Angel is a spiritual, heavenly, or supernatural entity.
Culture
The Faceless Men, followers of the Many-Faced God, believe in the "nightlands", a place where people are led after death by their companion "dark angels".[1]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
Qezza Galare has a lovely singing voice, described by Ser Barristan Selmy as an "angel's voice".[2][3]
Quotes
Death is not the worst thing. It is His gift to us, an end to want and pain. On the day that we are born the Many-Faced God sends each of us a dark angel to walk through life beside us. When our sins and our sufferings grow too great to be borne, the angel takes us by the hand to lead us to the nightlands, where the stars burn ever bright. Those who come to drink from the black cup are looking for their angels.[1]
—the kindly man, to Arya Stark
Behind the scenes
George R. R. Martin, who regards the hero as the villain on the other side, is more attracted to gray characters instead of orcs and angels.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 23, Daenerys IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
- ↑ Donahue, Deirdre (July 11, 2011). "Fifth book in Game of Thrones series released". usatoday.com. http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2011-07-11-dance-with-dragons_n.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-15.