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− | '''Bakkalon''', also known as the '''Pale Child''' and called '''Bakkalon of the Sword''', is a god worshipped in [[Essos]], including [[Asshai]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Asshai-by-the-Shadow}} [[Braavos]],{{ | + | '''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}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | [[Larra Rogare]] worshipped the manifold gods of Lys, including Bakkalon.{{ | + | [[Larra Rogare]] worshipped the manifold gods of Lys, including Bakkalon.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} |
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ===''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.{{ | + | 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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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]
Contents
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
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond: Asshai-by-the-Shadow.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya II.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 6, Arya I.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter, Chapter , Tyrion II.