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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. [[Noble house|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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| − | *{[[Doreah]]}, a [[Lys]]eni pleasure [[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. |
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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]] 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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A handmaiden,[1] also known as a lady-in-waiting,[2] is a woman in the service of a noblewoman of higher status. Women of vassal Houses sometimes also serve as handmaidens and companions to noble ladies in the household of their overlords or at the royal court.
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.
References
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 2, Episode 3: "What Is Dead May Never Die" (2012).
- ↑ House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 9: "The Green Council" (2022).
