Ygg

Ygg is a legendary demon tree who fed on human flesh. According to legend, the Grey King carved the first longship from Ygg's hard pale wood.[1] It may be that Ygg was a weirwood tree, as the First Men of old hung the entrails of the condemned in the branches of heart trees.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns.
  2. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV.
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