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'''''Maegi''''' are female practitioners of [[blood magic]] from [[Essos]]. The [[Dothraki]] hate and mistrust ''maegi''. According to [[Mirri Maz Duur]], the word means "wise". |
'''''Maegi''''' are female practitioners of [[blood magic]] from [[Essos]]. The [[Dothraki]] hate and mistrust ''maegi''. According to [[Mirri Maz Duur]], the word means "wise". |
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| + | * [[Melisandre]], a [[Red Priest]]ess from [[Asshai]]. |
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| + | In the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' books, ''Maegi'' are distrusted and hated by the Dothraki, who claim they lay with demons. Some of them have the capability of foretelling a person's future by tasting a drop of their blood. |
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Revision as of 15:45, 28 March 2014
The maegi Mirri Maz Duur preparing to practice blood magic.
Maegi are female practitioners of blood magic from Essos. The Dothraki hate and mistrust maegi. According to Mirri Maz Duur, the word means "wise".
Known Maegi
- {Mirri Maz Duur}, a Lhazareen godswife of the Great Shepherd. Burned alive in Khal Drogo's funeral pyre by Daenerys Targaryen.
- Melisandre, a Red Priestess from Asshai.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire books, Maegi are distrusted and hated by the Dothraki, who claim they lay with demons. Some of them have the capability of foretelling a person's future by tasting a drop of their blood.
