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The '''Moonsingers''' is a religion found on the [[eastern continent]]. The Moonsingers found the site for the city that would become Braavos, the most powerful of the [[Free Cities]]. For that they  have the largest [[Temple of the Moonsingers|temple]] in [[Braavos]].{{ref|affc|6}} [[Mirri Maz Duur]] studied the birthing songs of the moonsingers of the [[Jogos Nhai]].{{ref|agot|61}}
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The '''Moonsingers'''{{ref|AFFC|6}} or '''moonsingers'''{{ref|AGOT|61}} are the priestesses of the [[Jogos Nhai]], nomadic raiders of the [[Further East]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Plains of the Jogos Nhai}} However, their religion has spread over [[Essos]] as moonsingers were among the escaped slaves that founded [[Braavos]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Braavos}}
  
==History==
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==Among the Jogos Nhai==
The Moonsingers were [[slave]]s who fled [[Valyria]] and found a place as far away from Valyria that they could get.  What basically happened was that a Valyrian fleet, which was rowed by slaves, was taken over by the slaves after they mutinied.  And they decided to get as far away to the north as they could, sailing through the [[narrow sea]] to find a refuge.
 
<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2012/07/ So Spake Martin. Asshai.com Interview in Barcelona] July 28, 2012.</ref> 
 
  
They founded Braavos and kept the city secret for about a hundred years. For those first hundred years, practically no one knew of the city's existence. Because the city is founded by slaves, it's not a homogenous population, there were slaves from all sorts of different places with different ethnicities, different homelands, different customs, different religions. So they create a new religion, one with one god that can be applied to all the other faiths and is very tolerant and open.  
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Each band of Jogos Nhai is led by a ''[[jhat]]'', a war chief, and a moonsinger, who takes the role of priestess, healer, and judge. Whereas ''jhats'' command in matters of war, raid, and battle, the moonsinger commands over any other aspect in the band's life. Males can be moonsingers, too. However, this requires boys to dress and live as women.{{ref|twoiaf| The Plains of the Jogos Nhai}}
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==Braavos==
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When a shipment of slaves of the [[Valyrian Freehold]] bound for [[Sothoryos]] revolted, seized the slave ships transporting them, and fled north, a group of enslaved women from the [[Plains of the Jogos Nhai|lands]] of the Jogos Nhai prophesied where they would find shelter: a lagoon behind a wall of pine-clad hills and sea stones, where frequent fogs would help hide the refugees from the eyes of [[dragonlords]] passing overhead. These women were moonsingers and, according to Braavosi history, their prophecy proved true. For that reason, the [[Temple of the Moonsingers]] is the largest in Braavos.{{ref|affc|6}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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[[Mirri Maz Duur]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] that she studied the birthing songs of a moonsinger of the [[Jogos Nhai]] while she was in [[Asshai]].{{ref|agot|61}}
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Denyo Terys]] tells [[Arya Stark]] of the Moonsingers.{{ref|AFFC|6}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|They were very important in the founding and early history of Braavos, but they still exist to this day. Beyond that, I don't expect they'll have much importance to the present story....<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2012/07/ So Spake Martin. Asshai.com Interview in Barcelona] July 28, 2012.</ref>}} - [[GRRM]]
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{{Quote|They were very important in the founding and early history of Braavos, but they still exist to this day. Beyond that, I don't expect they'll have much importance to the present story....<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2012/07/ So Spake Martin. Asshai.com Interview in Barcelona] July 28, 2012.</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}
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==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 3 May 2020

The Moonsingers[1] or moonsingers[2] are the priestesses of the Jogos Nhai, nomadic raiders of the Further East.[3] However, their religion has spread over Essos as moonsingers were among the escaped slaves that founded Braavos.[4]

Among the Jogos Nhai

Each band of Jogos Nhai is led by a jhat, a war chief, and a moonsinger, who takes the role of priestess, healer, and judge. Whereas jhats command in matters of war, raid, and battle, the moonsinger commands over any other aspect in the band's life. Males can be moonsingers, too. However, this requires boys to dress and live as women.[3]

Braavos

When a shipment of slaves of the Valyrian Freehold bound for Sothoryos revolted, seized the slave ships transporting them, and fled north, a group of enslaved women from the lands of the Jogos Nhai prophesied where they would find shelter: a lagoon behind a wall of pine-clad hills and sea stones, where frequent fogs would help hide the refugees from the eyes of dragonlords passing overhead. These women were moonsingers and, according to Braavosi history, their prophecy proved true. For that reason, the Temple of the Moonsingers is the largest in Braavos.[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Mirri Maz Duur tells Daenerys Targaryen that she studied the birthing songs of a moonsinger of the Jogos Nhai while she was in Asshai.[2]

A Feast for Crows

Denyo Terys tells Arya Stark of the Moonsingers.[1]

Quotes

They were very important in the founding and early history of Braavos, but they still exist to this day. Beyond that, I don't expect they'll have much importance to the present story....[5]

References and Notes