Here Sabbah trained his followers to become some of the deadliest and secretive fighters in the known world. Sabbah was an extremely charismatic leader who ran his new order of warriors out of the captured mountain fortress of Alamut in northern Iran. While not much is known about their exact foundation (see the need for secrecy above) it is widely believed that a man named Hassan i Sabbah founded the order in the 11th century. The politics and logistics of Muslim religious orders and countless breakaways are far too complicated for this article but for now all that you need to know is that the Nizari were in a position that required a small number of followers to fight off a much larger enemy force, which resulted in the foundation of the Order of Assassins. Instead they were an Islamic religious sect known as the Nizari Isma’ili, a splinter group of predominately Shia muslims who preached a belief in reason, cooperation, and social justice. Unlike the Faceless Men the Hashashen were not mercenaries for hire. That being said there is an actual group of deadly warriors that does share some similarities with the Faceless Men: the Hashashin or more commonly known as “The order of Assassins”.
The Faceless Men are tricky to pin down as an actual historical group since it would make sense that any organization that depended on this level of secrecy would very much like to have their name removed from the history books. Whether they get their power from some unknown magic or the presumed centuries of experience they have had killing people the Faceless Men are the deadliest weapons in the world and you do not one after you. Nobody knows where this power comes from exactly but in might have something to do with the CAVERN OF FACES THEY HAVE HIDDEN IN THEIR HEADQUARTERS! Also, they prefer to work from the shadows, coupling their ability to disguise themselves with a talent for making deaths look like “accidents”. It is made very clear in the books that their reputation is fearsome and with a big reputation comes a high price. They were founded during the height of the Valyrian Empire by slaves who worked in Valyrian mines.Īnd they are very good at two things: killing people and disguising themselves to look like others.
What we do know through the show is that they are headquartered in Braavos at the House of Black and White Today we’re going to talk about one of the most mysterious and deadly groups of cutthroats and killers in the entire world of Game of Thrones: The Faceless Men.Īlmost nothing is known about the Faceless Men due to their extreme secrecy.
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