Pronunciation: ber-GEET-teh 
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aka: Joana, Maerion, Teadra, Birgitte Trahelion

One of the [Heroes of the Horn|Horn of Valere]. She was physically forced into the real world by [Moghedien] then bonded by [Elayne|Elayne Trakand].

! Physical Description

She has long golden hair intricately braided. ([TSR,Ch39]) She is even taller than [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([TFoH,Ch36]) She wears her golden hair in a waist-long braid. ([ACoS,Ch13]) She has blue eyes. ([ACoS,Ch21]) 

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Birgitte by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art]

! Points of View

See Birgitte's [chapter points of view|Birgitte POV].

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* During the [Shadow War], [Moghedien] plots to take down [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon], but Teadra (Birgitte) foils her plan. [Moghedien] vows to make her weep forever. ([TFoH,Ch25])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] blows the [Horn of Valere] and calls forth the [Heroes of the Horn|Horn of Valere] including Birgitte. ([TGH,Ch47])
* [Min|Min Farshaw] sees Birgitte shoot an arrow into a [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] ship which then bursts into flame. ([TGH,Ch48])
* [Egwene|Egwene alVere] sees Birgitte watching her and [Amys] in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. ([TSR,Ch11])
* Birgitte approaches [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] in the [wolf dream|TelAranRhiod] and warns him away from the [Tower of Ghenjei]. She tells him of the [Aelfinn|Finn] and [Eelfinn|Finn]. ([TSR,Ch28])
* In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% in the [Aiel Waste], Birgitte warns [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] against disturbing [Asmodean]. ([TSR,Ch39])
* In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% in the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace], Birgitte warns [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] about [Moghedien] and says she will help a little if she can. ([TSR,Ch52])
* Birgitte meets with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. She has seen quite a bit of the other [Forsaken], but not [Moghedien]. [Gaidal Cain] is missing. ([TFoH,Ch14])
* In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% in the [Heart of the Stone|Stone of Tear], [Egwene|Egwene alVere] sees [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] talking with Birgitte. ([TFoH,Ch24])
* In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, Birgitte leads [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Moghedien], but [Moghedien] detects them. Birgitte wounds her, but then [Moghedien] casts Birgitte out of %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. ([TFoH,Ch34])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] find Birgitte lying outside. They carry her into the wagon. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s [Healed|Weaves] cannot stop her dying but [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]'s bonding does. ([TFoH,Ch35])
* Birgitte wakes and is amazed by where she is and her bond to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. She is furious with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] for taking responsibility for Birgitte's actions. Outside, she challenges [Valan Luca] and becomes an archer for the circus. ([TFoH,Ch36])
* Still angry, Birgitte tries to goad [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] into anger and eventually drives her from the wagon. ([TFoH,Ch37])
* Birgitte outlines [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] with arrows leaving her a quivering wreck. ([TFoH,Ch40])
* [Uno|Uno Nomesta], then [Galad|Galad Damodred], arrive at the circus and tell [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Birgitte that there is a riverboat at [Samara]. ([TFoH,Ch47])
* [Galad|Galad Damodred], [Uno|Uno Nomesta] and the rest of the [Shienarans|Shienar] accompany [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], Birgitte, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] into [Samara]. They have to fight their way through a mob. They board the ''[Riverserpent]''. ([TFoH,Ch48])
* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], Birgitte, [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and the [Shienarans|Shienar] travel from [Samara] to [Boannda] and on to [Salidar] on the ''[Riverserpent]''. Birgitte starts using her own name again. ([TFoH,Ch49])
* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], Birgitte, [Areina|Areina Nermasiv], [Nicola|Nicola Treehill], [Marigan|moghedien], [Uno|Uno Nomesta], [Ragan] and the rest of the [Shienarans|Shienar] arrive at [Salidar]. ([TFoH,Ch50])
* Birgitte uses the [twisted ring] to return to %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% to help [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. [Moghedien] traps her turning her into a small child, but [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] then traps [Moghedien] forcing her to restore Birgitte. ([TFoH,Ch54])
* Birgitte stands guard while [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] questions [Moghedien]. She tries to play with [Jaril|jaril] and [Seve|seve]. ([LoC,Prologue])
* Birgitte plays with several children including [Jaril|jaril] and [Seve|seve] while [Areina|Areina Nermasiv] looks on. Birgitte says she will help [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] leave [Salidar], but she will not spy on [Aes Sedai] for her. ([LoC,Ch12])
* After the attack of the bubble of evil, Birgitte is up all night helping - a benefit of her bond to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([LoC,Ch15])
* Birgitte overhears [Moghedien] say something derogatory and beats her badly. ([LoC,Ch29])
* Birgitte explains to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that she cannot tolerate people thinking she is a hero. She just wants to be a person. ([LoC,Ch40])
