Tommen Baratheon

Tommen Baratheon
A Song of Ice and Fire character
File:Tommen Baratheon-Dean-Charles Chapman.jpg Dean-Charles Chapman as Tommen Baratheon
First appearance	Novel: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Dean-Charles Chapman (season 4-present) Callum Wharry (season 1-2) Game of Thrones
Information
Title	King of the Andals and the First Men Lord of the Seven Kingdoms Protector of the Realm Regent
Family	House Lannister
Spouse(s)	Margaery Tyrell
Relatives	Jaime Lannister (father) Cersei Lannister (mother) Joffrey Baratheon (brother) Myrcella Baratheon (sister)
Kingdom	The Crownlands

Tommen Baratheon, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Tommen Baratheon is the youngest son of Cersei Lannister from the fictional kingdom of Westeros. He subsequently appeared in Martin's A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000), A Feast for Crows (2005) and A Dance with Dragons (2011).

Tommen Baratheon is portrayed by Callum Wharry and Dean-Charles Chapman in the HBO television adaptation.

Character description

Prince Tommen Baratheon is the younger brother of Prince Joffrey and Princess Myrcella and is second in line for the throne. Tommen is Queen Cersei Lannister's youngest child and, like his siblings, he is also the son of Cersei's brother Jaime Lannister, but he is unaware of this, as he believes Robert Baratheon to be his father. Tommen is described as plump, sweet, and weak-willed, though he tries hard. He loves his kittens, and is kind hearted.

Tommen is seven years old at the beginning of A Game of Thrones (1996). He is the youngest child of Cersei Lannister.

Overview

Tommen Baratheon is not a point of view character in the novels, so his actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other people, such as his mother, Cersei Lannister, his uncle Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark. Tommen is mostly a background character in the novels.

Storylines

Coat of arms of House Baratheon

In the books

After King Joffrey's death in A Storm of Swords, Tommen is crowned and marries Joffrey's young widow, Margaery Tyrell. Tommen is a submissive child and, as a result, does everything that is asked of him. Thus, Cersei uses him to rule as she likes, though Margaery manipulates him into resisting his mother.

In the show

Tommen Baratheon is the prince presented as the youngest son of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister. Like is older siblings Joffrey and Myrcella his actual father is his uncle Ser Jaime Lannister. Like his sister he is good-natured and passive in contrast to his brother Joffrey and is fond of his uncle Tyrion. In Season 2 when Myrcella was shipped of to Dorne as part of a marriage alliance with the Lannisters, Tommen wept when his sister left for which Joffrey chastise him for it. During the battle of the black water, he sat with Cersei as she prepares to give him night shade drops for a quick painless death rather than brutality, until Tywin announced that they won the battle. In Season 4 he is presented at Joffrey and Margaerys Wedding, he also attended Joffrey funeral for which Tywin proceeds to tell Tommen about the duties of a king's marriage, ignoring Cersei's angry glares. Margaery later visits Tommen one night where he reveals his pet cat Ser Pounce, and the fact that he and Joffrey didn't get along. This causes him and Margaery to bond over their mutual relief that they are free of him. Tommen agrees that he'd like Margaery to visit him again. Margaery departs, but not before giving a kiss on the forehead. A ceremony is held in the Red Keep where the high septon officially crowns Tommen as king. At Tyrion's trial Tommen excuses himself from the trial possibly on 'Tywin's advice'. In Season 5 during the wake of his deceased grandfather, Tommen is approached by Margaery, who shares a few close words with him and holds his hand briefly. All of this is observed by Cersei from afar. Tommen and Margaery later marry and consummate that same night, whereupon Margaery begins to manipulate Tommen into trying to send Cersei home. When he does, Cersei immediately begins scheming to get rid of the Tyrells. After Loras Tyrell is arrested for his homosexuality, Tommen furiously confronts Cersei and demands Loras's release, and tries to speak with the High Septon, though he is impeded by the Faith Militant and refuses to allow bloodshed in front of the Great Sept of Baelor. When Margaery is arrested for falsely denying knowledge of Loras and Renly's homosexual relationship, Tommen considers attacking the Sept to free his wife and brother-in-law, but Cersei persuades him to stand down, and when Cersei herself is arrested, Tommen falls into a depression and goes on a hunger strike, refusing to see anyone.

Family tree of House Lannister

• See: Extended family tree of House Lannister

TV adaptation

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Callum Wharry as Tommen in the second season.

In January 2007 HBO secured the rights to adapt Martin's series for television. Years later young actor Callum Wharry portrayed Tommen in the first and second season and was then recast with Dean-Charles Chapman for the fourth season onwards in the television adaptation of the novels.