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Revision as of 01:26, 26 April 2012
Two Silent Sisters prepare the body of Ser Hugh for burial.
The Silent Sisters is a religious order of women sworn to the service of the Stranger, the aspect of the god in the Faith of the Seven that represents death. The Silent Sisters, who have taken vows of silence, dress and prepare the bodies of the dead for funerals.
Season 1
Silent Sisters dress and prepare the bodies of Lord Jon Arryn[1] and, later, Ser Hugh of the Vale[2] for burial.
Season 2
Silent Sisters are seen tending the wounded asRobb Stark surveys the battlefield in the aftermath of the Battle of Oxcross between House Stark and House Lannister in the War of the Five Kings. A pair of Silent Sisters deliver a box containing Ned Stark's bones to Catelyn Stark.[3]
In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Silent Sisters, sometimes called Wives of the Stranger, are considered holy and inviolate. They wear grey cowls which hide their faces apart from their eyes.
See also
References
- ↑ Winter is Coming
- ↑ The Wolf and the Lion
- ↑ "Garden of Bones"