Stannis fights bravely, but the remnants of his host stand no chance. As the battle winds down, Stannis takes out two more Bolton soldiers , but his leg is severely wounded in the process. As he rests against a tree, he is found by Brienne of Tarth , who identifies herself and asks him if he used blood magic to murder Renly, whom she served in his Kingsguard. Stannis admits that he did and Brienne sentences him to death in the name of "Renly of the House Baratheon, the First of His Name, rightful King of the Andals and the First Men" and asks him if he has any final words.
Acknowledging that his deeds have finally caught up with him, Stannis tells Brienne to do her duty, and she beheads him with her Valyrian steel sword, Oathkeeper , in a single stroke. Despite his death, however, Stannis manages to obtain a small victory over the Boltons by buying Sansa enough time to escape from Winterfell with Theon , severely weakening Roose Bolton's hold on the North and ultimately leads to the extinction of the Boltons and the Starks reclaiming Winterfell [35].
Melisandre eventually reaches Castle Black, where Jon immediately asks her where Stannis is, and her bleak expression is all Jon and Davos need to know Stannis is dead. Ramsay finds Stannis's body and reports to his father that Stannis is dead, but does not know who struck the killing blow, to Roose's disappointment, as his intention had been to reward the man who killed Stannis, unaware that it was Brienne.
She tells them how she witnessed Stannis's defeat at Winterfell. Brienne then tells them that she was the one who killed Stannis after his confession about Renly's death, leaving the two of Stannis's former allies stunned. When preparing to march on Winterfell, the Stark army camps at the same location that Stannis had his forces camp out when planning his own invasion of Winterfell.
Later, Jon and Sansa debate over Davos, and Sansa criticizes Stannis's defeat at the Battle of the Blackwater, his kinslaying of Renly, and his death, all while Davos was his advisor though all Davos did was persuade Stannis not to take Melisandre to the Blackwater; he played no role in Renly's death, and was not present at the Battle of Winterfell.
Sam mentions that Stannis talked about an underground mountain of dragonglass underneath Dragonstone during his stay at Castle Black. When Melisandre returns to Dragonstone to serve Daenerys , Varys notes her loyalty to Stannis and how he met his end. However, she is forgiven for this, as Varys had recently also been done so for his previous association with Robert.
Stannis is indirectly mentioned by Davos in a conversation with Jon on Dragonstone, in which he corrects Jon's grammar in the same way that Stannis did with Davos and Othell Yarwyck. Stannis was a cold, hard, serious, stubborn, firm and rarely-forgiving man but also brave and in possession of an immense sense of duty. As is expected of Baratheons, Stannis was proven on the battlefield as both a commander and warrior.
He had a keen mind for strategy and warfare that led him to be respected by many high-lords and was also fearless in combat, where he could battle and defeat other soldiers, even when injured or unarmored.
While he may not be popular, he is certainly respected as a warrior and commander. Stannis led at the front lines alongside his troops to inspire them on many occasions. His military record prior to the War of the Five Kings was exemplary; he held Storm's End against an overwhelming siege for much of Robert's Rebellion and captured Dragonstone at its conclusion, and he achieved two crucial victories during the Greyjoy Rebellion. His ambush against Mance Rayder's army was also a decisive victory, despite being overwhelmingly outnumbered.
Stannis's only two major defeats were at the Battle of the Blackwater where he was attacked on the flank by unexpected Lannister-Tyrell reinforcements and the Battle of Winterfell where Stannis's stubborn desire to give battle in spite of the odds doomed him and his army. With regard to his brothers, Stannis was in better control of his emotions in comparison to the temperamental Robert and youthful Renly , whereas he always appeared calculating and stoic, repressing his emotions and desires for most of his life for the sole objections of the greater good.
Even when fully prepared to vent his emotions, he is able to retain his composure and dignity, even when he is about to be assassinated. Stannis has very little patience for false politeness that is expected of a lord in court and generally states his opinions of others or what is on his mind aloud. Because of this, he does not surround himself with sycophants as Cersei does but with advisors whom he trusts to be blunt with the truth, whether he may object to it or not.
