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'''Bakkalon''', also known as '''the Pale Child''', is a god. There is a statue of it in the [[House of Black and White]]. The statue is most commonly visited by soldiers.{{ref|AFFC|22}}
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'''Bakkalon''', also known as the '''Pale Child''' and called '''Bakkalon of the Sword''', is a god of death worshipped in [[Essos]], including [[Asshai]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Asshai-by-the-Shadow}} [[Braavos]],{{Ref|AFFC|22}} and [[Lys]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}  
  
[[Tyrion Lannister]] mentions the Pale Child during the [[Second Siege of Meereen]], as another name for death.{{ref|TWOW||[[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}}
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==History==
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[[Larra Rogare]] worshipped the manifold gods of Lys, including Bakkalon.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
==Recent event==
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==Recent Events==
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
After entering for the the first time to the [[House of Black and White]], [[Arya Stark]] notices the statue of a pale infant with a sword.{{ref|AFFC|6}}
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After entering the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]] for the first time, [[Arya Stark]] notices the statue of a pale infant with a sword.{{Ref|AFFC|6}} The statue of Bakkalon is most commonly visited by soldiers.{{Ref|AFFC|22}}
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===''The Winds of Winter''===
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] mentions the Pale Child to [[Penny]] during the [[second siege of Meereen]] as another name for death.{{ref|TWOW||[[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}}
  
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
==Behind the Scenes==
Bakkalon is also a god in [[George R. R. Martin]]'s "The Thousand Worlds" science fiction universe, and is a key figure in his 1975 short story "And Seven Times Never Kill Man!"
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Bakkalon is a god in [[George R. R. Martin]]'s "Thousand Worlds" science fiction universe. In Martin's 1975 short story "And Seven Times Never Kill Man", the deity is worshiped by the Steel Angels, a military-religious sect.
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 10 April 2023

Bakkalon, also known as the Pale Child and called Bakkalon of the Sword, is a god of death worshipped in Essos, including Asshai,[1] Braavos,[2] and Lys.[3]

History

Larra Rogare worshipped the manifold gods of Lys, including Bakkalon.[3]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

After entering the House of Black and White in Braavos for the first time, Arya Stark notices the statue of a pale infant with a sword.[4] The statue of Bakkalon is most commonly visited by soldiers.[2]

The Winds of Winter

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Tyrion Lannister mentions the Pale Child to Penny during the second siege of Meereen as another name for death.[5]

Behind the Scenes

Bakkalon is a god in George R. R. Martin's "Thousand Worlds" science fiction universe. In Martin's 1975 short story "And Seven Times Never Kill Man", the deity is worshiped by the Steel Angels, a military-religious sect.

References

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond: Asshai-by-the-Shadow.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya II.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 6, Arya I.
  5. The Winds of Winter, Chapter , Tyrion II.