In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin, wights are a category of undead creatures, usually humans or animals who have been killed and turned by the White Walkers ( aka the Others ) or by other wights.

In Scandinavian folklore, too, wights are elusive creatures not unlike elves, capable of mischief as well as of help.

*: In the game wights are the 6th tier creature to the Necropolis faction.

Only the wights, and we know what they are like.

* In the MMORPG RuneScape, the Barrows brothers ( who have been referred to as wights ) are vengeful spirits who serve a powerful lich mage known as Sliske.

As the series progresses, the true enemies are established to be a mysterious and supernatural race called the Others and wights, the reanimated bodies of their victims.

Vættir ( Old Norse ; singular Vættr ) or wights are nature spirits in the Norse religion.

Some, such as the Duskin and human wights of the Dunnwood, are largely harmless.

Due to his inspiration from Hrómundar saga Gripssonar, during the writing of The Lord of the Rings ( see The History of The Lord of the Rings ) Tolkien at first foresaw a link between the wights and the Ringwraiths, initially describing the Black Riders as horsed wights, but the suggestion that they were the same kind of creatures was dropped in the published work.

The Watch comes under attack by wights and the fabled monsters of legend known as the Others, suffering heavy casualties, but they manage to withdraw.

The author hints that Goldmoon's tribe was attacked by shadow wights, chaotic creatures that banish anyone they possess to utter oblivion, destroying even memories from others about the person in question.

Many people of Rofehavan, as long as they love the land, may become one of the wights of the Dunnwood upon their death, reunited with lost loved ones.

He is seen as a successor to Myrkul, and is worshipped by many liches and evil mages — who themselves command legions of zombies, skeletons and wights — as well as members of the Cult of the Dragon.

The tomte / nisse shares many aspects with other Scandinavian wights such as the Swedish vättar ( from the Old Norse landvættir ) or the Norwegian tusser.

Until the end of the Third Age, the Dúnedain of Cardolan were only a memory, their tombs and barrows haunted by evil wights sent from Angmar ; for the Rangers that wandered over the lands were descended from the people of Arthedain.

Numerous Danish folktales contain mythical figures such as trolls, elves, goblins, and wights as well as figures borrowed from Nordic mythology.

Notable examples of this include the undead Barrow-wights from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien and the wights of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Some notable changes include such things as the addition of several types of classic Dungeons & Dragons enemies that were missing from the original ( including barrow wights ), a much higher experience point cap, new magical items to find and purchase, a special " Heart of Fury " difficulty setting for increased enemy power and higher experience point-gain, and the ability to set the resolution higher than 640x480.

While many scholars believe Witte Wieven originated as above from honoring graves of wise women, others think the mythology of witte wieven come from part of the Germanic belief in disen, land wights, and / or alven ( Old Dutch for " elf ") for several reasons: The practice of bringing offerings and asking for help from their graves is very similar to honoring disen, land wights and alfen in Germanic paganism.

It was often believed that the wights ( Swedish vättar ) of the yard lived under the roots of the warden tree, and to them, one sacrificed treats to be freed from disease or bad luck.

Many ballads and tales tell of " Seely wights "; a Lowlander term for fairies.

Some say that the dwarves of Scandinavian folklore lived on as wights ( vättar or huldrefolk ), although with somewhat different characteristics.

In the final work there remained a link between them: the wights were now spirits sent by the Witch-king of Angmar.

* In the game Castle of the Winds barrow wights ( as well as variants tunnel wights and castle wights ) appear as enemies.

* Valyrian Freehold, an ancient civilization in 1996 fantasy novel A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents.

At the beginning of A Song of Ice and Fire the continent has enjoyed a decade-long summer, and many fear that an equally long and harsh winter will follow.

* In George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, armies are often referred to as hosts.

* A setting in which the primary world does not exist ( e. g. The Lord of The Rings, The Prydain Chronicles, The Inheritance Cycle, The Wheel of Time, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Name of the Wind )

Prominently, George R R Martin's acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire series more or less abandons the good-evil paradigm in favor of a more politically based and multifaceted struggle between different ruling families, most of whom display both good and evil tendencies in pursuit of power, which takes the place of the main catalyst of the story.

From Tolkien to the modern day, authors in this genre tend to create their own worlds where they set multi-tiered narratives such as the Belgariad, Malloreon, Wheel of Time, Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Black Company, The Sword of Truth, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.

* The Quiet Isle, a location in the fictional series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, has many traits resembling Lindisfarne, including tidal based access and a monastic community.

George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series was originally planned as a trilogy, but has already expanded to five published novels with another two planned.

* In the Song of Ice and Fire book series and its TV adaptation, Game of Thrones, a crowned stag is the sigil ( emblem ) of the House Baratheon.

* A fictional creature from the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, fictional even in the fictional world

Martin's epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire features the office of Lord Protector.

* In the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series by George R. R. Martin, wargs are people who can form a telepathic-empathic bond with animals and sometimes humans.

Martin's fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire features the eunuch Varys, also called the Spider, who is the master of whisperers to Aerys II Targaryen, King Robert I Baratheon, King Joffrey I Baratheon, and Queen Cersei.

* Brandon " Bran " Stark, a character from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

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Dwarfism is depicted in many books, films, and TV series such as Willow, Austin Powers, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, A Son of the Circus, Little People Big World, The Little Couple, Harry Potter, A Song of Ice and Fire, Seinfeld, In Bruges, The Tin Drum by Günter Grass, Game of Thrones ( TV series ), and the film The Station Agent.

* In A Song of Ice and Fire, the Wall serves as a prison colony / military order for convicts.

* House Bolton, fictional family in George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series

The American novel series A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation

* Jon Snow ( A Song of Ice and Fire ), a character from the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire