Bakkalon

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Bakkalon, also known as the Pale Child, is a god. There is a statue of it in the House of Black and White. The statue is most commonly visited by soldiers.[1]

Tyrion Lannister mentions the Pale Child during the Second Siege of Meereen, as another name for death.[2]

Recent event

A Feast for Crows

After entering for the the first time to the House of Black and White, Arya Stark notices the statue of a pale infant with a sword.[3]

Behind the Scenes

Bakkalon is also a god in George R. R. Martin's "The Thousand Worlds" science fiction universe, and is a key figure in his 1975 short story "And Seven Times Never Kill Man!"

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