Tag Archives: shireen baratheon In His Defense: Stannis Baratheon. Those that manage to survive a bout with the illness will be immune from ever contracting it again, but the flesh damaged by the ravages of the disease will never heal, and they will be scarred for life. Princess Shireen Baratheon is an example of this form of greyscale. Greyscale may also have been transmitted by a child’s doll, as seen in the case of Shireen Baratheon. Adults infected with greyscale can live a year or two, sometimes five, and it is not unknown for a few to live another ten years, but it always kills them in the end. In later stages the hardened flesh becomes mottled grey and black as it dies, resulting in the flesh appearing to have the texture of cracked grey stone, or like grey reptile scales - hence the name "grey scale". There is no one, confirmed cure for children affected with greyscale - it is just that healers who try a variety of methods sometimes end up succeeding. Shireen Baratheon – Grayscale. GREYSCALE, THE CURSE PLACED ON THE DRAGONLORDS OF VALYRIA . I think the last thing Shireen Baratheon can be characterized as is bitchy. The treatment involves Sam separating and cutting away Jorah's infected skin layer with a scalpel and then placing a medicinal herbal ointment plaster on the exposed underlying tissue. Father [15], While preparing for the Battle of Winterfell, Davos meets a girl named Teela, whose facial scars apparently remind him of Shireen's greyscale. This was the toughest. When Shireen was an infant, she contracted the dreaded disease known as Greyscale, which is usually fatal. She snuggled with the doll in her crib, putting the left side of her face on it. [9], When Stannis and his army leave Castle Black for Winterfell, he takes Shireen and Selyse with him, not wanting them in the company of the Night's Watch, due to many of them being criminals and rapists. {Selyse Florent} Melisandre reminds Stannis that they may need to sacrifice more King's blood in order to better their chances of winning the upcoming battle in the snow which they both saw in the flames, citing the deaths of Robb Stark and Joffrey as examples. However, the horror of a little girl's sacrifice has led hundreds of Baratheon troops and all his sellswords (about half his army) to desert, while Selyse hangs herself, and Melisandre flees after hearing the news. [3], Stannis Baratheon explains to his daughter Shireen how she contracted greyscale as an infant, from an infected doll that he bought from a passing merchant ship from Dorne. She is described as a sad, sweet, and gentle little girl, far from pretty. Later on Shireen is escorted and tied to a pyre where she is sacrificed to the Lord of Light by Melisandre, who does so without remorse. During the Siege of Storm's End by the Tyrells and Redwynes, Stannis cared for Renly, holding the castle for a year. The tv series gives an explanation, but the books do not. She had a scar covering half her face. Another prominent victim of greyscale, Shireen Baratheon, is thought to have acquired greyscale via contact with a fomite (an inanimate object that … Shireen isn't a POV character in the books and hasn't received much focus so far, so the TV series is rounding out her character much as it did characters in Season 2 who weren't POV characters in those parts of the books, such as Margaery Tyrell. Melisandre goes to visit her and Shireen makes clear her disapproval of Melisandre burning people, including her uncle Axell Florent. The left side of her face is scarred by Greyscale… 302 AC near Long LakeBurned alive by Melisandre as a sacrifice to R'hllor Useful Information. Her father is the head of House Baratheon of Dragonstone and has declared himself King on the Iron Throne. Several Game of Thrones characters contracted Greyscale including Shireen Baratheon, Jorah Mormont, Archmaester Pylos, Karl Whitehill, and two of Gilly's sisters. The desperate nature of Stannis' position suddenly becomes clear. Shireen Baratheon is a noblewoman of House Baratheon of Dragonstone, and is the daughter and only child of Lord Stannis Baratheon and Lady Selyse Florent. However, she is often described as being a sweet child. Age Shireen tries to defend Gilly, but Selyse criticizes her for being naive despite all the knowledge she has gained from her books. Shireen Baratheon, raising greyscale awareness since season three. Unfortunately, the doll was contaminated with greyscale, and by the time that was discovered, Shireen had already contracted the disease. 287 AC Melisandre tells her that the tales told in the Seven-Pointed Star are lies and fables and that the only true gods are R'hllor and the Great Other, with the only hell being the one they live in now.