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It is said that each castle in the [[North]] has a godswood inside its walls. |
It is said that each castle in the [[North]] has a godswood inside its walls. |
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+ | Before the [[Andal Invasion]], all of the castles of the [[First Men]] in southern Westeros had godswoods in them. After the [[Andals]] conquered the south they took over many of these castles, a large number of which are still standing today (particularly in prominent regional capitals such as [[Riverrun]], [[Casterly Rock]], [[Storm's End]], and [[Highgarden]], to name a few). While the Andals replaced the worship of the Old Gods with their Faith of the Seven, most of them kept the godswoods in these ancient castles (possibly because outright destroying them would have greatly angered the First Men they had conquered). To this day, there are still godswoods in southern castles such as Riverrun or Highgarden, but they have been converted into secular gardens instead of active religious centers. Even [[King's Landing]] has a godswood. The only godswoods still in active religious use are those in the North (such as at Winterfell), or the handful of noble families in the south that still worship the Old Gods, such as [[House Blackwood]] in the Riverlands. |
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| + | Winterfell_Godswood.jpg|The Godswood at [[Winterfell]]. |
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| + | Godswood_Ned.jpg|Ned and Cat in [[Season 1]] |
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| + | Jon_Godwood_Tree_S8.jpg|Jon by the tree in [[Season 8]] |
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| + | *{{AWOIAF|Godswood}} |
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Revision as of 01:36, 25 May 2019
Bran at the Godswood.
Godswoods are wooded sanctuaries, enclosed within a castle's walls, that have been set aside as places of worship and meditation dedicated to the Old Gods of the Forest. They are centered around a single heart tree, usually a weirwood tree with a face carved into the trunk.
One such godswood is located in Winterfell.[1][2]
The Red Keep also has a godswood but, being a rather recent castle, it has no weirwood tree.[3]
In the Books
It is said that each castle in the North has a godswood inside its walls.
Before the Andal Invasion, all of the castles of the First Men in southern Westeros had godswoods in them. After the Andals conquered the south they took over many of these castles, a large number of which are still standing today (particularly in prominent regional capitals such as Riverrun, Casterly Rock, Storm's End, and Highgarden, to name a few). While the Andals replaced the worship of the Old Gods with their Faith of the Seven, most of them kept the godswoods in these ancient castles (possibly because outright destroying them would have greatly angered the First Men they had conquered). To this day, there are still godswoods in southern castles such as Riverrun or Highgarden, but they have been converted into secular gardens instead of active religious centers. Even King's Landing has a godswood. The only godswoods still in active religious use are those in the North (such as at Winterfell), or the handful of noble families in the south that still worship the Old Gods, such as House Blackwood in the Riverlands.
When Stannis Baratheon converts to the Faith of the Lord of Light, he not only burns the idols of the Seven on Dragonstone, but also destroys the godswood in Storm's End as a sacrifice to the Lord of Light.
Image Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "Winter Is Coming"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "Two Swords"