Difference between revisions of "Whitetree"

From A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Quotes)
(5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Infobox Settlement
 
{{Infobox Settlement
 
| name = Whitetree
 
| name = Whitetree
| image = [[File:Westeros - Byound the wall.jpg|300px|link=Special:FilePath/Westeros - Byound the wall.jpg]]
+
| image = {{Location map| Beyond the Wall
| image_caption = Map - Click to zoom
+
| label = Whitetree
 
+
| label_size = 120
| location = [[Westeros]], [[Beyond the Wall]]
+
| lat = -50
 +
| long = 90
 +
| position = right
 +
| marksize = 12
 +
| width = 400
 +
| float =
 +
| caption =
 +
| alt = Beyond the Wall and the location of Whitetree
 +
}}
 +
| image_caption = [[Beyond the Wall]] and the location of Whitetree{{ref|TLOIAF| Beyond the Wall}}
 +
| location = [[Westeros]], [[beyond the Wall]]
 
| settlement_type= village
 
| settlement_type= village
 
| seat =
 
| seat =
 
| seat_type =
 
| seat_type =
+
| religion = [[old gods]]
| religion =
+
| population = abandoned
| population = 0, currently abandoned
 
 
| size =
 
| size =
 
| founded =  
 
| founded =  
 
| destroyed =
 
| destroyed =
| named_for = The giant [[heart tree]] in its midst
+
| named_for = The [[heart tree]] in its midst
 
 
 
| places =
 
| places =
 
| organizations =
 
| organizations =
 
}}
 
}}
 
[[File:Whitetree_by_dinodrawing.jpg|Whitetree. Illustrated by Sergey Glushakov, ©FFG|thumb|400px|right]]
 
[[File:Whitetree_by_dinodrawing.jpg|Whitetree. Illustrated by Sergey Glushakov, ©FFG|thumb|400px|right]]
'''Whitetree''' is a small [[free folk]] village [[beyond the Wall]]. Its name comes from the giant [[weirwood]] tree that is located in its midst.   
+
'''Whitetree''' is a small [[free folk]] village located northwest of [[Castle Black]], [[beyond the Wall]].{{ref|TLOIAF| Beyond the Wall}} Its name comes from the giant [[weirwood]] tree that is located in its midst.   
  
==Description==
+
==Layout==
The village of Whitetree is named on one of [[Castle Black]]'s old maps. There are other villages south of Whitetree, at least three of them. To the north lies water, possibly a lake, and to the west some small hills.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}  
+
The village of Whitetree is named on one of [[Castle Black]]'s old maps. There are at least three other villages south of Whitetree. To the north lies water, possibly a lake, and to the west some small hills.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}  
  
The village consists of four tumbledown one-room houses, surrounded by a sheepfold and a well. The houses are constructed of unmortared stone, and are roofed with sod. They have windows shuttered with pieces of hide, low doors, packed dirt floors, and a smoke hole in the roof.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
+
The village consists of four tumbledown one-room houses, which surround a sheepfold and a well. The houses are constructed of unmortared stone and are roofed with sod. They have windows shuttered with pieces of hide, low doors, packed dirt floors, and a smoke hole in the roof.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
  
Above the village towers an old, enormous weirwood tree. The trunk is nearly eight feet wide, the branches spreading so far that the entire village is shaded beneath their canopy. The carved face of the tree is a rather disturbing sight. The mouth is a jagged hollow, large enough to swallow a sheep. Inside the mouth, there are ashes, and bones of deceased [[wildling]]s. The bark inside the hollow of the tree is colored red with dried sap, and blackened by fire.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
+
Above the village towers an enormous old [[weirwood]] tree. Its trunk is nearly eight feet wide and its branches shade the village. The jagged mouth of the [[heart tree]]'s carved face is a large enough to swallow a sheep.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
  
Though there were still wildlings living in Whitetree in {{Date|298}}, by {{Date|299}} all the houses in Whitetree have been abandoned, which is discovered by the [[Night's Watch]] during the [[great ranging]].{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
+
==History==
 +
[[Craster]] was born of a [[free folk]] woman from Whitetree and a [[ranger]] from the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|ASOS|26}}
 +
 
