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| Date_of_Death = or after {{date|136}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Mushroom|Mushroom]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) <br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
 
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'''Mushroom''' was a [[dwarf]] [[fool]] at the courts of [[Viserys I Targaryen]], [[Aegon II Targaryen]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. He was believed to be a [[lackwit]], which caused nobles to speak freely around him. His tales of plots, murders, trysts and debaucheries were recorded in ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom]]'' by an unknown scribe.{{ref|TWOIAF}}
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'''Mushroom''' was a [[dwarf]] [[fool]] at the courts of [[Viserys I Targaryen]], [[Aegon II Targaryen]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. He was believed to be a [[lackwit]], which caused nobles to speak freely around him. His tales of plots, murders, trysts, and debaucheries were recorded in ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom]]'' by an unknown scribe.{{ref|TWOIAF}}
  
Mushroom made various claims, and is cited in several history books, where his record of events is included along with the views of somewhat more accurate historians. [[Septon]] [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]]'s account often disputes many of his wild claims.{{ref|TWOIAF}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{ref|TPATQ}}
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==Appearance==
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Mushroom was three feet tall, with a very large head. He also claimed to have a large penis to match the size of his head.{{ref|TWOIAF}}
  
An example of a claim made by Mushroom: he claimed [[Daemon Targaryen]] took the maidenhead of [[Alicent Hightower]].{{Ref|TRP}}
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==History==
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Mushroom made various claims, and is cited in several history books, where his record of events is included along with the views of somewhat more accurate historians. [[Septon]] [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]]'s account often disputes many of his wild claims.{{ref|TWOIAF}}{{ref|TRP}}{{ref|TPATQ}}
  
Copies of the ''Testimony of Mushroom'' were burned on orders of [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} but some must have survived to be referred to in Maester [[Gyldayn]]'s histories.{{ref|TWOIAF}}
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An example of a claim made by Mushroom: he claimed Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] took the maidenhead of Lady [[Alicent Hightower]].{{ref|TRP}}
  
==Appearance==
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Copies of ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom]]'' were burned on orders of King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]],{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} but some must have survived to be referred to in [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]]'s histories.{{ref|TWOIAF}}
Mushroom was three feet tall, with a very large head. He also claimed to have a large penis to match the size of his head.{{ref|TWOIAF}}
 
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
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{{Quote|'''Joffrey:''' Mother, what if they kill [[Tyraxes]]?<br>
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'''Rhaenyra:''' They are vermin. Drunks and fools and gutter rats. One taste of [[dragonflame]] and they will run.<br>
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'''Mushroom:''' Drunks they may be, but a drunken man knows not fear. Fools, aye, but a fool can kill a king. Rats, that too, but a thousand rats can bring down a bear. I saw it happen once, down there in [[Flea Bottom]].{{Ref|tpatq}}}}
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– [[Joffrey Velaryon]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and Mushroom on the [[storming of the Dragonpit]]
  
{{Quote|'''[[Joffrey Velaryon]]:''' Mother, what if they kill [[Tyraxes]]?<br>'''Rhaenyra Targaryen:''' They are vermin. Drunks and fools and gutter rats. One taste of [[dragon]]flame and they will run.<br>'''Mushroom:''' Drunks they may be, but a drunken man knows not fear. Fools, aye, but a fool can kill a king. Rats, that too, but a thousand rats can bring down a bear. I saw it happen once, down there in [[Flea Bottom]].|on the [[storming of the Dragonpit]]{{ref|TPATQ}}}}
 
  
{{Quote|I mean to give the smallfolk peace and food and justice. If that will not suffice to win their love, let Mushroom make a progress.|[[Aegon III Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}}}
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{{Quote|I mean to give the [[smallfolk]] peace and food and justice. If that will not suffice to win their love, let Mushroom make a progress.{{ref|Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}}} – [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 08:05, 22 November 2017

Mushroom
Alias Mushroom
Title Court fool
Allegiance House Targaryen
Died In or after 136 AC[1]
Books

Mushroom was a dwarf fool at the courts of Viserys I Targaryen, Aegon II Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Aegon III Targaryen. He was believed to be a lackwit, which caused nobles to speak freely around him. His tales of plots, murders, trysts, and debaucheries were recorded in The Testimony of Mushroom by an unknown scribe.[2]

Appearance

Mushroom was three feet tall, with a very large head. He also claimed to have a large penis to match the size of his head.[2]

History

Mushroom made various claims, and is cited in several history books, where his record of events is included along with the views of somewhat more accurate historians. Septon Eustace's account often disputes many of his wild claims.[2][3][4]

An example of a claim made by Mushroom: he claimed Prince Daemon Targaryen took the maidenhead of Lady Alicent Hightower.[3]

Copies of The Testimony of Mushroom were burned on orders of King Baelor the Blessed,[5] but some must have survived to be referred to in Archmaester Gyldayn's histories.[2]

Quotes

Joffrey: Mother, what if they kill Tyraxes?

Rhaenyra: They are vermin. Drunks and fools and gutter rats. One taste of dragonflame and they will run.

Mushroom: Drunks they may be, but a drunken man knows not fear. Fools, aye, but a fool can kill a king. Rats, that too, but a thousand rats can bring down a bear. I saw it happen once, down there in Flea Bottom.[4]

Joffrey Velaryon, Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Mushroom on the storming of the Dragonpit


I mean to give the smallfolk peace and food and justice. If that will not suffice to win their love, let Mushroom make a progress.[6]

Aegon III Targaryen

References and Notes

  1. See the Mushroom calculation.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The World of Ice & Fire.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Rogue Prince.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Princess and the Queen.
  5. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I.
  6. Bad parameter 1: "Ref" is not a recognized work