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A '''leviathan''' is a large sea monster.  Leviathans are a species of whale, and are described as the oldest and largest creatures living in the entire world.  This may imply that they surpass even [[Dragon|dragons]] in size.  Leviathans are found in the [[Shivering Sea]], and are known to gather and breed in [[Lorath Bay]].  {{ref|TWOIAF|The Shivering Sea}}
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[[File:Leviathan by KevinCatalan.jpg|righ|thumb|300px|A Leviathan]]
  
==References in the books==
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A '''leviathan''' is a type of enormous whale, usually grey in color.{{ref|AFFC|45}} They are described as the oldest and largest creatures living in the entire world, implying they surpass even [[dragon]]s in size.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea}}
===A Song of Ice and Fire===
 
* In the [[Merman's Court]], the great hall of the New Castle in [[White Harbor]], behind the dais a [[kraken]] and grey leviathan are locked in battle beneath the painted waves.{{Ref|aDwD|15}}
 
* According to the [[ironborn]] legend, [[Nagga]], the first sea dragon, was able to feed on [[kraken]]s and leviathans.
 
*[[Leviathan Sound]] is a large bay of the eastern [[Shivering Sea]] off the coast of northern [[Essos]].
 
  
==References and Notes==
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Leviathans are found in the [[Shivering Sea]] and are known to gather and breed in [[Lorath Bay]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Lorath}} They also mate and birth at [[Leviathan Sound]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}}
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==Culture==
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According to [[ironborn]] legend, [[Nagga]], the first [[sea dragon]], was able to feed on [[kraken]]s and leviathans.{{ref|AFFC|19}} A black leviathan is included in the sigil of [[House Volmark]] of the [[Iron Islands]].{{ref|AFFC|11}} The longship ''[[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]'' is part of the [[Iron Fleet]].{{ref|ADWD|56}}
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[[Ibbenese]] whalers hunt leviathans at [[Leviathan Sound]] from their strong ships.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}} The waters of the northern [[Sunset Sea]] are said to have leviathans as large as islands.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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In the [[Merman's Court]], the great hall of the [[New Castle]] in [[White Harbor]], there is a painting of a kraken and a grey leviathan locked in battle.{{Ref|aDwD|15}}
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==History==
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Ser [[Eustace Hightower]]'s ''[[Lady Meredith]]'' encountered a pod of leviathans and was damaged by a white bull while returning to [[Oldtown]] in {{date|56}}. The ship redirected for the [[Summer Isles]], but would up in [[Sothoryos]].{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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[[Leo Tyrell (son of Moryn)|Leo Tyrell]] insults [[Samwell Tarly]] of the [[Night's Watch]] by calling him a black-clad leviathan.{{ref|AFFC|45}}
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==Quotes==
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{{quote|Who shall be [[King of the Iron Islands|our king]] in [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon's]] place? Sing to me in the language of leviathan, that I may know his name.{{ref|AFFC|1}}|[[Aeron Greyjoy]] praying to the [[Drowned God]]}}
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{{quote|A fisherman may hook a grey leviathan, but it will drag him down to death unless he cuts it loose.{{ref|AFFC|18}}|[[Asha Greyjoy]] to [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}
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Revision as of 05:41, 7 February 2019

A Leviathan

A leviathan is a type of enormous whale, usually grey in color.[1] They are described as the oldest and largest creatures living in the entire world, implying they surpass even dragons in size.[2]

Leviathans are found in the Shivering Sea and are known to gather and breed in Lorath Bay.[3] They also mate and birth at Leviathan Sound.[4]

Culture

According to ironborn legend, Nagga, the first sea dragon, was able to feed on krakens and leviathans.[5] A black leviathan is included in the sigil of House Volmark of the Iron Islands.[6] The longship Leviathan is part of the Iron Fleet.[7]

Ibbenese whalers hunt leviathans at Leviathan Sound from their strong ships.[8] The waters of the northern Sunset Sea are said to have leviathans as large as islands.[9]

In the Merman's Court, the great hall of the New Castle in White Harbor, there is a painting of a kraken and a grey leviathan locked in battle.[10]

History

Ser Eustace Hightower's Lady Meredith encountered a pod of leviathans and was damaged by a white bull while returning to Oldtown in 56 AC. The ship redirected for the Summer Isles, but would up in Sothoryos.[11]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Leo Tyrell insults Samwell Tarly of the Night's Watch by calling him a black-clad leviathan.[1]

Quotes

Who shall be our king in Balon's place? Sing to me in the language of leviathan, that I may know his name.[12]

Aeron Greyjoy praying to the Drowned God

A fisherman may hook a grey leviathan, but it will drag him down to death unless he cuts it loose.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Shivering Sea.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Lorath.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib.
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
  6. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 11, The Kraken's Daughter.
  7. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 56, The Iron Suitor.
  8. The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Ib.
  9. Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  10. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 15, Davos II.
  11. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  12. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet.
  13. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain.