Religion

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The setting of A Song of Ice and Fire is one where there are many faiths, and many faithful. People who don’t believe in any gods at all are quite rare, when compared to the great majority that do.

Westeros

Westeros has relatively few significant religions, Among them are:



Across the narrow sea

On the other side of the narrow sea, it seems there are as many gods as there are peoples. At least a dozen separate gods have been mentioned. Among them are the:


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Influences and Theology

  • Virtually every other religion are examples of polytheism.
  • Storm God and the Drowned God could be related to Norse mythology, encouraging the lifestyle of raiding and reaving just as the religion of the Vikings did.
  • Mother Rhoyne religion is polytheistic worshipping the Rhoyne and many lesser river-dwelling deities such as the Old Man of the River and a turtle-god. It's may also be inspired by the real-life Roma, to a degree[1]