Sentinel
Sentinel is a type of tall coniferous evergreen tree in Westeros. It has grey-green needles[1] and produces a sweet, sticky sap from its thick trunk.[2] Sentinels have a sharp piney smell.[3][4]
Sentinel trees are common in the north,[1] including the wolfswood[5] and the northern mountains,[6] and in the haunted forest in the lands beyond the Wall.[2][7] Sentinels are also found in the crownlands,[8] the riverlands,[4][9] the rainwood in the stormlands,[10][11] and the slopes of the Giant's Lance in the Vale of Arryn.[12]
Contents
Culture
Three green sentinel trees are used on the coat-of-arms of House Tallhart.[13] Sentinel Stand is an abandoned castle of the Night's Watch along the Wall; it is unknown if it is named after the tree.
History
Bran Stark once slept overnight in the tallest sentinel in the godswood of Winterfell.[14] Theon Greyjoy lost his virginity when he slept with a woman beneath the tree.[15]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
While ranging beyond the Wall, Will climbs a sentinel and observes Ser Waymar Royce being slain by Others.[16]
A Clash of Kings
During the capture of Winterfell, Summer climbs a tall sentinel in a failed attempt to escape the castle's godswood.[3] Theon Greyjoy passes sentinels in the wolfswood during his search for the missing Bran and Rickon Stark.[5]
A Storm of Swords
Jarl begins his attempted ascent of the Wall by climbing a sentinel.[17]
Quotes
Sentinels and soldier pines rose all around them, towering green-clad spears thrusting toward the sky. The forest floor was a bed of fallen needles as thick as a castle wall, littered with pinecones.[18]
—thoughts of Brienne Tarth
The soldier pines and sentinels wore thick white coats, and icicles draped the bare brown limbs of the broadleafs.[19]
—thoughts of Jon Snow
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Prologue.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 50, Theon IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 21, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter, Chapter , Arianne II.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: The Coming of the First Men.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 8, Bran II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 37, The Prince of Winterfell.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Prologue.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 30, Jon IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 20, Brienne IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.
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