* At a party, Birgitte dances with an ugly guy. ([LoC,Ch44])
* Birgitte accompanies [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] as they leave [Salidar] for [Ebou Dar]. ([LoC,Ch44])
* Birgitte accompanies [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Ebou Dar]. When they learn that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] bonded her, [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] are angry, but [Jaem|jaem] becomes her buddy. ([LoC,Ch47])
* At the [Tarasin Palace], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Aviendha] and Birgitte have bedrooms off a common sitting room. ([LoC,Ch48])
* Birgitte and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] search the [Rahad] together while [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Aviendha] pair up. ([LoC,Ch52])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Aviendha] and Birgitte visit the [Sea Folk] to ask for help in using the [Bowl of the Winds]. ([ACoS,Ch13])
* Birgitte goes to [The Wandering Woman] to ask [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] to meet with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. He recognizes her and she tells him she knows about his memories. They agree to keep each other's secrets. They go to the common room and get drunk. She returns to the [Tarasin Palace] to report and tells [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that they owe [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] an enormous apology. ([ACoS,Ch21])
* Birgitte and [Aviendha] go to keep an eye on [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin]. ([ACoS,Ch22])
* [Aviendha] and Birgitte are watching [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin]'s place. [Vanin|Chel Vanin] spots them but does not recognize them (disguised). Birgitte joins [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] watching the [Kin] house. They like each other as friends. ([ACoS,Ch28])
* On their way to watch the [Kin] house Birgitte, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Nalesean|Nalesean Aldiaya] and [Beslan] are attacked by "beggars." ([ACoS,Ch29])
* After [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Nalesean|Nalesean Aldiaya] leave Birgitte stays behind to continue watching the [Kin] house. ([ACoS,Ch30])
* Birgitte joins [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and the [Aes Sedai] when they visit [Reanne|Reanne Corly] and the [Elders|Kin]. ([ACoS,Ch31])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], Birgitte and [Aviendha] are watching [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin]'s palace. ([ACoS,Ch37])
* Birgitte tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] all about %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%%. She and [Aviendha] are present while the [Aes Sedai] and the [Kin] meet with the [Sea Folk] [Windfinders|Sea Folk]. She and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] exchange a [Barashandan|Barashta] oath that no one else understands. ([ACoS,Ch39])
* At the [Tarasin Palace] stableyard, [Cieryl|Cieryl Arjuna], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and Birgitte lead the way through [Aviendha]'s gateway to the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch1])
* [Cieryl|Cieryl Arjuna], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and Birgitte scout the area to make sure it is safe while the others follow through the gateway. ([TPoD,Ch2])
* [Cieryl|Cieryl Arjuna], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and Birgitte scout ahead as they ride from the gateway to the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch3])
* [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and Birgitte lead the way as they [Travel|Weaves] to [Andor] when the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] attack the [farm|Farm]. Birgitte and [Aviendha] hang back to help [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and are wounded by the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] and the exploding gateway. ([TPoD,Ch6])
* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] [Heals|Weaves] Birgitte. She accompanies [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] as they travel across [Andor] toward [Caemlyn]. Birgitte and [Aviendha] stand watch while [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] visit %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. ([TPoD,Ch20])
* Birgitte accompanies [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] as they travel to the [Royal Palace] in [Caemlyn]. ([TPoD,Ch28])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] makes Birgitte Captain General of the [Queen's Guards|Caemlyn]. ([WH,Prologue])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Birgitte get an escorted tour of the [Black Tower]. ([WH,Prologue])
* As [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] rides through [Caemlyn], Birgitte brings her the news that [Elenia|Elenia Sarand] and [Naean|Naean Arawn] have escaped. ([WH,Ch7])
* When [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] is attacked she sends a mental call for help to Birgitte. ([WH,Ch9])
* [Aviendha] and Birgitte guard [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] after the attack. Birgitte and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] assign [Doilin Mellar|Daved Hanlon] as the Captain of her guard. ([WH,Ch10])
* Birgitte is furious with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] for her actions with [Rand|Rand alThor]. [Min|Min Farshaw] and [Aviendha] convince her to go get drunk with them. ([WH,Ch12])
* [Aviendha] and Birgitte try to take care of [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] who is overstressing herself. ([WH,Ch26])
* [Aviendha] and Birgitte accompany [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] when she meets with the [Borderlands] rulers in [Braem Wood]. ([WH,Ch27])
