Death hates this because he is always summoned at the worst possible time, such as when he is at a party. Death is called "a Halál" with a definite article and a capital "H" (meaning literally "the Death"). She hails from a long line of shepherds and has a powerful connection with the Chalk where she lives. Kantůrek used the name Smrť, which is obviously derived from "death", but has no independent meaning. It is called Mon Repos, and is much, much, much bigger on the inside, because Death has not quite mastered the art of scale. Subsequent trips to the Disc on errands for his master combined with the unfortunate shattering of his lifetimer in The Death of Rats more easily finds ways around the Rules than Death does, and has assisted Susan in The Death of Rats' jurisdiction also seems to cover certain kinds of 'ratty' humans, such as Mr Clete in Soul Music. Discworld's Death is a parody of several other personifications of death. Death took a step backwards. They don’t have leaders, but Granny Weatherwax is the most highly regarded and steely of the leaders they don’t have, assisted by Nanny Ogg – mother of fifteen and brewer of lethally strong cider.Rincewind is the Disc’s most useless wizard – he can’t even spell wizzard, and his most notable talent is running away, very fast. Ysabell, Death's adopted daughter, first appears in Death's granddaughter Susan is first tapped to fill in for him during the events of Death's domain has a "groundskeeper" named Albert. Below is a list of the books in the series where Death is either the central or a major character: In the Bulgarian translation by Vladimit Zarkov, Death is masculine, although the noun смърт (pronounced as "smurt") is feminine. Death has been voiced in all five BBC Radio adaptations of Discworld novels. The masculine characteristics is emphasized via addressing of Death by other characters, which utilizes variations of the Hungarian equivalents of "(my) Sir", "Mr" etc. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. He harvests the old, worn-out souls of the dead so they may be properly "recycled" into fresh new lives. The senior wizards performing the Rite are not too happy about it either, though, since they don't enjoy drawing Death's attention to them; they are often more senior than they'd like. He entered the land of Death with around three months left before he was due to die. From the Witches and Rincewind to Death himself, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld characters have become truly iconic over the past thirty years. Death is efficient but not cruel, and sees his job as a necessary public service. When acting as a stand-in for the Hogfather he starts by greeting the children he meets in the course of his duties with from force of habit, until reminded not to do so by Albert. This is a nod to Odin/Woden (King of Norse/Germanic Gods) who had two ravens, Hugin and Munin, meaning Thought and Memory). Who’s Who?

LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?” ― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man So he’s the natural choice whenever an ailing institution like the Post Office or the Royal Bank needs new management. Under normal circumstances, only those of a magical disposition (e.g. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.


Similarly, because he does not quite understand real distance compared to perspective, the surrounding terrain is actually relatively close, but blurred to appear farther away. Death, is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Death is both the servant and a part of The Old High One known as Azrael, the Death of Universes and ruler of all deaths. A talking raven. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. His jurisdiction is specifically the Discworld itself; he is only a part, or minion, of Azrael, the universal Death.

Death lodges here with his manservant Albert (Alberto Malich, founder of Although Death may be an anthropomorphic personification, he is not without family. Death has appeared in every Discworld novel, with …