Davos Seaworth

Davos Seaworth
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth
First appearance	Novel: A Clash of Kings (1998) Television: "The North Remembers" (2012)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones)
Information
Aliases	The Onion Knight Davos Shorthand
Gender	Male
Occupation	Smuggler (Previously) Knight Lord Hand of the King to Stannis I Baratheon (Previously)
Family	House Seaworth
Spouse(s)	Marya Seaworth
Children	Dale Seaworth Allard Seaworth Matthos Seaworth Maric Seaworth Devan Seaworth Stannis Seaworth Steffon Seaworth
Kingdom	The Stormlands

Davos Seaworth (a.k.a. "the Onion Knight") is a fictional character from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. He is a POV character in A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords and A Dance with Dragons, of 13 chapters, and a main character in the television adaptation Game of Thrones.

Davos, a smuggler at the time of Robert Baratheon's rebellion, brought onions to Storm's End, then under siege by Mace Tyrell and the Redwynes, to Stannis Baratheon and his men. As a reward for this service, Stannis had Davos knighted; as a punishment for years of illicit smuggling, however, Stannis personally "shortened" Davos' left hand, cutting the fingers off at the furthest joint. Davos later kept the remains in a pouch about his neck, and refers to them in the books as his "luck." Davos was given lands on Cape Wrath and has a Keep there. He is married and has seven sons.

Davos is loyal to Stannis, due to the life and opportunities that Stannis knighting him has presented to Davos and his family. However, he sometimes disagrees with Stannis's methods. Davos is a devout believer in the Seven, which puts him at odds with Melissandre and the Queen's Men, who worship R'hllor. Davos tries to always be honest to Stannis, speaking his mind instead of saying what Stannis wants to hear.

Due to Joffrey Baratheon's illegitimacy, Stannis names himself heir to his brother King Robert Baratheon. Davos supports him, though he dislikes Stannis converting to R'hllor under the red priestess Melisandre. Davos is sent to deliver letters declaring Queen Cersei's children were born of incest, so they cannot claim the Iron Throne. However Stannis receives little assistance.

Davos sails with Stannis to besiege Storm's End. Stannis' younger brother Renly has also declared himself king and tries to defeat Stannis, but is killed by a shadow birthed by Melisandre. The castellan of Storm's End, Ser Cortnay Penrose, refuses to surrender Storm's End. Davos advises attacking King's Landing before taking Storm's End, but Stannis fears that the stormlords will not follow him if he appears defeated. Davos brings Melisandre, about whom he already has misgivings, to the caverns underneath Storm's End, where she births a "shadow" that kills Penrose and allows Stannis to claim Edric Storm, his illegitimate nephew via Robert.

Davos is given command of a ship at the Battle of the Blackwater, though he disagrees with their commander, Stannis' brother-in-law Ser Imry Florent. Tyrion Lannister uses wildfire to destroy most of the Baratheon fleet and a chain to trap most of the fleet. Davos' four oldest sons are killed by the wildfire. Davos is washed ashore on the Spears of the Merling King, losing his "luck", but is recovered by Stannis' men.