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− | {{ | + | '''Tansy''' is a flowering [[plants|herb]]{{ref|ASOS|2}} that has various medical properties. |
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+ | [[Smallfolk]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] sometimes name girls after the flower.{{ref|ASOS|2}} | ||
− | + | A strong dose of tansy can cause a pregnant woman to lose her child, so it is one of the key ingredients in [[moon tea]],{{Ref|aSoS|80}} also called tansy tea.{{ref|ASOS|24}} | |
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− | == | + | ==History== |
− | + | Grand Maester [[Orwyle]], disguised as "Old Wyl", mixed potions of tansy and [[pennyroyal]] for the prostitutes from [[Mother's (brothel)|Mother's]], a brothel in [[King's Landing]], to abort unwanted children.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} | |
+ | Among the flowers picked by [[Chett]] for [[Bessa (Hag's Mire)|Bessa]] were tansy.{{ref|ASOS|Prologue}} | ||
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+ | ==Recent Events== | ||
+ | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ||
+ | As Lord [[Hoster Tully]] lies dying, he repeats the word "Tansy" and asks forgiveness. [[Catelyn Stark]] thinks her father is referring to a woman with that name,{{ref|ASOS|2}} but in actuality Hoster is recalling the [[tansy tea]] he forced his other daughter [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] to drink to abort her child with [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|80}} | ||
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+ | [[Brown Bernarr]] brings bags of tansy and other herbs during the [[great ranging]].{{ref|ASOS|33}} | ||
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+ | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
+ | [[w:Tansy|Tansy]] is a real life natural abortifacient.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/A_Myriad_of_Questions/ A Myriad of Questions], March 27, 2002</ref> | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:35, 5 March 2020
Tansy is a flowering herb[1] that has various medical properties.
Culture
Smallfolk in the Seven Kingdoms sometimes name girls after the flower.[1]
A strong dose of tansy can cause a pregnant woman to lose her child, so it is one of the key ingredients in moon tea,[2] also called tansy tea.[3]
History
Grand Maester Orwyle, disguised as "Old Wyl", mixed potions of tansy and pennyroyal for the prostitutes from Mother's, a brothel in King's Landing, to abort unwanted children.[4]
Among the flowers picked by Chett for Bessa were tansy.[5]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
As Lord Hoster Tully lies dying, he repeats the word "Tansy" and asks forgiveness. Catelyn Stark thinks her father is referring to a woman with that name,[1] but in actuality Hoster is recalling the tansy tea he forced his other daughter Lysa to drink to abort her child with Petyr Baelish.[2]
Brown Bernarr brings bags of tansy and other herbs during the great ranging.[6]
Behind the Scenes
Tansy is a real life natural abortifacient.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 2, Catelyn I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 80, Sansa VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Prologue.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 33, Samwell II.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: A Myriad of Questions, March 27, 2002
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