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[[File:Acok brienne by o0magnus.jpg|350px|thumb|Tourney at Bitterbridge, art by o0Magnus]]
 
[[File:Acok brienne by o0magnus.jpg|350px|thumb|Tourney at Bitterbridge, art by o0Magnus]]
 
[[File:Brienne Bitterbridge.jpg|350px|thumb|Victorious [[Brienne of Tarth]], art by Amok©]]
 
[[File:Brienne Bitterbridge.jpg|350px|thumb|Victorious [[Brienne of Tarth]], art by Amok©]]
The '''melee at Bitterbridge'''{{ref|ACOK|22}} or '''mêlée at Bitterbridge'''{{ref|AFFC|20}} is a [[tourney]] held at [[Bitterbridge]] in {{date|299}} during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. Only a melee is described in ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' and ''[[A Feast for Crows]]''; it is unknown if the joust or archery are also held.
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The '''melee at Bitterbridge'''{{Ref|ACOK|22}} or '''mêlée at Bitterbridge'''{{Ref|AFFC|20}} is a [[tourney]] held at [[Bitterbridge]] in {{Date|299}} during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. Only a melee is described in ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' and ''[[A Feast for Crows]]''; it is unknown if the joust or archery are also held.
  
 
==Melee==
 
==Melee==
Having been crowned at [[Highgarden]], [[Renly Baratheon]] travels with his supporters through the [[Reach]] toward [[King's Landing]], which is held by his nephew, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. Renly holds a melee beneath the castle of [[Bitterbridge]] along the way. [[Catelyn Stark]], an envoy of her son [[Robb Stark]], notices much of the Reach's chivalry near the castle, while across the [[Mander]] are the lords from the [[stormlands]]. While there are 116 competitors at the start of the melee, there are fewer than twenty knights remaining when Catelyn's party arrives. [[Brienne of Tarth]] singles out some men for having bet on who could claim her maidenhead. The melee continues until only two contestants are left, Brienne with a morningstar and Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] of Renly's [[Rainbow Guard]] with a longaxe. Loras yields to Brienne after being grappled to the ground, which a drunken [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] archer considers a vile trick. For her reward, Renly agrees to name Brienne to his Rainbow Guard.{{ref|ACOK|22}}{{ref|AFFC|20}}
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Having been crowned at [[Highgarden]], [[Renly Baratheon]] travels with his supporters through the [[Reach]] toward [[King's Landing]], which is held by his nephew, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]. Renly holds a melee beneath the castle of [[Bitterbridge]] along the way. [[Catelyn Stark]], an envoy of her son [[Robb Stark]], notices much of the Reach's chivalry near the castle, while across the [[Mander]] are the lords from the [[stormlands]]. While there are 116 competitors at the start of the melee, there are fewer than twenty knights remaining when Catelyn's party arrives. [[Brienne of Tarth]] singles out some men for having bet on who could claim her maidenhead. The melee continues until only two contestants are left, Brienne with a morningstar and Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] of Renly's [[Rainbow Guard]] with a longaxe. Loras yields to Brienne after being grappled to the ground, which a drunken [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] archer considers a vile trick. For her reward, Renly agrees to name Brienne to his Rainbow Guard.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}{{Ref|AFFC|20}}
  
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Richard Farrow]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Farrow|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Richard Farrow]]
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|House Ambrose|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Edmund Ambrose]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Ambrose|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Edmund Ambrose]]
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|House Bushy|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Ben Bushy]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Bushy|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Ben Bushy]]
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|House Mullendore|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Mark Mullendore]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Mullendore|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Mark Mullendore]]
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Raymond Nayland]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Nayland|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Raymond Nayland]]
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Will the Stork]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|None|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Will the Stork]]
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Harry Sawyer]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Sawyer|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Harry Sawyer]]
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Robin Potter]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Potter|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Robin Potter]]
{{COA|House Tyrell (Loras)|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats a man<br>
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* {{coa|Loras Tyrell|m}} {{coa|None|m}} [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats a man
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|House Connington|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Ronnet Connington]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Connington|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Ronnet Connington]]
{{COA|House Tyrell (Loras)|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats a man<br>
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* {{coa|Loras Tyrell|m}} {{coa|None|m}} [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats a man
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats two men<br>
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|None|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats two men
{{COA|House Tarth|small}}{{COA|House Tyrell (Loras)|small}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats [[Loras Tyrell]]
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} {{coa|Loras Tyrell|m}} [[Brienne of Tarth]] defeats Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]
  
 
==Known Attendees==
 
==Known Attendees==
 
{{Columns|2|
 
{{Columns|2|
{{COA|House Baratheon|small}} King [[Renly Baratheon]]<br>
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* {{coa|Baratheon|m}} King [[Renly Baratheon]]
{{COA|House Caswell|small}} Lord [[Lorent Caswell]] (host)<br>
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* {{coa|Caswell|m}} Lord [[Lorent Caswell]] (host)
{{COA|House Oakheart|small}} Lady [[Arwyn Oakheart]]<br>
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* {{coa|Oakheart|m}} Lady [[Arwyn Oakheart]]
{{COA|House Rowan|small}} Lord [[Mathis Rowan]]<br>
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* {{coa|Rowan|m}} Lord [[Mathis Rowan]]
{{COA|House Tarly|small}} Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]<br>
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* {{coa|Tarly|m}} Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]
{{COA|House Tyrell|small}} Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]]
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* {{coa|Tyrell|m}} Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]]
 
