Sparrows are small birds similar to real-life sparrows.
Culture
The captain's sister included two sparrows on a branch when she painted the double doors of her home near the Seven Swords in Duskendale.[1]
History
Small brown sparrows were part of the immense pie at the wedding at Whitewalls.[2]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Bran Stark likes the tiny sparrows which nest between the cracks of Winterfell.[3]
A Storm of Swords
When Arya Stark tries to escape Harwin on horseback in the riverlands, sparrows fly from the branches of an alder.[4]
A Feast for Crows
Lowly members of the Faith of the Seven begin calling themselves sparrows as they march toward King's Landing,[5] and they force the Most Devout to choose their leader, the so-called High Sparrow, as the next High Septon.[6]
A Dance with Dragons
Varamyr, a skinchanger, briefly takes possession of a sparrow before ending up in One Eye.[7]
Quotes
The sparrow is the humblest and most common of birds, as we are the humblest and most common of men.[5]
References
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
- ↑ The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 8, Bran II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 17, Arya III.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Prologue.