Difference between revisions of "Kennet (maester)"
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| Character_name = [[File:Maester.svg|50px|left]] Kennet [[File:Maester.svg|50px|right]] | | Character_name = [[File:Maester.svg|50px|left]] Kennet [[File:Maester.svg|50px|right]] | ||
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− | '''Kennet''' was a [[maester]] who served Lord [[Cregan Stark]] at [[Winterfell]]. Kennet gathered information about the [[north]] and wrote ''[[Passages of the Dead]]'', a study of northern burial methods.{{ | + | '''Kennet''' was a [[maester]] who served Lord [[Cregan Stark]] at [[Winterfell]]. Kennet gathered information about the [[north]] and wrote ''[[Passages of the Dead]]'', a study of northern burial methods.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Maester Kennet studied a [[giant]]'s barrow near [[Long Lake]] which included [[obsidian]] arrowheads possibly used by [[children of the forest]].{{ | + | Maester Kennet studied a [[giant]]'s barrow near [[Long Lake]] which included [[obsidian]] arrowheads possibly used by [[children of the forest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} In ''[[Passages of the Dead]]'' he recorded the legend of a curse placed on the [[Great Barrow]] to prevent any man from rivaling the [[First King]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North}} |
− | Kennet also determined that the [[First Keep]] of [[Winterfell]] was raised after the arrival of the [[Andal invasion]].{{ | + | Kennet also determined that the [[First Keep]] of [[Winterfell]] was raised after the arrival of the [[Andal invasion]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}} |
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
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Revision as of 23:12, 27 January 2020
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Title | Maester at Winterfell |
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Book | The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned) |
Kennet was a maester who served Lord Cregan Stark at Winterfell. Kennet gathered information about the north and wrote Passages of the Dead, a study of northern burial methods.[1]
History
Maester Kennet studied a giant's barrow near Long Lake which included obsidian arrowheads possibly used by children of the forest.[1] In Passages of the Dead he recorded the legend of a curse placed on the Great Barrow to prevent any man from rivaling the First King.[2]
Kennet also determined that the First Keep of Winterfell was raised after the arrival of the Andal invasion.[3]
Behind the Scenes
Kennet may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to the West Kennet Long Barrow.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: Winterfell.