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− | '''Flowering''' is a [[w:euphemism|euphemism]] for a girl’s first menstrual period. | + | '''Flowering''' is a [[w:euphemism|euphemism]] for a girl’s first menstrual period. The blood is the seal of womanhood. It means that she is now fit to be wedded and bedded. {{Ref|aCoK|52}} |
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{{Quote|And I am no child, but a maiden flowered. {{Ref|aFfC|23}}}} - [[Alayne Stone]], to Lady [[Anya Waynwood|Waynwood]] | {{Quote|And I am no child, but a maiden flowered. {{Ref|aFfC|23}}}} - [[Alayne Stone]], to Lady [[Anya Waynwood|Waynwood]] |
Revision as of 18:27, 6 March 2013
Flowering is a euphemism for a girl’s first menstrual period. The blood is the seal of womanhood. It means that she is now fit to be wedded and bedded. [1]
Quotes
And I am no child, but a maiden flowered. [2]
- Alayne Stone, to Lady Waynwood
References and Notes
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 52, Sansa IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 23, Alayne I.