Stannis has an unbreakable code of honor and sense of duty and justice which governs his actions. He supported his brother in Robert's Rebellion and fought bravely to put down the Greyjoy Rebellion. When a newly-crowned Robert granted dominion of the much larger and wealthier Stormlands and Storm's End to young Renly and left Stannis with Dragonstone, Stannis accepted his brother's wishes. During the Siege of Storm's End, Stannis held out against the Tyrells despite the hunger, hopelessness and overwhelming numbers they faced.
When Davos finally managed to smuggle food into the castle, Stannis made sure his men were fed first before feeding himself. After learning that Robert's children were all bred of incest and had no actual entitlement to the Iron Throne , he recognized his right to be king, but despite his ambitions, Stannis did not appear or externally appear megalomaniacal. He admits to Davos Seaworth that although he did not ask to be king, by every rightful law he is and had to accept his duty whether he liked it or not.
Stannis, while fundamentally viewed as a good, or at the very least, decent man could easily be swayed due to his religious faith and obsession with fulfilling the prophecy of Azor Ahai which could turn him toward ruthless, regrettable actions, such as burning his daughter alive. Stannis is also not as popular with the smallfolk as his two brothers are.
Robert, although a poor ruler was at least respected as a warrior and Renly was the most well-liked of the Baratheons. Stannis, meanwhile, is lacking both the charisma and handsomeness that is found within his family. Due to his cold and blunt nature, he inspires little loyalty or love from his peers and he does not seem to care about his unpopularity nor does he seek the respect or admiration of the people.
Loras Tyrell described him as having the personality of a lobster. He has faith that his men will follow him and die for him anyway because of his birthright.
Stannis is also reliant on fear to keep his men in check and considers public displays of kindness a weakness leaders should not possess. On the other hand, Stannis's advisor, Davos Seaworth has complete loyalty, admiration and respect for Stannis and encourages his claim completely despite being drastically punished by him in the past, implying some degree of bravado on his part. Ever since encountering Lady Melisandre and welcoming her into his inner council, he has accepted her religion in The Lord of Light completely and also her beliefs that he is the Prince That Was Promised , a messiah figure within the faith of R'hllor.
Stannis, after converting to The Lord of Light has employed the use of blood magic to secure his claim to the throne such as human sacrifices and burning leeches.
Stannis is also quite proud of his faith as he uses the symbol of R'hllor, a burning heart as the banner for his house, modified with the stag head of House Baratheon in the middle. Stannis has a good side and will show that if he is impressed with someone, and he is not above making personal friends. He was fond of his daughter, Shireen , defending her from his wife, Selyse. Selyse resented their daughter since birth on account of her gender and because of her Greyscale.
He also made a friend of Davos Seaworth, one of his most trusted advisors and this was reciprocated fully with Davos pledging his loyalty and life to Stannis. He planned to name Davos Hand of the King after he took the Iron Throne and comforted him over the death of his son despite imprisoning him as a traitor at the time. He was obviously impressed with Jon Snow , the illegitimate son of Eddard Stark , and treated him respectfully, presumably out of regard for Jon's father who made Stannis aware of Joffrey , Tommen and Myrcella 's parentage.
Before Jon turns down Stannis's offer of legitimization, Stannis was prepared to make him the official Lord of Winterfell as Jon Stark if he agreed to help his cause. Robert and Stannis were in a loveless brotherhood, which they admit to each other. This was also the same with Renly, however they appear on slightly better terms than with Robert. During negotiations he welcomed Renly to a place in his small council and until he fathered a male heir was prepared to allow him be heir to his throne if he lay down his forces.
He also showed remorse over indirectly killing his little brother and he doesn't attempt to lie to Brienne of Tarth , Renly's Kingsguard , over his involvement. In the end, Stannis doesn't begrudge Brienne's intentions and simply tells her to do her duty, which was to kill him.
Despite his accomplishments and supreme tactics, Stannis was extremely stubborn. He refused to ask Robb Stark or his brother to assist his army, ignoring that Robb and his goals could help each other, claiming he stole the North from his kingdom.
