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− | '''White ravens''' are [[raven]]s that are white. They are not albino ravens, but a separate species. This is known because their eyes are black. They are more clever than their black cousins and larger.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Prologue|Prologue]]</ref> | + | '''White ravens''' are [[raven]]s that are white. They are not albino ravens, but a separate species. This is known because their eyes are black. They are more clever than their black cousins and larger.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Prologue|Prologue]]</ref> According to [[Alleras]] White ravens and Black ravens are kept in separate rookeries in the [[Citadel]] otherwise they fight each other.{{Ref|aFfC|45}} |
==Uses== | ==Uses== |
Revision as of 16:50, 10 August 2013
White ravens are ravens that are white. They are not albino ravens, but a separate species. This is known because their eyes are black. They are more clever than their black cousins and larger.[1] According to Alleras White ravens and Black ravens are kept in separate rookeries in the Citadel otherwise they fight each other.[2]
Uses
White ravens are used by the Citadel to send only the most important messages to other maesters throughout Westeros. They are commonly sent when the seasons change.[3]
A Clash of Kings
A White Raven arrives at Dragonstone from the Citadel with a message declaring the end of this 10-year-long summer (10 years, two turns and 16 days, the longest in living memory).[4]
A White Raven arrives at Winterfell, which brought word of autumn.[5]
A Dance with Dragons
At the end of A Dance with Dragons, a messenger then announces that Grand Maester Pycelle is asking for Kevan Lannister's presence. Kevan arrives at the Maester's chambers and enters to find a White raven sitting on the window ledge...a sign from the Citadel that winter has come. He sees Pycelle is dead at his table, and then is hit by a crossbow bolt. He now sees Varys, who tells Kevan that he had to die because has been too successful as Hand of the King at uniting the realm.[6]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 4, Bran I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Epilogue.
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