[4]. Death Davos says that's to be expected, though, given that the ships of the Iron Bank transport a nation's worth of gold - at which point realization suddenly dawns on him. Shireen is the daughter of Stannis and Selyse Baratheon. [10], During the march the weather turns for the worse and a snowstorm delays Stannis's army. Robert had several other unacknowledged bastards (Mya Stone, Barra and Gendry), but they would be considered even further behind in the line of succession, if at all. When she first appears in the Prologue of the second novel, Maester Cressen thinks to himself that the castle staff have only recently begun referring to her as "princess" - ever since Stannis declared himself king as Robert's lawful heir. Gilly asks Shireen Baratheon what the disease is called that scarred half of her face, and Shireen explains that it is called "greyscale" and that she caught it as a baby but was cured before it could kill her. Through 5 seasons on HBO, greyscale has been depicted on-screen in only 3 different places. Greyscale generally affects children, especially in cold damp climates. Meanwhile, franchise creator George RR Martin recently spoke to Joe.ie about the upcoming sequels and prequels of the show – and even went on to hint at the return of an Ice Dragon. In the HBO television adaptation, she is portrayed by Kerry Ingram. Her eruption is depicted as ichthyotic plaques in a somewhat Blaschkoid pattern limited to the left side of the face and body. He was told that the best thing to do was to send her off across the Narrow Sea to live out her few years among the Stone Men in the ruins of Valyria. A large area around the ruins of Chroyane, north of Volantis, in Essos is even used as a large-scale colony for "Stone men", the name for those infected with greyscale. In Season 5, however, the Stone Men in Essos are actually depicted with grey and black stone-like scarring. The disease often termed as Greyscale has garnered a lot of attention off-late and prompted many medicos and individual practitioners to come forward and talk about it. Near-miraculously, the combination of their efforts actually managed to cure her, though the damage it had already done to her face was permanent. First seen Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Her only companion is a lackwit fool, and half the time Shireen is scared of him. She was the Lady of Storm's End and Lady Paramount of the Stormlands following the Years of Consolidation under her cousin Queen Myrcella I Baratheon. According to king Stannis, all his goods where garbage, but there was one doll he liked. Normally considered a death sentence, Stannis refused to give up on her and called in every healer he could find from both sides of the Narrow Sea to try to cure her, and through the combination of their efforts they managed to succeed, though the left side of her face was left permanently scarred. While Shireen Baratheon was introduced in Season 3, no direct explanation was provided for the cause of her disfigurement in on-screen dialogue - meaning that it wasn't entirely confirmed that the disease was also called "Greyscale" in the TV continuity. If, in the books, Stannis does eventually panic and attempt to use fire to cure Shireen’s greyscale, he may be distracted enough that he is killed off as well. Most prominent is the case of a 9-year-old girl, Shireen Baratheon, the daughter of the leader of one faction, Stannis Baratheon. Later, she visits her father in his chambers. Most girls in noble families of the Seven Kingdoms are given an education that primarily focuses on being groomed to be a wife and mother to a major lord, i.e. His parents were Lord Steffon Baratheon and Lady Cassana Estermont. {Stannis Baratheon} She protests that he really should because it is good practice, but says that it is very important, so he must make sure that it is written properly by someone smart. Shireen Baratheon is the daughter and only child of Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent. Stannis, however, ordered Shireen's instructors to focus on matters relating to good governance: geography, history, religion, and classical literature have been specifically mentioned as topics she studies, and she is an avid reader. 