Weirwood-Net tracks everything about characters in A Song Of Ice and Fire

Back when I was in school, George R.R. Martin books came out once every couple of years. Because I still had all the time and energy in the world back then, I would go back and do a re-read for the entire series leading up to the next book’s release, in order to remind myself of every character’s attributes, where they would be situated, and how they got there when I cracked open the next installment. It was a pattern I’d developed from reading Robert Jordan, who had also bee in a clockwork release pattern during the 1990s.

But those days are long gone. And what was once a re-read of two or three large novels is now double that, as we face down the reality of the release of The Winds of Winter, whenever that might finally come to pass. As much as I want to believe I have that kind of time again, a re-read of that magnitude will take months. For many fans who grew up on the series, and are now busy adults with children and jobs and all those things that eat away at free time. How can we re-situate ourselves for the next book when it is released?

 

Blessedly, it is in fact the middle of the second decade of the 21st century, and that means the internet is here to provide. And it has indeed provided, with a a brand new site that one reddit user said “might just become as useful as asearchoficeandfire.com.” Enter The Weirwood-net.

Based off a character tracker spreadsheet that reddit user KCenturion had created, this website has meticulously tracked every last character who either once lived or is still living in Westeros and Essos, 1874 in all, according to their FAQ. Not only does it tell us their location at the beginning of the next book, it provides all the character attributes that are necessary to remember when we meet them again, physical data, skill sets and any other general information that is important. The Status characterizations for instance explain why this is so helpful, considering that a simple “Alive” or “Dead” will not cover everyone. There’s also “Undead,” which is different than “Wight.” (Some categories have two versions, a regular and a “Book,” since there are some characters who are dead in one format and less so in the other.

And that’s only just the tip of the iceberg. As I said, this is a meticulous database, one that hardcore fans are going to appreciate the time and effort that went into it. I highly recommend checking it out.

Via http://winteriscoming.net/2016/02/16/weirwood-net-tracks-everything-about-characters-in-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/