A shooting star,[1] or falling star,[2] is a small celestial object (usually a meteoroid) going through the atmosphere of planetos.
Culture
Seeing a falling star is considered to bring luck.[1] The prince that was promised is prophesied to be born beneath a "bleeding star".[3] Azor Ahai is prophesied to be reborn when "the red star bleeds".[4]
History
According to legend, over ten thousand years ago,[5] the founder of House Dayne tracked a falling star to an island at the mouth of the Torentine, and discovered there a stone with magical powers. The castle of Starfall was constructed on that location,[2] and the Dayne ancestral greatsword, Dawn, was forged from the heart of this fallen star.[6]
On the day Ser Duncan the Tall accepted Egg as his squire for the duration of the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC, Dunk spotted a green shooting star in the sky outside Ashford, which he believed was lucky, so he made it part of his sigil.[1]
Quotes
Duncan: What color paint do you have?
Tanselle: I can mix paints to make any color you want.
Duncan: Yes. That would serve. An elm tree... but with a shooting star above.[1]
Duncan: The field should be the color of sunset. The old man liked sunsets. And the device...
Egg: An elm tree. A big elm tree, like the one by the pool, with a brown trunk and green branches.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Kingdoms of the First Men.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 25, Davos III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 21, Bran III.