Stannis equates this with everything, viewing everyone who does not support his claim as foes and lords of different parts of the Seven Kingdoms without his say-so as usurpers. The prime example of Stannis's rigidity is what caused his demise. The first example of this was choosing to assassinate Renly instead of allying with him to defeat the Lannisters, a mistake that not only laid the seeds of his death, but led to the Tyrells joining forces with the Lannisters and defeating his army at the Battle of the Blackwater.
Later on, ignoring the loss of half his forces and Melisandre abandoning him, he continues his siege on Winterfell anyway and is quickly destroyed by Ramsay Bolton 's forces. With his faith broken, his ambition quashed and his family destroyed, Stannis does not attempt to avoid his fate and calmly accepts his death. While they are handsome, jovial, hedonist, charismatic, and bold, Stannis is colder, more logical, and reserved.
He acts only after much forethought and planning. Stannis lacks passion and, while not engaging in wanton cruelty, is merciless to those he considers his enemies. Stannis has an absolute belief in law and duty, and joined his brother's rebellion against the Targaryens only after much soul-searching. During the rebellion, Stannis held the ancestral Baratheon castle of Storm's End against a siege by House Tyrell for over a year, which included the whole power of the Reach and the Redwyne fleet.
By the end of the siege, the castle defenders were living on rats and boot leathers and facing starvation, when they were saved by the smuggler Davos , who snuck in his cargo of onions and salted fish past the Redwyne blockade.
It was meager food, but enough to sustain the defenders till Eddard Stark broke the siege. While the siege lacked a major battle to enshrine it in song and legend, it was essential to tie down the armies of House Tyrell and prevent them marching to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen 's aid at the Trident.
To Stannis's fury, despite the deprivations he suffered in holding the castle, Robert appointed their child brother Renly as Lord of Storm's End while Stannis was given the ancient Targaryen holdfast of Dragonstone which Stannis captured near the end of the rebellion to rule instead.
Dragonstone is storied and legendary, but also poor, often isolated by bad weather and cold. Robert also blamed Stannis for allowing Aerys's last heirs, Viserys and Daenerys to slip through his fingers when he took Dragonstone unfairly, as the two children had been spirited to safety by Targaryen loyalists long before Stannis even set sail and because of this, Stannis took being stripped of Storm's End as an intentional slight. While he was busy at court, Ser Axell Florent ruled Dragonstone as its castellan.
Every year Stannis paid a few visits to Dragonstone. He also led the royal fleet at sea to suppress smuggling and piracy.
On the night of Stannis's wedding, Robert violated his wedding bed by sleeping there with Delena Florent Selyse's cousin. Although Robert swore that he had been drunk and had not realized to which bedchamber he entered and never meant to shame Stannis, Stannis never forgave him for that insult. For that reason, he resents Edric Storm, whom Delena gave birth to, since the youth's presence is a constant reminder of that offense similarly to the way Catelyn feels about Jon Snow ; yet, Stannis allows Edric to spend time with Shireen.
He is described as having broad shoulders and sinewy limbs, bald but for a thin fringe of black hair circling his ears like the shadow of a crown.
He has a short and neatly trimmed black beard. At the time the books begin, Stannis has taken an indefinite leave of absence to visit his wife and daughter on Dragonstone. He is married to Lady Selyse of House Florent and has a single daughter, Shireen they have no sons, alive or stillborn.
Davos, knighted by Stannis for his role in the siege, is arguably Stannis's most loyal and steadfast vassal. Stannis respects Eddard Stark, but strongly resents him for being Robert's best friend and for his appointment to the King's Hand - an office Stannis believed that he should have been granted. Stannis's grudge did not decrease even after Eddard's death. Although Catelyn reminded Stannis that it was Eddard who broke the siege of Storm's End, and assured him that Eddard never wanted to be Robert's Hand, it did not appease Stannis at all.
Stannis replied that Eddard did so on Robert's orders, and privately, Stannis was angry that Robert was more grateful to Eddard for breaking the siege than to him for actually holding Storm's End.
