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- "Voktys Eglie aōt gaomilaksir teptas. Roberti Dāri zȳhi nekēpti se Āeksiot Ōño jemagon.
(The High Priest gave you a mission. Turn King Robert away from his idols and towards the Lord of Light.)" - ―Melisandre to Thoros
The High Priest charged Thoros of Myr with the task of converting Robert Baratheon from worship of the Seven to the religion of the Lord of Light.
Biography[]
Background[]
The High Priest charges Thoros of Myr with the task of converting Robert Baratheon from worship of the Seven to the religion of the Lord of Light.[1] The High Priest had foreseen Robert's ascension to the Iron Throne in the flames, as Thoros was already in King's Landing by the time the city was sacked and he was present when the bodies of Aegon and Rhaenys Targaryen, murdered by Ser Gregor Clegane, were presented to the new king.[2]
Game of Thrones: Season 3[]
When Melisandre encounters the Brotherhood Without Banners she chastises Thoros for abandoning the mission given to him by the High Priest. Thoros bluntly says that he tried but failed.[1]
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the overall organizational structure of the faith of R'hllor has not been revealed. Individual cities have been said to possess a High Priest, such as High Priest Bennero in Volantis. Whether or not there is an overarching international leadership of the entire religion, however, the way the High Septon is the leader of the entire Faith of the Seven, is uncertain. It is possible that in the TV version Melisandre was simply referring to the High Priest in Myr, not an overall leader.
Thoros was himself not specified to have been sent to King's Landing by some sort of overall High Priest, but apparently by the local leaders of the Red Priesthood in Myr. In the TV series Thoros is said to have been sent to try to convert King Robert Baratheon, but this is a condensation from the books, in which Thoros was originally sent to King's Landing to try to convert King Aerys II Targaryen, due to his increasing obsession with fire. Thoros's preaching was not successful, but he remained at the royal court after Robert Baratheon seized the throne. He had even less luck preaching the religion to Robert, but he continued to hang around the royal court as one of Robert's drinking companions.
Appearances[]
– "The Climb" (mentioned)
– "Lord of Light" (illustrated)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Game of Thrones: Season 3, Episode 6: "The Climb" (2013).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 3, Episode 4: "And Now His Watch Is Ended" (2013).
