A Storm of Swords-Chapter 60

Tyrion VIII
A Storm of Swords chapter
POV	Tyrion
Place	King's Landing
Page	667 UK HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Tyrion VII ↑
Sansa IV  ← Tyrion VIII →  Sansa V
↓ Tyrion IX

Synopsis

King Joffrey Baratheon dies of poison. © Josu Hernaiz

Tyrion puzzles out how his nephew must have found Littlefinger’s Valyrian dagger amongst Robert’s possessions, assuming that the king had probably forgotten he even owned it. Joffrey must then have paid some unsavory freerider to open Bran’s throat, though Tyrion still cannot figure out why, attributing it to Joffrey's innate cruelty for the moment. Tyrion is slightly drunk while Joffrey and Margaery are wed in the Great Sept of Baelor, and continues to drink until night falls and it is time for the great wedding feast. As they enter the Queen's Ballroom, Olenna, the Queen of Thorns, comes over to tell Sansa how beautiful she looks, and the old lady straightens out the silver hair net that Dontos gave her. Many at the wedding offer their condolences to Sansa on the loss of her mother and brother; watching his wife's courteous and friendly nature to the other guests, Tyrion muses she would have made Joffrey a great queen and wife if he'd had the sense to love her, something Tyrion believes his nephew incapable of.

During the feast, Joffrey calls for the royal jousters, and the party is entertained as two dwarfs battle each other. Joffrey then mocks his uncle, commanding Tyrion to fight the dwarfs as the king’s champion. Tyrion rebuffs him, but the King dumps a huge goblet of wine over Tyrion’s head. Joffrey commands Tyrion to serve him wine, and the hall erupts in laughter. Tyrion refills the goblet, and then the pigeon pie is brought out. When Joffrey calls for Ser Ilyn’s new greatsword to cut the great pie, Sansa is horrified to learn that the King’s Justice no longer holds her father’s greatsword, Ice, while Tyrion regrets not having sent Ice back to Robb Stark, who died in the Red Wedding

Joffrey calls for more wine, Margaery at his side, and then begins to eat some of Tyrion’s slice of pie. He commands Tyrion to serve him more wine, which Tyrion does. The King then begins to cough, unable to breathe as he claws at his throat. Lady Olenna and Margaery call out for help, but the Kingsguard are powerless to do anything. As Grand Maester Pycelle calls for his potions, Tyrion dumps the rest of the wine out on the floor, and Joffrey, now turning black, seems to either reach for--or point at--his uncle. Sansa has slipped off during the confusion, but when Cersei finally lets go of her son’s lifeless body, she commands the Kingsguard to arrest Tyrion for murdering the King.

Character List

Appearing: Alaric of Eysen Arryk Joffrey Baratheon Tommen Baratheon Ralph Buckler Butterbumps Crunch Erryk Leonette Fossoway Galyeon of Cuy Hamish the Harper High Septon (Tyrion's) Alerie Hightower Dontos Hollard Osmund Kettleblack Cersei Lannister Kevan Lannister Lancel Lannister Tyrion Lannister Tywin Lannister Addam Marbrand Oberyn Martell Taena Merryweather Moon Boy Oppo Ilyn Payne Podrick Payne Penny Pretty Pig Pycelle Collio Quaynis Gyles Rosby Ellaria Sand Shae Sansa Stark Meryn Trant Alla Tyrell Elinor Tyrell Garlan Tyrell Loras Tyrell Mace Tyrell Margaery Tyrell Megga Tyrell Olenna Tyrell Jalabhar Xho

Mentioned: Petyr Baelish Ballabar Renly Baratheon Robert I Baratheon Stannis Baratheon Catspaw Gregor Clegane Sandor Clegane Selyse Florent Ryman Frey Black Walder Frey High Septon (fat one) Daven Lannister Jaime Lannister Orton Merryweather Forley Prester Paxter Redwyne Mathis Rowan Bran Stark Catelyn Stark Eddard Stark Robb Stark Symon Silver Tongue Baelor I Targaryen Randyll Tarly Luthor Tyrell

Mentions

Events: Dance of the Dragons Doom of Valyria "Purple Wedding" War of the Five Kings Battle of the Blackwater Capture of Harrenhal Red Wedding Siege of Seagard Taking of Maidenpool Wedding of Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark

Houses: House Baelish House Baratheon House Buckler House Fossoway House Clegane House Frey House Hollard House Kettleblack House Lannister House Martell House Marbrand House Merryweather House Payne House Prester House Redwyne House Rosby House Rowan House Stark House Targaryen House Tarly House Tully House Tyrell

Places: Arbor Castamere Casterly Rock Golden Gallery Hall of Heroes Lion's Mouth Cuy Dorne Dragonstone Duskendale Eysen Free Cities Braavos Titan of Braavos Lys Pentos Tyrosh Golden Tooth Harrenhal Highgarden King's Landing Flea Bottom Great Sept of Baelor Red Keep Great Hall Kitchen Keep Kingsroad Maidenpool North Oldtown Riverlands Riverrun Roseroad Ruby ford Seagard Seven Kingdoms Stepstones Summer Isles Sunset Sea Trident Twins Valyria Wall Winterfell Library Tower

Terms: Ale Apple Battle of the Blackwater (song) Bear Bedding "Bessa the Barmaid" Boar Bone Bowl of brown Beetle Cheese Chicken City Watch of King's Landing Crab Crow Crown Cupbearer Currency Copper penny Golden dragon Silver stag "The Dance of the Dragons" Dog Dornishmen Dragon Dragonglass Drum Dwarf Dwarf's penny Elk Faith of the Seven Fiddle Flute Fool Freerider Gemstone Ghost Gold Greatsword Hand of the King Harp Heron High Valyrian Honey Horn Horse Hound Ice Iron Throne Jousting King King's Justice Kingsguard Knight Lackwit Lance Lemon Lion Litter Littlefinger's blade Lives of Four Kings Lord Lord of Casterly Rock Lord of Highgarden Lord of Horn Hill Lord of Longtable Lord of Rosby "Lord Renly's Ride" Maester Grand Maester Maiden "Maiden, Mother, and Crone" Marble Marriage Master of coin Mushroom "My Lady Wife" Myrish lace Onyx Orange Page Peacock Pearl Pig Pigeon Pine Pipes Pirates Poison Prince Pyromancer "The Rains of Castamere" Redwyne fleet Renly's ghost Rose "A Rose of Gold" Ruby Runes Sept Septon High Septon The Seven Crone Father Maiden Mother Silk Silver Silver hair net Singer Snail Snake Spices Stag Strangler Sun Swan Tongue mutilation Treason Trout Trumpet Vale mountain clans Valyrian steel Wheelhouse Widow's Wail Wildfire Wine Arbor red Wolf

References and Notes

• The synopsis was copied from Aol member vbkorik27 previously at[1]
• A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 36. Analyses and summary of the chapter by Leigh Butler.