Nevertheless, Stannis told Catelyn that he was sorry for Eddard's death, and promised her justice for his murder. Stannis respected Eddard as an honorable man, and privately understood that it was beyond Ned's control that Robert liked him more than his own brother. Many characters fear that due to Stannis's rigid and legalistic personality, he would make a terrible king.
One major source of criticism are Stannis's frequent statements that had the decision been his, he wouldn't have pardoned many former Targaryen loyalists as Robert did when he was crowned. Now that Stannis is trying to take the capital, he openly tells his advisors such as Davos that if he succeeds, he will clean house by purging all of the disloyal court officials, instead of pardoning them or outright letting them continue in their positions as Robert did.
The irony is that while several characters feel this sentiment is shockingly brutal, it becomes increasingly apparent that there was some sense to it: most of Robert's small council members were either corrupt people or disloyal conspirators who actively aided the Lannisters in killing him, putting Joffrey on the throne, and the coup against Ned Stark.
Varys has always been a Targaryen loyalist; Pycelle had already betrayed the previous king for the Lannisters; and Littlefinger was most loyal to himself - while keeping half the City Watch, including Commander Janos Slynt, bought and paid for.
Stannis was actually not amiss for suspecting that they did not have Robert's best interests at heart. One of Stannis's main flaws is the lack of charisma, which his brothers had plenty of.
In the beginning of the second novel, a very few houses answer his summoning, while Renly gathers rather easily a very large host in a relatively short time.
Stannis is decent enough to admit his flaw, " My brother made them love him, but it would seem that I inspire only betrayal. His day will come as well ", thus ruining any chance of an alliance between himself and the Starks. In a notable change, in the books, Stannis was the one who initiated the investigation that Jon Arryn conducted in discovering the truth of the parentage of Cersei 's children, and fled back to Dragonstone shortly after Arryn's death.
In the TV series, there is no indication that Stannis knows about the situation before Eddard sends him a letter about it. In the second novel, Stannis explains to Catelyn and Renly that he couldn't simply go to Robert and make such an accusation, that conveniently made Stannis the next on Robert's line of heirs; he needed Jon Arryn, whom Robert greatly trusted, to back him up.
Following Arryn's death, Stannis most logical step was to contact Ned Stark, tell him what he and Arryn discovered, and ask Ned to support his accusation about Cersei's children. Robert would have probably believed Ned, since they were close friends.
The reason Stannis has not acted that way is probably the grudge he bears against Ned. During his stay at King's Landing, Eddard sent Stannis two letters: the first contained a polite request to return to the council. Eddard did not receive any answer, and it is unknown whether Stannis received it. The second letter, which Eddard wrote after discovering the truth about Cersei's children, was given to Tomard with strict instructions to deliver it personally to Stannis.
However, Tom was killed and the letter was taken from his body before it could be delivered. Melisandre created two shadow -creatures with Stannis in the books - one to kill Renly, the other to kill Ser Cortnay Penrose the castellan of Storm's End, who remained loyal to Renly even after his death and refused to yield to Stannis.
She later explains that creating a shadow-creature drains some of a man's life-energy, thus she is unwilling to attempt to create any more for fear that it would kill Stannis. Afterwards, Stannis is said to noticeably look slightly older - not drastically so, but slightly enough that most people just attribute it to being haggard from the great stress of losing the Battle of the Blackwater. Following the Battle of the Blackwater, there are many who believe Stannis has given up any hope for the Iron Throne.
Tywin, who considers Stannis as the greatest danger of all the other contenders combined he said that to Tyrion in the first novel , does not think so, stating at a meeting of the small council: " This is Stannis Baratheon.
The man will fight to the bitter end and then some. Davos has a similar opinion about his king: "It is not in Stannis to yield, so long as he knows his claim is just. Despite what it seems, Stannis is not dominated by Melisandre. He listens to her advice and prophecies, but keeps an open mind. For instance: in the third novel, she repeatedly urges him to sacrifice his nephew Edric Storm in the show he is replaced by Gendry , promising that it will grant him the power to wake dragons out of stone.
