Who killed Stannis Baratheon?

Stannis' forces were routed by House Bolton's, and Stannis sat wounded against a tree, allowing Brienne of Tarth to execute him, avenging Renly Baratheon.
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Who killed Stannis Baratheon brother?

Renly's Death

After Renly removes his crown and breastplate before a mirror and gives them to Brienne, the shadow born from Melisandre materialized behind Renly, quickly stabs him through the back with one of its talons.
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What happens to Stannis Baratheon?

In the final episode of the HBO series' fifth season, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) was killed by Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) who was fulfilling her sworn oath of avenging the death of his brother, Renly.
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Who killed King Baratheon?

While Septa Unella is at her mercy, Cersei confesses that she did indeed kill Robert, a sin that Cersei had previously been accused of while in custody of the Faith Militant.
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What did Melisandre give birth?

After the failed parley between Stannis and Renly, Melisandre is revealed to be pregnant. She gives birth to a shadow in a cave close to Renly's encampment while Davos watches in horror. The creature infiltrates Renly's camp and kills him in front of Catelyn and Brienne.
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Death Scene of King Stannis Baratheon



Why did Melisandre take off her necklace?

The necklace was meant to hide Melisandre's age while also prolonging her life through magic. Without it, her identity as an old woman should have been revealed. Van Houten has stated that the Game of Thrones season 4 episode which featured her character without the necklace was a blunder which turned into a plot hole.
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Was Melisandre a White Walker?

As a fire wight, Melisandre would also be naturally opposed to the ice-based White Walkers, a purpose to which Beric is also now dedicated. A conflict between fire and ice wights would fit into the title of Martin's series, as well.
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Who killed Joffrey Lannister?

At the conclusion of the dinner, however, Joffrey dies from poisoned wine. Tyrion is falsely accused and arrested by Cersei in A Storm of Swords (2000) but it is later revealed that Lady Olenna Tyrell and Lord Petyr Baelish were the true perpetrators.
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Is Joffrey inbred?

His sole biological grandparents, Tywin and Joanna Lannister, were also first cousins. He has two younger siblings, Myrcella and Tommen Baratheon, who are also a product of incest between Jaime and Cersei (despite this, only Joffrey himself shows any psychopathic traits, presumably as a result of his inbred origins).
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Who killed Lyanna Stark?

In reality, Lyanna's death was due to complications after giving birth to her son with Rhaegar. Her death was witnessed by Ned, two handmaidens and possibly Howland Reed.
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Why is Stannis killed?

Stannis' forces were routed by House Bolton's, and Stannis sat wounded against a tree, allowing Brienne of Tarth to execute him, avenging Renly Baratheon.
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Why does Melisandre abandon Stannis?

Though Melisandre demanded Stannis's loyalty to herself and the lord of light, she never returned that loyalty, as men, to her, were nothing more than tools in a fierce game. After sleeping with and serving Stannis, Melisandre left for the Riverlands where she found and slept with Gendry.
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Who killed Ramsay Bolton?

Ramsay is killed by Sansa in Season 6, but sadly, Ramsay was a sign of things to come. As soon as he exited the stage, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss brought in another heavy, who is clearly meant to bring the same level of brutality and savagery.
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What happened to Stannis wife?

Consumed by grief for allowing her daughter to die, Selyse shortly thereafter hangs herself in a copse of trees near the Baratheon camp. Stannis is shaken when his scouts discover her body, and Melisandre in turn flees the scene.
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Who is the one true king in Game of Thrones?

Game of Thrones Finally Acknowledges The One True King Stannis Baratheon.
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Does Sansa marry Ramsay?

This tension reached a cultural nadir in the middle of the show's fifth season, with the episode “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.” In that hour's conclusion, Sansa Stark is married to the psychopathic Ramsay Bolton, who proceeds to conjugate their new union by raping and assaulting her, and forcing Sansa's surrogate brother ...
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Why do first cousins share 12.5 DNA?

The Aunt inherits half of the Grandma's DNA. So Grandchild and Aunt share 12.5% of DNA from Grandma. And if you go down one more generation, Cousin shares 50% of his DNA with Aunt, so first cousins (Grandchild and Cousin) share 6.25% DNA from Grandma.
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Why did Targaryens marry each other?

The members of House Targaryen, like their ancestors of the Valyrian Freehold, often married brother to sister to keep their bloodline pure, in order to control the dragons and keep their Valyrian legacy.
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Who kills Tyrion Lannister?

For her part, Dany is none too pleased with Tyrion for committing treason by freeing Jaime and trying to help him and Cersei escape and sentences him to death by dragon fire.
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Who kills Cersei?

She and brother-lover Jaime Lannister were crushed by falling bricks in the crumbling Red Keep during the dragon queen's fiery siege, and younger brother Tyrion Lannister found their bodies amidst debris in the final episode, thus confirming their deaths.
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Who killed Cersei son?

Most of the deaths on Game of Thrones involved one person killing another, but there were a couple exceptions. One of the most memorable came at the end of season 6, when Cersei Lannister blew up the Sept of Baelor and so horrified her son, King Tommen Baratheon, that he jumped out the Red Keep window to his death.
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Is Melisandre evil or good?

In his eyes, Melisandre is an evil zealot who is purposefully trying to ruin everything for everyone. He decides that he is the only one who can stop this insanity, so Cressen devises a plan to poison her wine.
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Why is Melisandre so old?

What is more clear than her age is that Melisandre is essentially immortal thanks to the Lord of Light. While she was a slave as a child, so was a regular human at one point, she was seemingly granted extended life for as long as it took to fulfil her purpose.
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How did Melisandre know you know nothing Jon Snow?

"You know nothing Jon Snow" she whispered. This may be a stupid question but how would she know this? She can't read minds. The obvious answer(not a good bet) is that she saw Jon/Ygritte in her flames.
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