Red temple
Red temples are religious buildings of red stone used by followers of R'hllor, the Lord of Light. Red priests light nightfires at sunset,[1] welcome the sun in the morning,[2] and preach to crowds.[3] Red temples purchase slaves as children and raise them to be priests, prostitutes, and warriors.[4][1]
History
Melisandre was bound to a great red temple when she was a child.[5] Thoros of Myr was also given to a red temple when he was young.[4]
Known red temples
- Temple of the Lord of Light, in Braavos[6]
- unspecified temples in Dorne[7]
- a great temple in Lys[8]
- at least one red temple in Myr[4][9]
- a modest wharfside temple in Oldtown[2]
- a great red temple in Pentos[10]
- a temple of red stone in Selhorys[3]
- at least one red temple in Tyrosh[9]
- Temple of the Lord of Light, in Volantis[1]
Quotes
The red priests have a great temple on Lys. Always they are burning this and burning that, crying out to their R'hllor. They bore me with their fires.[8]
- Salladhor Saan to Davos Seaworth
The red priests love their fires. The Lord of Light is their god, red R'hllor.[6]
- Yorko to Arya Stark
References
- 1 2 3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 27, Tyrion VII.
- 1 2 A Feast for Crows, Prologue.
- 1 2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 22, Tyrion VI.
- 1 2 3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 31, Melisandre I.
- 1 2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 6, Arya I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Captain Of Guards.
- 1 2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
- 1 2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 1, Tyrion I.
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