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{{Character
 
{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:Hetherspoon.PNG|50px|left]] Melara Hetherspoon [[File:Hetherspoon.PNG|50px|right]]
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| Character_name = [[File:House Hetherspoon.svg|50px|left]] Melara Hetherspoon [[File:House Hetherspoon.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Blood and prophecies by crisurdiales.jpg|300px]]
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| image = [[File:Blood and prophecies by crisurdiales.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Cersei, Melara, and Maggy. Artwork by Cris Urdiales, used with permission.
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| image_caption = Cersei, Melara, and Maggy. Artwork by Cris Urdiales, used with permission.
 
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| Allegiance = [[House Hetherspoon]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Hetherspoon]]
 
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| Culture = [[Westermen]]
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| Father = [[Tybolt Hetherspoon]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|264}} or {{date|265}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Melara Hetherspoon|Melara Hetherspoon]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|264}} or {{Date|265}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Melara Hetherspoon|Melara Hetherspoon]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Place_of_Death = [[Lannisport]] or [[Casterly Rock]]
| Date_of_Death = {{date|276}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Melara Hetherspoon|Melara Hetherspoon]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|276}}<ref name=Calculation>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Melara Hetherspoon|Melara Hetherspoon]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Books = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
 
| Books = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = Isabella Steinbarth
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| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]]
 
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'''Melara Hetherspoon''' was a member of [[House Hetherspoon]] and a childhood friend of [[Cersei Lannister]].
 
'''Melara Hetherspoon''' was a member of [[House Hetherspoon]] and a childhood friend of [[Cersei Lannister]].
  
 
==Appearance and Character==
 
==Appearance and Character==
Cersei describes Melara as a girl older than [[Jeyne Farman]]. She is contrasted to the "fat" Jeyne, implying she was slender or outright skinny. Melara was pretty, though she had freckles. The girl was "healthy as a little horse". {{Ref|aFfC|36}} Cersei has troubles recalling what Melara looked like, as the memories faded as the years went by. {{Ref|aFfC|36}} Cersei thinks of her as bold, certainly bolder than Jeyne and possibly bolder than Cersei herself. {{Ref|aFfC|36}}
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According to [[Cersei Lannister]], Melara contrasted to the "fat" [[Jeyne Farman]]. Melara was pretty, though she had freckles. At the age of eleven, she had been "healthy as a little horse".{{Ref|AFFC|36}}
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Cersei thinks of Melara as having been bolder than Jeyne and possibly bolder than Cersei herself.{{Ref|AFFC|36}} Cersei also recalls her as "a greedy little schemer with ideas above her station".{{Ref|AFFC|24}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Melara, then eleven years old, visited [[Maggy]] with [[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Jeyne Farman]] during the [[tourney for King Aerys II]] after hearing whispers that she could tell futures. Jeyne fled when Maggy opened her eyes to greet the visitors, but Melara and Cersei stayed and insisted on hearing the future. Melara was present when Maggy made the prophecy of the ''[[valonqar]]'' to [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} Melara asked if she would one day marry [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], but Maggy told her that she would die that night, and her death was close. Many years later, Cersei told [[Taena of Myr]] that Maggy's prophecy had come true: Melara drowned in a well.{{ref|AFFC|36}} It is implied that Cersei herself killed Melara by pushing her into the well and leaving her to drown.
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Melara was a close friend to [[Cersei Lannister]] during their youths.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}} From the serving girls at [[Casterly Rock]], Melara heard that [[Maggy the Frog]] could curse a man, make him fall in love, summon [[demons]], and foretell the future.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} In {{Date|276}}, Melara, [[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Jeyne Farman]] slipped from their beds during the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth]] and went to see Maggy the Frog, to have their fortunes told. Jeyne fled when Maggy opened her eyes to greet the visitors, but Melara and Cersei stayed and insisted on hearing their futures. Melara was present when Maggy made the prophecy of the ''[[valonqar]]'' ([[High Valyrian]] for "little brother"), to Cersei Lannister.{{Ref|AFFC|12}} Melara asked if she would one day marry [[Jaime Lannister]], but Maggy told her that she would die that night, and her death was close.{{Ref|AFFC|36}} Afterwards, Melara insisted to Cersei that, as long as they remained silent about what they had learned, the prophecies would not come true.{{Ref|AFFC|39}} According to Cersei, Melara fell down a well and drowned not long after hearing the prophecy.{{Ref|AFFC|36}} She recalls that Melara "was not so silent in the well" and that she had "screamed and shouted".{{Ref|AFFC|39}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Cersei Lannister]] recalls Melara and the night they visited [[Maggy the Frog]] and learned about the prophecy concerning Cersei's [[valonqar]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}{{Ref|AFFC|24}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}}{{Ref|AFFC|36}}{{Ref|AFFC|39}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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During her [[walk of atonement]], [[Cersei Lannister]] sees a young girl in the crowd sitting beneath a fountain, drenched in spray, staring at her with Melara's accusing eyes.{{Ref|ADWD|65}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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{{References}}
  
