Eunuch

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A eunuch is a man who has been castrated or emasculated, either prior to puberty or afterwards. Most people would not volunteer their young sons to become eunuchs and most men would not choose to be castrated or emasculated. Therefore most eunuchs are slaves who have had no choice in the matter. The most famous eunuchs are the Unsullied

Eunuchs in Essos

Eunuchs are far more common in Essos than Westeros, they make popular slaves. In Yunkai, slaves are made into eunuchs made by cutting only the testicles off. [1] The Yunkai also geld boys in order to produce castrati slaves. Yurkhaz zo Yunzak owns a group of Yunkish slaves who sing songs in the ancient tongues of the Old Empire, their voices are high and sweet and impossibly pure.

The Unsullied are eunuch slave soldiers, trained from a young age in Astapor. They are fully castrated - penis and testicles cut - and their manhoods burned at the altar of the Lady of Spears.

Eunuchs in Westeros

In Westeros castration appears to serve more as a severe punishment and deterrent. [2] Varys is a known eunuch who has risen to the influential and powerful position of Master of Whisperers however he was made a eunuch in Myr, not Westeros.

Known eunuchs

Quotes

Even those who lack a man’s parts may still have a man’s heart, Your Grace. [3]

Grey Worm, to Daenerys

References and Notes