* Birgitte has a sour stomach and head from drinking too much. ([CoT,Ch10])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Aviendha] arrive at the [Royal Palace] and head for a hot bath while Birgitte gives them a status report. ([CoT,Ch11])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Aviendha] and Birgitte meet with [Zaida|Zaida din Parede Blackwing] about the [Sea Folk] leaving. [Zaida|Zaida din Parede Blackwing] agrees to leave nine [Windfinders|Sea Folk] to make gateways. ([CoT,Ch12])
* Birgitte and [Aviendha] accompany [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] as she meets with [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] and the young High Seats of four major Houses. ([CoT,Ch13])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Aviendha] and Birgitte meet with [Reene Harfor] and [Halwin Norry] for detailed reports. ([CoT,Ch14])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], Birgitte and [Aviendha] lead the defense against one of [Arymilla|Arymilla Marne]'s sorties against the [New City|Caemlyn] wall. ([KoD,Ch13])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], Birgitte and [Aviendha] return to the [Royal Palace]. On the way to her apartments [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] deals with the captured %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% and %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% and the [Windfinders|Sea Folk]. ([KoD,Ch14])
* Birgitte leaves [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Aviendha] and goes to her own rooms to change. ([KoD,Ch15])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Birgitte meet with the mercenaries. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] turns down their demand for more money. ([KoD,Ch16])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Birgitte meet with [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] in the Map Room. [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] reports that the six High Seats camped to the south are still neutral. [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] reports that several of the [Kin] were murdered. ([KoD,Ch17])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Birgitte plan a raid on the [Black Ajah] house. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] is captured when more [Black Ajah] sisters unexpectedly appear. ([KoD,Ch31])
* The [Black|Black Ajah] sisters bundle [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] into a wagon and head out of town but Birgitte organizes a rescue party with the [Windfinders|Sea Folk] and cuts them off. Birgitte sends [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] to hold off [Arymilla|Arymilla Marne]'s attack on the [Far Madding Gate|Caemlyn]. ([KoD,Ch32])
* After her rescue, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Birgitte attack [Arymilla|Arymilla Marne]'s army from the rear while [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin]'s force attacks from the front. They capture [Arymilla|Arymilla Marne] and the others. ([KoD,Ch33])
* Birgitte deals with reports while [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] holds an audience with the High Seats of the major [Andoran|Andor] Houses. ([KoD,Ch35])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] and Birgitte discuss reports when they receive [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s letter. ([ToM,Ch11])
* Birgitte stands guard while [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] meets with the [Kin] in the [Sunrise Garden|Royal Palace]. ([ToM,Ch17])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] call on [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. She and Birgitte are elated at the idea of [Aludra|aludra]'s dragons. ([ToM,Ch19])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] invites several nobles to the [Royal Palace] to see a play. Birgitte is called away by a disturbance that turns out to be [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([ToM,Ch22])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tries a ruse to get [Chesmal|Chesmal Emry] to talk but it backfires when [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] [Jaq Lounalt] breaks the prisoners free. [Mellar|Daved Hanlon] stabs her but has [Chesmal|Chesmal Emry] [Heal|Weaves] her. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Birgitte find her and take her to [Melfane|Melfane Dawlish]. ([ToM,Ch23])
* [Melfane|Melfane Dawlish] orders a full week bed rest for [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] while Birgitte guards the door. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] returns [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion]. ([ToM,Ch24])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], Birgitte and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] witness the first trial of the dragons from the [Caemlyn] walls. ([ToM,Ch29])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Birgitte come up with the idea for [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] to trick the %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% into a [Skimming|Weaves] gateway to get rid of it. ([ToM,Ch31])
* Birgitte leads the guard while [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] walk through the [Royal Palace] garden. ([ToM,Ch33])
* Birgitte will not let [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] in to say goodbye to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] as she left orders not to be disturbed. ([ToM,Ch37])
* Birgitte begins fortifying [Andor]'s borders in response to the threat of invasion. ([ToM,Ch45])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] has a morning meeting with [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] when Birgitte brings in [Galad|Galad Damodred] and [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] for a joyful reunion. ([ToM,Ch45])
