Can White Walkers reanimate the dead in cemeteries?
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Since the Army of dead breached the wall and is marching south, I've been thinking. Could White Walkers reanimate corpses/skeletons buried in cemeteries? This would increase numbers of wights immensely, especially when they enter southern parts of the realm.
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Since the Army of dead breached the wall and is marching south, I've been thinking. Could White Walkers reanimate corpses/skeletons buried in cemeteries? This would increase numbers of wights immensely, especially when they enter southern parts of the realm.
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Since the Army of dead breached the wall and is marching south, I've been thinking. Could White Walkers reanimate corpses/skeletons buried in cemeteries? This would increase numbers of wights immensely, especially when they enter southern parts of the realm.
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Since the Army of dead breached the wall and is marching south, I've been thinking. Could White Walkers reanimate corpses/skeletons buried in cemeteries? This would increase numbers of wights immensely, especially when they enter southern parts of the realm.
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It would appear so (at least in the show). The wights that attacked and killed Jojen Reed appeared to come from graves:
It is not yet confirmed that Jojen is dead in the books, but it is heavily implied.
It is also highly speculated that we will see Stark dead rising from the Crypts of Winterfell.
From our first contact with the Wildlings, it is stressed that dead bodies should be burned, not buried.
answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
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You mean the Stark dead rising? Of that, I just mean internet fan speculation. I take the fact that the swords that the statues hold (in the books) have rusted away to nothingness as ominous in that regard. The armed statues symbolize the guarding of the contents of the crypts. Winterfell does not need to be guarded from grave-robbers.
– Jolenealaska
2 days ago
2
Dead Ned (Stark) will rise again? Oh my!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
2
@Rebel-Scum They got his body back in the show too.
– Misha R
yesterday
1
Aah, ok then. :)
– byk7
yesterday
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The Walking Starks: Ned Stark (Sean Bean) roams the streets of Winterfell and terrorizes its inhabitants. I'd watch that show!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
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It would likely depend on the state of decomposition of the bodies. While we have seen some very skeletal looking wights, they still have some form of tissue holding them together.
If burning a body works to save you from being reanimated I think a body that is just bones will remain that way. A standard fire isn't going to destroy bones.
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It would appear so (at least in the show). The wights that attacked and killed Jojen Reed appeared to come from graves:
It is not yet confirmed that Jojen is dead in the books, but it is heavily implied.
It is also highly speculated that we will see Stark dead rising from the Crypts of Winterfell.
From our first contact with the Wildlings, it is stressed that dead bodies should be burned, not buried.
answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
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You mean the Stark dead rising? Of that, I just mean internet fan speculation. I take the fact that the swords that the statues hold (in the books) have rusted away to nothingness as ominous in that regard. The armed statues symbolize the guarding of the contents of the crypts. Winterfell does not need to be guarded from grave-robbers.
– Jolenealaska
2 days ago
2
Dead Ned (Stark) will rise again? Oh my!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
2
@Rebel-Scum They got his body back in the show too.
– Misha R
yesterday
1
Aah, ok then. :)
– byk7
yesterday
1
The Walking Starks: Ned Stark (Sean Bean) roams the streets of Winterfell and terrorizes its inhabitants. I'd watch that show!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
|
show 3 more comments
It would appear so (at least in the show). The wights that attacked and killed Jojen Reed appeared to come from graves:
It is not yet confirmed that Jojen is dead in the books, but it is heavily implied.
It is also highly speculated that we will see Stark dead rising from the Crypts of Winterfell.
From our first contact with the Wildlings, it is stressed that dead bodies should be burned, not buried.
answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
2,2402244
2
You mean the Stark dead rising? Of that, I just mean internet fan speculation. I take the fact that the swords that the statues hold (in the books) have rusted away to nothingness as ominous in that regard. The armed statues symbolize the guarding of the contents of the crypts. Winterfell does not need to be guarded from grave-robbers.
– Jolenealaska
2 days ago
2
Dead Ned (Stark) will rise again? Oh my!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
2
@Rebel-Scum They got his body back in the show too.
– Misha R
yesterday
1
Aah, ok then. :)
– byk7
yesterday
1
The Walking Starks: Ned Stark (Sean Bean) roams the streets of Winterfell and terrorizes its inhabitants. I'd watch that show!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
|
show 3 more comments
It would appear so (at least in the show). The wights that attacked and killed Jojen Reed appeared to come from graves:
It is not yet confirmed that Jojen is dead in the books, but it is heavily implied.
It is also highly speculated that we will see Stark dead rising from the Crypts of Winterfell.
