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| Character_name = Barba Bracken [[File:Bracken_sigil_coat.png‎|50px|left]] [[File:Bracken_sigil_coat.png‎|50px|right]]
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| image_caption = Barba Bracken, as depicted by Magali Villeneuve in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.
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| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
 
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| Issue = [[Aegor Rivers]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|155}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Barba Bracken|Barba Bracken]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|155}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Barba Bracken|Barba Bracken]] calculation.''</ref>
 
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| Books = ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Barba Bracken''' was a member of [[House Bracken]]. She was a companion of the princesses in the [[Maidenvault]] and became [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s fifth mistress.
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Lady '''Barba Bracken''' was a member of [[House Bracken]] during the reigns of [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]], and [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. She was the fifth of Aegon the Unworthy's mistresses.
  
==Appearance==
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==Appearance and Character==
Barba was buxom{{Ref|ADWD|48}} and had dark hair.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegor Rivers}} The [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] claim she was not as beautiful as [[Melissa Blackwood]].{{Ref|ADWD|48}}
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Barba was buxom{{Ref|ADWD|48}} and had dark hair.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} She was vivacious, but not that modest.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} The [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] claim Barba was not as beautiful as [[Melissa Blackwood]].{{Ref|ADWD|48}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
On the death of King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] and the ascension of King [[Viserys II Targaryen]] in {{date|171}}, the princesses and their companions were once again allowed male companionship. Aegon became entranced with sixteen-year-old Barba.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon IV}}
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When the Princesses [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]], and [[Elaena Targaryen]] were confined to the [[Maidenvault]] in the [[Red Keep]], they were accompanied only by maidens who had been sent to court by lords and knights who wanted to gain favor with King [[Baelor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} Near the end of Baelor's reign, one of these maidens was Barba Bracken, daughter to [[Lord Bracken]] of [[Stone Hedge]]. When King Baelor I died in {{Date|171}}, King [[Viserys II Targaryen]] released the princesses from their confinement, and sixteen-year-old Barba met Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], who became entranced with her.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
  
On his own ascent in {{date|172}}, Aegon named her father, [[Lord Bracken]], as his [[Hand of the King|Hand]] and openly took Barba for his mistress. She bore him a bastard only a fortnight before Queen [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]] delivered twins, a stillborn boy and a girl [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]]. With the queen lingering near death, the Hand talked openly of wedding his daughter to the king. After the queen’s recovery, the scandal proved Barba’s undoing, as young Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] and his uncle, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], forced Aegon to send her and the bastard away.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon IV}}
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When King Viserys II died in {{Date|172}}, Prince Aegon ascended the throne as King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], named [[Lord Bracken|Barba's father]] his [[Hand of the King]], and openly took Barba as his mistress. Barba gave birth to a [[bastard]] son of Aegon, [[Aegor Rivers]], only a fortnight before Queen [[Naerys Targaryen]] nearly died in childbirth. With Naerys lingering near death, Barba's father began to speak openly of Barba marrying King Aegon IV. However, Queen Naerys recovered, and talk about Barba marrying the king became a scandal. Princes [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]] and [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]] forced King Aegon to send both Barba and her bastard son away from court. They returned to [[Stone Hedge]], where Barba raised her son Aegor.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
  
One day, when Aegon was visiting [[Stone Hedge]], he went out hunting, and saw the hills known as the [[Teats|Mother's Teats]]. Aegon named them Barba's Teats for his mistress. While Barba was buxom, [[Melissa Blackwood]] was slender in shape. Barba, after Melissa had replaced her, was once heard to have said that Melissa was as flat as a boy. When word got back to King Aegon, he renamed the hills from Barba's Teats to Missy's Teats to honor his newer mistress.{{ref|ADWD|48}}
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After Barba, King Aegon IV took [[Melissa Blackwood]] as his mistress. In response, Barba and her father began grooming Barba's younger sister, [[Bethany Bracken|Bethany]], to replace Melissa, which eventually worked in {{Date|177}}. However, in {{Date|178}} Bethany was caught abed with the handsome [[knight]] of the  [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Terrence Toyne]], and both Bethany and Lord Bracken were executed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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===Barba's Teats===
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In {{Date|172}}, King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] was visiting Stone Hedge when he saw the hills called the [[Teats|Mother's Teats]], and renamed them Barba's Teats on account of their resemblance to his buxom mistress's breasts. After Barba was sent from court, Aegon took a new mistress, [[Melissa Blackwood|Melissa "Missy" Blackwood]]; Missy was slender, and Barba was heard to say that she was flat as a boy. When Aegon heard how Barba had disparaged his mistress, he renamed the hills Missy's Teats,{{Ref|ADWD|48}} and granted them to [[House Blackwood]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} The Blackwoods still call the hills Missy's Teats, and the Brackens still call them Barba's Teats.{{Ref|ADWD|48}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[Hoster Blackwood]] tells Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] why the [[House Bracken|Brackens]] and [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] call the [[Teats]] by different names.{{Ref|ADWD|48}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
Barba's younger sister, [[Bethany Bracken]] also became one of King Aegon IV mistresses. Barba bore the king one bastard: [[Aegor Rivers|Aegor "Bittersteel" Rivers]].
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==References and Notes==
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|[[Teats|Missy's Teats]], the [[House Blackwood|Blackwoods]] call them, but they were Barba's first.{{Ref|ADWD|48}}|[[Jonos Bracken]]}}
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==References==
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Revision as of 00:48, 5 July 2019

