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| Character_name         = [[File:House_Blackwood.png|50px|left]] Melissa Blackwood [[File:House_Blackwood.png|50px|right]]
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| Character_name = [[File:House Blackwood.svg|50px|left]] Melissa Blackwood [[File:House Blackwood.svg|50px|right]]
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| image_caption = Melissa Blackwood, by Magali Villeneuve, as depicted in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
 
| Alias = Missy
 
| Alias = Missy
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| Title = Lady
 
| Allegiance = [[House Blackwood]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Blackwood]]
 
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| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
 
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| Issue = [[Mya Rivers]]<br>[[Gwenys Rivers]]<br>[[Brynden Rivers]]
 
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| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|156}} and {{Date|160}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Melissa Blackwood|Melissa Blackwood]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|156}} and {{Date|160}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Melissa Blackwood|Melissa Blackwood]] calculation.''</ref>
 
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
 
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Lady '''Melissa Blackwood''',{{ref|ADWD|48}}{{ref|awoiaf| Brynden Rivers}} nicknamed '''Missy''',{{ref|ADWD|48}} was a member of [[House Blackwood]] during the reign of [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. She was King Aegon IV's sixth mistress.
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Lady '''Melissa Blackwood''', nicknamed '''Missy''', was a member of [[House Blackwood]] during the reign of [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. She was the sixth of Aegon's nine mistresses, and the best loved of them.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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==Appearance and Character==
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Melissa was slender of frame, and pretty.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{Ref|ADWD|48}}
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She had a kind heart, was generous and modest,{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} and was well loved.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Both younger and prettier than Lady [[Barba Bracken|Barba]] (albeit far less buxom), as well as more modest, Missy had a kind heart and generous nature that led even Queen [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]], the [[Dragonknight]] and Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] to befriend her.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon IV}}
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Melissa became the sixth mistress of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] early in the King's reign, in {{Date|172}}, replacing Lady [[Barba Bracken]], who had been sent from court in disgrace. Even though she was Aegon's mistress, Melissa's kind heart and generosity led her to be befriended by Aegon's sister-wife Queen [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]], her brother Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], and her son Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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Melissa was slender of frame, but Barba had been buxom. When Barba was heard to joke that Melissa was flat as a boy, King Aegon, who previously had renamed the hills known as the [[Mother's Teats]] after Barba ("Barba's Teats"), named the mountains for Melissa instead and granted them to House Blackwood.{{Ref|ADWD|48}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Members of [[House Bracken]] still refer to the hills as "Barba's Teats", while members of [[House Blackwood]] still call them "Missy's Teats".{{Ref|ADWD|48}}
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Melissa was King Aegon's mistress for five years, during which she gave birth to three children: two daughters, [[Mya Rivers|Mya]] and [[Gwenys Rivers|Gwenys]], and a son, [[Brynden Rivers]]. Brynden would later be able to maintain close relations at court, due to the fact that his mother had been well loved during her time there, even after her dismissal.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
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[[Lord Bracken]], with the help of his daughter Barba, groomed his younger daughter Lady [[Bethany Bracken|Bethany]] to replace Melissa. In {{Date|177}}, King Aegon visited [[Stone Hedge]] to see his [[bastard]] son by Barba, [[Aegor Rivers]], and Bethany caught his eye and returned with him to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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A statue of Melissa can be found in the [[godswood]] of [[Raventree Hall]], the seat of [[House Blackwood]].{{Ref|ADWD|48}}
  
The [[godswood]] of [[Raventree Hall]] contains a statue of Lady Melissa, whom [[Hoster Blackwood]] claims was much more beautiful than Barba Bracken. While Barba was buxom, Melissa had a slender frame. When Barba joked that Melissa was flat as a board, Aegon had the [[Teats]] renamed from Barba's Teats to Missy's Teats to honor his new mistress.{{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]] that the [[godswood]] of [[Raventree Hall]] contains a statue of Lady Melissa, whom Hoster claims was much more beautiful than [[Barba Bracken]]. Hoster also tells Jaime the story of why the Brackens and Blackwoods call the [[Teats]] different names.{{ref|ADWD|48}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
During the five years of her "reign," Missy bore the king three bastards, [[Mya Rivers]], [[Gwenys Rivers]] and [[Brynden Rivers|Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers]].{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon IV}}
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{{Targaryen Bastards Melissa}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==Referencess==
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[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Blackwood, Melissa]]
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Revision as of 15:40, 18 August 2019

House Blackwood.svg
Melissa Blackwood
House Blackwood.svg
Melissa Blackwood.jpg
Melissa Blackwood, by Magali Villeneuve, as depicted in The World of Ice & Fire

Alias Missy
Title Lady
Allegiance House Blackwood
Culture Rivermen
Born or between 156 AC and 160 AC[1]
Issue
Books

Lady Melissa Blackwood, nicknamed Missy, was a member of House Blackwood during the reign of Aegon IV Targaryen. She was the sixth of Aegon's nine mistresses, and the best loved of them.[2]

Appearance and Character

Melissa was slender of frame, and pretty.[2][3]

She had a kind heart, was generous and modest,[2] and was well loved.[4]

History

Melissa became the sixth mistress of King Aegon IV Targaryen early in the King's reign, in 172 AC, replacing Lady Barba Bracken, who had been sent from court in disgrace. Even though she was Aegon's mistress, Melissa's kind heart and generosity led her to be befriended by Aegon's sister-wife Queen Naerys, her brother Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, and her son Prince Daeron.[2]

Melissa was slender of frame, but Barba had been buxom. When Barba was heard to joke that Melissa was flat as a boy, King Aegon, who previously had renamed the hills known as the Mother's Teats after Barba ("Barba's Teats"), named the mountains for Melissa instead and granted them to House Blackwood.[3][2] Members of House Bracken still refer to the hills as "Barba's Teats", while members of House Blackwood still call them "Missy's Teats".[3]

Melissa was King Aegon's mistress for five years, during which she gave birth to three children: two daughters, Mya and Gwenys, and a son, Brynden Rivers. Brynden would later be able to maintain close relations at court, due to the fact that his mother had been well loved during her time there, even after her dismissal.[4]

Lord Bracken, with the help of his daughter Barba, groomed his younger daughter Lady Bethany to replace Melissa. In 177 AC, King Aegon visited Stone Hedge to see his bastard son by Barba, Aegor Rivers, and Bethany caught his eye and returned with him to King's Landing.[2]

A statue of Melissa can be found in the godswood of Raventree Hall, the seat of House Blackwood.[3]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Hoster Blackwood tells Ser Jaime Lannister that the godswood of Raventree Hall contains a statue of Lady Melissa, whom Hoster claims was much more beautiful than Barba Bracken. Hoster also tells Jaime the story of why the Brackens and Blackwoods call the Teats different names.[3]

Family

 
 
 
Aegon IV
Targaryen
 
Melissa
Blackwood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mya
Rivers
 
Gwenys
Rivers
 
Brynden
Rivers
 


Referencess

  1. See the Melissa Blackwood calculation.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 48, Jaime I.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II.