From our first contact with the Wildlings, it is stressed that dead bodies should be burned, not buried.
answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
2,2402244
It would appear so (at least in the show). The wights that attacked and killed Jojen Reed appeared to come from graves:
It is not yet confirmed that Jojen is dead in the books, but it is heavily implied.
It is also highly speculated that we will see Stark dead rising from the Crypts of Winterfell.
From our first contact with the Wildlings, it is stressed that dead bodies should be burned, not buried.
answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
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answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
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answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
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answered 2 days ago
JolenealaskaJolenealaska
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2,2402244
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You mean the Stark dead rising? Of that, I just mean internet fan speculation. I take the fact that the swords that the statues hold (in the books) have rusted away to nothingness as ominous in that regard. The armed statues symbolize the guarding of the contents of the crypts. Winterfell does not need to be guarded from grave-robbers.
– Jolenealaska
2 days ago
2
Dead Ned (Stark) will rise again? Oh my!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
2
@Rebel-Scum They got his body back in the show too.
– Misha R
yesterday
1
Aah, ok then. :)
– byk7
yesterday
1
The Walking Starks: Ned Stark (Sean Bean) roams the streets of Winterfell and terrorizes its inhabitants. I'd watch that show!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
|
show 3 more comments
2
You mean the Stark dead rising? Of that, I just mean internet fan speculation. I take the fact that the swords that the statues hold (in the books) have rusted away to nothingness as ominous in that regard. The armed statues symbolize the guarding of the contents of the crypts. Winterfell does not need to be guarded from grave-robbers.
– Jolenealaska
2 days ago
2
Dead Ned (Stark) will rise again? Oh my!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
2
@Rebel-Scum They got his body back in the show too.
– Misha R
yesterday
1
Aah, ok then. :)
– byk7
yesterday
1
The Walking Starks: Ned Stark (Sean Bean) roams the streets of Winterfell and terrorizes its inhabitants. I'd watch that show!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
2
2
You mean the Stark dead rising? Of that, I just mean internet fan speculation. I take the fact that the swords that the statues hold (in the books) have rusted away to nothingness as ominous in that regard. The armed statues symbolize the guarding of the contents of the crypts. Winterfell does not need to be guarded from grave-robbers.
– Jolenealaska
2 days ago
You mean the Stark dead rising? Of that, I just mean internet fan speculation. I take the fact that the swords that the statues hold (in the books) have rusted away to nothingness as ominous in that regard. The armed statues symbolize the guarding of the contents of the crypts. Winterfell does not need to be guarded from grave-robbers.
– Jolenealaska
2 days ago
2
2
Dead Ned (Stark) will rise again? Oh my!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
Dead Ned (Stark) will rise again? Oh my!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
2
2
@Rebel-Scum They got his body back in the show too.
– Misha R
yesterday
@Rebel-Scum They got his body back in the show too.
– Misha R
yesterday
1
1
Aah, ok then. :)
– byk7
yesterday
Aah, ok then. :)
– byk7
yesterday
1
1
The Walking Starks: Ned Stark (Sean Bean) roams the streets of Winterfell and terrorizes its inhabitants. I'd watch that show!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
The Walking Starks: Ned Stark (Sean Bean) roams the streets of Winterfell and terrorizes its inhabitants. I'd watch that show!
– Rebel-Scum
yesterday
|
show 3 more comments
It would likely depend on the state of decomposition of the bodies. While we have seen some very skeletal looking wights, they still have some form of tissue holding them together.
If burning a body works to save you from being reanimated I think a body that is just bones will remain that way. A standard fire isn't going to destroy bones.
answered 11 hours ago
SkoobaSkooba
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It would likely depend on the state of decomposition of the bodies. While we have seen some very skeletal looking wights, they still have some form of tissue holding them together.
If burning a body works to save you from being reanimated I think a body that is just bones will remain that way. A standard fire isn't going to destroy bones.
answered 11 hours ago
SkoobaSkooba
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It would likely depend on the state of decomposition of the bodies. While we have seen some very skeletal looking wights, they still have some form of tissue holding them together.
If burning a body works to save you from being reanimated I think a body that is just bones will remain that way. A standard fire isn't going to destroy bones.
answered 11 hours ago
SkoobaSkooba
41.2k16214273
It would likely depend on the state of decomposition of the bodies. While we have seen some very skeletal looking wights, they still have some form of tissue holding them together.
If burning a body works to save you from being reanimated I think a body that is just bones will remain that way. A standard fire isn't going to destroy bones.
answered 11 hours ago
SkoobaSkooba
41.2k16214273
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