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The '''Moonsingers''' is a religion found in [[Essos]]. 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}} is a religion in [[Essos]]. 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 in Braavos, the [[Temple of the Moonsingers]].{{ref|affc|6}}  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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.  
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A [[Valyria]]n fleet rowed by [[slave]]s was taken over by the slaves after they mutinied. They sailed through the [[narrow sea]] as far north as they could, finding refuge in a lagoon in northwestern Essos. 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 was founded by slaves, it is not a homogenous population; there were slaves from all sorts of different places with different ethnicities, different homelands, different customs, different religions. They created a new religion, one with one god that can be applied to all the other faiths and is very tolerant and open.<ref name=ssm>So Spake Martin: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Interview_in_Barcelona Asshai.com Interview in Barcelona], July 28, 2012.</ref>
<ref name=ssm>[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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==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 name=ssm></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 name=ssm></ref>}} - [[George R. R. Martin]]
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==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
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Revision as of 15:45, 24 July 2014

The Moonsingers[1] or moonsingers[2] is a religion in Essos. 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 in Braavos, the Temple of the Moonsingers.[1]

History

A Valyrian fleet rowed by slaves was taken over by the slaves after they mutinied. They sailed through the narrow sea as far north as they could, finding refuge in a lagoon in northwestern Essos. 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 was founded by slaves, it is not a homogenous population; there were slaves from all sorts of different places with different ethnicities, different homelands, different customs, different religions. They created a new religion, one with one god that can be applied to all the other faiths and is very tolerant and open.[3]

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....[3]

- George R. R. Martin

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 6, Arya I.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 61, Daenerys VII.
  3. 3.0 3.1 So Spake Martin: Asshai.com Interview in Barcelona, July 28, 2012.