Named hours

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Westerosi Common Tongue has the habit of applying traditional names for specific parts of the nighttime. It is possible, but speculative, that similar names exist for the daytime as well.

These names of hours have been seen in regular use among the highborn, but it is reasonable yet unconfirmed that the smallfolk use them as well.

Known to exist are:

  • The Hour of the Bat, apparently some time during deep night to early morning[1]
  • The Hour of the Eel, coming just after the Hour of the Bat [2]
  • The Hour of Ghosts, coming just after the Hour of the Eel [2]
  • The Hour of the Owl, coming a few hours after the Hour of the Bat,[1] still before dawn[3][4]
  • The Hour of the Wolf[5][6][7][8] (not to be confused with the period of a few days, also called Hour of the Wolf, late in the Dance of the Dragons), "the blackest part of night"[9], coming after the Hour of the Owl[10]
  • The Hour of the Nightingale, coming after the Hour of the Wolf[10]

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Princess and the Queen.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 68, The Dragontamer, Very early on the chapter's text.
  3. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
  4. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
  6. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
  7. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 46, A Ghost in Winterfell.
  8. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 58, Jon XII.
  9. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker, Very early on the chapter's text.
  10. 10.0 10.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 54, Cersei I.