 +
There were still wildlings living in Whitetree in {{Date|298}}.{{ref|ACOK|13}}
  
[[File: Matt_Olson_Whitetree.jpg|The [[Night's Watch]] inspecting the [[weirwood]] of Whitetree. Art by Matt Olson.©|thumb|400px|right]]
 
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
The [[Night's Watch]] comes to Whitetree during the [[great ranging]], and find the village abandoned by its inhabitants, the sheepfold empty. The men are unnerved by the enormous size and disturbing appearance of the village's [[weirwood]] tree, and [[Jon Snow]] notes it is the biggest tree he has ever seen. Jon discovers burnt human bones in the hollow of the tree's mouth, and brings a skull to [[Lord Commander]] [[Jeor Mormont]].
+
[[File: Matt_Olson_Whitetree.jpg|The [[Night's Watch]] inspecting the [[weirwood]] of Whitetree. Art by Matt Olson.©|thumb|400px|right]]
 +
When the [[Night's Watch]] comes to Whitetree during the [[great ranging]], they find the village abandoned by its inhabitants and the sheepfold empty. The men are unnerved by the size and appearance of the village's [[weirwood]] tree, which [[Jon Snow]] notes it is the biggest tree he has ever seen. Jon discovers burnt human bones in the hollow of the tree's mouth.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
  
Several brothers of the Night's Watch are commanded to search through the houses, Jon Snow amongst them. Jon notes that except for the remaining ashes beneath the smoke hole, the houses show no sign of having been lived in for quite some time. All the furnishing is gone, and all that is left is dry straw bedding in a corner. Despite the vanished wildlings and their possessions, Whitetree shows no signs of having been attacked.
+
[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], has [[Bedwyck]] climb the weirwood and sends men to search the village. Jon notes that except for the remaining ashes beneath the smoke hole, the houses show no sign of having been lived in for quite some time. All the furnishing is gone, and all that is left is dry straw bedding in a corner. Whitetree shows no signs of having been attacked.{{ref|ACOK|13}}
  
Jeor Mormont decides that the Night's Watch will not camp at Whitetree for the night, and will press on. Before they leave, he has [[Samwell Tarly]] send a [[raven]] back to [[Castle Black]], notifying [[Maester Aemon]] of their location, and that Whitetree is the fourth village the Night's Watch has passed, all empty.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
+
Jeor decides that the Night's Watch will not camp at Whitetree for the night, and will press on. Before they leave, he has [[Samwell Tarly]] send a [[raven]] back to [[Castle Black]], notifying Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] of their location, and that Whitetree is the fourth village the Night's Watch has passed, all empty.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}
 +
 
 +
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 +
While fleeing south for the [[Wall]] after the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]], Samwell and [[Gilly]] stop in a village which Sam hopes is Whitetree, although all wildling villages look alike to him. This village has a handful of one-room hovels with sod roofs, a log longhall overgrown with moss, a stone well, and an empty sheepfold. Sam thinks its weirwood is smaller than Whitetree's, however. While sleeping in the longhall, they are attacked by [[wights]] but saved by [[Coldhands]].{{ref|ASOS|46}}
 +
 
 +
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 +
When thinking of the wight attack, Sam remembers it as having taken place at Whitetree.{{ref|AFFC|15}}{{ref|AFFC|45}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
 +
{{quote|Look at that face. Small wonder men feared them, when they first came to Westeros. I'd like to take an axe to the bloody thing myself.{{ref|ACOK|13}}|[[Thoren Smallwood]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}
  
{{Quote|The wildlings burn their dead. We’ve always known that. Now I wished I'd asked them why, when there were still a few to around to ask. Would that bones could talk. This fellow could tell us much. How he died. Who burned him, and why. Where the wildlings have gone.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}|[[Lord Commander]] [[Jeor Mormont]]}}
+
{{Quote|The [[wildlings]] burn their dead. We've always known that. Now I wished I'd asked them why, when there were still a few around to ask. Would that bones could talk. This fellow could tell us much. How he died. Who burned him, and why. Where the wildlings have gone.{{Ref|aCoK|13}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}
  
