most fertile parts of the continent. He is also 'Gifted' at Tourney beating Both Jaime Lannister and Gregor Clegane. It is not confirmed in the books that Loras and Renly have a relationship; instead, the readers, through Cersei, are given hints that he may be involved in an incestuous love affair with his sister, Margaery.