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There are large deposits of dragonglass on [[Dragonstone]] and it is an important export from [[Asshai]].
 
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According to GRRM, in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series he has given obsidian,
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{{Quote|“Magical characteristics that of course real obsidian doesn't necessarily have. After all, we live in a world that has no magic. My world does have magic, so it's a little bit different. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon" Copyright © 2003 Robert Shaw.]</ref>}}
 
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Revision as of 21:04, 28 April 2013

Depiction of a Dragonglass Dagger

Dragonglass is volcanic glass, or obsidian. Children of the forest make weapons out of dragonglass, including daggers and arrowheads.[1] Dragonglass weapons are one of the few weaknesses of the Others. An Other that is pierced by an obsidian blade dies almost instantaneously. During the Age of Heroes it was also recorded by the Night's Watch that the children of the forest gave the black brothers a hundred obsidian daggers every year.[2] The Valyrians also made use of obsidian to make their glass candles.[3] Obsidian blades are sharper than steel but far more brittle.[4]

There are large deposits of dragonglass on Dragonstone and it is an important export from Asshai.

According to GRRM, in the A Song of Ice and Fire series he has given obsidian,

“Magical characteristics that of course real obsidian doesn't necessarily have. After all, we live in a world that has no magic. My world does have magic, so it's a little bit different. [5]

References and Notes