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It is believed by the [[Dothraki]] that consumption the raw heart of a stallion during pregnancy will make a [[Khal]]’s son strong, swift and fearless - but only if the mother can eat it all.  If the mother chokes on the blood or retched up the flesh omens are less favorable; the child might be stillborn, or come forth weak, deformed, or female.
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It is believed by the [[Dothraki]] that consumption the raw heart of a stallion during pregnancy will make a [[Khal]]'s son strong, swift and fearless - but only if the mother can eat the entire heart.  If the mother chokes on the blood or retches up the flesh, the omens are less favorable; the child might be stillborn, or come forth weak, deformed, or female. When [[Daenerys Targaryen]] is pregnant with her son [[Rhaego]] she takes part in this ceremony. Her stallion heart ceremony takes place in the evening, in a chalk pit ringed by torches in the sacred Dothraki city of [[Vaes Dothrak]].  She manages to consume the entire stallion heart.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
The stallion heart ceremony takes place in the evening in a chalk pit ringed by torches in [[Vaes Dothrak]].  When [[Daenerys Targaryen]] is pregnant with her son [[Rhaego]] she takes part in this ceremony.  She manages to consume all of the stallion heart.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
 
  
==Daenerys Targaryen's Stallion Heart Ceremony==
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==Recent Events==
[[File:Proud_Drogo.jpg|A proud Khal Drogo lifts Daenerys in celebration|thumb|left]]
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
Not steel is permitted within the sacred confounds of Vaes Dothrak, beneath the Shadow of the [[Mother of Mountains]][[Drogo]] and his bloodriders kill the wild stallion using stone knives.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}  
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Since steel is not permitted within the sacred confounds of Vaes Dothrak, beneath the Shadow of the [[Mother of Mountains]], Khal [[Drogo]] and his [[bloodrider]]s kill the wild stallion using stone knives.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}  
  
With the stallion’s blood up to his elbows [[Khal Drogo]] set the steaming heart before her, Dany took it with both hands, lifted it to her mouth, and plunged her teeth into the tough stringy flesh.  
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The heart is steaming as Drogo sets it in front of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. The heart is tough and stringy. However, Daenerys had prepared herself for the ceremony by dining on bowls of half clotted blood to accustom herself to the taste, despite her tender mother's stomach, and starved herself for a day and a night before the ceremony, hoping that the hunger would help her keep down the raw meat.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}  
Dany’s handmaidens had helped her ready herself for the ceremony. Despite her tender mother’s stomach she dined on bowls of half clotted blood to accustom herself to the taste. She starved herself for a day and a night before the ceremony in the hopes that the hunger would help her keep down the raw meat.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}  
 
  
The wild stallion’s heart was all muscle and she had to worry it with her teeth and chew each mouthful a long time. The taste threatened to gag her but she made herself chew and swallow.  Although her stomach roils and heaves she kept on, her face smeared with the heartsblood that sometimes seemed to explode against her lips. Dany looked at Drogo whenever she felt her strength failing. Towards the end Dany thinks she glimpses a fierce pride in his dark, almond-shaped eyes, but she could not be sure.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
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The taste still threatens to gag her, and because the heart is all muscle, she has to worry it with her teeth a long time each mouthful. Although her stomach roils and heaves, she continues.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
  
When it was over Dany turned her eyes to the old women, the crones of the [[dosh khaleen]] and proclaimed in her best Dothraki ''Khalakka dothrae mr’anha''! '' A prince rides inside me''! She had practiced the phrase for days with her handmaiden [[Jhiqui]]
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After she has finished the entire heart, Daenerys turns to the old women of the [[dosh khaleen]], and proclaims in her best Dothraki "''Khalakka dothrae mr’anha''!", meaning "''A prince rides inside me''!". The oldest of the crones, raises her arms on high and shrieks "''Khalakka dothrae''!", meaning "''The prince is riding!''" The other women answer "''He is riding''", proclaiming "''Rakh! Rakh! Rakh haj!''" (''"A boy, a boy, a strong boy."''). The oldest of the crones then delivers the prophecy that [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s son will be the [[Stallion Who Mounts the World]].{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
The oldest of the crones, a bent and shriveled stick of a woman with a single black eye, raised her arms on high and shrieked . ''Khalakka dothrae''! The prince is riding! The other women answer ''He is riding'', proclaiming ''Rakh! Rakh! Rakh haj'' A boy, a boy, a strong boy. The crone with a single eye then delivers the prophecy that [[Daenerys Targaryen]]’s son will be the [[Stallion Who Mounts the World]].{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
 
  
Afterwards [[Khal Drogo]] leads her from the chalk pit and the procession rides to the [[Womb of the World]] where Dany cleanses herself in its waters.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
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Afterwards Khal [[Drogo]] leads her from the chalk pit and the procession rides to the [[Womb of the World]] where Daenerys cleanses herself in its waters.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 17 February 2018

Daenerys Targaryen consuming the wild stallion heart
Daenerys Targaryen consuming the wild stallion heart

It is believed by the Dothraki that consumption the raw heart of a stallion during pregnancy will make a Khal's son strong, swift and fearless - but only if the mother can eat the entire heart. If the mother chokes on the blood or retches up the flesh, the omens are less favorable; the child might be stillborn, or come forth weak, deformed, or female. When Daenerys Targaryen is pregnant with her son Rhaego she takes part in this ceremony. Her stallion heart ceremony takes place in the evening, in a chalk pit ringed by torches in the sacred Dothraki city of Vaes Dothrak. She manages to consume the entire stallion heart.[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Since steel is not permitted within the sacred confounds of Vaes Dothrak, beneath the Shadow of the Mother of Mountains, Khal Drogo and his bloodriders kill the wild stallion using stone knives.[1]

The heart is steaming as Drogo sets it in front of Daenerys Targaryen. The heart is tough and stringy. However, Daenerys had prepared herself for the ceremony by dining on bowls of half clotted blood to accustom herself to the taste, despite her tender mother's stomach, and starved herself for a day and a night before the ceremony, hoping that the hunger would help her keep down the raw meat.[1]

The taste still threatens to gag her, and because the heart is all muscle, she has to worry it with her teeth a long time each mouthful. Although her stomach roils and heaves, she continues.[1]

After she has finished the entire heart, Daenerys turns to the old women of the dosh khaleen, and proclaims in her best Dothraki "Khalakka dothrae mr’anha!", meaning "A prince rides inside me!". The oldest of the crones, raises her arms on high and shrieks "Khalakka dothrae!", meaning "The prince is riding!" The other women answer "He is riding", proclaiming "Rakh! Rakh! Rakh haj!" ("A boy, a boy, a strong boy."). The oldest of the crones then delivers the prophecy that Daenerys Targaryen's son will be the Stallion Who Mounts the World.[1]

Afterwards Khal Drogo leads her from the chalk pit and the procession rides to the Womb of the World where Daenerys cleanses herself in its waters.[1]

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