* In a complex ploy, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] strips [Arymilla|Arymilla Marne], [Elenia|Elenia Sarand] and [Naean|Naean Arawn] of their titles and lands. She offers some of these to the visiting [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)] nobles. She then offers the prisoners lands elsewhere to start over. Afterwards, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] and [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] explain to to Birgitte. ([ToM,Ch50])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], Birgitte and an escort [Travel|Weaves] to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] where she accepts the [Sun Throne|Sun Palace]. She tells the nobles to prepare to [Travel|Weaves] to the [Field of Merrilor]. ([ToM,Ch52])
* [Elayne] learns of the attack on [Caemlyn]. She and Birgitte go to survey the situation. ([AMoL,Ch1])
* Birgitte scouts [Caemlyn] determining how best to drive out the [Trollocs]. ([AMoL,Ch2])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch16] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] questions the wisdom of asking Birgitte to search for [Moghedien].
## [TFoH,Ch24] - In ''The Flame, the Blade and the Heart'', [Egwene|Egwene alVere] reads about Birgitte and [Gaidal Cain].
## [TFoH,Ch25] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] asks [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] about seeing Birgitte, but [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] refuses to talk about it.
## [TFoH,Ch25] - [Moghedien] learns that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] are scheming with Birgitte.
## [TFoH,Ch36] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] keeps her word and does not tell [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] who Birgitte is, but they found her [silver arrow] so they know anyway.
## [TFoH,Ch55] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] realizes that [Moghedien] knows that Birgitte is alive and that she knows who [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Faolain|Faolain Orande] are. She must be in [Salidar].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch15] - [Areina|Areina Nermasiv] is jealous of Birgitte's female friends.
## [LoC,Ch37] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] tell [Egwene|Egwene alVere] that only Birgitte, [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Leane|Leane Sharif] know about [Moghedien] [Egwene|Egwene alVere] promises again that she will not ask about Birgitte.
## [LoC,Ch38] - As [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] rides into [Salidar] he notes a woman with a long golden braid who looks familiar.
## [LoC,Ch39] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] agrees that [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Birgitte, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] will accompany [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Ebou Dar].
## [LoC,Ch40] - In previous lives Birgitte was known as Maerion and Joana.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Prologue] - A [Gray Ajah] spy reports her to the [White Tower] as a stranger accompanying [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] in [Ebou Dar].
## [ACoS,Ch9] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] thinks of Birgitte, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] as among the few who really support her.
## [ACoS,Ch14] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] worries that if [Olver] gets hurt he'll catch it from Mistress [Anan|Setalle Anan], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Birgitte and [Aviendha].
## [ACoS,Ch37] - Birgitte told [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that his spear is properly called an %%ot [ashandarei]%%.
## [ACoS,Ch39] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] claims to have read about %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% in a book to avoid compromising Birgitte's identity.
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch20] - [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] mistakes Birgitte for [Kandori|Kandor] because of her clothes.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch12] - [Min|Min Farshaw] has a [viewing|viewings] of Birgitte - Auras danced around her and images flickered, more than [Min|Min Farshaw] had ever seen around anyone, thousands it seemed, cascading over one another. Those multitude of images and auras flashed by too quickly for her to make out any clearly, but she was certain they indicated more adventures than a woman could have in one lifetime. Strangely, some were connected to an ugly man who was older that she, and others to an ugly man who was much younger, yet somehow [Min|Min Farshaw] knew they were the same man.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch15] - [Daved Hanlon] wonders if Birgitte sent the man who attacked him.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch10] - [Olver] tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Noal|Noal Charin] that Birgitte told him how to open the door in the [Tower of Ghenjei].
## [KoD,Ch17] - Birgitte and [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] grate on each other.
## [KoD,Ch23] - [Romanda|Romanda Cassin] reads about Birgitte and [Gaidal Cain] in ''The Flame, the Blade and the Heart''.
## [KoD,Ch24] - [Nicola|Nicola Treehill] and [Areina|Areina Nermasiv] tell the [novices] stories about [Egwene|Egwene alVere] that make her sound like a hero like Birgitte or [Amaresu].
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch53] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] asks [Thom|Thom Merrilin] if there are any stories about anyone spending time in the [Tower of Ghenjei]. He replies that there is the story of Elmiara who spent a hundred days in the land of the [Shadoweyes|Finn] hunting the spring of [Sund|Other History] to heal her lover.
## [ToM,Ch57] - After all this time, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] thinks talking with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] feels as odd as talking with a hero like Birgitte.
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! Birgitte's Sayings

