The Gate at the Nightfort
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The Gate at the Nightfort is a mysterious, ancient magical passage beneath the Wall in Westeros that allows the Night’s Watch and others to cross between the realms of men and the lands beyond.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Westeros
ⓘ
magical gate ⓘ underground passage ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
Bran Stark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coldhands NERFINISHED ⓘ Hodor NERFINISHED ⓘ Jojen Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Meera Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ the Night’s Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | intended for sworn brothers of the Night’s Watch ⓘ |
| activationMethod |
requires oath of the Night’s Watch
ⓘ
responds to words of the Night’s Watch vow ⓘ |
| age | ancient ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | the Black Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Dance with Dragons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Storm of Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInTV | Game of Thrones, Season 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
the Children of the Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Night’s Watch oath ⓘ the old gods of the forest ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
the haunted Nightfort castle
ⓘ
tunnels beneath the Nightfort ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Storm of Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
allows passage through the Wall
ⓘ
connects the realms of men with the lands beyond the Wall ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy literature element ⓘ |
| guardedBy | a weirwood-faced black gate ⓘ |
| languageContext | Common Tongue name: the Black Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
the Nightfort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the North NERFINISHED ⓘ the Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse |
A Song of Ice and Fire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Game of Thrones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | weirwood ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | enables Bran Stark to cross beyond the Wall ⓘ |
| partOf | the magical defenses of the Wall ⓘ |
| property |
appears as a pale, weeping face in the weirwood
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does not allow passage to the dead ⓘ eyes appear closed until activated ⓘ mouth opens to allow passage when activated ⓘ only living beings may pass through ⓘ weeps black water-like substance ⓘ |
| status |
hidden
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little-known to most of the Night’s Watch ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.