The Glass Gardens,[1] also called the Glass Garden[1] and the glass gardens,[2] is a greenhouse garden at Winterfell. Its produce helps to feed the castle during winter.[1]
Layout
[edit]The greenhouse has a glass roof of green and yellow panes[3] locked in frames.[4] The natural hot springs beneath Winterfell fill the glass gardens with a moist warmth and prevent the ground from freezing.[2]
Vegetables,[5][1] fruits,[1] and flowers[6] are grown in the garden.
History
[edit]In the legend of Bael the Bard, Lord Brandon Stark asked Sygerrik of Skagos (Bael) what he wanted as a reward for his singing. The bard requested only the most beautiful flower blooming in Winterfell's gardens, so Lord Stark presented him with a winter rose. The following morning, the maiden daughter of Lord Stark had disappeared, and in her bed was the blue rose.[7]
A man in the glass gardens gives a blackberry to Bran Stark whenever the boy visits.[5] From atop the First Keep, Bran likes to watch cooks tend vegetables in the glass gardens.[5]
Recent Events
[edit]A Clash of Kings
[edit]The glass panes of the gardens are turned into shards during the sack of Winterfell.[3]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]Jon Snow wishes he could give one of Winterfell's flowers to Ygritte.[6]
Sansa Stark includes the glass gardens while making a snow castle of Winterfell while at the Eyrie.[4]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]Arya Stark recalls the warm, earthy smell of the glass gardens.[8]
A Dance with Dragons
[edit]The ruins of Winterfell are covered in snow. On the broken panes of the Glass Gardens, Theon Greyjoy sees hoarfrost sparkling in the moonlight. The fruits and vegetables within are black and frozen.[1]
Quotes
[edit]A half-moon floated above the Bell Tower and cast its reflection on the roof of the glass gardens.[9]
—thoughts of Theon Greyjoy
North or south, singers always find a ready welcome, so Bael ate at Lord Stark's own table, and played for the lord in his high seat until half the night was gone. The old songs he played, and new ones he'd made himself, and he played and sang so well that when he was done, the lord offered to let him name his own reward. 'All I ask is a flower,' Bael answered, 'the fairest flower that blooms in the gardens o' Winterfell.'[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 37, The Prince of Winterfell.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 69, Bran VII.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 8, Bran II.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 41, Jon V.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 51, Jon VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 22, Arya II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 50, Theon IV.