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Aliases
  • The Maid of Tarth
  • Brienne the Beauty
  • Brienne the Blue
Title Dame
Allegiances
Books
Brienne depiction by Amoka©

Brienne Tarth is the only daughter and heiress of Lord Selwyn Tarth of Evenfall Hall; she had three siblings, none of whom survived childhood. She is also known as the Maid of Tarth, but her most common and neutral nickname is Brienne of Tarth, as she is both from the House and island of Tarth.

Character and Appearance

Brienne is Larger and stronger than most men, Brienne is a skilled warrior and longs to be a knight. She has an awkward personality, but is also honest and stubborn. She holds a naïvely idealized notion of knighthood, despite the insults she receives from many knights, who call her Brienne the Beauty to mock her ugliness.

Brienne is abnormally large and strong for a woman, and exceeds most men in size. She has large, very blue eyes that appear trusting and guileless, but they are her only attractive feature. She is extremely broad-shouldered, but has virtually no bust. Her face is broad and coarse, with a nose that has been broken several times. Her mouth is too wide, with prominent and crooked teeth and lips so plump they seem swollen. Her hair is the color of dirty straw and her face is mottled with freckles.[1]

When asked about her height Martin commented:

Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Just off the top of my head, I would say Brienne is taller than Renly and Jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of Gregor Clegane, who is the true giant in the series. Shorter than Hodor and the Greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the Hound, maybe roughly the same height as Robert.[2]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Brienne wins a position in the Rainbow Guard of Renly Baratheon, with whom she is infatuated.[3] In Renly's camp, Brienne is continuously mocked. Some of the young knights wager on who will be the first to get her maidenhead, until Lord Randyll Tarly puts an end to it and warns Brienne of their cruel teasing.[4]

She is present when Renly is murdered, and is falsely accused of the crime.[5][1][4] She flees with and enters the service of Catelyn Stark. At the Tully castle of Riverrun, Catelyn orders Brienne to escort the imprisoned Jaime Lannister to King's Landing, hoping to exchange him for Catelyn's captive daughters.[6]

A Storm of Swords

She and Jaime are captured by the Brave Companions. During their captivity, the two develop a grudging respect for each other.[7] After Catelyn's death, Jaime entrusts Brienne with the Valyrian steel longsword given to him by his father, Tywin, naming it Oathkeeper. He sends her out to seek the vanished Sansa Stark.[8]

A Feast for Crows

Looking for Sansa, Brienne wanders the Riverlands, where she crosses paths with members of the disbanded Brave Companions. Using Oathkeeper, Brienne manages to kill Pyg, Shagwell and Timeon at the Whispers.[9] At a crossroads near the Trident, Brienne fights another group of Brave Companions led by Rorge, who has been masquerading as Sandor Clegane and ravaging the Saltpans. Brienne kills Rorge, but is grievously wounded by Biter.[10] After Gendry rescues her from Biter, he and the remaining Brotherhood Without Banners take her captive. The undead Catelyn Stark, now leading the Brotherhood as Lady Stoneheart, does not believe Brienne's tale of her search for Sansa, and orders her to kill Jaime or face execution. Brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang. She shouts a single unknown word as they are about to hang her.[11]

A Dance with Dragons

Brienne appears briefly at Pennytree when Jaime camps there, so whatever word she shouted appears to have stopped the Brotherhood from hanging her. She asks Jaime to help her save Sansa Stark from The Hound, claiming they are a day's ride away. She tells Jaime, however, that he must go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa.[12] The scenario she describes, however, seems unlikely to be real, as Sansa was last seen by readers in the Vale and the Hound is apparently dead.[11]

Family tree

 
 
 
 
Selwyn
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
Endrew
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Galladon
 
Arianne
 
Alysanne
 
Brienne
 


There is widespread speculation that Brienne descends from Ser Duncan the Tall. A shield bearing his personal arms was in the armory at Evenfall Hall, and Brienne later used these arms when she was traveling in the Riverlands.[13] Though Martin confirmed that a descendant of Dunk appeared in the books he did not give a name.[14][15] See Brienne of Tarth/Theories

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
  2. The Citadel. "Brienne of Tarth." (January 31, 2001) So Spake Martin
  3. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn II.
  4. 4.0 4.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III.
  5. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 33, Catelyn IV.
  6. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
  7. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
  8. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
  9. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
  10. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 36, Cersei VIII.
  11. 11.0 11.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
  12. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
  13. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
  14. Summary of the Dayton signing tour with question and answers on the So Spoke Martin section of Website Westeros.
  15. Summary of the Mysterious Galaxy Signing in San Diego, California on the So Spake Martin section of website Westeros.

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