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The '''seven wanderers''' are celestial objects visible in the sky over the [[known world]].{{ref|ASOS|26}}

Among the [[Faith of the Seven]], the seven wanderers are considered sacred, and each is equated with a god. The [[red wanderer]], for instance, is sacred to [[Smith (the Seven)|the Smith]].{{ref|ASOS|26}} The seven wanderers are presumably other planets in the same solar system as the known world, given that the word "planet" means "wanderer".<ref name="dictionary">[[wikt:Planet#English|Wiktonary, "Planet"]]</ref>

Comets can also be referred to as wanderers.{{ref|ACOK|6}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
The [[Night's Watch]] consider the [[red comet]] a wanderer, calling it Mormont's Torch after [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{ref|ACOK|6}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Jon Snow]] thinks of the seven wanderers while looking at the night sky [[beyond the Wall]] with [[Ygritte]].{{ref|ASOS|26}}

==See also==
*[[Astronomy]]

==Behind the Scenes==
The English word "planet" comes from the Greek ''planḗtēs'', meaning ''wanderer'', referring to "wandering stars".<ref name="dictionary" />

==References==
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