A cart is a two-wheeled vehicle use for the transport of goods. It is pulled by draught animals, such as large dogs,[1] dwarf elephants,[2] horses,[3] mules,[4] and oxen[3] (called an oxcart[5]).
Culture
The Free Folk from beyond the Wall use wayns, sleds, and carts to transport their goods.[6]
Riding in a cart is seen as a weakness by the Dothraki, who prefer horse riding. In their culture, carts are reserved for cripples, eunuchs, pregnant women just before the time of giving birth, the very old or very young people.[7]
Hathays are a type of cart used in Volantis. They are pulled by dwarf elephants, and are more ornate than Westerosi oxcarts.[2]
History
After the battle at Rook's Rest, the head of Meleys was brought back to King's Landing by the forces of King Aegon II Targaryen and drawn on a cart through the city, aweing the smallfolk into silence.[8][9]
In 132 AC, Lord Benjicot Blackwood's carts were attacked by outlaws while he was on his way to Winterfell for the wedding of his aunt, Lady Alysanne Blackwood, to Cregan Stark the Lord of Winterfell.[10]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
After Khaleesi Daenerys Targaryen punishes her brother, Prince Viserys Targaryen, by making him walk back to the khalasar, he is greatly shamed in the eyes of the Dothraki, as they feel a man who does not ride is no man at all, and this earns him the mocking nickname Khal Rhae Mhar, the Sorefoot King. Khal Drogo later offers Viserys a place in a cart and he accepts, in his ignorance believing it the khal's way of apologizing to him for the wrong Daenerys did to him. Unknown to Viserys, this is a greater insult than walking on foot, and he gains a new nickname, Khal Rhaggat, the Cart King.[7]
Quotes
You're bold enough to be a Stark. Yes, I should have come sooner. If not for my Hand, I might not have come at all. Lord Seaworth is a man of humble birth, but he reminded me of my duty, when all I could think of was my rights. I had the cart before the horse, Davos said. I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.[11]
References
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 73, Jon X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 6, The Merchant's Man.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 69, Jon XIII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 42, Davos II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 7, Jon I.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
- ↑ The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 76, Jon XI.