{{Template:Region Beyond the Wall}}
+
{{quote|'''Jon''': What a dismal place to live.<br>
 +
'''Edd''': I was born in a house much like this. Those were my enchanted years. Later I fell on hard times.{{ref|ACOK|13}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Eddison Tollett]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
+
==Chapters that take place at Whitetree==
 +
*[[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 13|''A Clash of Kings'': 13. Jon II]]
 +
*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 46|''A Storm of Swords'': 46. Samwell III]]
 +
 
 +
==References==
 
{{references}}
 
{{references}}
 +
 +
{{Region Beyond the Wall}}
  
 
[[Category:Places beyond the Wall]]
 
[[Category:Places beyond the Wall]]

Revision as of 22:22, 6 February 2019

Whitetree
village
Beyond the Wall and the location of Whitetree
Beyond the Wall and the location of Whitetree
Whitetree
Beyond the Wall and the location of Whitetree[1]
Location Westeros, beyond the Wall
Population abandoned
Religion old gods
Named for The heart tree in its midst
Whitetree. Illustrated by Sergey Glushakov, ©FFG

Whitetree is a small free folk village located northwest of Castle Black, beyond the Wall.[1] Its name comes from the giant weirwood tree that is located in its midst.

Layout

The village of Whitetree is named on one of Castle Black's old maps. There are at least three other villages south of Whitetree. To the north lies water, possibly a lake, and to the west some small hills.[2]

The village consists of four tumbledown one-room houses, which surround a sheepfold and a well. The houses are constructed of unmortared stone and are roofed with sod. They have windows shuttered with pieces of hide, low doors, packed dirt floors, and a smoke hole in the roof.[2]

Above the village towers an enormous old weirwood tree. Its trunk is nearly eight feet wide and its branches shade the village. The jagged mouth of the heart tree's carved face is a large enough to swallow a sheep.[2]

History

Craster was born of a free folk woman from Whitetree and a ranger from the Night's Watch.[3]

There were still wildlings living in Whitetree in 298 AC.[2]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

The Night's Watch inspecting the weirwood of Whitetree. Art by Matt Olson.©

When the Night's Watch comes to Whitetree during the great ranging, they find the village abandoned by its inhabitants and the sheepfold empty. The men are unnerved by the size and appearance of the village's weirwood tree, which Jon Snow notes it is the biggest tree he has ever seen. Jon discovers burnt human bones in the hollow of the tree's mouth.[2]

Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, has Bedwyck climb the weirwood and sends men to search the village. Jon notes that except for the remaining ashes beneath the smoke hole, the houses show no sign of having been lived in for quite some time. All the furnishing is gone, and all that is left is dry straw bedding in a corner. Whitetree shows no signs of having been attacked.[2]

Jeor decides that the Night's Watch will not camp at Whitetree for the night, and will press on. Before they leave, he has Samwell Tarly send a raven back to Castle Black, notifying Maester Aemon of their location, and that Whitetree is the fourth village the Night's Watch has passed, all empty.[2]

A Storm of Swords

While fleeing south for the Wall after the mutiny at Craster's Keep, Samwell and Gilly stop in a village which Sam hopes is Whitetree, although all wildling villages look alike to him. This village has a handful of one-room hovels with sod roofs, a log longhall overgrown with moss, a stone well, and an empty sheepfold. Sam thinks its weirwood is smaller than Whitetree's, however. While sleeping in the longhall, they are attacked by wights but saved by Coldhands.[4]

A Feast for Crows

When thinking of the wight attack, Sam remembers it as having taken place at Whitetree.[5][6]

Quotes

Look at that face. Small wonder men feared them, when they first came to Westeros. I'd like to take an axe to the bloody thing myself.[2]

The wildlings burn their dead. We've always known that. Now I wished I'd asked them why, when there were still a few around to ask. Would that bones could talk. This fellow could tell us much. How he died. Who burned him, and why. Where the wildlings have gone.[2]

Jon: What a dismal place to live.
Edd: I was born in a house much like this. Those were my enchanted years. Later I fell on hard times.[2]

Chapters that take place at Whitetree

References