1 Appearance and Personality 2 History 2.1 … Although he was counseled to send her to the ruins of Valyria to live out her short life with the Stone Men, Stannis refused and called every maester, apothecary, and healer he could find to save his daughter's life. [4], Greyscale makes the surface of the skin harden and calcify, but in the early stages it is still fairly thin and brittle, so the body's movement makes the hardened tissue split into a network of cracks. The scene where Davos was lacking out stew to the soldiers and the young girl came along demanding to be able to fight. Season(s) She scolds him for being late, and insists that he won't make a very good Hand of the King if he sees the word "knight" and says "ka-nigit". House Baratheon of Dragonstone Shireen Baratheon Her father – desperate to save her – brought in healers from all over the world. Dragonstone Andal Shireen discusses the Targaryen civil war with Stannis. Princess Shireen Baratheon was the only surviving child (fourth and only daughter) of Stannis and Selyse Baratheon, and the younger sister of Petyr Baratheon, Tommard Baratheon and Edric Baratheon. Greyscale thrives in damp, cold places. Selyse resents Shireen because she could not give Stannis a healthy son, only a sickly daughter, and dismisses her as stubborn and sinful. You should know that she got greyscale not from direct contact with another infected person, but from a doll that she pressed up to her cheek as a baby. The Book mentions a few details but does not elaborate on them. Princess Shireen Baratheon is the only child of her parents, King Stannis and Queen Selyse. 308 AC - Young Gerold becomes captivated with hearing the tales of Stannis Baratheon from his mother, as well as his other grandfather Davos Seaworth. Greyscale kills slowly, often taking many years to progress to a terminal state. The wildlings still consider people who survive greyscale "unclean", and will euthanize any child that shows the symptoms. In the TV series, Stannis explains that he brought in every maester, healer, and apothecary on both sides of the Narrow Sea to try to cure Shireen, and the combination of their efforts ended up succeeding - which is apparently also what Stannis did in the novels. Eventually she is saved by her brother Orestes. The second is the more common form of greyscale outside of Westeros, and is nearly always fatal. I think that Gendry and Edric, possibly even Mya, will mean that Shireen is not the last Baratheon and will not have too much of that fall on her shoulders. Sideblog to overestimatedfailure « 1 3 4 5 » agirlofwinterfell inquired: "Youre gonna be my beautiful girlfriend for this video, okay?" GREYSCALE, THE CURSE PLACED ON THE DRAGONLORDS OF VALYRIA. Jorah Mormont was the only other known survivor of Greyscale, and unlike Shireen made a full recovery. She is also close friends with Stannis's most trusted advisor, Davos Seaworth, who loves her like his own daughter. Shireen was not born a princess, though she was born into a powerful noble family. Stannis Baratheon's daughter and heir as well as the only "legitimate" Baratheon child. Shireen got her Greyscale from an infected doll that Stannis bought from a passing Dornish ship. Blindness commonly occurs if the infection spreads across the face to the eyes. Stannis is later killed by a vengeful Brienne of Tarth, his spirit broken by defeat and the needless sacrifice that was far too dear. Shireen Baratheon. He used to sit grey-faced and still in a windowless tower room and speak in whispers that grew fainter every day as the greyscale turned his tongue and lips to stone. The wildlings call the disease the "grey death". She is 10 years old at the beginning of A Clash of Kings. Stannis later visits Shireen and the two discuss the events that unfolded between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her brother Aegon during the Dance of the Dragons. The discoloration comes in later stages: Shireen was cured in early stages before the disease could spread beyond her left cheek, before it could become discolored.[5]. Shireen Baratheon is locked away, quarantined, and sick with greyscale. Grateful of his gift, Shireen thanks Davos and sends him off with a heartfelt goodbye. With her husband Clifford Swann, Shireen had two children Davos Baratheon and Gowen Baratheon. Steffon Baratheon who was father to Robert, Stannis, and Renly, was the son of King Aerys II Targaryen's aunt, Rhaelle Targaryen, and thus he was Aerys's first cousin. In the novels, Stannis actually left Shireen, Selyse, and Melisandre at Castle Black with Jon Snow. Advising her to forget her friend, Stannis departs. She and her mother are present in Castle Black at the Watch's subsequent funeral for their fallen brothers. The mort… The victims are disfigured, but also rendered immune to the fatal form of greyscale, or the rare swift epidemic form of the disease known as grey plague. Shireen brings Davos a book about Aegon the Conqueror to pass the time, but the Onion Knight admits he cannot read. Shireen Baratheon is a member of House Baratheon, and is the daughter and only child of Lord Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent. The disease is most prevalent in the Free Cities, though it is occasionally encountered throughout the rest of Essos and Westeros, even in the isolated lands Beyond the Wall. He pockets it and holds onto it throughout the ensuing battle, and observes Melisandre with anger in the aftermath, while still holding the stag. Fundamentally, however, Martin confirmed to Benioff and Weiss that in some form Melisandre is going to burn Shireen alive as a sacrifice to the Lord of Light in a future novel. It is believed that cutting off any infected appendages can prevent it spreading throughout the body, though this treatment isn't always effective. Later that night, Shireen sneaks out of her tower and into the dungeon to see Davos. Shireen Baratheon is locked away, quarantined, and sick with greyscale. Visually the scale pattern somewhat resembles icthyosis. Spoilers. Notes: When I started writing this series, the second and third story came very easily. HBO. Her father is the head of House Baratheon of Dragonstone and has declared himself King on the Iron Throne. Tags. