Mordane
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 Septa Mordane, by Nathalia Gomes, ©FFG | ||||
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| Title | Septa | |||
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| Culture | Westerosi | |||
| Born | Westeros[1] | |||
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298 AC Red Keep, King's Landing | |||
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| Played by | Susan Brown | |||
| TV series | Game of Thrones: Season 1 | |||
Mordane is the septa at Winterfell. She serves as tutor to the Stark girls, Sansa and Arya.[2]
In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, Mordane is portrayed by Susan Brown.
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Appearance and Character
- See also: Images of Mordane
Mordane has a bony face and sharp eyes. She has a thin, lipless mouth. She starches her skirts.[3] While strict, she is a good woman who cares about both Sansa and Arya.
History
Mordane is a septa in the Faith of the Seven. She serves as a tutor to the Stark girls, Sansa and Arya at Winterfell. Her primary duties involve teaching the two girls the gentle arts and turning them into noblewomen. She finds Sansa to be a delightful student, but is often exasperated with Arya's antics and rebellious nature.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Mordane presides over the needlework with Princess Myrcella Baratheon, Beth Cassel, Jeyne Poole, Sansa Stark, and Arya Stark. When Mordane admonishes Arya for her poor needlework, Arya becomes angry and embarrasses herself in front of the princess.[3]
When Lord Eddard Stark is appointed Hand of the King, Mordane goes south to King's Landing in his entourage, to watch over his daughters.[4] She accompanies Sansa and Jeyne to the Hand's tourney, where she approves of Sansa's composure during the tilts. Mordane escorts Jeyne away after she becomes hysterical watching Ser Hugh die in a tilt. Later, at the feast, she drinks too much and falls asleep at the table, leaving Sansa to be escorted back to the castle by Sandor Clegane.[5]
Mordane is killed, along with most of the other members of Eddard's household, after he is arrested for treason. Her head is mounted on a spike atop the Red Keep.[6]
Quotes by Mordane
A lady's armor is courtesy.[7]
—Mordane to Sansa Stark
Quotes about Mordane
Eddard: What would Septa Mordane say if she knew you were playing with swords?
Arya: I wasn't playing. I hate Septa Mordane.
Eddard: That's enough. The septa is doing no more than is her duty, though gods know you have made it a struggle for the poor woman. Your mother and I have charged her with the impossible task of making you a lady.[8]
—Eddard Stark and Arya Stark
External Links
- Mordane on the Game of Thrones wiki.
References
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Mordane.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 7, Arya I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 15, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 29, Sansa II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 67, Sansa VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 2, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 22, Arya II.