Title: Lord Barthanes of House Damodred
Pronunciation: bahr-THAN-nehs DAH-moh-drehd
A Cairhienin lord, High Seat of House Damodred and cousin to Laman Damodred. He is second only to the king in power. His personal sign is the Charging Boar. The sign of House Damodred is the Crown and Tree.
Possible Spoilers#
He is a Darkfriend.Physical Description#
He is slim, handsome, and very tall for a Cairhienin. He has long, graying hair and black eyes. (TGH,Ch32)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- After the death of King Laman and his brothers, Barthanes succeeds him as High Seat of House Damodred. (Tor Website Q&A)
- Barthanes builds himself a new manor house a mile from the Sun Palace on the site that used to be the Ogier grove. (TGH,Ch31)
- Barthanes sends an invitation to Rand. (TGH,Ch30)
- Barthanes talks to Rand at his party. (TGH,Ch32)
- Barthanes passes a message to Rand from Fain. (TGH,Ch33)
- Barthanes is torn limb from limb in his bedroom. (TGH,Ch34)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- Tor Website Q&A
- Barthanes was cousin to Laman Damodred.
- In The Great Hunt
- TGH,Ch30 - Barthanes is High Seat of House Damodred. The sign of House Damodred is the Crown and Tree. Barthanes' personal sign is the Charging Boar.
- TGH,Ch31 - Hurin tracks the stolen Horn to Lord Barthanes' manor.
- TGH,Ch34 - The men who kill Dena and attack Thom claim to be from Barthanes but are actually from Galldrian.
- In Lord of Chaos
- LoC,Ch18 - Rand establishes his School of Cairhien in Barthanes' abandoned palace a mile from the Sun Palace.
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