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[[File:PPRhaegarHarrenhalTourney.jpg|thumb|right|550px|The tourney at Harrenhal as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'']]
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The '''tourney at Harrenhal''',{{ref|AGOT|58}} also known as '''Lord Whent's great tournament''',{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} was held in {{date|281}}, the [[year of the false spring]],{{ref|ASOS|31}} at [[Harrenhal]] in the [[riverlands]]. It was hosted by Lord [[Walter Whent]] to celebrate the [[name day]] of his maiden daughter.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Spread over ten days,<ref name=tourneyrules>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Tourney_Rules Tourney Rules (April 29, 1999)]</ref> it was the greatest [[tourney]] of its time.
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==History==
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===Background===
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The tourney was announced in {{date|280}} by Lord [[Walter Whent]] shortly after he was visited by his brother, Ser [[Oswell Whent]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. The rewards offered by Walter were three times greater than those offered by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] in the [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth|tourney in honor of Prince Viserys's birth]] at [[Lannisport]] in {{date|276}}.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Year of the False Spring}}<ref group="N">[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/120966-errors-in-the-woiaf/&do=findComment&comment=7290167 Erroneously stated] to have been the "Lannisport tourney of {{Date|272}}, hosted by Tywin in celebration of Aerys II's tenth year upon the Iron Throne" in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring.</ref> The lavish prizes offered by Lord Whent brought hundreds of challengers to the tourney.{{ref|ASOS|42}} Walter also wanted to present his massive castle and his fine sons.{{ref|ASOS|31}}
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While most believed [[House Whent]] was displaying their wealth and splendor, some believed the Whents lacked the funding for the prizes and were instead supported by a "shadow host"; Maester [[Yandel]] suggests Crown Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] attended the tournament only because [[Varys]] warned him that his son Rhaegar arranged the tournament as a pretext to meet with several high lords to discuss removing his father as king in an informal [[Great Council]].{{Ref|aDwD|67}} Many in attendance were shocked by the king's physical decline.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}
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During the tourney's opening ceremonies, fifteen-year-old Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] was admitted into the order of the [[Kingsguard]]. Although Jaime wanted to compete in the tourney the next day, King Aerys commanded him to return to [[King's Landing]] that night to guard Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] and Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]].{{ref|ASOS|44}} Also that first night was a great feast within Harrenhal for lords from throughout the realm.{{ref|ASOS|24}}
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===Tourney===
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The tourney took place over ten days,<ref name=tourneyrules/> of which the competition lasted seven days,{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} with five days allotted to the joust.{{ref|ASOS|24}} There was a seven-sided melee in the ancient style,<ref name=tourneyrules/>{{ref|ASOS|24}} in which Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] unhorsed many.{{ref|AGOT|58}} Besides the melee and the joust, the tourney included an archery contest, an axe-throwing contest, a horse race, and a tourney of singers.{{ref|ASOS|24}} There was also a [[mummer]] show.{{ref|ASOS|42}}
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Lord [[Walter Whent]]'s fair daughter was the [[queen of love and beauty]] when the tourney began. Her honor was defended by her brothers and her uncle, Ser [[Oswell Whent]] of the Kingsguard, but they were all defeated in the tourney.{{ref|ASOS|24}}
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A [[mystery knight]], the "[[Knight of the Laughing Tree]]", appeared in the lists to fight for the honour of [[Howland Reed|a crannogman]].{{ref|ASOS|24}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] sent men to learn the identity of the mystery knight, who appeared and disappeared mid tourney, but they were unsuccessful.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}
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[[Rhaegar Targaryen]] was champion of the joust, defeating four knights of the [[Kingsguard]],{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} and in the end he chose [[Lyanna Stark]] as the new queen of love and beauty, placing a crown of [[blue winter rose]]s in her lap. This was scandalous in that, not only was Rhaegar already married to [[Elia Martell|Elia of Dorne]], who was present at the tourney, but Lyanna herself was betrothed to Robert Baratheon.{{ref|AGOT|58}}{{ref|asos|24}} Rhaegar's indiscretion culminated in his abduction of Lyanna a year later, which touched off [[Robert's Rebellion]], which brought an end to [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] rule.
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===The Joust===
 
[[File:rhaeg_lyanna-winterfelll.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rhaegar crowning Lyanna by M.Luisa Giliberti©]]
 
