Seven wanderers
The seven wanderers are celestial objects visible in the sky over the known world.[1]
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 the Smith.[1] The seven wanderers are presumably other planets in the same solar system as the known world, given that the word "planet" means "wanderer".[2]
Comets can also be referred to as wanderers.[3]
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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.[3]
A Storm of Swords
Jon Snow thinks of the seven wanderers while looking at the night sky beyond the Wall with Ygritte.[1]
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Behind the Scenes
The English word "planet" comes from the Greek planḗtēs, meaning wanderer, referring to "wandering stars".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 26, Jon III.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wiktonary, "Planet"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.