Granite
Granite is a type of rock commonly used for sculpture and as a building material, presumably similar to the real-world substance.
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Description
Granite exists in different colors such as grey[1] and black.[2] It is softer than the Dragonstone used by the Valyrians in their constructions.[3]
Culture
Winterfell is built with grey granite. The castle's massive double walls[1] and its Great Keep[1] are made of granite, as are the pillars,[4] tombs,[5] and statues[6] of the crypt of Winterfell.
Granite can be found on both sides of the Wall in the Frostfangs[2] and the Northern mountains,[7] as well as on the shores of Great Wyk.[8]
The walls and the triple towers of the main keep of the seat of House Hollard were made of grey granite.[9]
The monuments and houses of Braavos are made of grey granite, whereas the legs and lower torso of the Titan and the islands surrounding the city are made of black granite.[10]
The middle wall of the triple walls of Qarth is made of grey granite and decorated with scenes of war.[11]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
A stonemason chisels the likeness of Lord Eddard Stark for his granite tomb in the crypt of Winterfell.[5]
A Storm of Swords
Bran Stark and his companions pass a granite upthrust as large as Winterfell in the Northern mountains.[7] A group of wildlings led by Jarl climb the Wall from a long granite ridgeline in between Greyguard and Stonedoor.[12]
A Feast for Crows
Aeron Greyjoy revives Emmond with the kiss of life next to a rounded granite boulder on the shores of Great Wyk.[8]
Quotes
Jon: Winterfell is no more. Theon Greyjoy put it to the torch.
Stannis: Granite does not burn easily. The castle can be rebuilt, in time. It's not the walls that make a lord, it's the man.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 50, Arya IV.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 51, Jon VI.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Seven Kingdoms: The Reach (Oldtown).
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 4, Eddard I.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 4, Bran I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 6, Arya I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 27, Daenerys II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 30, Jon IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 76, Jon XI.