The tourney for the completion of the Dragonpit was held at King's Landing in mid 55 AC.[1]
History
Lord Manfryd Redwyne, master of ships, proposed that the completion of the Dragonpit be celebrated with a great tourney, to which King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. Lists were raised in the fields west of King's Landing's city walls between the Lion Gate and the King's Gate.[1]
After winning the squire's tourney, Rickard Redwyne was knighted by Jaehaerys himself. The champion's laurels went to Ser Simon Dondarrion of Blackhaven, who won the love of the smallfolk and Queen Alysanne Targaryen when he crowned Princess Daenerys Targaryen as his queen of love and beauty.[1]
As no dragons had been settled in the Dragonpit as yet, the huge building edifice was chosento host the tourney's grand melee, which involved seventy-seven knights divided into eleven teams. The participants began the melee on their horses, but continued fighting on foot with blunted weaponws after being unhorsed. When only one team remained, its members turned on one another until only a single champion remained. By melee's end, two men had been killed and more than twoscore were wounded. Queen Alysanne forbade her favorites, Jonquil Darke and Tom the Strummer, from taking part in the melee.[1]
The Joust
Champion: Ser Simon Dondarrion
Participant: Ser Robert Redwyne
The Squire's tourney
Champion: Rickard Redwyne
The Melee
Champion: Ser Lucamore Strong
Known participants:
- Ser Lucamore Strong
Ser Willam Stafford- Ser Harys Hogg
- Ser Alyn Bullock
Ser Borys Baratheon- Ser Garon Baratheon
- Ser Ronnal Baratheon
- Ser Guyle the Cunning
Ser Alastor Reyne
Aftermath
Soon after the conclusion of the tourney, Queen Alysanne left King's Landing for Dragonstone, there to await the birth of her child. Alysanne gave birth to Prince Aemon in late 55 AC.[1]