Legend holds that the Children of the Forest ruled Westeros for thousands of years before the arrival of the first humans on the continent twelve millennia ago. They inhabited the vast primeval forests which spanned most of Westeros before humans came and began cutting them down.

Males and females both hunted side by side as wood dancers, using obsidian weapons, weirwood bows, and flying snares made with grasses. The children had no books, no ink, no parchment and no written language. They were a people with a deep connection to the land.

Mar 31, 2019 · Of all the many fantastical aspects of the world of Game of Thrones, the weirwoods are still one of the most mysterious. These ancient trees with distinct carved faces are the key symbol in the religion of the Old Gods.

Weirwood[1] is a species of deciduous tree found all over Westeros; it has white bark with five-pointed, blood-red leaves and sap. The heart trees are weirwood trees with faces carved on their barks found in the center of godswoods. The Children of the Forest are thought to have carved the faces that decorated the heart trees. [2]

Ironwood is a type of tree found in northern Westeros, including in the wolfswood in the north [1] and in the haunted forest beyond the Wall. [2] [3] It is a hard, black wood. [4] [5] It is unknown if ironwood has a connection with ebony, the nightwoods of Essos, or …

Weirwood is an unusual-looking tree with bone-white wood and blood-red sap. It has wide trunks and smooth bark, unlike most trees, and gives the impression that it got sand-filed to near perfection. The tree has five-pointed leaves, which are palmate and the same color as its sap.

Aug 10, 2017 · When the events of Game of Thrones take place, people believe Children of the Forest have either gone extinct or live far beyond the wall. So, what do the Children of the Forest do? They...

Aug 9, 2017 · Since ancient times, they've embraced their connection with nature and animals, even fashioning bows out of Weirwood and using dragonglass blades to hunt. Some of the wiser Children were known as...

Legend says that when the Children died, their ancestors became part of the weirwoods -- which might explain all the sad, blood-soaked faces carved on them.

Aug 13, 2017 · Children of the Forest are mythical creatures in the Game of Thrones universe. Though we know they're real because we've seen them, most inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms believe they died out...