Stannis is fascinated by the idea of riding a dragon against his enemies, like Aegon the Conqueror ; yet he takes Melisandre's words with a grain of salt, since he is familiar with the stories about the tragedy at Summerhall and the unsuccessful attempts of the nine mages from Essos , Baelor the Blessed and Aerion Targaryen. He also is not thrilled about killing his nephew. When he finally agrees - rather halfheartedly - to sacrifice Edric unaware that Davos has sent the youth away , he demands that Melisandre swears first there is no other way, warning her that if she lies - it will cost her life.
Some critics were upset that Stannis seemed like a fairly negative character in Season 2, but the writers were making a conscious choice to reveal the layers to his personality gradually.
In part due to time constraints, Season 2 focused primarily upon showing how stern Stannis was. By Season 3, however, the writers would then surprise the audience by showing different facets of Stannis, how he feels bound by his duty, and his odd family relationships: his wife is a religious zealot who blames herself for her many stillbirths even though Stannis does not, that he has a sickly daughter who he actually tries to treat well despite his limited interpersonal skills , etc.
Rather, long after the battle, while Stannis marches to Winterfell , Tycho Nestoris arrives at Castle Black to see Stannis; it happens at a much later point than in the show, and only after the Lannisters keep refusing to pay the Crown's debt. Davos is not with him, because Stannis has sent him earlier to the White Harbor. After realizing who Jon Snow is, Stannis offers to legitimize him as Jon Stark and make him Lord of Winterfell in exchange for his support; Jon thinks it over and decides to decline Stannis's offer, and is elected the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch shortly after.
Stannis's victory over the wildlings does not impress the people of the North. Much to his frustration, his summoning letters are rejected by Lyanna Mormont and other houses similarly to what happened in the beginning of the second novel. Only Arnolf Karstark, the castellan of Karhold, agrees to support Stannis, but he turns to be a traitor: he secretly collaborates with the Boltons.
Jon knows that by serving as Stannis's unofficial advisor, he is walking on very thin ice, since the Watch is supposed to be neutral; yet he feels obligated to assist Stannis, for saving the defenders of Castle Black. Jon dissuades Stannis from ill-advised ideas that would have cost him dearly, among them granting the abandoned castles of the Watch to his knights and lords, and attacking the Dreadfort.
Stannis does not like what Jon tells him, but follows his advices. Stannis quarrels with Jon numerous times over his decision and even implies that he can have Jon executed and replaced, but Jon refuses to be intimidated and Stannis eventually backs down.
Stannis's campaign to liberate the North from its enemies, namely the ironborn and the Boltons, is also much longer. His initial idea prompted by the treacherous Arnolf Karstark is to attack the Dreadfort, but Jon convinces him that the castle is too heavily fortified; instead, he advises Stannis to seek the support of the Northern mountain clans, who are loyal to the Starks, and to liberate other parts of the North from the ironborn.
As time passes, Stannis's rigid personality has somewhat softened: he realizes that people will not accept him as the king just because he is Robert's legal heir. He also learns the lesson that Ned Stark failed to understand until it was too late : in order to achieve his goals, he must sometimes compromise his principles. For example: Jon explains to Stannis that if he commands the Northern mountain clans to fight for him, they will look at one another and say "Who is this man?
He is no king of mine"; instead, Stannis must adopt a friendly attitude, to feast with the clans and praise them. Stannis says grudgingly, "Why should I beg for what is owed me? Thanks to Jon's beneficial advices, Stannis gains the support of the Northern mountain clans, liberates Deepwood Motte and takes Asha Greyjoy Yara's name in the novels prisoner. The victory grants Stannis credibility in the eyes of the Northern Houses, and many survivors of them join his host.
Stannis then sets his sights on Winterfell, but is unaware that Roose is holding Ramsay Bolton's wedding to Jeyne Poole there so as to lure Stannis into a trap, since the Karstarks in Stannis's army are secretly working with the Boltons and planning to betray him.
Heavy snowstorms also slow Stannis's progress. In contrast to the series, Stannis does not take Davos, Melisandre, Selyse, and Shireen with him; the latter two still being alive at the book's climax. In the meantime, Alys Karstark arrives at Castle Black and tells Jon about her great-uncle's schemes. Jon immediately sends Tycho Nestoris to warn Stannis about the traitors in his host, which he does.