 
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[[Category:Characters from the Westerlands|Hetherspoon, Melara]]
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[[Category:Characters killed by Cersei Lannister|Hetherspoon, Melara]]
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[[Category:Deaths by drowning|Hetherspoon, Melara]]
 
[[Category:Noblewomen|Hetherspoon, Melara]]
 
[[Category:Noblewomen|Hetherspoon, Melara]]
[[Category:Characters from the Westerlands|Hetherspoon, Melara]]
 
  
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[[es:Melara Hetherspoon]]
 
[[fr:Melara Cuillêtre]]
 
[[fr:Melara Cuillêtre]]
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[[pt:Melara Hetherspoon]]
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[[ru:Мелара Хезерспун]]
 
[[zh:梅拉雅·赫斯班]]
 
[[zh:梅拉雅·赫斯班]]
[[ru:Мелара Хезерспун]]
 

Revision as of 17:09, 18 July 2020

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Melara Hetherspoon
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Cersei, Melara, and Maggy. Artwork by Cris Urdiales, used with permission.

Allegiance House Hetherspoon
Culture Westermen
Born In 264 AC or 265 AC[1]
Died In 276 AC[1]Lannisport or Casterly Rock
Father Tybolt Hetherspoon
Books

Played by Isabella Steinbarth
TV series Season 5

Melara Hetherspoon was a member of House Hetherspoon and a childhood friend of Cersei Lannister.

Appearance and Character

According to Cersei Lannister, Melara contrasted to the "fat" Jeyne Farman. Melara was pretty, though she had freckles. At the age of eleven, she had been "healthy as a little horse".[2]

Cersei thinks of Melara as having been bolder than Jeyne and possibly bolder than Cersei herself.[2] Cersei also recalls her as "a greedy little schemer with ideas above her station".[3]

History

Melara was a close friend to Cersei Lannister during their youths.[3][4] From the serving girls at Casterly Rock, Melara heard that Maggy the Frog could curse a man, make him fall in love, summon demons, and foretell the future.[4] In 276 AC, Melara, Cersei Lannister and Jeyne Farman slipped from their beds during the tournament in honor of Viserys's birth and went to see Maggy the Frog, to have their fortunes told. Jeyne fled when Maggy opened her eyes to greet the visitors, but Melara and Cersei stayed and insisted on hearing their futures. Melara was present when Maggy made the prophecy of the valonqar (High Valyrian for "little brother"), to Cersei Lannister.[5] Melara asked if she would one day marry Jaime Lannister, but Maggy told her that she would die that night, and her death was close.[2] Afterwards, Melara insisted to Cersei that, as long as they remained silent about what they had learned, the prophecies would not come true.[6] According to Cersei, Melara fell down a well and drowned not long after hearing the prophecy.[2] She recalls that Melara "was not so silent in the well" and that she had "screamed and shouted".[6]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Cersei Lannister recalls Melara and the night they visited Maggy the Frog and learned about the prophecy concerning Cersei's valonqar.[7][3][4][2][6]

A Dance with Dragons

During her walk of atonement, Cersei Lannister sees a young girl in the crowd sitting beneath a fountain, drenched in spray, staring at her with Melara's accusing eyes.[8]

References