Loras reaction to renly s death he basically went into a frenzy, killing the rainbow guard who were there without a question come pray with me, ser loras from renly, lf tellig sansa that lord tyrell put loras on the kg to protect marg while also getting past the difficulty of finding a bride for a third son, doubly difficult in the case of. Loras tells tyrion he once loved someone irreplaceable, and separately tells jaime that even. The whole time i was reading the series, i was expecting there to be some kind of romantic interaction between renly and loras. Queen margaery tyrell is the only daughter of mace tyrell and alerie hightower and the younger sister to willas tyrell, ser garlan tyrell, and older sister to ser loras tyrell. As i got further on in the books, i began to realize that probably wasnt going to happen. Another definite implication of a homosexual relationship between loras and renly. He also had a longterm romantic relationship with renly baratheon and was devastated when renly was murdered. Game of thrones gethin anthony discusses renlys rise. Likewise, the showrunners decided to make loras believe that stannis, rather than brienne, killed renly back in season 2, so theres no need for. Serving as the master of laws on the small council, renly is a skilled courtier, charming to the extreme, and with a close connection to the reach through his friendship with his former squire, ser loras tyrell, the famed knight of flowers. Renly baratheon is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Eddard refuses, and renly flees kings landing, together with loras tyrell. In the book he was portrayed as a dead ringer for robert in his glory days, a charismatic and loyaltyinspiring leader.
For those of you have read the book and seen the show, why. Spoilers all loras and renly in the show all hbos adaptation has a reputation for being as subtle as a hammer to the face when dealing with some of the more subtle elements of the book, namely, theonreek and loras and renlys relationship. Margaery tyrell has been married to joffrey baratheon, but she is widowed hours later when he is poisoned at the wedding feast. Renly holds a tourney at bitterbridge when catelyn arrives, asking for help for robb. His parents were lord steffon baratheon and lady cassana estermont.
Martins a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels and its television adaptation, game of thrones. That still doesnt change that renlys character got the shaft no pun intended in the show. Renly baratheonloras tyrell works archive of our own. I remember that many casual fans of the books got upset at the time because they did not even catch on to the.
Renly baratheon was the lord of storms end, master of laws on roberts small council, lord paramount of the stormlands, and the younger brother of king robert i baratheon and lord stannis baratheon. Game of thrones westeros, game of thrones books, renly and loras, knight of flowers, got fan, a clash of kings, jaime and brienne, a dance with dragons, game of trones more ideas bucky and seb obsessed on instagram. The best lgbt scenes and characters in game of thrones. Jaime to loras when the sun has set, no candle can replace it. Renly and loras being together is not blatantly stated at any point in the books, but there are a few hints. Loras reveals to jaime that his brother, garlan the gallant, wore renlys famous armor and impersonated the fallen king at the battle of the blackwater, since renlys armor was too large to fit loras. Renly baratheon and loras tyrell are secret lovers who have been in a stable. It was never said explicitly in the books but they definitely were together. Margaery is first mentioned in a game of thrones 1996 and first appears in a clash of kings 1998. According to his lover, loras, renly disdains book learning, believing that.
She is twin sister to loras tyrell and the granddaughter of olenna tyrell. In the fourth episode of this game of thrones season, loras tyrell was. The point was loras dominated her in skills and again they participated to melee with 116 experienced knights to know who would be part of renlys kingsguard. So i recently finished adwd, after already being entirely caught up with the show. See more ideas about renly and loras, renly game of thrones and game of thrones. Loras tyrell 869 renly baratheon 830 margaery tyrell 524 sansa stark 437 robb stark 310 jon snow 304 arya stark 298 jaime lannister 273 ned stark 248 brienne of tarth 248 include relationships renly baratheonloras tyrell 1025 sansa starkmargaery tyrell 168 catelyn starkned stark 163 arya starkgendry waters 158. May 16, 2011 that still doesnt change that renly s character got the shaft no pun intended in the show. I think its a shame we dont get to see more of their relationship since loras a. His tournament successes, dazzling good looks, and ostentatious showmanship has made him a celebrated figure in the courts of the seven kingdoms. In fact, the only insinuation made about loras in the book was that there may be an incestuous relationship between he and margaery.
