Bakkalon

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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,[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.