Scribe's Hearth

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Scribe's Hearth is located at the Citadel in Oldtown.[1]

Layout

Scribe's Hearth is found just past the gates of the Citadel. Acolytes there can be hired by the people of Oldtown to write wills and read letters. Books and maps are sold at other stalls.[2]

History

Maester Yandel was a foundling in an empty stall of the Scribe's Hearth in 272 AC, where he was found by an acolyte.[1]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Samwell Tarly stops at Scribe's Hearth after arriving at the Citadel and looks at a map for the fastest way to the Seneschal's Court.[2]

Quotes

I was a foundling from my birth in the tenth year of the reign of the last Targaryen king, left on a morning in an empty stall in the Scribe's Hearth, where acolytes practiced the art of letters for those who had need.[1]

—writings of Yandel

Just beyond stood Scribe's Hearth, where Oldtowners came in search of acolytes to write their wills and read their letters. Half a dozen bored scribes sat in open stalls, waiting for some custom. At other stalls books were being bought and sold.[2]

—thoughts of Samwell Tarly

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