Brandel Theirin

Brandel Theirin, commonly remembered as "Brandel the Defeated",Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, ch. 2 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. 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. 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.Codex entry: Caer Bronach 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. 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.Codex entry: History of Ferelden: Chapter 2 In the end he could do little more than run and hide, which earned him the epithet "the Defeated". It was not until his daughter Moira took over the cause that things started to look better for the rebellion.
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. Years later, Maric, now acting as king, had an agent retrieve the item from an Orlesian nobleman in Nevarra.Dragon Age: The Calling, ch. 12
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== Trivia ==
* Brandel shares the name with Brandel's Reach, an island off the north-eastern coast of Ferelden.
== See also ==
:Theirin family
== References ==
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