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| − | [[File:Daenerys flanked by dosh khaleen.png|thumb|250px|Daenerys eats a horse's heart as the ''dosh khaeen'' look on]]In Vaes Dothrak, [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] is summoned by the ''dosh khaleen'' to eat a stallion's heart so that the crones can read the omens. At first it seems she won't hold the raw meat down, but to both her and [[Drogo]]'s relief she is able to compose herself. The crones declare Daenerys and Drogo's son will be 'The Stallion That Mounts The World', a great conqueror whose coming is long foretold in Dothraki history. Daenerys says his name will be [[Rhaego]], for her brother [[Rhaegar]], slain by the usurper [[Robert Baratheon]].<ref>"[[A Golden Crown]]"</ref> |
+ | [[File:Daenerys flanked by dosh khaleen.png|thumb|250px|Daenerys eats a horse's heart as the ''dosh khaeen'' (seen behind her) look on]]In Vaes Dothrak, [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] is summoned by the ''dosh khaleen'' to eat a stallion's heart so that the crones can read the omens. At first it seems she won't hold the raw meat down, but to both her and [[Drogo]]'s relief she is able to compose herself. The crones declare Daenerys and Drogo's son will be 'The Stallion That Mounts The World', a great conqueror whose coming is long foretold in Dothraki history. Daenerys says his name will be [[Rhaego]], for her brother [[Rhaegar]], slain by the usurper [[Robert Baratheon]].<ref>"[[A Golden Crown]]"</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:07, 16 August 2012
Daenerys Targaryen meets with the dosh khaleen
The dosh khaleen are a ruling organization within the Dothraki social hierarchy, specifically the crones who preside over the holy city of Vaes Dothrak. The dosh khaleen are comprised of the widows of slain khals, and serve as seers foretelling the future and interpreting omens for the Dothraki. In this capacity they essentially also serve as the leaders of the Dothraki religion. Even powerful khals and fierce male Dothraki warriors fear disobeying the will of the dosh khaleen.
Season 1
Daenerys eats a horse's heart as the dosh khaeen (seen behind her) look on
In Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys is summoned by the dosh khaleen to eat a stallion's heart so that the crones can read the omens. At first it seems she won't hold the raw meat down, but to both her and Drogo's relief she is able to compose herself. The crones declare Daenerys and Drogo's son will be 'The Stallion That Mounts The World', a great conqueror whose coming is long foretold in Dothraki history. Daenerys says his name will be Rhaego, for her brother Rhaegar, slain by the usurper Robert Baratheon.[1]
In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, the dosh khaleen have great honor and status amongst the Dothraki. At their bidding, no blood may be spilled or blade bared within the confines of Vaes Dothrak, though this does not prevent other inventive forms of killing. Daenerys, as the wife of Khal Drogo, is told that when Drogo dies, she will be expected to return to Vaes Dothrak and join the dosh khaleen, on pain of death if she refuses.