The Briar Patch
Item from Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
A tangle of thorns where a nine-year-old boy was impaled and forced to watch his family die — the moment that created the Prince of Thorns.
Also known as: The Thorns, The Hook Briar
What They Know
- Site of the attack that killed Jorg's mother and brother — nine-year-old Jorg was impaled on the thorns and forced to watch
- Created the permanent thorn scars on Jorg's arms — the pattern that earned him his title
- 'Prince of Thorns' is not a metaphor — it is a literal description of the boy who was pulled bleeding from the briars
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