Objects made of weirwood are as lasting as stone. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, weirwood trees live an extremely long time, and even when they die they do not rot. It is stated by a child of the forest that they 'hold no power here', though it is unclear whether it is because of the tree, the reason why the tree is there, or some other factor. The area around the Weirwood where Bran Stark meets the Three-Eyed Raven is shown to destroy wights. Weirwood, as seen in one of Bran's visions.īran Stark before a weirwood with a carved face. Beyond the Wall, they are even more prevalent. Weirwoods still grow in significant numbers, but only in the forests of the North. Weirwoods also survive in southern Westeros on the Isle of Faces in Gods Eye lake, in the southern Riverlands. The only weirwoods still in the south are the handful of heart trees that survived in castle godswoods that were converted to secular gardens, instead of being destroyed.

Night's Watch recruits taking their vows before a weirwood.ĭuring the Andal Invasion six thousand years ago, the Andals cut down most of the weirwood trees in southern Westeros, to suppress worship of the Old Gods in favor of the Andals' new religion, the Faith of the Seven.

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