Lore:Barenziah

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Barenziah is Queen of Wayrest and Queen Mother of Morrowind. She was born in Morrowind in 2E 893 and is one of the legendary figures, featuring in several games. Barenziah is the wife of Symmachus and Eadwyre. With Symmachus, she is the mother of King Hlaalu Helseth (in 3E 376), who is the current king of Morrowind, and Morgiah (in 3E 384). She had a third child (with Nightingale, a.k.a., Jagar Tharn), but the current whereabouts of this child are unknown. Barenziah also had a short love affair with Tiber Septim, and became pregnant. The emperor had the child aborted because he did not want to endanger his legitimate children's right to succession.

During the chaos of the Arnesian War in 3E 396, Symmachus was slain, and Queen Barenziah, rightly fearing for her life, fled across the Empire to the High Rock kingdom of Wayrest. The Queen abdicated her throne of Morrowind, leaving it to her uncle Athyn Llethan, a House Hlaalu noble. She then married the elderly Eadwyre, became Queen of Wayrest and played a role in bringing an end to the Imperial Simulacrum by Tharn. She once again returned to Mournhold at the dusk of the Third Era, this time as Queen Mother, removed from the political spotlight.

As seen in Daggerfall

As seen in Tribunal

[edit] See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Daggerfall and Tribunal articles.
• Several biographies of Barenziah have been written:
  • The Real Barenziah (Morrowind/Oblivion Version or Daggerfall Version). The Morrowind version is slightly censored compared to the Daggerfall version, but the Morrowind version is longer.
  • Biography of Queen Barenziah (Morrowind/Oblivion version or Daggerfall Version) is an even more thoroughly censored biography