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'''Kennet''' was a [[maester]] who served Lord [[Cregan Stark]] at [[Winterfell]]. Kennet wrote ''[[Passages of the Dead]]'' and gathered information about the [[North]]. He determined that the First Keep of Winterfell was raised after the arrival of the [[Andals]], and he studied a [[giant]]'s burial which included [[obsidian]] arrowheads.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Dawn Age}}
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'''Kennet''' was a [[maester]] who served Lord [[Cregan Stark]] at [[Winterfell]]. Kennet gathered information about the [[north]] and wrote ''[[Passages of the Dead]]'', a study of northern burial methods.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==History==
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Maester Kennet studied a [[giant]]'s barrow near [[Long Lake]] which included [[obsidian]] arrowheads possibly used by [[children of the forest]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}} In ''[[Passages of the Dead]]'' he recorded the legend of a curse placed on the [[Great Barrow]] to prevent any man from rivaling the [[First King]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North}}
  
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Kennet also determined that the [[First Keep]] of [[Winterfell]] was raised after the arrival of the [[Andal invasion]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: Winterfell}}
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==Behind the Scenes==
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Kennet may be a reference by [[George R. R. Martin]] to the [[w:West Kennet Long Barrow|West Kennet Long Barrow]].
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==References==
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Revision as of 00:55, 9 August 2019

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Kennet
Maester.svg
Title Maester at Winterfell
Allegiances
Book The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned)

Kennet was a maester who served Lord Cregan Stark at Winterfell. Kennet gathered information about the north and wrote Passages of the Dead, a study of northern burial methods.[1]

History

Maester Kennet studied a giant's barrow near Long Lake which included obsidian arrowheads possibly used by children of the forest.[1] In Passages of the Dead he recorded the legend of a curse placed on the Great Barrow to prevent any man from rivaling the First King.[2]

Kennet also determined that the First Keep of Winterfell was raised after the arrival of the Andal invasion.[3]

Behind the Scenes

Kennet may be a reference by George R. R. Martin to the West Kennet Long Barrow.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The North.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: Winterfell.