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[[File:Winterfell Godswood.jpg|thumb|200px|A weirwood tree in the godswood of [[Winterfell]].]] |
[[File:Winterfell Godswood.jpg|thumb|200px|A weirwood tree in the godswood of [[Winterfell]].]] |
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| − | '''Weirwood''' is a species of deciduous tree found all over [[Westeros]]; it has white bark with five-pointed, blood-red leaves and sap. The [[heart tree]]s are weirwood trees with faces carved on their bark. |
+ | '''Weirwood''' is a species of deciduous tree found all over [[Westeros]]; it has white bark with five-pointed, blood-red leaves and sap. The [[heart tree]]s are weirwood trees with faces carved on their bark. The [[Children of the Forest]] are thought to have carved the faces that decorated the heart trees.<ref name="VG Dawn Age">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/appendix/beyond-the-houses/ HBO Viewer's Guide, Season 2 appendices, Westeros Through the Ages - Dawn Age entry]</ref> |
== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Weirwood Weirwood at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Weirwood Weirwood at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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Revision as of 13:16, 1 June 2012
A weirwood tree in the godswood of Winterfell.
Weirwood is a species of deciduous tree found all over Westeros; it has white bark with five-pointed, blood-red leaves and sap. The heart trees are weirwood trees with faces carved on their bark. The Children of the Forest are thought to have carved the faces that decorated the heart trees.[1]