[[File:rhaeg_lyanna-winterfelll.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rhaegar crowning Lyanna by M.Luisa Giliberti©]]
The '''Tourney at Harrenhal''' was held in [[281 AL]] by Lord [[House Whent|Whent]] in honour of his daughter and to show off his house's power; it was the greatest tourney of its time and perhaps ever. The tourney was spread over ten days.  
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There were five days of jousting.{{ref|ASOS|24}}
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{{COA|House Targaryen|small}}'''Champion''': Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].
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{{COA|Unknown|small}}{{COA|House Whent|small}}Unknown jousters defeated the four sons of Lord [[Walter Whent]] of Harrenhal <br>
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[[File:Laughing Tree COA.png|32px]]{{COA|House Haigh|small}}The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a member of [[House Haigh]]<br>
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[[File:Laughing Tree COA.png|32px]]{{COA|House Blount|small}}The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a member of [[House Blount]]<br>
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[[File:Laughing Tree COA.png|32px]]{{COA|House Frey|small}}The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a member of [[House Frey]]<br>
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{{COA|House Targaryen|small}}{{COA|House Royce|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Lord [[Yohn Royce]]<br>
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{{COA|House Targaryen|small}}{{COA|House Stark|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated [[Brandon Stark]]<br>
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{{COA|House Targaryen|small}}{{COA|Kingsguard|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]<br>
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{{COA|House Targaryen|small}}{{COA|Kingsguard|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] (final tilt)
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===Known Attendees===
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{{COA|House Arryn|small}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]]<br>
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{{COA|House Baratheon|small}} Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]<br>
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{{COA|House Connington|small}} Lord [[Jon Connington]]<br>
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{{COA|Kingsguard|small}} Ser [[Jonothor Darry]]<br>
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{{COA|Kingsguard|small}} Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]<br>
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{{COA|House Dayne|small}} Lady [[Ashara Dayne]]<br>
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{{COA|Kingsguard|small}} Lord Commander Ser [[Gerold Hightower]]<br>
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{{COA|House Hunter|small}} Lord [[Eon Hunter]]<br>
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{{COA|Kingsguard|small}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] (left early)<br>
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{{COA|House Lonmouth|small}} Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]]<br>
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{{COA|House Martell|small}} Princess [[Elia Martell]]<br>
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{{COA|Kingsguard|small}} Prince [[Lewyn Martell]]<br>
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{{COA|House Martell|small}} Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]<br>
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{{COA|House Reed|small}} Lord [[Howland Reed]]<br>
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{{COA|House Royce|small}} Lord [[Yohn Royce]]<br>
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{{COA|Kingsguard|small}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]<br>
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{{COA|House Stark|small}} [[Benjen Stark]]<br>
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{{COA|House Stark|small}} [[Brandon Stark]]<br>
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{{COA|House Stark|small}} [[Eddard Stark]]<br>
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{{COA|House Stark|small}} [[Lyanna Stark]]<br>
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{{COA|House Targaryen|small}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]<br>
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{{COA|House Targaryen|small}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]<br>
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{{COA|House Tyrell|small}} Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]{{fact}}<br>
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{{COA|Kingsguard|small}} Ser [[Oswell Whent]]<br>
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{{COA|House Whent|small}} Lord [[Walter Whent]]
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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Imprisoned in the [[Red Keep]]'s [[black cells]], [[Eddard Stark]] vividly remembers the tourney at [[Harrenhal]], which took place when he was eighteen.  He remembers the sights, the smells, and all who attended. He recalls when [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] won the joust and the moment when all the smiles died, as Rhaegar rode past his own wife, [[Elia Martell]], to bestow the queen of beauty’s laurel on [[Lyanna Stark]].{{Ref|aGoT|58}}
  
Barristan Selmy stated that the tourney was announced by Lord Whent shortly after he was visited by his brother [[Oswell Whent]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. [[Aerys II]] attended the tournament only because [[Varys]] warned him that his son [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] arranged the tournament as a pretext to meet with several high lords to discuss removing his father as king. {{Ref|aDwD|67}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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Arriving at Harrenhal ''sans'' sword-hand and as a captive of the [[Brave Companions]], [[Jaime Lannister]] observes that many men have recently encamped outside of the castle, beside the lakeshore, where Lord [[Walter Whent]] had staged his greatest tourney in the [[year of the false spring]].  A bitter smile touches Jaime's lips as they cross that torn ground – someone has dug a privy trench in the very same spot were he had once knelt before King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] to say his vows.{{Ref|asos|31}}
  
Crown Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] was champion, and in the end chose [[Lyanna Stark]] as Queen of Love and Beauty giving her a crown of [[blue winter rose]]s. This was scandalous in that, not only was Rhaegar already married (to [[Elia Martell|Elia of Dorne]]), but Lyanna herself was betrothed to Lord [[Robert Baratheon]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 58|Chapter 58]], Eddard</ref> Rhaegar's indiscretion culminated in his abduction of Lyanna a year later, which touched off the War of the Usurper and brought an end to Targaryen rule. Also at this occasion, 15-year-old [[Jaime Lannister]] was admitted into the order of the [[Kingsguard]], and a [[mystery knight]], the "[[Knight of the Laughing Tree]]", appeared in the lists to fight for the honour of [[Howland Reed]] of [[Greywater Watch]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 24|Chapter 24]], Bran</ref>
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Encamped outside of [[Yunkai]], [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] tells Rhaegar's sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen]], about the tourney staged by Lord Whent at Harrenhal beside the [[Gods Eye]].{{Ref|asos|42}} [[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the story of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]].{{ref|Asos|24}}
  
