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| + | 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]]. 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.<ref>"[[Valar Morghulis]]"</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:43, 13 February 2013
- This article is about the religious concept, for the episode see "The Night Lands."
Daenerys with Khal Drogo in House of the Undying.
The Night Lands ("Rhaeshi Ajjalani"[1]) are the land of the dead in the Dothraki belief system. 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.[2]
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. It is a major insult to the dead to leave his or her body unburned.[3]
References
- ↑ David J. Peterson's blog, Dothraki.com, April 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Valar Morghulis"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"