Moonstone is an opalescent gemstone which resembles the moon.
Culture
Lady Lysa Arryn has a necklace of sapphires and moonstones.[1][2]
Lord Guncer Sunglass wears moonstones on his neck, wrists, and fingers.[3]
Nightfall, the Valyrian steel sword of Ser Harras Harlaw, has a moonstone pommel.[4]
Within the Great Sept of Baelor, a chamber has carvings of the Seven with eyes of onyx, jade, malachite, and yellow moonstone.[5]
History
Ser Maynard Plumm clasped his cloak with a moonstone brooch as large as a hen's egg.[6]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
At the tourney for King Joffrey I Baratheon's name day, Sansa Stark wears a moonstone hair net that had been a gift from him.[7] Sansa also wears the moonstone hair net when the court rides to the harbor to see Princess Myrcella Baratheon off to Dorne.[8]
A Storm of Swords
When Sansa is forced to wed Tyrion Lannister, Queen Cersei Lannister has her wear the moonstone necklace and earrings that Joffrey had given her.[9]
Lady Lysa Arryn gives Marillion a belt studded with moonstones.[2]
A Dance with Dragons
Tyrion Lannister meets Sweets, the beloved slave of Yezzan zo Qaggaz, who dresses in moonstones and Myrish lace.[10]
References
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 40, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.
- ↑ The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 2, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 28, Sansa III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 47, Tyrion X.