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Barba Bracken
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Barba Bracken, as depicted by Magali Villeneuve in The World of Ice & Fire.

Title Lady
Allegiance House Bracken
Culture Rivermen
Born 155 AC[1]
Issue Aegor Rivers
Books

Lady Barba Bracken was a member of House Bracken during the reigns of Baelor I, Viserys II, and Aegon IV Targaryen. She was the fifth of Aegon the Unworthy's mistresses.

Appearance and Character

Barba was buxom[2] and had dark hair.[3] She was vivacious, but not that modest.[3] The Blackwoods claim Barba was not as beautiful as Melissa Blackwood.[2]

History

When the Princesses Daena, Rhaena, and Elaena Targaryen were confined to the Maidenvault in the Red Keep, they were accompanied only by maidens who had been sent to court by lords and knights who wanted to gain favor with King Baelor I Targaryen.[4] Near the end of Baelor's reign, one of these maidens was Barba Bracken, daughter to Lord Bracken of Stone Hedge. When King Baelor I died in 171 AC, King Viserys II Targaryen released the princesses from their confinement, and sixteen-year-old Barba met Prince Aegon Targaryen, who became entranced with her.[3]

When King Viserys II died in 172 AC, Prince Aegon ascended the throne as King Aegon IV Targaryen, named Barba's father his Hand of the King, and openly took Barba as his mistress. Barba gave birth to a bastard son of Aegon, Aegor Rivers, only a fortnight before Queen Naerys Targaryen nearly died in childbirth. With Naerys lingering near death, Barba's father began to speak openly of Barba marrying King Aegon IV. However, Queen Naerys recovered, and talk about Barba marrying the king became a scandal. Princes Aemon and Daeron Targaryen forced King Aegon to send both Barba and her bastard son away from court. They returned to Stone Hedge, where Barba raised her son Aegor.[3]

After Barba, King Aegon IV took Melissa Blackwood as his mistress. In response, Barba and her father began grooming Barba's younger sister, Bethany, to replace Melissa, which eventually worked in 177 AC. However, in 178 AC Bethany was caught abed with the handsome knight of the Kingsguard, Ser Terrence Toyne, and both Bethany and Lord Bracken were executed.[3]

Barba's Teats

In 172 AC, King Aegon IV Targaryen was visiting Stone Hedge when he saw the hills called the Mother's Teats, and renamed them Barba's Teats on account of their resemblance to his buxom mistress's breasts. After Barba was sent from court, Aegon took a new mistress, Melissa "Missy" Blackwood; Missy was slender, and Barba was heard to say that she was flat as a boy. When Aegon heard how Barba had disparaged his mistress, he renamed the hills Missy's Teats,[2] and granted them to House Blackwood.[3] The Blackwoods still call the hills Missy's Teats, and the Brackens still call them Barba's Teats.[2]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Hoster Blackwood tells Ser Jaime Lannister why the Brackens and Blackwoods call the Teats by different names.[2]

Family

 
 
Lord
Bracken
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barba
 
Aegon IV
Targaryen
 
Bethany
 
Lord
Bracken
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aegor
Rivers
 
Calla
Blackfyre
 
 
 
Eldest son
 
Otho
 
 


Quotes

Missy's Teats, the Blackwoods call them, but they were Barba's first.[2]

References

  1. See the Barba Bracken calculation.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I.