- "His Hand commanded the crown's armies and died valiantly in his son's arms. Or so the singers say. I never saw that, either."
- ―Ray
Lord Ormund Baratheon was the Lord of Storm's End, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands, Hand of the King and father of Steffon Baratheon.
Biography[]
Ormund was Hand of the King to Aegon V Targaryen and commanded the royal forces against Maelys Blackfyre during the War of the Ninepenny Kings. He died in the fighting at the Stepstones, and according to singers, he spent his dying moments in the arms of his son, Steffon.[1]
Family[]
Ormund Baratheon Deceased |
Lady Baratheon Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steffon Baratheon Deceased |
Cassana Baratheon née Estermont Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lovers |
Robert Baratheon Deceased |
Cersei Lannister Deceased |
Jaime Lannister Deceased |
Stannis Baratheon Deceased |
Selyse Baratheon née Florent Deceased |
Renly Baratheon Deceased |
Margaery Tyrell Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gendry Baratheon |
Bastards Deceased |
Barra Deceased |
Son Died in infancy |
Joffrey Baratheon Deceased |
Margaery Tyrell Deceased |
Myrcella Baratheon Deceased |
Tommen Baratheon Deceased |
Margaery Tyrell Deceased |
Petyr, Tommard, and Edric Baratheon Stillborn |
Shireen Baratheon Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the books[]
According to the TV series continuity, the Mad King Aerys II succeeded his father King Aegon V, while the book series continuity adds a generation. King Aerys II's father was King Jaehaerys II, second son of King Aegon V. As per the prop of the book The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, Lyonel Baratheon married Rhaelle Targaryen (rather than Ormund marrying her as in the book series).
Ormund was the heir of Lord Lyonel Baratheon, who rebelled against the Iron Throne and declared himself Storm King upon King Aegon V's eldest son and heir Prince Duncan Targaryen spurning his betrothal to Lyonel's daughter by eloping with Jenny of Oldstones. The rebellion only ended when Ormund himself was betrothed to the King's daughter Princess Rhaelle Targaryen. Ormund later became Hand of the King to Princess Rhaelle's brother King Jaehaerys II. When the threat of Maelys Blackfyre became apparent, Jaehaerys II sent a large force to defeat him at the Stepstones, and was willing to take command himself. However, Lord Ormund dissuaded him and took command instead.
While fighting at the Stepstones at the head of the royal forces, Ormund was killed by Maelys and died in the arms of his and Princess Rhaelle's son, Steffon. Command of the royal forces passed to Ser Gerold Hightower, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
Appearances[]
- – "War of the Ninepenny Kings" (illustrated)
References[]
- ↑ Histories & Lore: Season 6, Short 4: "War of the Ninepenny Kings" (2016).
Notes[]
- ↑ "Robert's Rebellion - Barristan Selmy" establishes that the War of the Ninepenny Kings was waged during the reign of Aegon V Targaryen. In "The Rains of Castamere," Jaime Lannister states that the Reyne-Tarbeck revolt occurred upon Tywin Lannister's return from the War of the Ninepenny Kings in 258 AC; therefore, it occurred in 257 AC.
External links[]
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Gendry Baratheon | Heir
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Vacant | ||
Seat
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Storm's End | Region
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Stormlands | ||
Titles |
Lords Paramount of the Stormlands · Lords of Storm's End · Warden of the South | ||||
Ancestors |
Orys Baratheon · Argella Baratheon · Axel Baratheon · Raymont Baratheon · Jocelyn Baratheon · Boremund Baratheon · Borros Baratheon · Cassandra Baratheon · Maris Baratheon · Ellyn Baratheon · Floris Baratheon · Lyonel Baratheon · Ormund Baratheon | ||||
Deceased |
Steffon Baratheon · Cassana Baratheon · Robert Baratheon · Stannis Baratheon · Renly Baratheon · Selyse Baratheon · Shireen Baratheon | ||||
Household |
Brienne of Tarth · Colen of Greenpools · Gerald · {Loras Tyrell} | ||||
Overlords |
King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men |