the seventh direwolf Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 In Catelyn's POV, her father refers to this woman called "Tansy" a lot as he lays dying. There is a Tansy in Arya's POV when they end up in the whore house. I was wondering if they could be the same person? I was curious to know the significance of this and if more of this comes to light? I'm more or less almost finished and since Catelyn has been supposedly killed at "The Red Wedding", I'm unsure now whether that mystery will be solved, but it was interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 There are mentioned a few Tansy's throughout the story. But I don't think it has been explained yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummel Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Tansy is a plant used to induce abortions. Like other flowering plants it is also used as a woman's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Tansy is a plant used to induce abortions. Like other flowering plants it is also used as a woman's name.So, ehm, do you have a theory to connect this to Hoster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerly Grumkin Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hoster thought Cat was Lysa. Apparently Lysa got an abortion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Varys Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Go on. The thing will be revealed in the very last chapter of ASoS (not counting the Epilogue). And it's going to be a surprise ;-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Go on. The thing will be revealed in the very last chapter of ASoS (not counting the Epilogue). And it's going to be a surprise ;-).Huh, I'm on A Dance With Dragons, so I think I missed it. Could you tell me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerly Grumkin Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Huh, I'm on A Dance With Dragons, so I think I missed it. Could you tell me?Hoster made Lysa get an abortion(LF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hoster made Lysa get an abortion(LF)Oh, right! Now I remember. Though it isn't a crucial part to the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerly Grumkin Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Oh, right! Now I remember. Though it isn't a crucial part to the story.lol its funny your quote is exactly referencing the situations that we are talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the seventh direwolf Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hoster made Lysa get an abortion(LF)Oh wow! I remember that Lysa had a thing for Petyr. Was the child his? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the seventh direwolf Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Oh, thanks for the replies everyone. Almost forgot my manners.:blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerly Grumkin Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 lol your welcome. But i feel bad for telling you all that, so here is my answerOh wow! I remember that Lysa had a thing for Petyr. Was the child his?... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefolk Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Huh, I'm on A Dance With Dragons, so I think I missed it. Could you tell me?I'm pretty sure Lysa mentioned it when she was going on a mad rage.Also, spoiler tags people! You'll ruin it for people still reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachoproblem Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 There was also an inkeeper/hostess in the town of... yaddah yaddah... someplace that Robert fought during his uprising. She was connected to the Kingswood rebels when Arya encountered her. I thought that was going to be significant somehow, but now it seems like a red herring -- or else it hasn't ripened yet. Anyway, as they said, Tansy is also the abortion herb. Cat made a conclusion that Hoster gave it to Lysa, I think it was something about how it enabled him to marry her to Jon Arryn, but it might have impacted her fertility. The one sickly kid, and the many miscarriages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtopher Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Also, spoiler tags people! You'll ruin it for people still reading.This is why i dont go into the same forum of the book im currently reading. You are going to be spoiled some way or another if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterfellWoman Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm pretty sure Lysa mentioned it when she was going on a mad rage.Yes, Lysa mentions it when she's drunk and mad at Sansa. She's incredibly insecure in her relationship with Petyr, and brings up that her father made her drink some potion containing tansy without telling her. Hence, the baby was aborted. We can also infer that this is why Holster keeps repeating "Tansy, so sorry" over and over again on his death bed, and why Lysa refuses to visit him. I believe she's just a little bit bitter. :cool4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murder of Crows Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 "A little bitter". Now thats an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterfellWoman Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 "A little bitter". Now thats an understatement.Haha, yes, it is. I was being extremely sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServantOnIce Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Just read ASOS while on vacation from stem to stern and "tansy" clearly is the intoxicant that was used to cause Lysa to miscarriage Littlefinger's kid. It seems it did damage to her uterus and caused her future miscarriages and stillborns. Ol' Lord Tully was just feeling guilty and it also did some psychological damage to Lysa as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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