Named hours

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The Common Tongue of Westeros has the habit of applying traditional names for specific hours of nighttime.

Known names

Known to exist are:

  • The hour of the bat, starting after the sun is set.[1]
  • The hour of the eel, coming just after the hour of the bat.[2]
  • The hour of ghosts, coming just after the hour of the eel.[2]
  • The hour of the owl, coming a few hours after the hour of the bat,[3] still before dawn.[4][5]
  • The hour of the wolf,[6][7][8][9] "the blackest part of night"[10], coming after the hour of the owl.[11] Not to be confused with the historical Hour of the Wolf.
  • The hour of the nightingale, coming after the hour of the wolf.[11]

References

  1. Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 68, The Dragontamer.
  3. The Princess and the Queen.
  4. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
  5. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.
  6. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
  7. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
  8. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 46, A Ghost in Winterfell.
  9. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 58, Jon XII.
  10. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
  11. 11.0 11.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 54, Cersei I.