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Oranges are the edible fruits of orange trees.
Culture
The Orange Shore is located west of Volantis.[1]
Oranges are common in the Free Cities,[2] and blood oranges are grown in Dorne.[3][4][5] Oranges are considered rare and costly in the riverlands.[6]
Septon Meribald is fond of oranges,[6] and the kindly man chews their rinds to sweeten his breath.[7]
History
Princess Daenerys Targaryen watched children play at the Water Gardens from amongst the palace's orange trees.[8]
Ser Duncan the Tall thought that John the Fiddler smelled of oranges and limes.[9]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
While eating an orange during breakfast, King Robert I Baratheon reminisces about a food fight involving the fruit when he and Eddard Stark were wards at the Eyrie.[10]
A sweet orange-scented wine is served to guests at the Eyrie.[11]
Arya Stark has a blood orange for breakfast at the Tower of the Hand. When Arya is angered by Sansa, Arya throws the fruit at her sister.[12]
A Clash of Kings
Oranges are among the goods brought by the Myraham to Lordsport.[13]
A Storm of Swords
Butterbumps uses oranges while performing at the Red Keep.[14]
Oswell Kettleblack brings oranges and pomegranates to the tower of House Baelish. Sansa and Lord Petyr Baelish share a blood orange.[15]
A Feast for Crows
Doran Martell, Prince of Dorne, and Areo Hotah observe that the blood oranges at the Water Gardens are past being ripe, with some falling onto the terrace. Doran rests in the shade of the trees.[4] Arriving in Sunspear, Doran's retinue is accosted by townspeople calling for vengeance for his slain brother, Prince Oberyn Martell. The townsfolk pelt lemons, limes, and oranges at Doran's litter.[4] Dorea Sand knocks oranges off the trees with her morningstar.[16]
Princess Myrcella Baratheon splits an orange with Sylva Santagar.[17]
While in Maidenpool, Brienne Tarth purchases an orange from the Seastrider for Podrick Payne. Septon Meribald has nine sacks of oranges among his provisions for the poor and hungry of the riverlands. He exchanges oranges for clams with fisherwomen of the Bay of Crabs.[6] All of Meribald's oranges are gone by the time he reaches the inn at the crossroads, but he offers to bring some to the inn in the spring.[18]
Queen Regent Cersei Lannister and her son, King Tommen I Baratheon, have blood oranges from Dorne as part of their breakfast.[5]
A Dance with Dragons
Yandry and Ysilla return to the Shy Maid with sacks of oranges from Selhorys.[19] Tyrion Lannister sees a wagon filled with limes and oranges at the northern gate of Volantis.[20]
A snake stew simmered with dragon peppers and blood oranges is served at the feast welcoming Ser Balon Swann to Sunspear.[8]
Quotes
... had given Jon a barrel of oranges, remember? Only the things had gone rotten, so I flung mine across the table and hit Dacks right in the nose. You remember, Redfort's pock-faced squire? He tossed one back at me, and before Jon could so much as fart, there were oranges flying across the High Hall in every direction.[10]
Butterbumps popped a whole orange into his mouth, chewed and swallowed, slapped his cheek, and blew seeds out of his nose.[14]
—thoughts of Sansa Stark
I should have gathered up the oranges that fell, he thought, and went to sleep dreaming of the tart sweet taste of them, and the sticky feel of the red juice on his fingers.[4]
—thoughts of Areo Hotah
I have a weakness for the orange, I confess.[6]
References
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Free Cities.
- ↑ The Winds of Winter, Mercy
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Captain Of Guards.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 36, Cersei VIII.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 25, Brienne V.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 45, The Blind Girl.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 38, The Watcher.
- ↑ The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 33, Eddard VIII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 40, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 44, Sansa III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 6, Sansa I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 68, Sansa VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, Princess In The Tower.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 37, Brienne VII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 22, Tyrion VI.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 27, Tyrion VII.