m (Protected "House of Black and White" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) |
Greater good (talk | contribs) (Added image) Tag: Visual edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | The '''House of Black and White''' is a temple in [[Braavos]] dedicated to the [[God of Death]]. It also serves as the headquarters of the [[Faceless Men]]. |
+ | [[File:House of Black and White.png|250px|right]]The '''House of Black and White''' is a temple in [[Braavos]] dedicated to the [[God of Death]]. It also serves as the headquarters of the [[Faceless Men]]. |
==In the books== |
==In the books== |
||
| − | In the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels, the House of Black and White sits upon a rocky knoll made of dark grey stone. It has no windows and has a black tile roof. Its wooden doors are twelve feet high and carved. The left door is [[weirwood]], the right ebony. In the center of the doors is a carved moon face ebony on weirwood, weirwood on ebony. Its grey stone steps lead down to the dock. |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the House of Black and White sits upon a rocky knoll made of dark grey stone. It has no windows and has a black tile roof. Its wooden doors are twelve feet high and carved. The left door is [[weirwood]], the right ebony. In the center of the doors is a carved moon face ebony on weirwood, weirwood on ebony. Its grey stone steps lead down to the dock. |
In the center of the main room on the main floor lies a pool ten feet across. Statues of gods stand around the room. There are statues of thirty gods in all. Among them are the [[Weeping Woman]], the [[Lion of Night]], Hooded Wayfarer, Bakkalon, the Moon-Pale Maiden, [[The Seven|the Stranger]] and the Merling King. |
In the center of the main room on the main floor lies a pool ten feet across. Statues of gods stand around the room. There are statues of thirty gods in all. Among them are the [[Weeping Woman]], the [[Lion of Night]], Hooded Wayfarer, Bakkalon, the Moon-Pale Maiden, [[The Seven|the Stranger]] and the Merling King. |
||
Revision as of 12:45, 26 November 2014
The House of Black and White is a temple in Braavos dedicated to the God of Death. It also serves as the headquarters of the Faceless Men.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the House of Black and White sits upon a rocky knoll made of dark grey stone. It has no windows and has a black tile roof. Its wooden doors are twelve feet high and carved. The left door is weirwood, the right ebony. In the center of the doors is a carved moon face ebony on weirwood, weirwood on ebony. Its grey stone steps lead down to the dock.
In the center of the main room on the main floor lies a pool ten feet across. Statues of gods stand around the room. There are statues of thirty gods in all. Among them are the Weeping Woman, the Lion of Night, Hooded Wayfarer, Bakkalon, the Moon-Pale Maiden, the Stranger and the Merling King.
See also
House of Black and White on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
| Institutions |
Faceless Men · First Sword of Braavos · Iron Bank of Braavos · Sealord of Braavos |
| Places |
Arsenal of Braavos · House of Black and White · Isle of the Gods · Long Canal · Moon Pool · Moonsinger Lane · Palace of Justice · Ragman Harbor · Ragman Lane · Red Temple of Braavos · Salty Town · Sealord's Palace · Sheelba Square · Sweetwater River · Temple of the Moonsingers · Titan of Braavos |
| Culture | |