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Greyscale makes the surface of the skin harden and calcify, but in the early stages it is still fairly thin and brittle, so the body's movement makes the hardened tissue split into a network of cracks. He knows that Castle Black is not a place for a child, but Shireen is glad to be there since she believed that she would be left behind at Dragonstone, as he mother had wished her to be. 1 Character and Appearance 2 History 3 Recent Events 3.1 A Clash of Kings 3.2 A Storm of Swords 3.3 A Dance with Dragons Shireen is regarded as a sweet child, but she is not considered very pretty. Stone Men, in advanced stages of greyscale infection, attack Jorah and Tyrion. Pay close attention, Game of Thrones fans, because greyscale is going to play a big role in Season 7. However, Shireen adores her father and he loves her deeply as well, though he is a dour man who doesn't often let it show through his stern exterior. Gilly explains that she didn't know what its name was, but that two of her sisters had it and they both died. List of references to Game of Thrones in other media, Telltale video game navigation sub-portal, Miguel Sapochnik - co-showrunner/director, Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar and Elia), https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Greyscale?oldid=444582. Shireen takes this in stride and begins to teach him through the bars of his cell. Kerry Ingram, "Mother’s Mercy""Book of the Stranger""The Winds of Winter""Stormborn". Princess (claimant) Before Davos is sent away to the wall to retrieve more supplies and men, the Onion Knight visits Shireen in her tent and presents her with a beautifully carved stag. There are also vague rumors of men living in the shattered remains of the Valyrian Peninsula, in the ruins of Oros, Tyria, and Old Valyria itself - who might, similarly, be stone men pushed to live on the abandoned fringes of civilization - but these rumors are unconfirmed in the novels. While working the rounds in the Citadel, Samwell Tarly is accosted by Jorah Mormont with Greyscale on his arm, asking if Daenerys Targaryen has arrived in Westeros yet. Season 5 - Episode 9 "Dance of Dragons" Rewind. Daario notices Jorah's greyscale developing on his arm. Greyscale kills very slowly, leaving its victims to suffer as their flesh deteriorates. If you are a curious soul and wondering what is Greyscale, then keep on reading. Shireen is the same age as Arya Stark in the books. In later stages the hardened flesh becomes mottled grey and black as it dies, … Finally, Shireen asks her father if he is ashamed of her. After Robert died, this only increased her father's determination that Shireen should be prepared to be a Ruling Queen. Shireen also tells the two of them how she contracted Greyscale when she was little and survived. Stannis tells her if a man knows what he is and remains true to his self that he must fulfill his destiny no matter how much he hates it. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Shireen is the first and only daughter of Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent, because in the novels Selyse never mentions having three stillborn sons. They were quarantined off from the other girls, but by the end their skin was completely covered in it, and they were no longer coherent but were acting like animals. As far as we know, these are the only ways greyscale … Sideblog to overestimatedfailure. April 26, 2019 by Karenna Meredith. An unlikely heroine saves her. Her only companion is a lackwit fool, and half the time Shireen is scared of him. When he marches to Winterfell Stannis actually instructs the men he leaves behind that if he dies in the assault, he expects them to keep fighting to put Shireen on the Iron Throne. In this respect, greyscale is loosely also similar to smallpox: people who contracted smallpox could recover from it, but they might be left with permanent and severe scarring. blog, boltons, for the night is dark and full of terrors, game of thrones, house baratheon, lord of the light, opinion, shireen baratheon, stannis baratheon, the dance