==The Joust==
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
There were five days of jousting.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 24|Chapter 24]], Bran</ref>
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In [[Meereen]], alone and melancholic on [[Queen's apartments (Great Pyramid)|the terrace of the Great Pyramid]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] remembers Old Lord Whent's tourney at Harrenhal and finds the memory of it still bitter.{{Ref|aDwD|67}}
  
{{COA|Targaryen|small}}'''Champion''': Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|Yet when the jousting began, the day belonged to [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|aGoT|58}}}} - thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]
  
{{COA|Unknown|small}}{{COA|Whent|small}}Unknown jousters defeated the 4 sons of Lord Whent of Harrenhal <br>
 
{{COA|Laughing Tree|small}}{{COA|Haigh|small}}The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a member of [[House Haigh]]<br>
 
{{COA|Laughing Tree|small}}{{COA|blount|small}}The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a member of [[House Blount]]<br>
 
{{COA|Laughing Tree|small}}{{COA|Frey|small}}The [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] defeated a member of [[House Frey]]<br>
 
{{COA|Targaryen|small}}{{COA|Royce|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Lord [[Yohn Royce]]<br>
 
{{COA|Targaryen|small}}{{COA|Stark|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated [[Brandon Stark]]<br>
 
{{COA|Targaryen|small}}{{COA|Dayne|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]<br>
 
{{COA|Targaryen|small}}{{COA|Selmy|small}}Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] defeated Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]<br>
 
  
===Other Attendees===
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{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': But what tourneys did [[Rhaegar Targaryen|my brother]] win?<br>
Lord Commander [[Gerold Hightower]], Ser [[Oswell Whent]], Lord [[Robert Baratheon]], Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]], Lord [[Eon Hunter]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Brandon Stark]], [[Eddard Stark]], [[Benjen Stark]], [[Lyanna Stark]], [[Elia Martell]], Lord [[Jon Connington]], [[Ashara Dayne]]
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'''Arstan''': Your Grace. He won the greatest tourney of them all ... The greatest lords and mightiest champions of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] rode in that tourney, and the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] bested them all.{{Ref|asos|42}}}} - [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Arstan Whitebeard]]
  
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==Notes==
There was a seven-sided melee in the ancient style.<ref>  Tourney Rules, (April 29, 1999) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P240/ So Spake Martin]</ref><ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 24|Chapter 24]], Bran</ref> Robert Baratheon took part in the melee.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 58|Chapter 58]], Eddard</ref>
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There was also an archery contest, an axe-throwing contest, a horse race and a tourney of singers.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 24|Chapter 24]], Bran</ref> There was a mummer show.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 42|Chapter 42]], Daenerys</ref>
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The tourney at Harrenhal as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in The World of Ice and Fire

The tourney at Harrenhal,[1] also known as Lord Whent's great tournament,[2] was held in 281 AC, the year of the false spring,[3] at Harrenhal in the riverlands. It was hosted by Lord Walter Whent to celebrate the name day of his maiden daughter.[4] Spread over ten days,[5] it was the greatest tourney of its time.

History

Background

The tourney was announced in 280 AC by Lord Walter Whent shortly after he was visited by his brother, Ser Oswell Whent of the Kingsguard. The rewards offered by Walter were three times greater than those offered by Lord Tywin Lannister in the tourney in honor of Prince Viserys's birth at Lannisport in 276 AC.[6][N 1] The lavish prizes offered by Lord Whent brought hundreds of challengers to the tourney.[7] Walter also wanted to present his massive castle and his fine sons.[3]

While most believed House Whent was displaying their wealth and splendor, some believed the Whents lacked the funding for the prizes and were instead supported by a "shadow host"; Maester Yandel suggests Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.[2] King Aerys II Targaryen attended the tournament only because Varys warned him that his son Rhaegar arranged the tournament as a pretext to meet with several high lords to discuss removing his father as king in an informal Great Council.[8] Many in attendance were shocked by the king's physical decline.[2]

During the tourney's opening ceremonies, fifteen-year-old Ser Jaime Lannister was admitted into the order of the Kingsguard. Although Jaime wanted to compete in the tourney the next day, King Aerys commanded him to return to King's Landing that night to guard Queen Rhaella and Prince Viserys.[9] Also that first night was a great feast within Harrenhal for lords from throughout the realm.[10]

