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[[Image:Naath.png|thumb|right|200px|A map showing the location of Naath off the coast of Sothoryos.]]
 
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[[Image:Sothoryos_Title_Sequence.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Naath in the opening credits of Season 2. On the bottom of the screen, west of the main landmass of Sothoryos, the island shaped like a backwards question-mark.]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Missandei|I am from an island called Naath...when did they take me? I was five years old.|Grey Worm|You remember your home?|I remember when they rowed us away from shore. How white the beaches were, how tall the trees. And I remember my village burning, smoke rising into the sky.|Missandei recalls how she was taken in a slaving raid as a child.|Oathkeeper}}
 
[[Image:Sothoryos_Title_Sequence.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Naath in the opening credits of Season 2. On the bottom of the screen, west of the main landmass of Sothoryos, the island that is shaped like a backwards question-mark.]]
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[[Image:Missandei season 3 ep 1.jpg|thumb|Missandei of Naath]]
   
 
'''Naath''' is an island in the [[Summer Sea]] located off the northwestern coast of the continent of [[Sothoryos]], west of the [[Basilisk Isles]] and east of the [[Summer Islands]]. It is the home of [[Missandei]].
   
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==History==
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===Background===
   
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Naath is a frequent target of slaving raids from [[Slaver's Bay]], which is in [[Essos]] on the opposite side of the Summer Sea.
'''Naath''' is an island in the [[Summer Sea]] located off the north-western coast of the southern continent of [[Sothoryos]], west of the [[Basilisk Isles]] and east of the [[Summer Islands]]. It is the home of [[Missandei]].
 
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Missandei's village was attacked and burned by slavers when she was five years old, and she was captured and taken to the slaver-city of [[Astapor]].<ref name="S04E04">"[[Oathkeeper]]"</ref>
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===[[Season 4]]===
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Missandei recalls to [[Grey Worm]] that she is from an island called Naath, and was taken by the slavers when she was five years old.<ref name="S04E04"/>
   
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Naath is a large, curving island. It is known as a land of peace where war does not exist. The people of Naath are known as Naathi, also known as the Peaceful People. As is typical of the peoples of the continent of Sothoryos, the Naathi are dark-skinned. The Naathi worship a single deity called the Lord of Harmony, who created the entire universe and everything in it. Due to their beliefs the Naathi refuse to harm any living thing, abstaining from violence and martial endeavors. As a result the Naathi are vegetarians, refusing to eat the flesh of animals, and their main diet is fruit. Their main recreational activity is the making of music.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Naath is a large, curving island. It is known as a land of peace where war does not exist. The people of Naath, the Naathi, are also known as the Peaceful People. As is typical of the peoples of Sothoryos, the Naathi are dark-skinned. In addition, typical Naathi features include a flat face and golden eyes.
   
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Naath is located on the same line of longitude as [[Old Valyria]], though much further south and separated by a great distance across the Summer Sea.
Unfortunately, because of their tranquil nature, the peacefu Naathi are a favored target for slavers. They raid the island's coastal areas and take numerous captives back to nearby [[Slaver's Bay]] (to the northeast), or even to the [[Free Cities]] (to the northwest), both of which are in the continent of [[Essos]] to the north.
 
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The Naathi worship a single deity called the Lord of Harmony, who created the entire universe and everything in it. Due to their religious beliefs the Naathi do not harm any living thing, refusing to eat the flesh of animals and abstaining from violence and martial endeavors. As a result the Naathi are vegetarians - their main diet consisting of fruit - and their main recreational activity is the making of music.
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''The World of Ice & Fire'' sourcebook stated that Naath is also known as the "Isle of Butterflies" due to the many species of the insect that inhabit the island (this detail has been subtly included in the TV series; in the opening credits, the small image appearing next to Nathalie Emmanuel, who portrays Missandei, is a butterfly).
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The book also mentions that because the island's climate is very conducive to insect life, Naath was once a major exporter of silk (from silkworms) to both sides of the Narrow Sea. Naathi silk was often found in the markets of King's Landing, Oldtown, and the Free Cities, along with spiced wines and various handicrafts they also produced.
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Unfortunately, because of their tranquil nature, the peaceful Naathi are a favored target for slavers. They raid the island's coastal areas and take numerous captives back to nearby [[Slaver's Bay]] (to the northeast), or even to the [[Free Cities]] (to the northwest). The slavers were always a problem but after the [[Doom of Valyria]], with no Valyrian fleets to control the seas, the slaving raids drastically increased and devastated Naath. The island's silk industry was mostly destroyed as the inhabitants fled to the hills of the interior, and Naathi exports are now a rare sight in foreign markets.
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A large species of butterfly on Naath is a carrier for a horrific disease that makes the flesh literally slough off of a man's bones, but the Naathi themselves are immune to it. For centuries, would-be foreign invaders would end up succumbing to the "butterfly fever", and the Naathi say none maintained a presence on the island for more than a single year. It also deterred slavers for generations. However, slavers eventually realized that if they only stayed on the island for a few hours in quick raids and then departed with captives, they would not contract the disease - and better still if they attacked only at night, because the butterflies are only active during the daylight hours. Naath has still technically never been "conquered" by outside forces due to fear of staying to long and catching the butterfly fever, but otherwise the island's society has been severely damaged by frequent slaver raids.
   
