Slate
Slate is a rock often grey in color. It is frequently used for roofing or flooring.
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Culture
Iron, tin, lead, and slate can be found on the mainland near Braavos.[1] The Ibbenese roof their homes with slate or thatch.[2]
House Slate of Blackpool is a noble house in the north.[3][4] The houses of White Harbor have steeply pitched roofs of dark grey slate.[5] A weirwood has burst through the slate floor of the Nightfort.[6]
The roofs of the Maidenvault[7] and the Inn of the Kneeling Man[8] are made of slate. A septry in the riverlands and its brewhouse also have slate roofs.[9]
The Hall of the Hundred Hearths in Harrenhal has a smooth slate floor,[10] and the castle's stables have a long slate roof.[11]
The eyes of Lord Yohn Royce[12] and Ser Marlon Manderly are compared to slate grey.[13]
History
The kitchen of the Aegonfort had a slate roof in case of fire.[14]
Prince Joffrey Velaryon is said to have fallen from Syrax onto a steep roof during the Storming of the Dragonpit, with shards of slate then raining down upon the boy.[15]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Arya Stark sees a long building with a slate roof in a village near the Gods Eye.[16]
Jon Snow sees a slanting ridge of slate during the great ranging into the haunted forest.[17]
A Feast for Crows
Lord Randyll Tarly's soldiers build a new slate roof for the sept of Maidenpool.[18]
References
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Braavos.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Ib.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 15, Davos II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 56, Bran IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 13, Arya II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 39, Arya VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 37, Jaime V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 44, Jaime VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 19, Davos III.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 19, Arya V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 23, Jon III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III.