Who are the Five kings in GOT-War of Five Kings?
I just finished watching season three of Game of Thrones. In this season, many characters are seen referring to the ongoing war as the war of five kings. I haven't read any of the books, only watched the TV series. As per the TV series these kings IMO are:
- King Joffrey who take over iron throne after his father King Robert Baratheon
- King Robb Stark - King of the North
- King Stannis Baratheon
I failed to determine who the other two kings are. Who are they and what are their claims?
Best Answer
The War of 5 Kings is a reference to the power struggle for Iron Throne of Westeros (Seven Kingdoms), after the death of Robert Baratheon.
The five kings referred to are:
- Joffrey Baratheon
- Balon Greyjoy (He establishes independent kingdom - Iron Islands)
- Robb Stark (He is proclaimed king of the North, after death of his father)
- Stannis Baratheon
- Renly Baratheon (Renly also stakes a claim for the throne after winning support from Baratheon Bannermen)
Here is a snippet from the Wiki page for the novel series
The main story chronicles a power struggle for the Iron Throne of Westeros after King Robert's death in the first book, A Game of Thrones. King Robert's son Joffrey immediately claims the throne with the support of his mother's powerful, immensely wealthy Lannister family. When Lord Eddard Stark, King Robert's "Hand" (chief advisor) finds out Joffrey and his siblings were not sired by Robert, Robert's brothers Stannis and Renly individually lay claim to the throne. Meanwhile, several regions of Westeros seek to return to self-rule: Eddard Stark's eldest son Robb is proclaimed King in the North, while Balon Greyjoy re-establishes an independent Kingdom in his region, the Iron Islands. This so-called War of the Five Kings is in full progress by the middle of the second book, A Clash of Kings, with more people gradually joining the struggle for power.
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Who won the war of 5 Kings?
None of the five kings seemed to notice they were at war with Stannis, though, and that was everyone's undoing. While he was crooked and heartless, Tywin was smart and obviously, the ultimate winner of the war, until Tyrion fixed the error with a crossbow.Why is it called the War of 5 Kings?
The War of 5 Kings is a reference to the power struggle for Iron Throne of Westeros (Seven Kingdoms), after the death of Robert Baratheon.Did Stannis win the War of the Five Kings?
Stannis is the only survivor, but he hasn't exactly "won" the war, because he doesn't reign. Robb didn't win because he and his mother were betrayed and murdered, leading to the Bolton's takeover of the north. Balon didn't win because he died, but another has taken his place.Who is the rightful king of 7 kingdoms?
King Robert I Baratheon, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, is succeeded by his son, Joffrey I Baratheon, after being mortally wounded by a boar. Joffrey's mother, Cersei Lannister, serves as Queen Regent. At Highgarden, Robert's youngest brother, Renly Baratheon, is declared king with the support of House Tyrell.Game of Thrones - The War of the Five Kings
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Answer 2
I would like to offer a counter-argument to the existing answers. In-universe the Maesters like to quibble that it was not "The War of Five Kings" because Renly was already dead when Balon made his claim.
HOWEVER, let us take an out-of-universe clue...
In the appendix for A Clash of Kings the first section in titled "The Kings and Their Courts" and are listed as follows:
- The King of the Iron Throne
- The King in the Narrow Sea
- The King in Highgarden
- The King in the North
- The Queen Across the Water
This would translate to:
- Joffrey Baratheon
- Stannis Baratheon
- Renly Baratheon
- Robb Stark
- Daenerys Targaryen
So my answer is that those are the original participants of the War of Five Kings. Later you can swap Balon for Renly and still have five active participants until the Red Wedding...
Feel free to quibble that one is a queen! GRRM felt it was worthy of calling out Daenerys specifically in the appendix...
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