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[[File:Daenerys_in_House.jpg|thumb|[[Daenerys]] with Khal [[Drogo]] in [[House of the Undying]].]] |
[[File:Daenerys_in_House.jpg|thumb|[[Daenerys]] with Khal [[Drogo]] in [[House of the Undying]].]] |
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− | The '''Night Lands''' are the land of the dead in the [[Dothraki]] [[Great |
+ | The '''Night Lands''' ("''Rhaeshi Ajjalani''"<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2012/04/rhaeshi-ajjalani/ David J. Peterson's blog], Dothraki.com, April 9, 2012.</ref>) are the land of the dead in the [[Dothraki]] [[Great Stallion|belief system]]. |
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+ | For a Dothraki soul to enter the Night Lands to ride with his or her ancestors, the body must be burned in a funeral pyre.<ref>"[[The Night Lands]]"</ref> It is a major insult to the dead to leave his or her body unburned.<ref>"[[The Pointy End]]"</ref> |
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+ | When [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys Targaryen]] sees her dead husband [[Drogo]] in the [[House of the Undying]] she asks if she is joining him in the Night Lands.<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]"</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 09:30, 3 May 2014
- This article is about the religious concept, for the episode see "The Night Lands."
The Night Lands ("Rhaeshi Ajjalani"[1]) are the land of the dead in the Dothraki belief system.
For a Dothraki soul to enter the Night Lands to ride with his or her ancestors, the body must be burned in a funeral pyre.[2] It is a major insult to the dead to leave his or her body unburned.[3]
When Daenerys Targaryen sees her dead husband Drogo in the House of the Undying she asks if she is joining him in the Night Lands.[4]
References
- ↑ David J. Peterson's blog, Dothraki.com, April 9, 2012.
- ↑ "The Night Lands"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "Valar Morghulis"