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'''Elk''' is a type of [[deer]]. | |||
[[Category: | ==Culture== | ||
Wildlife in [[Wat's Wood]] have included elk and [[red deer]], among others.{{ref|TSS}} | |||
According to [[Old Nan]], the green men ride [[elk]]s and sometimes have antlers.{{ref|ASOS|56}} | |||
Elk and [[deer]] are prey whose skins can cause a man to become cowardly.{{Ref|ADWD|Prologue}} | |||
==History== | |||
In {{Date|58}}, Lord [[Alaric Stark]] went hunting elk and wild boar in the [[wolfswood]] with his guest, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|10}} | |||
By [[Daeron II Targaryen|royal]] decree, Lord [[Wyman Webber]] and his descendants were granted the right to hunt elk in the [[House Osgrey|Osgrey]]-owned [[Wat's Wood|wood]].{{Ref|TSS}} | |||
When [[Mance Rayder]] was still a member of the [[Night's Watch]], he and his brothers once hunted an elk, and the smell of blood attracted a shadowcat that attacked Mance, shredding his cloak, his arm, and his back.{{Ref|asos|7}} | |||
==Recent Events== | |||
===''A Game of Thrones''=== | |||
[[Cotter Pyke]] writes to [[Jeor Mormont]] that elk herds have been streaming toward the [[Shivering Sea]] and [[Bay of Seals]].{{ref|AGOT|70}} | |||
===''A Clash of Kings''=== | |||
[[Summer]] and [[Shaggydog]] kill and eat a young elk in the [[wolfswood]].{{Ref|ACOK|50}} | |||
[[Rattleshirt]]'s boiled leather armor is covered with loosely-tied [[bone]]s that come from elk, [[aurochs]], [[cow]]s, [[goat]]s, [[men|humans]], [[mammoth]]s, and [[sheep]].{{Ref|ACOK|68}} | |||
===''A Dance with Dragons''=== | |||
[[Three-Finger Hobb]] prepares elk and roast vegetables for [[wedding of Sigorn and Alys Karstark|the feast]] after [[Alys Karstark]] weds [[Sigorn]].{{Ref|ADWD|49}} | |||
==Quotes== | |||
{{Quote|Let me come too. I want that [[Summer|wolfskin cloak]]. I've hunted lots of times before. [[Red deer]] and elk, and even [[boar]].{{Ref|ACOK|50}}|[[Little Walder]] (presumably) to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}} | |||
==References== | |||
{{References}} | |||
{{Animals}} | |||
[[Category:Animals]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:59, 21 August 2026
Elk is a type of deer.
Culture
[edit]Wildlife in Wat's Wood have included elk and red deer, among others.[1]
According to Old Nan, the green men ride elks and sometimes have antlers.[2]
Elk and deer are prey whose skins can cause a man to become cowardly.[3]
History
[edit]In 58 AC, Lord Alaric Stark went hunting elk and wild boar in the wolfswood with his guest, Queen Alysanne Targaryen.[4]
By royal decree, Lord Wyman Webber and his descendants were granted the right to hunt elk in the Osgrey-owned wood.[1]
When Mance Rayder was still a member of the Night's Watch, he and his brothers once hunted an elk, and the smell of blood attracted a shadowcat that attacked Mance, shredding his cloak, his arm, and his back.[5]
Recent Events
[edit]A Game of Thrones
[edit]Cotter Pyke writes to Jeor Mormont that elk herds have been streaming toward the Shivering Sea and Bay of Seals.[6]
A Clash of Kings
[edit]Summer and Shaggydog kill and eat a young elk in the wolfswood.[7]
Rattleshirt's boiled leather armor is covered with loosely-tied bones that come from elk, aurochs, cows, goats, humans, mammoths, and sheep.[8]
A Dance with Dragons
[edit]Three-Finger Hobb prepares elk and roast vegetables for the feast after Alys Karstark weds Sigorn.[9]
Quotes
[edit]Let me come too. I want that wolfskin cloak. I've hunted lots of times before. Red deer and elk, and even boar.[7]
—Little Walder (presumably) to Theon Greyjoy
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 56, Bran IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Prologue.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 7, Jon I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 70, Jon IX.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 50, Theon IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 68, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 49, Jon X.