Death of Myrcella Baratheon
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Myrcella Baratheon dies of poison in the year 302, shortly after setting sail from Sunspear for King's Landing. Ellaria Sand kisses her goodbye with venom on her lips, avenging Oberyn Martell's death.
The killing tears open the fragile peace between House Lannister and House Martell. It is a fate that belongs only to the show: in the published books, Myrcella survives a different attempt on her life.
Death
Ellaria Sand never forgave Oberyn's death, and when Myrcella sails from Sunspear back to King's Landing, Ellaria sees her off at the dock with a kiss. Her lips are painted with poison, and the gesture seals the girl's fate without anyone else noticing.
Aboard the ship, Myrcella tells Jaime she has long known he is her real father, not Robert. The two share the moment before the poison takes hold; Jaime holds her as blood runs from her nose and she collapses.
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Funeral in King's Landing
The ship returns to King's Landing carrying Myrcella's body, and Jaime with it. One look at his face on the dock tells Cersei everything. Together they work out that Doran had no hand in it and that Ellaria and the Sand Snakes are to blame; Jaime writes demanding their heads, but before any answer comes they kill Doran and Trystane and take Dorne for themselves.
The vigil is held in the Great Sept of Baelor, with Jaime and Tommen keeping watch, while the High Sparrow refuses to let Cersei in, to her fury. Myrcella is buried in a golden gown — the shroud an old prophecy had promised each of Cersei's children.
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Participants
Sides
House Martell
- Martell
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Who was there
- Myrcella BaratheonPrincess of the Seven KingdomsAppears in Death, Funeral in King's Landing
- Ellaria SandAppears in Death, Funeral in King's Landing
- Jaime LannisterSerAppears in Death, Funeral in King's Landing
- Trystane MartellPrince of DorneAppears in Death, Funeral in King's Landing
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Others in the account
- Doran MartellAppears in Death, Funeral in King's Landing
- Cersei LannisterAppears in Funeral in King's Landing
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Books and show
Where they differ
| Show | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 302 AC | 302 AC |
| Place | Sunspear | Sunspear |
| Outcome | Ellaria Sand poisons her as they part at the harbour · she dies aboard ship, with Jaime Lannister there | Ellaria Arena la envenena al despedirse en el puerto · muere en el barco, con Jaime Lannister presente |
| On screen | Game of Thrones · T5E10 | — |
- Show only: Death, Funeral in King's Landing
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| Game of Thrones | Show | Death, Funeral in King's Landing |