| Masha Heddle | |
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.jpg) Masha Heddle by Tommy Patterson for A Game of Thrones comic | |
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| Allegiance | Heddle family |
| Culture | Riverlands |
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298 AC Crossroads inn |
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| Played by | Susie Kelly |
| TV series | Game of Thrones: Season 1 |
Masha Heddle is the innkeeper of the crossroads inn in the riverlands.
In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, Masha is portrayed by Susie Kelly.[1]
Appearance and Character
Masha is a fat and kind middle-aged woman. Her teeth have turned blood-red due to her fondness of chewing sourleaf. She also enjoys honey cakes.[2][3]
History
Masha let Septon Meribald sleep beside the hearth when she did not have room for him, and gave him food when he left the inn. At some point, Masha told him the history of the inn.[3]
When Catelyn Tully was a child, Masha was kind to her, and gave her and other children sweet cakes.[2]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Upon her arrival at the crossroads inn, Catelyn Stark remembers that when she was a child, Masha always had a smile and a sweet cake for the children.[2]
Masha does not want to get involved when Catelyn arrests Tyrion Lannister, so she lets Catelyn take him.[2]
When the Lannisters invade the riverlands, Tyrion's father, Lord Tywin Lannister, hangs Masha on a gibbet in the inn's yard as punishment. Tyrion sees her body when he arrives at the inn to meet with his father. Ravens have eaten her lips and eyes and most of her cheeks, baring her stained red teeth in a hideous smile.[4]
A Storm of Swords
Masha's nephew reopens the inn, bringing in whores to attract customers.[3]
When she arrives at the inn with Sandor Clegane, Arya Stark sees a woman's bones hanging on a gibbet outside the inn.[5]
A Feast for Crows
According to Septon Meribald, Masha's nephew was killed by an unnamed lord.[3] According to Timeon, the innkeep was killed by Rorge, formerly of the Brave Companions, after being questioned.[6] Either way, his daughters, Masha's great-nieces Willow and Jeyne, manage the inn, and become associates of the brotherhood without banners.[3]
Quotes
Masha: Don’t kill him here!
Tyrion: Don't kill him anywhere.[7]—Masha and Tyrion Lannister
—Tyrion Lannister, on seeing Masha's corpse hanging from the gibbet
Family
External links
- Masha Heddle on the Game of Thrones Wiki.
References
- ↑ Game of Thrones, Season 1, Episode 4: "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 28, Catelyn V.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 37, Brienne VII.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 74, Arya XIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 20, Brienne IV.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 31, Tyrion IV.