Tourney

The tourney took place over ten days,[5] of which the competition lasted seven days,[2] with five days allotted to the joust.[10] There was a seven-sided melee in the ancient style,[5][10] in which Lord Robert Baratheon unhorsed many.[1] Besides the melee and the joust, the tourney included an archery contest, an axe-throwing contest, a horse race, and a tourney of singers.[10] There was also a mummer show.[7]

Lord Walter Whent's fair daughter was the queen of love and beauty when the tourney began. Her honor was defended by her brothers and her uncle, Ser Oswell Whent of the Kingsguard, but they were all defeated in the tourney.[10]

A mystery knight, the "Knight of the Laughing Tree", appeared in the lists to fight for the honour of a crannogman.[10] King Aerys sent men to learn the identity of the mystery knight, who appeared and disappeared mid tourney, but they were unsuccessful.[2]

Rhaegar Targaryen was champion of the joust, defeating four knights of the Kingsguard,[2] and in the end he chose Lyanna Stark as the new queen of love and beauty, placing a crown of blue winter roses in her lap. This was scandalous in that, not only was Rhaegar already married to Elia of Dorne, who was present at the tourney, but Lyanna herself was betrothed to Robert Baratheon.[1][10] Rhaegar's indiscretion culminated in his abduction of Lyanna a year later, which touched off Robert's Rebellion, which brought an end to Targaryen rule.

The Joust

Rhaegar crowning Lyanna by M.Luisa Giliberti©

There were five days of jousting.[10]

House TargaryenChampion: Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.

Arms unknownHouse WhentUnknown jousters defeated the four sons of Lord Walter Whent of Harrenhal
Laughing Tree COA.pngHouse HaighThe Knight of the Laughing Tree defeated a member of House Haigh
Laughing Tree COA.pngHouse BlountThe Knight of the Laughing Tree defeated a member of House Blount
Laughing Tree COA.pngHouse FreyThe Knight of the Laughing Tree defeated a member of House Frey
House TargaryenHouse RoycePrince Rhaegar Targaryen defeated Lord Yohn Royce
House TargaryenHouse StarkPrince Rhaegar Targaryen defeated Brandon Stark
House TargaryenKingsguardPrince Rhaegar Targaryen defeated Ser Arthur Dayne
House TargaryenKingsguardPrince Rhaegar Targaryen defeated Ser Barristan Selmy (final tilt)

Known Attendees

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Imprisoned in the Red Keep's black cells, Eddard Stark vividly remembers the tourney at Harrenhal, which took place when he was eighteen. He remembers the sights, the smells, and all who attended. He recalls when Rhaegar Targaryen won the joust and the moment when all the smiles died, as Rhaegar rode past his own wife, Elia Martell, to bestow the queen of beauty’s laurel on Lyanna Stark.[1]

A Storm of Swords

Arriving at Harrenhal sans sword-hand and as a captive of the Brave Companions, Jaime Lannister observes that many men have recently encamped outside of the castle, beside the lakeshore, where Lord Walter Whent had staged his greatest tourney in the year of the false spring. A bitter smile touches Jaime's lips as they cross that torn ground – someone has dug a privy trench in the very same spot were he had once knelt before King Aerys II Targaryen to say his vows.[3]

Encamped outside of Yunkai, Arstan Whitebeard tells Rhaegar's sister, Daenerys Targaryen, about the tourney staged by Lord Whent at Harrenhal beside the Gods Eye.[7] Meera Reed tells Bran Stark the story of the Knight of the Laughing Tree.[10]

A Dance with Dragons

In Meereen, alone and melancholic on the terrace of the Great Pyramid, Ser Barristan Selmy remembers Old Lord Whent's tourney at Harrenhal and finds the memory of it still bitter.[8]

Quotes

Yet when the jousting began, the day belonged to Rhaegar Targaryen.[1]

- thoughts of Eddard Stark


Daenerys: But what tourneys did my brother win?
Arstan: Your Grace. He won the greatest tourney of them all ... The greatest lords and mightiest champions of the Seven Kingdoms rode in that tourney, and the Prince of Dragonstone bested them all.[7]

- Daenerys Targaryen and Arstan Whitebeard

Notes

  1. Erroneously stated to have been the "Lannisport tourney of 272 AC, hosted by Tywin in celebration of Aerys II's tenth year upon the Iron Throne" in The World of Ice and Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 58, Eddard XV.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 31, Jaime IV.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 So Spake Martin: Tourney Rules (April 29, 1999)
  6. The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: Year of the False Spring.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 42, Daenerys IV.
  8. 8.0 8.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
  9. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 44, Jaime VI.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.