The Library[1] of the Citadel is known to be a great repository of knowledge.[2]
Collection
The Citadel has a copy of Lives of Four Kings[3] and a partial collection of The Fires of the Freehold.[4] A locked vault beneath the Citadel is said to contain the sole remaining copy of Blood and Fire.[4] The Citadel also has an account of Redwyn's journey to Lorn Point and the Frozen Shore, as well as a fragment of Unnatural History.[5] Some of the oldest documents in the Citadel's archives are ancient ballads regaling Kings of Winter.[6] Records at the Citadel describe the ancient rock and salt kings of the Iron Islands.[7]
History
Queen Alysanne Targaryen spent three days in the library during her visit to Oldtown in 54 AC.[2]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
The aged Archmaester Walgrave has lost his wits, and is often found weeping in the Library, unable to remember the way back to his chambers.[1]
Quotes
For three days she lost herself in the Citadel's great library, emerging only to attend lectures on the Valyrian dragon wars, leechcraft, and the gods of the Summer Isles.[2]
—writings of Gyldayn
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal under King Jaehaerys I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 59, Sansa IV.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 14, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.