Tournaments and Feasts

In the past century and a half, a number of tournaments and feasts have been held. These events, a mainstay of the culture of Westeros, celebrate a number of things: their hosts, their guests, and the knightly tradition so common to the realm at large, with wondrous jousts, melees, feasts, and dances all being undertaken. Most knights can claim participation in at least one tourney and the victor of the lists is granted the opportunity to name a Queen of Love and Beauty, traditionally either their wife, kinswoman, or the hosting lord's lady. The winners of the various jousts, melees, and their selected Queens of Love and Beauty are listed below.

## **Tourney at Stoney Sept, 351 AC**

The finest tourney in the Riverlands in a century, arranged to celebrate the birth of the heir to Riverrun. However, due to the grandiosity and size of the tournament arranged, by the time the tourney actually began the boy had nearly turned three.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Lyonel Baratheon

**JOUST RUNNER UP:** Ser Robert Arryn

**QoLaB:**

**MELEE WINNER:** Ser Lyonel Baratheon

## **Tourney at Castamere, 356 AC**

**JOUST WINNER:** Tyrion Lannister

**JOUST RUNNER UP:**

**QoLaB:** Elissa Reyne

**MELEE WINNER:** Prince Vaegon Targaryen

**MELEE RUNNER UP:** Ser Lyonel Baratheon

**ARCHERY WINNER:**

## **Tourney at Tumbleton, 357 AC**

Hosted in honor of Lord Footly’s thirtieth name day; a modest affair. Informally called “The Third Battle of Tumbleton” due to its unusual amount of accidental injury.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Harlen Tyrell

**JOUST RUNNER UP:** Ser Lyonel Baratheon

**QoLaB:** Queen Melara Tyrell, wife to King Aerys III

## **Maiden's Day Tourney, Highgarden, 359 AC**

Hosted by Lord Gulian Tyrell in observance of Maiden’s Day and accompanied by a weekend’s worth of revelry.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Harlen Tyrell

## **The Prince's Tourney, King's Landing, 359 AC**

Hosted by King Vaegon I Targaryen to celebrate the birth of the Crown Prince, Daeron Targaryen.

## **Lord Norridge's Games, 363 AC**

Remembered in large part due to Lord Oswent Norridge’s insistence on flaming arrows being used during the archery contest, as to match his house’s sigil - the ensuing fire saw the houses of some twenty peasant families burn as a result. The term “playing at Lord Norridge’s games”, meant to indicate a foolhardy endeavour, is derived from this event.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Harlen Tyrell

**JOUST RUNNER UP:**

**QoLaB:** Ser Harlen’s newborn daughter, Megga Flowers/Tyrell

**MELEE WINNER:**

**MELEE RUNNER UP:** Ser Lyonel Baratheon

**ARCHERY WINNER:** Dalton Greyjoy

## **The Knights' Tourney, Old Oak, 368 AC**

In the lead up to the Second Lysene Spring, Lord Gerold Oakheart hosted a tournament for knights alone so that they could showcase their prowess and solicit lordly patrons. The contest of chivalry was marked by unparalleled feats of endurance by Lyonel Lannister, who absorbed close to a dozen broken lances during the joust but never fell off his horse.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Lyonel Lannister

**JOUST RUNNER UP:** Lord Quentyn Connington

**QoLaB:** Lady Cerenna Clegane

**MELEE WINNER:** Ser Steffon Tyrell

**MELEE RUNNER UP:** Ser Adam Peake

## **The Victory Feast, 370 AC**

Hosted by King Vaegon I to celebrate his own victory against the Pact of Rats. Ser [killer of Saegaero Saan] was named the event’s guest of honor. A celebration that lasted for the better part of a week.

## **Tourney of the Banks, Riverrun, 373 AC**

Held in celebration of the birth of Lymond Tully to Lady Bethany Baratheon, Lord Tommard (or, rather, his younger brother, Prentys) arranged for a massive celebration for his wife and newborn son. The Tourney took place outside the walls of Riverrun, across the Red Fork and beside the rushing waves of the Trident. Among the court of Riverrun, the Tourney is rather infamous for Ser Vorian Dayne's victory in the lists and crowning of Lord Tommard's lady cousin. Lord Tommard would win his own archery contest, but would grant the prize to the runner-up.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Vorian Dayne

**JOUST RUNNER UP:**

**QoLaB:** Lady Liane Tully, cousin to Lord Tommard Tully

**ARCHERY WINNER:** Lord Tommard Tully

## **The Tourney at Starfall, 374 AC**

Hosted by Lord Arthur Dayne to celebrate the new Sword of the Morning, and to thank Vaegon Targaryen for taking Vorian into his Kingsguard. Lord Tyrion Lannister was made a guest of honour in slight reparation for the dissolution of Vorian’s betrothal to his eldest daughter.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Harlen Tyrell

**JOUST RUNNER UP:** Ser Vorian Dayne

**QoLaB:** Princess Ashara Martell

**MELEE WINNER:** Ser Vorian Dayne

**MELEE RUNNER UP:** Tommen Lannister

**ARCHERY WINNER:** Prince Aelyx Targaryen

## **The Games at Goldengrove, 377 AC**

Hosted beneath a massive, golden tree; unfortunately, singers have since grossly exaggerated this tree as having been made of *actual* gold. In fact, it was simply painted for the events.

**JOUST WINNER:** Ser Vorian Dayne

**JOUST RUNNER UP:**

**QoLaB:** Lady Joanna Lannister, Daughter to Lord Tyrion Lannister

## **The Tourney at Storm's End, 378 AC**

Held in honour of the marriage between Prince Daeron Targaryen and Argella Baratheon, also known as the ‘Wet Wedding’ for the rainstorm that occurred, with Lord Lyonel’s insistence that the event continue despite the weather.