Speech of Asshai

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The speech of Asshai,[1] also called the tongue of Asshai,[1] is a language spoken in Asshai-by-the-Shadow.

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A Game of Thrones

Mirri Maz Duur, who studied in Asshai,[2] sings in a foreign tongue while being burned by Daenerys Targaryen, her voice described as "shrill" and "ululating".[3]

A Clash of Kings

Before burning statues of the Seven taken from the sept at Dragonstone, Melisandre prays to R'hllor "once in the speech of Asshai, once in High Valyrian, and once in the Common Tongue." The red priestess then sings in the tongue of Asshai while the statues burn.[1]

Quotes

Melisandre sang in the tongue of Asshai, her voice rising and falling like the tides of the sea.[1]

—thoughts of Davos Seaworth

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