of dragons. As it spreads, it leaves the flesh cracked and flaking, and hard to the touch like stone. With Season 5 of Game Of Thrones in full swing, why not check out our interview with Kerry Ingram who plays Shireen Baratheon on the show? [9] The Stone Men that appear in Season 5 required large foam pieces that covered all of the head and shoulders, and took about four hours to apply (Shireen's apparently still took some time because it was added on by hand and very detailed, while the more severe Stone Men prosthetics were large foam pieces that could be at least partially assembled prior to application). Origin Her father King Agamemnon needed to lead the combined Greek fleet to Troy, but the winds were against them and the fleet remained stuck on the coast in Greece. [5], Shireen accompanies Stannis to the North in his defense of the Night's Watch against the wildlings. He had heard about her being born. Only a toddler, she is sad, confused and alone. Having ignored Selyse and Shireen for several months, Stannis pays them a visit sometime after Melisandre's departure from Dragonstone to gather power on the mainland. Please read this page before interacting with me. The free folkconsider people who survive greyscale unclean, and prefer to euthanize them, rather than take the chance that they may live to infect others. While telling her of the disaster at Blackwater Bay, Shireen asks for Davos, calling him by his traditional soubriquet, "The Onion Knight". On the other hand, Stannis has remarked in the books that should he ever die in the war, he expects his soldiers to keep fighting to put Shireen on the throne. While her mother looks pleased, Shireen is horrified and closes her eyes when Mance starts to burn. She's also constantly plagued by nightmares, and we see later on in ADWD that the wildlings view her as a scourge that must be cleansed because of her greyscale. She had three older brothers, who were stillborn. When Shireen was an infant, she suffered from an infection called greyscale. Mentioned in spoiler. 1 Appearance and Personality 2 History 2.1 … Greyscale may also have been transmitted by a child’s doll, as seen in the case of Shireen Baratheon. If it hurts, that person are safe; if that person can no longer feel the knife, it means they have greyscale, and should cut that body part (it is better to lose a toe than a foot). [3] Stone Men are often exiled from society to live in ruined cities in Essos, such as Old Valyria. Shireen isn't described as a shy bookworm type in the books, however, this is in keeping with how the books describe her as withdrawn and lonely. Therefore, Shireen is the second cousin once removed of Daenerys and third cousin of Jon Snow, if he is resurrected and revealed to be the son of Rhaegar like on the show. She tries to convince him but he rebuffs her and orders her to leave his presence.[11]. [2], While in Volantis, Tyrion Lannister sees a Red Priestess of the Lord of Light giving a sermon to slaves in the street. [8], Shireen watches Jon Snow spar with new recruits in the courtyard of Castle Black. In the books, Melisandre is still insistent on burning a sacrifice of royal blood (to the point that before his death Jon fears that she might want to burn Maester Aemon, because he is a Targaryen and specifically the son of a ruling king). Shireen Baratheon Doesn't Die In The 'GoT' Books. A number of remedies have been proposed to treat greyscale, but none of them are proven effective. The look on his face when he saw her broke my heart. Link to post Share on other sites. The medicinal ointment applied by Samwell could just be meant to prevent infection from other bacteria or viruses. She was the Lady of Storm's End and Lady Paramount of the Stormlands following the Years of Consolidation under her cousin Queen Myrcella I Baratheon. It relates to Stannis and Selyse sex life. List of references to Game of Thrones in other media, Telltale video game navigation sub-portal, Miguel Sapochnik - co-showrunner/director, Members of House Baratheon of Dragonstone, The Life and Adventures of Elyo Grivas, First Sword of Braavos, Winter is Coming.net article on season 3 roles, https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Shireen_Baratheon?oldid=445539, Her inclusion in the TV series was uncertain; She appeared in the first season. For those of you who haven’t seen GoT, Grayscale is a disease in the Game of Thrones world that makes skin appear as if … From what little we've seen of her, she seems like a sweet girl who has been dealt a pretty crappy hand in life. Secluded is said to have contracted greyscale as an infant. Things get worse for Stannis and his army when Ramsay, along with twenty other Bolton soldiers, sneak in and destroy the food tents and kill some of the horses. 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