Believing Stannis Baratheon to be the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, a mythic messiah prophesied by her faith, she travels to his island stronghold, Dragonstone, during the events of A Game of Thrones. As a child slave, she was sold to the Red Temple and trained for the priesthood. Melisandre was born an unknown number of years before the start of the series, possibly with the name "Melony". 2.3 A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons.In the HBO television adaptation, Melisandre is portrayed by Dutch actress Carice van Houten who received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance. Martin stated she will return as a viewpoint character in future novels. In the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons, she has a single point-of-view chapter. Her actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other characters, such as Davos Seaworth and Jon Snow. Melisandre is not a point-of-view character in the first four novels. She subsequently appeared in Martin's A Storm of Swords (2000) and A Dance with Dragons (2011). Introduced in A Clash of Kings (1998), Melisandre has come to Westeros to propagate her faith in the Red God. She is a prominent example of Martin's use of magic within the story, and is the source of several important prophecies that guide the narrative. She is often nicknamed the Red Woman due to the color of her hair and clothes and has mysterious powers over fire and shadow. She is a priestess of the god R'hllor (also called the Red God or the Lord of Light) from the continent Essos and a close advisor to King Stannis Baratheon in his campaign to take the Iron Throne. Martin and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Melisandre of Asshai is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R.
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