Brandel Theirin, commonly remembered as "Brandel the Defeated",[1] was the King of Ferelden after his father, King Vanedrin Theirin, was killed in 8:24 Blessed by the Orlesian invaders in an early stage of the Second Orlesian Invasion of Ferelden.[2] He is the father of Moira Theirin and the grandfather of Maric Theirin.
Background[]
Though Vanedrin was succeeded by his son, the youth was unable to unite the country beneath him.[3] In an attempt to repel Orelsian invaders, Brandel erected Caer Bronach in 8:26 Blessed intending the fort as a stopover garrison for Fereldan soldiers on the front lines.[4] However, for the next two decades Ferelden was mired in blood and battle before being fully occupied by the Orlesians in 8:44 Blessed, culminating in the sacking of Denerim, the capital of Ferelden.[5] Brandel fled the capital but carried on the rebellion against the Orlesians, though he had little success in doing so. This was due to a combination of a belief amongst the nobles of Ferelden that their homeland was inescapably lost, and thus it was meaningless to resist, and a lack of charisma on Brandel's part.[6] In the end he could do little more than run and hide, which earned him the epithet "the Defeated".[1] It was not until his daughter Moira took over the cause that things started to look better for the rebellion.[7]
Prince Maric remembered that his grandfather used to have a pair of golden spectacles that Maric, as a child, had a habit of stealing as a fun game.[1] Years later, Maric, now acting as king, had an agent retrieve the item from an Orlesian nobleman in Nevarra.[8]
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Trivia[]
- Brandel shares the name with Brandel's Reach, an island off the north-eastern coast of Ferelden.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, ch. 2
- ↑
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 123-124
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 124
- ↑ Codex entry: Caer Bronach
- ↑
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 125
- ↑ Codex entry: History of Ferelden: Chapter 2
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 126
- ↑ Dragon Age: The Calling, ch. 12