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Jade asked this question about A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4):
Can someone tell me what mummers, silent sisters, and the stranger are?
Fernando Acosta The Stranger is one of the seven aspect of a single god of worshipped at Septs. This aspect also believed by some to be the same Many Faced God, but I…moreThe Stranger is one of the seven aspect of a single god of worshipped at Septs. This aspect also believed by some to be the same Many Faced God, but I haven't seen/read any evidence to link the two aside the fact that both deal in deaths. Death will usually be refered to as The Stranger's kiss. This aspect is feared and no usually prayed upon by the westerosi.
The Silent Sisters are a part of the Faith of the Seven dedicated to the stranger. They take vows of silences and chastity and are usually dedicated to the dead. They're called upon when someone dies and they carry dead people's remaining back to place where they are supposed to be ready. After Eddard Stark's death they are the ones that carry his remains back to Winterfell, carrying Tywin's remains back to Casterly Rock after his death.
Mummers is and old word for mimes or street actors. The Bloody Mummers is sort of an offensive nicknamed used when referring to the Brave Companions. A company of sellswords led by Vargo Hoat (the guy that cut Jaime's hand off).(less)
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A Feast for Crows
by George R.R. Martin
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