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'''''Laughing Lion''''' is the ship on which [[Gerion Lannister]] headed on a quest to find the Lannister ancestral sword [[Brightroar]].  
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'''''Laughing Lion''''' was the ship on which [[Gerion Lannister]] sailed during his quest to find [[Brightroar]], the ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] sword of [[House Lannister]]. It is possible the ship was [[named after]] Gerion's father, Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], who was known in the [[westerlands]] as "the Laughing Lion".{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Brightroar was lost by [[Tommen II Lannister]] and Gerion hoped to return it with any other treasures that might have survived the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom.]] The ship left [[Lannisport]] in [[292 AL]] and almost nothing is known about its fate afterwards.  
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[[Brightroar]] was lost by [[Tommen II Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]], when he went in search of plunder during the [[Century of Blood]] after the [[Doom of Valyria]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands}} Centuries later, [[Gerion Lannister]] hoped to return Brightroar with any other treasures that might have survived the Doom. The ''Laughing Lion'' left [[Lannisport]] in {{Date|292}} and almost nothing is known about its fate afterwards.  
  
[[Tywin Lannister]] sent men to trace the ship and his brother. The only trace they could find was in [[Volantis]], where the crew deserted and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]] was forced to buy slaves since no free man would sign willing aboard a ship that will sail in the [[Smoking Sea]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion VIII (A Dance with Dragons)|Tyrion]]</ref> What happened afterwards is unknown. The ship with Gerion and the crew are presumed lost at sea.
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Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] sent men to search for the ''Laughing Lion'' and his brother. The only trace they could find was in [[Volantis]], where the crew deserted and Gerion had been forced to buy [[slaves]], since no free man would willingly sign aboard a ship sailing to the [[Smoking Sea]].{{Ref|ADWD|33}} What happened afterwards is unknown. The ship with Gerion and the crew are presumed lost at sea.{{Ref|ASOS|32}}
  
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 18 October 2020



Laughing Lion was the ship on which Gerion Lannister sailed during his quest to find Brightroar, the ancestral Valyrian steel sword of House Lannister. It is possible the ship was named after Gerion's father, Lord Tytos Lannister, who was known in the westerlands as "the Laughing Lion".[1]

History

Brightroar was lost by Tommen II Lannister, King of the Rock, when he went in search of plunder during the Century of Blood after the Doom of Valyria.[2] Centuries later, Gerion Lannister hoped to return Brightroar with any other treasures that might have survived the Doom. The Laughing Lion left Lannisport in 292 AC and almost nothing is known about its fate afterwards.

Lord Tywin Lannister sent men to search for the Laughing Lion and his brother. The only trace they could find was in Volantis, where the crew deserted and Gerion had been forced to buy slaves, since no free man would willingly sign aboard a ship sailing to the Smoking Sea.[3] What happened afterwards is unknown. The ship with Gerion and the crew are presumed lost at sea.[4]

References

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands.
  3. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 33, Tyrion VIII.
  4. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.