Renly Baratheon

Renly Baratheon
A Song of Ice and Fire character
Game of Thrones character
Gethin Anthony as Renly Baratheon
First appearance
Last appearance
Created byGeorge R. R. Martin
Adapted byDavid Benioff
D.B. Weiss
(Game of Thrones)
Portrayed byGethin Anthony
In-universe information
Aliases
  • The King in Highgarden
  • The King in the South
GenderMale
Title
  • Lord Paramount of the Stormlands
  • Lord of Storm's End
  • Master of Laws
  • Lord of the Seven Kingdoms (claimant)
OccupationKing
FamilyHouse Baratheon
SpouseMargaery Tyrell (unconsummated)
Relatives

Renly Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

Introduced in 1996's 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 and Stannis Baratheon. He is Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. He served as master of laws in his eldest brother's small council, before crowning himself king in the wake of Robert's death with the support of the Reach and the Stormlands, an act that helps kick off the War of Five Kings. This brings him into conflict with his older brother Stannis, whose claim is greater.

Renly's homosexual relationship with Loras Tyrell is alluded to in the books and is made clearly evident in the television show. Both men are among Martin's most prominent LGBTQ characters, although Renly and Loras' adapted relationship and the show's portrayal of the latter has received mixed criticism.[1][2][3][4]

Renly Baratheon is portrayed by Gethin Anthony in the HBO television adaptation.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "Loras Tyrell deserved better". The Fandomentals. September 28, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Harris, David (May 2015). "Razor's Rant: The Loras Conundrum". FanSided. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Attewell, Steven (May 18, 2015). "How "Game of Thrones" ruined Loras Tyrell: HBO's "gay cartoon" is so much more in the books". Salon. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Game of Thrones Cast and Crew: Renly Baratheon played by Gethin Anthony". HBO. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones". HBO. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  7. ^ "From HBO". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.