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[[File:Gildergreen Whiterun Skyrim.png|thumb|250px|Gildergreen after completing "[[The Blessings of Nature]]".]]{{Quote|The large tree in Whiterun's Wind District is called the Gildergreen, and is considered sacred by worshippers of Kynareth.|{{Skyrim}}}}
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[[File:Gildergreen Whiterun Skyrim.png|thumb|250px|The Gildergreen after completing "[[The Blessings of Nature]]."]]
Born from the branches of the [[Eldergleam Tree]], the '''Gildergreen''' is a tree that stands in the center of [[Whiterun (Skyrim)|Whiterun]], near the [[Temple of Kynareth]]. Followers of [[Kynareth]] revere the plant for its relation to the Eldergleam.
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Born from the branches of the [[Eldergleam Tree]], the '''Gildergreen''' is a tree that stands in the center of [[Whiterun (Skyrim)|Whiterun]], near the [[Temple of Kynareth (Skyrim)|Temple of Kynareth]]. Followers of [[Kynareth]] revere the plant for its relation to the Eldergleam.
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==Background==
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{{Quote|The large tree in Whiterun's Wind District is called the Gildergreen, and is considered sacred by worshippers of Kynareth.|[[Loading Screens (Skyrim)|Loading Screens]]|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}
   
 
==Interactions==
 
==Interactions==
 
===[[The Blessings of Nature]]===
 
The tree was struck by lightning and badly burnt. [[Danica Pure-Spring]], a priestess of Kynareth, asks the [[Last Dragonborn|Dragonborn]] to retrieve sap from the Eldergleam Tree in order to restore the Gildergreen, which drew donations from pilgrims.
 
The tree was struck by lightning and badly burnt. [[Danica Pure-Spring]], a priestess of Kynareth, asks the [[Last Dragonborn|Dragonborn]] to retrieve sap from the Eldergleam Tree in order to restore the Gildergreen, which drew donations from pilgrims.
   
Retrieving sap (or using the sapling from [[Maurice Jondrelle]]), the tree is restored. While wandering the roads between the [[Eldergleam Sanctuary]] and Whiterun, the Dragonborn may encounter several priestess of Kynareth making a pilgrimage to the newly restored Gildergreen.
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After retrieving sap (or using the sapling from [[Maurice Jondrelle]]), the tree is restored. While wandering the roads between the [[Eldergleam Sanctuary]] and Whiterun, the Dragonborn may encounter several priestess of Kynareth making a pilgrimage to the newly restored Gildergreen.
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Following the "[[Battle for Whiterun (Stormcloaks)|Battle for Whiterun]]," parts of the white decorative structure around the Gildergreen are ruined and destroyed.
   
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==Gallery==
Following the [[Battle for Whiterun (Stormcloaks)|Battle for Whiterun]], parts of the white decorative structure around the Gildergreen are ruined and destroyed.
 
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The Gildergreen.png|The burnt Gildergreen before "[[The Blessings of Nature]]."
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Gildergreen Young Tree.png|The Gildergreen sapling after being planted.
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Whiteruntreesunset.jpg|The Gildergreen at sunset.
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*This tree may be a reference to the Lord of the Rings' White Tree of Gondor. Both trees stand at the center of a major city (Whiterun and Minas Tirith), descend from an ancestral tree (Telperion, one of the Trees of the Valar), and are both restored during the story.
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*This tree may be a reference to the ''Lord of the Rings'' White Tree of Gondor. Both trees stand at the center of a major city (Whiterun and Minas Tirith), descend from an ancestral tree (Telperion, one of the Trees of the Valar, and the [[Eldergleam Tree]]), and are both restored during the story.
   
==Quests==
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==Appearances==
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*{{Skyrim}}
*[[The Blessings of Nature]]
 
   
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Revision as of 20:03, 9 August 2020

Gildergreen Whiterun Skyrim

The Gildergreen after completing "The Blessings of Nature."

Born from the branches of the Eldergleam Tree, the Gildergreen is a tree that stands in the center of Whiterun, near the Temple of Kynareth. Followers of Kynareth revere the plant for its relation to the Eldergleam.

Background

"The large tree in Whiterun's Wind District is called the Gildergreen, and is considered sacred by worshippers of Kynareth."
Loading Screens[src]

Interactions

The Blessings of Nature

The tree was struck by lightning and badly burnt. Danica Pure-Spring, a priestess of Kynareth, asks the Dragonborn to retrieve sap from the Eldergleam Tree in order to restore the Gildergreen, which drew donations from pilgrims.

After retrieving sap (or using the sapling from Maurice Jondrelle), the tree is restored. While wandering the roads between the Eldergleam Sanctuary and Whiterun, the Dragonborn may encounter several priestess of Kynareth making a pilgrimage to the newly restored Gildergreen.

Following the "Battle for Whiterun," parts of the white decorative structure around the Gildergreen are ruined and destroyed.

Gallery

Trivia

  • This tree may be a reference to the Lord of the Rings White Tree of Gondor. Both trees stand at the center of a major city (Whiterun and Minas Tirith), descend from an ancestral tree (Telperion, one of the Trees of the Valar, and the Eldergleam Tree), and are both restored during the story.

Appearances