Old Gods of the Forest
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The Old Gods of the Forest are an ancient, nameless pantheon venerated in the North and beyond the Wall in Westeros, centered on nature worship and the sacred weirwood trees.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Gods of the Forest canonical | 27 |
| Faith of the Old Gods of the Forest | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10844670 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Gods of the Forest Context triple: [Eddard Stark, religion, Old Gods of the Forest]
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A.
The Bitter Woods
The Bitter Woods is a historical book by John Eisenhower that provides a detailed account and analysis of the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
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B.
The Druid King
The Druid King is a historical fantasy novel by Norman Spinrad that dramatizes the clash between Celtic Gauls and Julius Caesar’s Roman legions.
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C.
The Wood Demon
The Wood Demon is an early four-act play by Anton Chekhov that he later extensively revised into the better-known drama Uncle Vanya.
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D.
Whispers of the Old Gods
Whispers of the Old Gods is a dark, Lovecraftian-themed Hearthstone expansion that introduced corrupted versions of classic cards and powerful Old God legendaries, dramatically reshaping the game's meta.
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E.
Children of the Forest
The Children of the Forest are an ancient, non-human race of magical beings in Westeros, known for their deep connection to nature and the old gods in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Gods of the Forest Target entity description: The Old Gods of the Forest are an ancient, nameless pantheon venerated in the North and beyond the Wall in Westeros, centered on nature worship and the sacred weirwood trees.
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A.
The Bitter Woods
The Bitter Woods is a historical book by John Eisenhower that provides a detailed account and analysis of the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
-
B.
The Druid King
The Druid King is a historical fantasy novel by Norman Spinrad that dramatizes the clash between Celtic Gauls and Julius Caesar’s Roman legions.
-
C.
The Wood Demon
The Wood Demon is an early four-act play by Anton Chekhov that he later extensively revised into the better-known drama Uncle Vanya.
-
D.
Whispers of the Old Gods
Whispers of the Old Gods is a dark, Lovecraftian-themed Hearthstone expansion that introduced corrupted versions of classic cards and powerful Old God legendaries, dramatically reshaping the game's meta.
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E.
Children of the Forest
The Children of the Forest are an ancient, non-human race of magical beings in Westeros, known for their deep connection to nature and the old gods in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional pantheon
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fictional religion ⓘ religion in A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Children of the Forest magic
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green dreams ⓘ greenseers ⓘ skinchangers ⓘ wargs ⓘ weirwood network ⓘ |
| centralSymbol |
heart trees
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weirwood trees ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Faith of the Seven
ⓘ
R’hllor ⓘ |
| doctrine |
gods present in stones and streams
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gods present in trees and beasts ⓘ no formal priesthood ⓘ no holy texts ⓘ no temples ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
A Song of Ice and Fire
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Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| hasDeities |
faceless gods
ⓘ
nameless gods ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | worship preserved after Pact on the Isle of Faces ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
adopted by the First Men
ⓘ
religion of the Children of the Forest ⓘ |
| notableFollower |
Bran Stark
ⓘ
Free Folk chieftains ⓘ House Stark ⓘ Jon Snow ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Isle of Faces
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Neck ⓘ lands beyond the Wall ⓘ the North ⓘ
linked to:
The North
|
| sacredObject |
weirwood faces
ⓘ
weirwood groves ⓘ |
| sacredPlace |
Isle of Faces weirwoods
ⓘ
Winterfell godswood ⓘ
linked to:
Winterfell
beyond-the-Wall weirwood groves ⓘ godswoods ⓘ |
| worshipedBy |
Children of the Forest
ⓘ
Crannogmen ⓘ First Men ⓘ Free Folk ⓘ
linked to:
Wildlings
Northmen ⓘ
linked to:
Varangians
some Riverlands houses ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
blood sacrifice on weirwood roots
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oaths sworn before heart trees ⓘ offerings left in godswoods ⓘ silent prayer before heart trees ⓘ |
| worshipType |
ancestor veneration
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animism ⓘ nature worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Gods of the Forest Description of subject: The Old Gods of the Forest are an ancient, nameless pantheon venerated in the North and beyond the Wall in Westeros, centered on nature worship and the sacred weirwood trees.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones
subject linked to:
Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones
linked to: Old Gods of the Forest