On hbos game of thrones sundays, 98c, gethin anthony plays young renly, whos become. The books implied that loras and renly were in a homosexual relationship, but. A game of thrones did anyone else not realise renly and. He was the heir to highgarden, as well as being the younger brother of margaery tyrell, who would later become queen of the seven kingdoms. Since neither renly nor loras are pov characters, the series creators have a bit of.
Jaime becomes angry at loras when returning to kings landing, and adds to the rumors we know about loras and renly. Even though the first season was incredibly accurate to the book, theres the suggestion that in the future, because. Loras tyrell 869 renly baratheon 830 margaery tyrell 524 sansa stark 437 robb stark 310 jon snow 304 arya stark 298 jaime lannister 273 ned stark 248 brienne of tarth 248 include relationships renly baratheon loras tyrell 1025 sansa starkmargaery tyrell 168 catelyn starkned stark 163 arya starkgendry waters 158. Sep 19, 2016 the hound and aryas last prayer and the origin of their list game of thrones duration. Renly tells stannis about his plotting in the first book and his marriage to margaery in acok.
Renly baratheon and loras tyrell game of thrones wiki fandom. King renly baratheon was the youngest of the three brothers of house baratheon and lord of storms end. Renlys homosexual relationship with loras tyrell is alluded to in the books. My problems with loras began in season 1, when he was shown shaving renlys chest.
May 17, 2015 likewise, the showrunners decided to make loras believe that stannis, rather than brienne, killed renly back in season 2, so theres no need for loras to have a conflict with brienne in season 4. Ser loras showed up in the first season of game of thrones, but as i had read the book first, i was very underwhelmed when it came to the portrayal of this character in the tv series. The hound and aryas last prayer and the origin of their list game of thrones duration. The point was loras dominated her in skills and again they participated to melee with 116 experienced knights to know who would be part of renly s kingsguard. Ser loras tyrell was a popular tourney knight and was regarded as one of the most skilled knights in westeros. He rules storms end and served as master of laws when robert baratheon was king. In the book series, each chapter is told from the pointofview of a character, and renly and loras never have pov chapters. It seemed like the books opened the door for that sort of relationship, and. Renly baratheon, played by actor gethin anthony, is the youngest of the three baratheon brothers.
Loras andor renley homosexuality hinted in the books. Its easy to miss it though because i know people whove read the books and not picked up on it at all. During the siege of storms end by the tyrells and redwynes, stannis cared for renly, holding the castle for a year. The actor they chose was quite different than what i imagined, but that i got used to, and i think that finn jones d. Loras never seemed to have any internal conflict about his love for renly prior to his incarceration. Jul 22, 20 a song of ice and fire slash pairing renly baratheon and loras tyrell. The knight of flowers, ser loras tyrell, was in his late teenage years at the age of 17 in a game of thrones the first book of the a song of ice and fire series. Oct 22, 2017 loras never seemed to have any internal conflict about his love for renly prior to his incarceration. As they grew up, they got to know each other when loras served as renlys. In the war of five kings, renly baratheon appears to be the most powerful, at least on the popular front. In the book series, each chapter is told from the pointof. See more ideas about renly and loras, renly baratheon, a song of ice and fire.
