![]() ![]() Though by now, Stannis would have also recaptured Deepwood Motte, one of the last holdouts of the Ironborn in The North. ![]() He still intends to march on Winterfell but he's also still dealing with replenishing supplies and men and being caught in a wicked snowstorm. ![]() The Boltons slaughter Stannis' army, effectively ending his quest for the throne, let alone reclaiming Winterfell.Īs for where Stannis is in the novels, he's basically been in a holding pattern for much of A Dance With Dragons (the fifth and most recently published novel). We don't see any of the battle, mostly because HBO used that budget for week eight's " Hardhome", but also because there isn't much of a battle. The plot threads in The North have moved at an accelerated rate compared with the rest of Westeros, and no where is that more clear than with the battle between Stannis' army and the Boltons wrapping up in a matter of minutes. Completely alone and losing allies fast, the ever-determined Stannis marches on Winterfell with his remaining troops. With Shireen dead, his wife Selyse takes her own life, leaving Stannis without his family (which he had presumably at one point cared for) and without any purpose beyond claiming the Iron Throne.īut there's only more for Stannis to lose as almost half his army deserts in the night and Melissandre, now questioning her visions, also abandons her King. It was a shocking moment for all, but for book readers it implied Stannis' crusade wasn't as righteous as we had hoped. Last week's episode turned Stannis Baratheon into audiences' most hated character when he callously burned his only daughter at the stake. ![]()
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