Birgitte has a habit of referencing experiences in her earlier lives, most of which are only mentioned once and are probably from earlier Ages.

# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch34] - Birgitte thinks the carvings on [Graendal]'s chair would make a __Senje no-room__ keeper blush.
## [TFoH,Ch36] - Birgitte asks after [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] saying she had not seen anyone hog-tied like that since the __Tourag__ took __Mareesh__.
## [TFoH,Ch36] - [Gaidal Cain] thinks Birgitte has a sense of humor like a rock tossed into a __shoja-circle__.
## [TFoH,Ch37] - Birgitte's few women friends usually have tempers like __snowghosts__.
## [TFoH,Ch40] - Birgitte thinks [Valan Luca]'s toughs have shoulders like __s'Gandin__ quarrymen.
## [TFoH,Ch47] - Birgitte flatters [Uno|Uno Nomesta] citing the valor of [Borderlands] at [Enkara|Other History] and [Soralle Step].
## [TFoH,Ch48] - As [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] rushes ahead of the rest, Birgitte mutters about __Carpan__ girls leaping from a river cliff.
## [TFoH,Ch49] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] continue to fight, Birgitte says like __Shago__ barmaids with __winteritch__.
## [TFoH,Ch54] - Birgitte explains that finding [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] was as easy as finding __feather-dancers__ in [Shiota].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch12] - Birgitte refuses to spy on [Aes Sedai] after what happened to her when she did it in [Shaemal|coremanda].
## [LoC,Ch40] - Birgitte explains to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that she cannot take having people know who she is, as that will set unreasonable expectations. She already feels like a __feather-dancer__ in a [Tova]n conclave.
## [LoC,Ch48] - Birgitte compares [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s avoidance of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] to a __Cheltan__ flinching from the tax collector.
## [LoC,Ch52] - Birgitte thinks [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] may be as dangerous as a __N'Shar__ in __Mameris__.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch21] - Birgitte doubts that nine __feather-dancers__ with a shipload of brandy could corrupt [Beslan].
# [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch6] - After [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]'s gateway explodes, [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion]'s own horse is gone, running fit to win the __Wreath of Megairil__.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch12] - Birgitte thinks [Min|Min Farshaw] shows off her legs like a __feather-dancer__.
## [WH,Ch12] - Birgitte thinks [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] is normally as proper as a [Talmouri|talmour] maiden.
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