Melisandre
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A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character |
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Carice van Houten as Melisandre
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| First appearance |
Novel: A Clash of Kings (1998) Television: "The North Remembers" (2012) |
| Created by | George R. R. Martin |
| Portrayed by |
Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) |
| Information | |
| Aliases | The Red Priestess The Red Woman |
| Gender | Female |
| Nationality | Asshaii |
Melisandre of Asshai is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. She is a priestess of the god R'hllor and a close advisor to King Stannis Baratheon in his campaign to take the Iron Throne. She is often nicknamed The Red Woman due to the color of her hair and clothes.
Introduced in 1998's A Clash of Kings, Melisandre originates from the continent Essos and has come to Westeros to propagate her faith in the Red God. She subsequently appeared in Martin's A Storm of Swords (2000) and A Dance with Dragons (2011).
Melisandre is portrayed by Dutch actress Carice van Houten in the HBO television adaptation.
Also known as "The Red Woman", Melisandre is a shadowbinder and a priestess of R'hllor in service to Stannis Baratheon. Originally from Asshai, she has prophetic powers that give her partial knowledge of future events. She is also referred to as a shadowbinder, being able to cast glamours and perform certain feats of dark magic. Melisandre is introduced in A Clash of Kings and serves as the third-person narrator for one chapter of A Dance with Dragons. She is described as a beautiful woman with red eyes, always dressing in red and rarely sleeping or eating. She possesses magical abilities, has prophetic visions from fire, and takes a militant stance against the other religions of Westeros.
Melisandre is not a point-of-view character in the first four novels, her actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other characters such as Davos Seaworth and Jon Snow. In A Dance with Dragons, the fifth novel, she has a single point-of-view chapter. George R. R. Martin stated she will return as a viewpoint in future novels.
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