No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
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. |
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. |
||
| − | Silent Sisters keep their faces veiled, |
+ | Silent Sisters keep their head covered and their faces veiled, except for their eyes. To signify their holy status, they wear elaborate backbraces displaying the Seven Pointed Star, symbol of the Faith of the Seven. |
==Season 1== |
==Season 1== |
||
Revision as of 04:05, 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.
Silent Sisters keep their head covered and their faces veiled, except for their eyes. To signify their holy status, they wear elaborate backbraces displaying the Seven Pointed Star, symbol of the Faith of the Seven.
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 as Robb 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 Eddard Stark Ned Stark's bones to Catelyn Stark.[3]
Image gallery
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.
There are some internal monastic orders that septons (male clergy) and septas (female clergy) can belong to. However, the Silent Sisters are an entirely distinct organization from septons and septas within the Faith of the Seven. The Great Sept of Baelor even has three separate entrances for septons, septas, and the Silent Sisters.
See also
References
- ↑ Winter is Coming
- ↑ The Wolf and the Lion
- ↑ "Garden of Bones"