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Some see the Crusades as an early outbreak of Western racist imperialism. The guild of the Faceless Men seems to be inspired by the Hashishins, a secret order formed by the enigmatic Hasan bin Sabbah during the Crusades. The central action finds Martin plucking the roses of Britain’s thorniest royal houses.

#Faceless person back series

Martin’s fantasy novel series is very loosely based on historical figures. He fed these names to the Many-Faced God, the patron saint of assassins in the world of Game of Thrones and “A Song of Ice and Fire.” For these mystical forces, Arya swept floors, took lives and ultimately gave her sight, only to see herself as others saw her, not as the no one she craved to be. He made good on his promise before the end of the season, freeing her and her friends at the mention of a name. In return for his freedom, Jaqen H’ghar owed a girl three lives. We first met the Faceless man when Arya saved him from burning to death in season 2. Some legends say the Nizari Ismaili were behind Eustace’s death.

It was loosely based on the death of Prince Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne who was the son of King Stephen of England. The poison used to kill Joffrey is known as the strangler, because it turns the victim’s face turns purple. King Joffrey Baratheon was also assassinated by his bride Margery Tyrell’s grandmother Olenna Tyrell with the help of Petyr Baelish. It allowed Henry I to ascend to the throne. The hunting party scattered, which suggests it was no accident. Robert Baratheon’s death at the hunting trip is based on the death of England’s King William II, who was shot in the chest with an arrow after a friend missed a stag. The Red Wedding assassination that took out Robb Stark, his pregnant wife Tulisa and his mother Catlyn Stark is based on Scottish history, the Black Dinner of 1440 and the Massacre of Glen Coe in 1692. Game of Thrones is littered with assassinations. The Ismaelian Sect of Islam and the Kali Thuggee cults that The Faceless Men appear to be based on were deadly serious. Gods are not mocked, you say? Well, this is no joking thing. One which kept him perpetually high as a kite, as the wisdom of the Many-Faced God is actually stoners’ clarity. Time is something else. Arya rejected the tenets of the Faceless Men and reclaimed her identity, but Jaqen remains a man of mystery, suspense, and a deep spiritual tradition. A girl would do this and a boy would do that, and a man has duties. His eyes usually shaded as he spoke in the most profoundly wide generalizations. Game of Thrones‘ Jaqen H’ghar (Tom Wlaschiha) was very laid back for a killer, laid back in that 1970s California have-you-never-been-mellow kind of way.

As we move into Game of Thrones Season 8, we l ook back at when Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) was at the House of Black and White to remember a historic hitman willing to walk into his own sword.