Gabrielle was a Tuscarora woman from Anna Ooka, daughter of Gabrielle and stepdaughter of Nacognaweto.
Personal History[]
Berthe was born to Gabrielle, a woman of French-Huron descent, and a Frenchman. Her mother later married Nacognaweto of the Tuscarora people.
Outlander series[]
Drums of Autumn[]
After the Frasers have settled on the Ridge and begun building their first homestead, Nacognaweto brings Gabrielle, Berthe, and his grandmother, Nayawenne, to welcome their new neighbors, bearing a large bundle of food as a gift.[1] Gabrielle serves as translator for Claire and Nayawenne, speaking in French.
Tragedy strikes a year later when a measles outbreak claims the lives of many of the Tuscarora and surrounding inhabitants of the mountains. A German settler, Gerhard Mueller, believes the Indians put a hex on his house and blames them for the deaths of his daughter-in-law and grandchild and, seeking vengeance, kills Nayawenne, Gabrielle, and Berthe in retribution.[2] Their people decimated by the illness, the Tuscarora that remain in Anna Ooka leave to relocate to Oglanethaka in the north.[3]
Personality[]
Physical Appearance[]
Berthe's mixed heritage is even more obvious than her mother's. Her silky hair is dark brown, rather than black, and her round face has a ruddy, European complexion, though her eyes have the epicanthic fold typical of Native Americans.
Name[]
Berthe is the French form of Bertha, which was originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous".[4][5]
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ Drums of Autumn, chapter 20.
- ↑ Drums of Autumn, chapter 28.
- ↑ Drums of Autumn, chapter 29.
- ↑ Behind the Name: Berthe. Accessed 27 July 2019.
- ↑ Behind the Name: Bertha. Accessed 27 July 2019.