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| + | A '''handmaiden''' or '''handmaid''' is a woman in service of a noblewoman, either a Queen or a noble lady. |
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| + | Women of vassal houses sometimes also serve as hand maidens and companions to noble ladies in the household of their overlords or at the royal court. |
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| + | ==Known handmaidens== |
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| + | *{[[Doreah]]}, a [[Lys]]eni pleasure [[Slavery|slave]] purchased to serve as handmaiden to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. Locked inside [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]]' vault for treason. |
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| + | *{[[Irri]]}, a [[Dothraki]] handmaiden of Daenerys Targaryen, killed by an agent of Xaro Xhoan Daxos. |
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| + | *[[Jhiqui]], a Dothraki handmaiden of Daenerys Targaryen, status unknown. |
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| + | *{[[Shae]]}, a [[Lorath]]i handmaiden of [[Sansa Stark]] and, secretly, [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s concubine. Murdered by Tyrion after he discovers her naked in his father's bed. |
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| + | *[[Missandei]], a [[Naath]]i freedwoman in Daenerys Targaryen's service as handmaiden, herald, and translator. |
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| + | *An [[Unidentified handmaiden|unidentified handmaiden]] in service of [[Sansa Stark]], but reporting to Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. |
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| + | *An [[Margaery's handmaiden|unidentified handmaiden]] in service of [[Margaery Tyrell]]. |
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| + | *[[Sera Flowers]], also in service of Margaery Tyrell. |
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| + | *[[Mira Forrester]], a northern girl of noble birth in service to Margaery Tyrell. |
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| + | ==In the books== |
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| + | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the tasks of handmaidens or "lady attendants" vary depending on their origin. Highborn women aid and accompany higher-status ladies and even share their beds but do not perform tasks such as preparing baths or emptying chamber pots, which are reserved for [[smallfolk|lowborn]] women. |
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| + | [[Category:Handmaidens| ]] |
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Revision as of 22:06, 13 March 2015
A handmaiden or handmaid is a woman in service of a noblewoman, either a Queen or a noble lady.
Women of vassal houses sometimes also serve as hand maidens and companions to noble ladies in the household of their overlords or at the royal court.
Known handmaidens
- {Doreah}, a Lyseni pleasure slave purchased to serve as handmaiden to Daenerys Targaryen. Locked inside Xaro Xhoan Daxos' vault for treason.
- {Irri}, a Dothraki handmaiden of Daenerys Targaryen, killed by an agent of Xaro Xhoan Daxos.
- Jhiqui, a Dothraki handmaiden of Daenerys Targaryen, status unknown.
- {Shae}, a Lorathi handmaiden of Sansa Stark and, secretly, Tyrion Lannister's concubine. Murdered by Tyrion after he discovers her naked in his father's bed.
- Missandei, a Naathi freedwoman in Daenerys Targaryen's service as handmaiden, herald, and translator.
- An unidentified handmaiden in service of Sansa Stark, but reporting to Queen Cersei Lannister.
- An unidentified handmaiden in service of Margaery Tyrell.
- Sera Flowers, also in service of Margaery Tyrell.
- Mira Forrester, a northern girl of noble birth in service to Margaery Tyrell.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the tasks of handmaidens or "lady attendants" vary depending on their origin. Highborn women aid and accompany higher-status ladies and even share their beds but do not perform tasks such as preparing baths or emptying chamber pots, which are reserved for lowborn women.