 
==See also==
 
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* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Naath Naath at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.]
 
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Revision as of 22:21, 23 July 2015

Missandei: "I am from an island called Naath...when did they take me? I was five years old."
Grey Worm: "You remember your home?"
Missandei: "I remember when they rowed us away from shore. How white the beaches were, how tall the trees. And I remember my village burning, smoke rising into the sky."
— Missandei recalls how she was taken in a slaving raid as a child.[src]
Sothoryos Title Sequence

Naath in the opening credits of Season 2. On the bottom of the screen, west of the main landmass of Sothoryos, the island that is shaped like a backwards question-mark.

Missandei season 3 ep 1

Missandei of Naath

Naath is an island in the Summer Sea located off the northwestern coast of the continent of Sothoryos, west of the Basilisk Isles and east of the Summer Islands. It is the home of Missandei.

History

Background

Naath is a frequent target of slaving raids from Slaver's Bay, which is in Essos on the opposite side of the Summer Sea.

Missandei's village was attacked and burned by slavers when she was five years old, and she was captured and taken to the slaver-city of Astapor.[1]

Season 4

Missandei recalls to Grey Worm that she is from an island called Naath, and was taken by the slavers when she was five years old.[1]

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Naath is a large, curving island. It is known as a land of peace where war does not exist. The people of Naath, the Naathi, are also known as the Peaceful People. As is typical of the peoples of Sothoryos, the Naathi are dark-skinned. In addition, typical Naathi features include a flat face and golden eyes.

Naath is located on the same line of longitude as Old Valyria, though much further south and separated by a great distance across the Summer Sea.

The Naathi worship a single deity called the Lord of Harmony, who created the entire universe and everything in it. Due to their religious beliefs the Naathi do not harm any living thing, refusing to eat the flesh of animals and abstaining from violence and martial endeavors. As a result the Naathi are vegetarians - their main diet consisting of fruit - and their main recreational activity is the making of music.

The World of Ice & Fire sourcebook stated that Naath is also known as the "Isle of Butterflies" due to the many species of the insect that inhabit the island (this detail has been subtly included in the TV series; in the opening credits, the small image appearing next to Nathalie Emmanuel, who portrays Missandei, is a butterfly).

The book also mentions that because the island's climate is very conducive to insect life, Naath was once a major exporter of silk (from silkworms) to both sides of the Narrow Sea. Naathi silk was often found in the markets of King's Landing, Oldtown, and the Free Cities, along with spiced wines and various handicrafts they also produced.

Unfortunately, because of their tranquil nature, the peaceful Naathi are a favored target for slavers. They raid the island's coastal areas and take numerous captives back to nearby Slaver's Bay (to the northeast), or even to the Free Cities (to the northwest). The slavers were always a problem but after the Doom of Valyria, with no Valyrian fleets to control the seas, the slaving raids drastically increased and devastated Naath. The island's silk industry was mostly destroyed as the inhabitants fled to the hills of the interior, and Naathi exports are now a rare sight in foreign markets.

A large species of butterfly on Naath is a carrier for a horrific disease that makes the flesh literally slough off of a man's bones, but the Naathi themselves are immune to it. For centuries, would-be foreign invaders would end up succumbing to the "butterfly fever", and the Naathi say none maintained a presence on the island for more than a single year. It also deterred slavers for generations. However, slavers eventually realized that if they only stayed on the island for a few hours in quick raids and then departed with captives, they would not contract the disease - and better still if they attacked only at night, because the butterflies are only active during the daylight hours. Naath has still technically never been "conquered" by outside forces due to fear of staying to long and catching the butterfly fever, but otherwise the island's society has been severely damaged by frequent slaver raids.

See also

References