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− | '''Milk brother''' or '''milk brothers''' usually refers to two infants of different parents who were nursed simultaneously by the same woman.<ref name="MB">[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1188 Milk Brothers, Dragons, and Foreshadowing (November 04, 2001)]</ref> Twelve year-old [[Edric Dayne]] | + | '''Milk brother''' or '''milk brothers''' usually refers to two infants of different parents who were nursed simultaneously by the same woman.<ref name="MB">[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1188 Milk Brothers, Dragons, and Foreshadowing (November 04, 2001)]</ref> |
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+ | Twelve year-old [[Edric Dayne]] tells [[Arya Stark]] that [[Jon Snow]] is his milk brother,{{Ref|ASOS|43}} but Edric was stretching the term a little as Jon is four years older than him, and had long been parted from [[Wylla]]'s breasts by the time Edric came along.<ref name="MB"/> | ||
==Known milk brothers== | ==Known milk brothers== | ||
− | * [[Edric Dayne]] and [[Jon Snow]] | + | * [[Edric Dayne]] and [[Jon Snow]], both nursed by [[Wylla]], Edric because his mother did not have enough milk for him when he was born.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} |
− | * [[Arianne Martell]] and [[Garin (orphan)|Garin of the Orphans]] | + | * [[Arianne Martell]] and [[Garin (orphan)|Garin of the Orphans]], both nursed by Garin's mother.{{Ref|AFFC|21}} |
− | * [[Monster|Gilly's son]], and [[Mance Rayder]] and [[Dalla]]'s son [[Aemon Steelsong]] | + | * [[Monster|Gilly's son]], and [[Mance Rayder]] and [[Dalla]]'s son [[Aemon Steelsong]], both nursed by [[Gilly]] because Dalla had died in childbirth){{Ref|ASOS|75}} |
− | * [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] | + | * [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], both nursed by the same [[wet nurse]] because King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] wanted them to be raised together without enmity.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TRP}} |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 9 April 2022
Milk brother or milk brothers usually refers to two infants of different parents who were nursed simultaneously by the same woman.[1]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Twelve year-old Edric Dayne tells Arya Stark that Jon Snow is his milk brother,[2] but Edric was stretching the term a little as Jon is four years older than him, and had long been parted from Wylla's breasts by the time Edric came along.[1]
Known milk brothers
- Edric Dayne and Jon Snow, both nursed by Wylla, Edric because his mother did not have enough milk for him when he was born.[2]
- Arianne Martell and Garin of the Orphans, both nursed by Garin's mother.[3]
- Gilly's son, and Mance Rayder and Dalla's son Aemon Steelsong, both nursed by Gilly because Dalla had died in childbirth)[4]
- Jacaerys Velaryon and Daeron Targaryen, both nursed by the same wet nurse because King Viserys I wanted them to be raised together without enmity.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 So Spake Martin: Milk Brothers, Dragons, and Foreshadowing (November 04, 2001)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 75, Samwell IV.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
- ↑ The Rogue Prince.