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A walk of atonement[1] is a punishment in the Seven Kingdoms usually reserved to punish, humiliate and shame a woman publicly for either adultery or whoring. The custom is usually performed as both a punishment and a way to degrade a woman and rob her of her pride and power.
History
When Tywin Lannister's father Tytos died, Tywin found his father's mistress trying on one of his late mother Joanna Lannister's gowns. A common-born woman and the daughter of a chandler, the mistress had dominated Tytos utterly, ordering the household knights about, dismissing servants and helping herself to his late wife's jewelery.[2][3] Expelling her from Casterly Rock, Tywin had her stripped naked and forced the sobbing woman to walk through the streets of Lannisport into exile at the docks, confessing to every man she met that she was a thief and a harlot.[4][1][3]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
Cersei Lannister is forced to perform a walk of atonement by the High Septon of the Faith of the Seven from the Great Sept of Baelor to the Red Keep. Cersei is shaved of hair from her entire body, then stripped naked. An escort of Warrior's Sons, Poor Fellows, and several septas protect her from the leering and jeering crowds that have flocked to see her shame.[1]
Quotes
– House Lannister guardsman regarding Tytos Lannister's mistress
They think that this will break my pride, that it will make an end to me, but they are wrong.[1]
-Cersei Lannister's thoughts during her walk
- Kevan Lannister after his niece's walk
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 65, Cersei II.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Dance with Dragons, Epilogue.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 3, Cersei I.