At the end of A Dance with Dragons , Ramsay or someone posing as Ramsay sends Jon a letter claiming to have killed Stannis and smashed his army, but the battle is not shown and Stannis's fate is left unrevealed. There are several anomalies about the letter, which imply that its contents are false and its writer is not Ramsay. Eventually, Loras Tyrell conquers Dragonstone , and in "Arianne II" sample chapter of the sixth novel it is reported but not confirmed yet that Storm's End has been taken by the Golden Company , on behalf of the presumed-dead Aegon Targaryen son of Elia Martell , the son of Rhaegar and Elia.
It is unlikely that Stannis is aware of the fall of both his castles; in his current position, there is nothing he can do about that anyway. Author George R. Martin has since stated that in the books, Stannis is currently alive and well. Thus, by the point the books reached, Stannis is the sole survivor of the five kings, after whom the War of the Five Kings is titled. A released sample chapter from The Winds of Winter depicts Stannis holding Theon as his captive, preparing for the battle with the Boltons after having discovered the Karstarks' treachery and sentencing his prisoners Arnolf and Arthor Karstark to death, but it is currently unknown if this chapter takes place before or after Ramsay sends the letter to Jon.
Stannis plans to execute Theon as a punishment for the atrocities he committed against the North, the actual the savage harrying of the Stony Shore and the capture of Winterfell , which cost the lives of many innocent people and the alleged the murder of the Stark boys , to gain more support from the North. Stannis also makes a deal with Tycho Nestoris and sends Ser Justin Massey to escort Tycho back to Braavos, where he must hire at least 20, sellswords.
Justin is instructed to do the same even if Stannis dies at Winterfell, and keep fighting to put Shireen on the Iron Throne. Brienne has not seen Stannis ever since his hostile parley with Renly and Catelyn. She and Podrick search for Sansa in the Riverlands, and recently have been taken captive by the Brotherhood Without Banners and its vengeful new leader, the monstrous Lady Stoneheart the reanimated Catelyn ; thus they are not involved in the events at the North.
Apparently, as Melisandre has repeatedly warned Stannis, the deaths of the three "usurpers" did not get him even one step closer to the Iron Throne: his plan to pardon the Northmen and the ironborn and get them to his side was strongly opposed by Selyse and Melisandre, and even himself clenched his jaw at the idea of looking like a weak beggar in need of support. Also, Stannis knew that the Lannister still had a false heir, while the Greyjoys had too many heirs.
The two kings, Euron and Tommen, simply filled the places left by Balon and Joffrey. However, since Stannis is still alive in the books and has obtained the support of the Mormonts, Glovers, Umbers, and other Northern houses, it can be argued that the three deaths have assisted him indirectly :. Aegon I 1—? Game of Thrones Wiki.
Game of Thrones Wiki Explore. Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon. Peterson - linguist. Patel - director. Vhagar Caraxes Syrax Meleys Sunfyre. Explore Wikis Community Central. The common prayer of the followers of the Lord of Light begins, "The night is dark and full of terrors", followed by the response line, "Lord, cast your light upon us.
Under her influence Stannis has converted to the Lord of Light's religion. She believes that Stannis is the chosen servant of the Lord of Light who will destroy his enemies with the flaming sword Lightbringer. She also wins over many converts among Stannis's household, including Matthos Seaworth , though his father Davos remains skeptical.
Stannis has also taken the flaming heart, the symbol of the Lord of Light, as part of his personal sigil. At a ceremony on the beach under the castle, Melisandre burns sacred religious artifacts from the Faith of the Seven, icon statues representing the Seven-Faced God, despite Maester Cressen 's objections.
Later, he tries to poison Melisandre by tainting his own cup of wine with the strangler and sharing it with her. As he lies dying, Melisandre reveals she is unaffected by the poison due to the protection of the Lord of Light.
