War of the Kings
Renly Baratheon is one of the characters of the novels A Song Of Ice And Fire” and the series “Game Of Thrones”. Renly is the younger brother of King Robert Baratheon. He is a charming, courteous and very handsome man who is said to be the spitting image of his brother when he was younger. When King Robert is seriously injured and lies on his deathbed, Renly, sensing that the king’s accident was surely caused by his wife Cersei, decides to flee the city before it’s too late. As he is about to leave, he proposes to Ned Stark to join forces with him. Knowing that Joffrey, Robert’s heir, is in fact the fruit of incest between Cersei and her brother Jaime, they want to prevent him from coming to power at all costs. But Ned decides to follow tradition and send a letter to Stannis, Robert’s older brother and therefore the logical heir to the throne after his death. He will quickly regret his decision! Meanwhile, Renly has allied himself with the rich Tyrells by marrying their young daughter Margaery and decides to go to war with the Lannisters to take the throne. But Stannis thinks that the throne is his and when Renly refuses to give up pursuing him, he will have him assassinated with the help of the magic of the priestess of R’hllor Melisandre at the beginning of season 2.
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