Pines are common trees in the known world similar to the real-life pines. Their seed-bearing organs are called pinecones, and their edible seeds are called pine nuts.[1][2] Soldier pines are one type of pine tree,[3] and sentinel trees have a piney smell.[4]
Range
The wolfswood in the north has pine trees,[5][6] and the lands of House Umber contain forests of tall pine and old oak.[7] The northern mountains are full of piney woods.[2] Bear Island has oaks and tall pines.[8] Beyond the Wall, the haunted forest has many pines and sentinels.[9] The Skirling Pass has gloomy pine forests.[10]
In the riverlands, an island in the Red Fork near the lands of House Bracken is dense with willows, oaks, and tall pines.[11] Pines are found near Harrenhal,[12] and the castle's godswood has pines and sentinels.[13] Pines and sentinels are also found at Oldstones.[14]
Crackclaw Point in the crownlands has bogs and pine barrens.[15][3] Aegon's Garden at Dragonstone smells of pine.[16]
In the Vale of Arryn, the dense forest beyond the Gates of the Moon consists of pine and spruce;[17] tall pines and grey-green sentinels cloak the lower slopes of the Giant's Lance.[18] The foothills of the Mountains of the Moon have pine.[19]
Wat's Wood in the Reach has oaks and pines.[20]
In the Iron Islands, the bluffs of Pyke near Lordsport are covered with pines.[21]
The stony ridges which protect Braavos, such as Sellagoro's Shield,[22] have soldier pines and black spruce,[23] and pines act as windbreaks.[24] Pinecones from the Forest of Qohor reach Dagger Lake through the Qhoyne.[25] Dark forests of beech, oak, and pine surround Norvos.[26]
Culture
The arms of House Mollen depict a pine tree covered with snow, those of House Hoare include a dark green pine, and House Orkwood has dark green pines strewn closely together. The arms of House Liddle include three pinecones.
Seasoned water is better than green pine for water casks to prevent spoilage.[27]
Pinewood can be used in shipbuilding,[7][28][29] tables[30],[31] and staves.[32] Pine shields are light and more likely to catch the weapon of an enemy, but heavier oak shields can be more protective.[15] Victarion Greyjoy carries a pine shield.[33] Standfast has a pinewood roof.[20]
"Black Pines" is a song of the northern mountain clans.[34]
History
When Joffrey Caswell was three, Ser Kyle the Cat carved him a sword out of pine.[35] Ser Duncan the Tall wielded a shield of pine and iron during the wedding tourney at Whitewalls.[35]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Ser Rodrik Cassel advises Hother and Mors Umber to cooperate with Lord Wyman Manderly in building longships from House Umber's pine and oak.[7]
A Storm of Swords
The Liddle gives Bran Stark and his companions oatcakes baked with pinenuts or blackberries.[2]
During the wedding feast for King Joffrey I Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell, the second course is a pastry coffyn filled with pork, pine nuts, and eggs.[36]
A Feast for Crows
During the kingsmoot on Old Wyk, Asha Greyjoy has a chest of pinecones upended to display the so-called wealth of Deepwood Motte.[37]
A Dance with Dragons
Clansmen from the northern mountains cover themselves in pine boughs before the fight by Deepwood Motte.[28]
Pinewood poles are used as stakes when House Peasebury men are burned for cannibalism during the march on Winterfell.[38]
Quotes
The smells filled his nostrils; the sharp fresh tang of pine needles, the earthy odor of wet rotting leaves, the hints of animal musk and distant cooking fires.[5]
—thoughts of Bran Stark
Bear Island is beautiful, but remote. Imagine old gnarled oaks and tall pines, flowering thornbushes, grey stones bearded with moss, little creeks running icy down steep hillsides.[8]
Aegon's Garden had a pleasant piney smell to it, and tall dark trees rose on every side.[16]
—thoughts of Davos Seaworth
A pine wood is a gloomy place, but in the end it's just a wood.[3]
References
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 54, Tyrion XII.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 20, Brienne IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 35, Eddard IX.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 69, Bran VII.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 12, Daenerys I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 34, Jon IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 68, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 1, The Prophet.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 3, Arya I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 9, Brienne II.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 10, Davos II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 34, Catelyn VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 65, Arya XII.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter, Mercy
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 6, Arya I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 26, Samwell III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 18, Tyrion V.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Norvos.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 30, Daenerys V.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 62, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 3, Jon I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 20, Reek II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 29, The Reaver.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Mountain Clans.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 62, The Sacrifice.