}}
 
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The melee had already started when Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] and her party, escorted by Ser [[Colen of Greenpools]], came into Renly's camp. Her party was composed of twenty men:
 
The melee had already started when Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] and her party, escorted by Ser [[Colen of Greenpools]], came into Renly's camp. Her party was composed of twenty men:
 
{{Columns|2|
 
{{Columns|2|
{{COA|House Blackwood|small}} [[Lucas Blackwood]]<br>
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* {{coa|Blackwood|m}} [[Lucas Blackwood]]
{{COA|House Flint (Widow's Watch)|small}}{{COA|House Flint (Flint's Finger)|small}} Lord [[Robin Flint]]<br>
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* {{coa|Flint|m}} Lord [[Robin Flint]]
{{COA|House Frey|small}} Ser [[Perwyn Frey]]<br>
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* {{coa|Frey|m}} Ser [[Perwyn Frey]]
{{COA|House Manderly|small}} Ser [[Wendel Manderly]]<br>
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* {{coa|Manderly|m}} Ser [[Wendel Manderly]]
{{COA|House Mollen|small}} [[Hallis Mollen]]<br>
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* {{coa|Mollen|m}} [[Hallis Mollen]]
{{COA|House Stark|small}} Fourteen [[House Stark guards|Stark guardsmen]], including [[Shadd]]
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* {{coa|Stark|m}} Fourteen [[House Stark guards|Stark guardsmen]], including [[Shadd]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Heraldry===
 
===Heraldry===
* [[House Tyrell]] - golden rose
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{{Columns|2|
* [[House Florent]] - fox-and-flowers
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* {{coa|Tyrell|m}} [[House Tyrell]] - golden rose
* [[House Fossoway of Cider Hall]] - red apple
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* {{coa|Florent|m}} [[House Florent]] - fox-and-flowers
* [[House Fossoway of New Barrel]] - green apple
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* {{coa|Fossoway of Cider Hall|m}} [[House Fossoway of Cider Hall]] - red apple
* [[House Tarly]] - striding huntsman
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* {{coa|Fossoway of New Barrel|m}} [[House Fossoway of New Barrel]] - green apple
* [[House Oakheart]] - oak leaves
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* {{coa|Tarly|m}} [[House Tarly]] - striding huntsman
* [[House Crane]] - crane
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* {{coa|Oakheart|m}} [[House Oakheart]] - oak leaves
* [[House Mullendore]] - cloud of butterflies
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* {{coa|Crane|m}} [[House Crane]] - crane
* [[House Caron]] - nightingales
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* {{coa|Mullendore|m}} [[House Mullendore]] - cloud of butterflies
* [[House Penrose]] - quills
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* {{coa|Caron|m}} [[House Caron]] - nightingales
* [[House Estermont]] - green sea turtle
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* {{coa|Penrose|m}} [[House Penrose]] - quills
* [[House Baratheon]] - crowned stag
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* {{coa|Estermont|m}} [[House Estermont]] - green sea turtle
* [[House Connington]] - griffin
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* {{coa|Baratheon|m}} [[House Baratheon]] - crowned stag
* [[House Tarth]] - quartered sun-and-moon
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* {{coa|Connington|m}} [[House Connington]] - griffin
* [[House Rowan]] - golden tree
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* {{coa|Tarth|m}} [[House Tarth]] - quartered sun-and-moon
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* {{coa|Rowan|m}} [[House Rowan]] - golden tree
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}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==

Latest revision as of 15:47, 7 February 2023

Tourney at Bitterbridge, art by o0Magnus
Victorious Brienne of Tarth, art by Amok©

The melee at Bitterbridge[1] or mêlée at Bitterbridge[2] is a tourney held at Bitterbridge in 299 AC during the War of the Five Kings. Only a melee is described in A Clash of Kings and A Feast for Crows; it is unknown if the joust or archery are also held.

Melee

Having been crowned at Highgarden, Renly Baratheon travels with his supporters through the Reach toward King's Landing, which is held by his nephew, King Joffrey I Baratheon. Renly holds a melee beneath the castle of Bitterbridge along the way. Catelyn Stark, an envoy of her son Robb Stark, notices much of the Reach's chivalry near the castle, while across the Mander are the lords from the stormlands. While there are 116 competitors at the start of the melee, there are fewer than twenty knights remaining when Catelyn's party arrives. Brienne of Tarth singles out some men for having bet on who could claim her maidenhead. The melee continues until only two contestants are left, Brienne with a morningstar and Ser Loras Tyrell of Renly's Rainbow Guard with a longaxe. Loras yields to Brienne after being grappled to the ground, which a drunken Tyrell archer considers a vile trick. For her reward, Renly agrees to name Brienne to his Rainbow Guard.[1][2]

Known Attendees

Late arrival

The melee had already started when Lady Catelyn Stark and her party, escorted by Ser Colen of Greenpools, came into Renly's camp. Her party was composed of twenty men:

Heraldry

Quotes

This is madness. Real enemies on every side and half the realm in flames, and Renly sits here playing at war like a boy with his first wooden sword.[1]

—thoughts of Catelyn Stark

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn II.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 20, Brienne IV.