Melisandre later seduces Stannis, promising to give him a son. After the failed parley with Renly , she "gives birth" to a monstrous shadow creature in the caves below Renly's camp. Quaithe is also a follower of the Red God, [9] though she does not appear to be a Red Priestess. He tells Arya that she has stolen three deaths from the Red God: himself, Rorge , and Biter , likely because she had saved them from a death by fire.
Beric Dondarrion , along with the members of the Brotherhood Without Banners , has converted to the religion of the Lord of Light. Thoros admits he failed, rather unapologetically. Selyse Baratheon is revealed to be a fanatical follower of the Lord of Light, to the point of taking pride and joy in her husband's infidelity with Melisandre as it was done in the service of their god.
Melisandre sacrifices three members of Stannis's household for their adamant refusal to tear down their "idols" of the Seven, Axell Florent among them. Despite being her brother, Queen Selyse watches the sacrifice with ecstatic delight, convinced she has seen their souls emerge from the bonfires and be taken by the Lord of Light. Later, Melisandre instructs Stannis's and Selyse's daughter, Shireen , on their religion, as Selyse believes the child is too stubborn and fears for her soul.
Melisandre assures Shireen that her uncle Axell is in a better place now, though the child remains unconvinced, so the red woman tells her the Faith of the Seven and their Seven-Pointed Star is but a fable —there are only two gods, eternally at war: a god of light and love and joy, R'hllor, and a god of darkness, evil, and fear. Shireen asks whether there are seven heavens and seven hells, and Melisandre claims there is only one hell: the one they are living in right then and there, the life before death.
Melisandre sacrifices the Shireen to the Lord of Light. She believes that sacrificing Shireen's life - which contains the power of a king's blood - will grant them the Lord of Light's favor, who in return will aid them in their time of need by lifting the blizzard. This act initially seems to work in their favor as the very next day the temperature climbs and the snow melts enough so that Stannis's army can march on Winterfell as planned.
However, it is discovered that half of his forces deserted in the night and Selyse, who had a change of heart when her daughter was being sacrificed and tried to stop it unlike before when her brother was being sacrificed , has since hanged herself. Stunned by these developments, Melisandre flees back to Castle Black while Stannis presses on toward Winterfell where he is ultimately defeated in battle.
After returning to Castle Black, Melisandre drops her glamour in a moment of privacy, revealing her true form as a withered, ancient woman. She is astonished to see that he is brought back, and tries to grill him about what he saw.
Tyrion arranges a meeting with Kinvara , High Priestess of the Red Temple of Volantis and possibly one of the highest ranking of R'hllor's clerics. Varys is more skeptical, being suspicious of any practitioners of magic , and points out that Melisandre had already declared Stannis Baratheon to be the Prince, only for him to be defeated twice. Kinvara says that while the Lord of Light has a plan, the humans following him do occasionally make errors.
Kinvara then assures Tyrion that she will send the preachers and priests best suited to the task at hand. On the eve of the Battle of the Bastards , Jon asks Melisandre not to bring him back should he die again.
Melisandre states that the Lord of Light is the one who brought him back and that she is just a conduit for his will. Thus, she makes it clear she wants to at least try, but will accept it if the Lord only wanted to bring Jon back the once. Thoros proves R'hllor's power or at least the existence of magical visions to the Hound when he witnesses a vision in flames, of the Wall , Eastwatch-by-the-Sea , and the wights.
During the Wight Hunt , Sandor sees a mountain in the distance that he states is the same he saw within the flames. Eventually they find themselves being attacked by a wight snow bear and Thoros is injured.
Though his wound is cauterized, he later dies during the frigid night while the group of men are seeking refuge in the center of a frozen lake; surrounded by the Night King 's army of the dead. With Thoros now deceased, Beric is now aware that if he dies again, there will be no priest to bring him back to life.
After the first prayer, the arakhs of the Dothraki cavalry catch on fire, and after the second, the trench around Winterfell is lit. After the battle, Davos ponders on the Lord of Light with Tyrion, expressing his frustration with how the Lord has apparently "fuck[ed] off" after defeating the White Walkers "for Him.
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Lord of Light religion has a strong dualistic belief, focused on the struggle between the Lord of Light, the one true god, and the evil deity known as the "Great Other".
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