godswood
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The godswood is a sacred grove within Northern castles in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," most notably at Winterfell, where worshippers of the Old Gods pray among ancient weirwood trees.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ sacred grove ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Clash of Kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Dance with Dragons NERFINISHED ⓘ A Feast for Crows NERFINISHED ⓘ A Game of Thrones NERFINISHED ⓘ A Storm of Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
First Men
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Free Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ Northmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Old Gods of the Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
heart tree
ⓘ
weirwood trees ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Faith of the Seven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sept ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Song of Ice and Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Common Tongue of Westeros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
setting for private conversations
ⓘ
setting for visions and spiritual experiences ⓘ setting for vows and oaths ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Castle Black godswood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Harbor godswood NERFINISHED ⓘ Winterfell godswood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
place of prayer
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| region |
The North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
beyond the Wall ⓘ |
| symbolism |
connection to nature
ⓘ
presence of the Old Gods ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
ancient trees
ⓘ
pool or small pond ⓘ quiet grove ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | Northern castles ⓘ |
| usedByGroup | worshippers of the Old Gods ⓘ |
| usedByHouse | House Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WinterfellGodswood_associatedCharacter |
Bran Stark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catelyn Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddard Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WinterfellGodswood_feature |
hot spring-fed pool
ⓘ
large weirwood with carved face ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
meditation before heart tree
ⓘ
silent prayer ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.