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'''High Heart''' is a very tall hill in the [[Riverlands]]. It was sacred to the [[children of the forest]]. Around its crown stands a ring of thirty-one [[weirwood]] stumps. The hill is considered a very safe place due to its relative height compared to the very flat surrounding land that it makes it nearly impossible to be approached unseen.
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'''High Heart''' is a very tall hill in the [[Riverlands]]. It was sacred to the [[children of the forest]]. Around its crown stands a ring of thirty-one [[weirwood]] stumps. The hill is considered a safe place due to its relative height compared to the very flat surrounding land, making it nearly impossible to be approached unseen.
  
The nearby smallfolk avoid the area as it is said to be haunted by the slaughtered children of the forest who had been killed by the [[Andal]] king [[Erreg]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 22|Chapter 22]], Arya</ref>
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The nearby smallfolk avoid the area as it is said to be haunted by the children of the forest who had been slaughtered by the [[Andal]] king [[Erreg]].{{ref|ASOS|22}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Storm of Swords===
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Arya Stark]] and the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] rest here one night in order to meet with the [[Ghost of High Heart]] and to gather information on the whereabouts of Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]].
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[[Arya Stark]] and the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] rest here one night in order to meet with the [[Ghost of High Heart]] and to gather information on the whereabouts of Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]].{{ref|ASOS|22}} The dwarf woman asks Arya to leave when the company returns later.{{ref|ASOS|43}}
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|No harm can ever come to those as sleep here.{{Ref|asos|22|p 249}}}} - [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] to [[Arya]] 
  
==Quotes==
 
{{Quote|“No harm can ever come to those as sleep here.” {{Ref|asos|22|p 249}}}} - [[Tom of Sevenstreams]], to [[Arya]] 
 
  
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{{Quote|This place belongs to the [[old gods]] still . . . they linger here as I do, shrunken and feeble but not yet dead.{{Ref|asos|43|p 492}}}} - the [[Ghost of High Heart]]
  
{{Quote|“This place belongs to the [[old gods]] still . . . they linger here as I do, shrunken and feeble but not yet dead.”  {{Ref|asos|43|p 492}}}} - the [[ ghost of High Heart]]  
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==Chapters that take place at High Heart==
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*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 22|A Storm of Swords: 22. Arya IV]]
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*[[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 43|A Storm of Swords: 43. Arya VII]]
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==

Revision as of 13:03, 11 June 2013

The Riverlands and the location of High Heart
The Riverlands and the location of High Heart
High Heart
The Riverlands and the location of High Heart

High Heart is a very tall hill in the Riverlands. It was sacred to the children of the forest. Around its crown stands a ring of thirty-one weirwood stumps. The hill is considered a safe place due to its relative height compared to the very flat surrounding land, making it nearly impossible to be approached unseen.

The nearby smallfolk avoid the area as it is said to be haunted by the children of the forest who had been slaughtered by the Andal king Erreg.[1]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Arya Stark and the Brotherhood Without Banners rest here one night in order to meet with the Ghost of High Heart and to gather information on the whereabouts of Lord Beric Dondarrion.[1] The dwarf woman asks Arya to leave when the company returns later.[2]

Quotes

No harm can ever come to those as sleep here.[3]

- Tom of Sevenstreams to Arya


This place belongs to the old gods still . . . they linger here as I do, shrunken and feeble but not yet dead.[4]

- the Ghost of High Heart

Chapters that take place at High Heart

References and Notes