The younger brother of king robert i and lord stannis, renly serves as master of laws on roberts small council. See more ideas about gethin anthony, renly and loras and renly game of thrones. Renly and loras love story doesnt last much longer, though, as renly is murdered by his brother stannis baratheon well, the weird babyshadowghost of stannis that melisandre gave birth to. A game of thrones did anyone else not realise renly and loras. Margaery tyrell is regarded as extremely beautiful, with thick and curling brown hair, large brown eyes and a slender but womanly. After all, theres no reason why it cant be loras who wears renlys armor at. She is disgusted to see renly hold a tourney instead of fighting a war, like her son does. On its front is a stags head made of dark green jade, with golden eyes and antlers through his charisma with and ties to house tyrell and familiarity with his stormlands bannermen, renly s claim to the iron throne is backed by the largest army in the war of the five kings, despite his elder brother stannis having the better claim. Renly s crown of soft gold depicts a ring of roses. Following the deposition of house targaryen, and subsequent ascension of his eldest brother, robert, he was granted the title of lord paramount of the stormlands, despite his youth. What i meant to say is, theres no gay scene between renly and loras in the first book since season 1 is based on book 1 and this discussion is about book sex vs series sex. When tyrion got to kl, he hired renlys old steward who was the best at keeping things. The actor they chose was quite different than what i imagined, but that i got used to, and i think that finn jones did a fantastic job with what he was given of. Renly baratheon posted by ornagestorm on 71911 at 3.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Soon after, olenna reveals herself as masterminding the poisoning, but margaery, now aware that tyrion lannister s trial is a farce, keeps quiet. Not only that, but the scene shows loras trying to persuade renly that he should be king. Renly baratheon is the lord of storms end and lord paramount of the stormlands. Nov 09, 2017 the knight of flowers, ser loras tyrell, was in his late teenage years at the age of 17 in a game of thrones the first book of the a song of ice and fire series. Renly later arrives at highgarden, where he marries margaery tyrell. How 15 game of thrones characters are different than their. She marries king renly baratheon, king joffrey i baratheon and, king tommen i baratheon. Loras reaction to renlys death he basically went into a frenzy, killing the rainbow guard who were there without a question come pray with me, ser loras from renly, lf tellig sansa that lord tyrell put loras on the kg to protect marg while also getting past the difficulty of finding a bride for a third son, doubly difficult in the case of. He is lord commander of renly baratheons rainbow guard born to. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. The tv show turns it into explicit text, showing them having sex the first episode where loras is introduced. The jibes by stannis about margaeray, cerseis strangeness re.
Brienne of tarth is a fictional character in george r. Margaery tyrell a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. But when you read about renly and loras private praying sessions and stannis jibes at renly s marriage to a woman in the second book it all becomes a bit obvious. There are actually a number of references to renlys sexuality and his relationship with loras in the books. I hated renly same as that loras tyrell he was the 1 who got him to crown himself stannis was a commander a top commanded renly hardly swung a sword i think stannis deserved the throne after robert renly thought he did.
Loras in a feast for crows, maester cressens description of renly as a child, loras being upset about being asked how his sister was coping, the boys private praying sessions, plus baelish. In the books, loras is left deeply mourning the loss of his great love renly, and famously swears that he will never love again, saying when the sun has set, no candle can replace it. Introduced in 1996s a game of thrones, renly is the youngest of the three. The relationship of renly and stannis thrones amino. Got loras tyrell vs the mountain battles comic vine. She is a prominent point of view character in the novels brienne is introduced in the second novel of the series, 1998s a clash of kings, as a warrior fighting for the honor of serving in the kingsguard of renly baratheon. Aug 15, 2017 renly and loras love story doesnt last much longer, though, as renly is murdered by his brother stannis baratheon well, the weird babyshadowghost of stannis that melisandre gave birth to. So i thought maybe it would be implied or hinted at somewhere.
In the books, theres a very clear subtext that renly and loras are in a romanticsexual relationship. I didnt notice it until my second reread, and i thought it was amusing that i didnt since its quite obvious once you see it. But when you read about renly and loras private praying sessions and stannis jibes at renlys marriage to a woman in the second book it all becomes a bit obvious. She subsequently appeared in a storm of swords 2000, a feast for crows 2005, and a dance with dragons 2011. In their first scene in acok, renly pays far more attention to loras than margaery, despite the fact that the latter is his new bride. Several critics, including, were upset that loras has sex with olyvar on the show in kissed by fire, because it seemed rather sudden, as if renlys death did not deeply impact him. I was expecting there to be some kind of romantic interaction between renly and loras.
Now sheathe your bloody sword, or ill take it from you and shove it up some place even renly never found. Tall, broadshouldered, with fine black hair and startling bluegreen eyes, renly is all a lord should be. When tyrion got to kl, he hired renlys old steward who was the best at keeping things secret and some other clues standout more. Renly baratheon a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. Renly was never conveyed as an effeminate man in the books, neither did anybody make veiled suggestions that he was gay. While his onscreen counterparts age is not specified, finn jones the british actor who portrayed him was 23 years of age when filming season 1 of hbos game of thrones. Catelyn notes at renlys wedding that renly seems more focused on loras than margaery, oberyn describes loras as renlys little rose, and jaime threatens to shove lorass sword up some place even renly never found. A game of thrones book sex vs series sex showing 150 of 101. Introduced in 1996s a game of thrones, renly is the youngest of the three sons of lord steffon baratheon and cassana estermont, and the younger brother of robert.
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