Barrow
A barrow is a type of burial mound found in Westeros.
Culture
The barrowlands in the southern regions of the north have many long, low hummocks.[1] Barrow Hall by the Great Barrow is the seat of House Dustin in Barrowton, a town within the barrowlands.[2]
Long Barrow is one of the castles of the Night's Watch along the Wall.[3]
History
The First Men of antiquity buried their dead in barrows[1] and left runes on stone monuments in barrow fields.[4]
Maester Kennet studied the barrow fields, graves, and tombs in the north, including a barrow by Long Lake. In Passages of the Dead, Kennet suggested that giants could have also buried their dead.[5] The remains of the First King or a King of the Giants are said to rest in the Great Barrow at Barrowton,[2] and the Barrow Kings were rulers in the barrowlands.[6]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
As the party of King Robert I Baratheon travels through the barrowlands, Robert and Lord Eddard Stark depart the kingsroad and ride through a plain of barrows.[1]
Quotes
Robert: Have we ridden onto a graveyard?
Eddard: There are barrows everywhere in the north, Your Grace. This land is old.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 12, Eddard II.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 43, Jon V.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Age of Heroes.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Dawn Age.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North.