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The '''Tourney of the Hand''' was held in [[King's Landing]] to celebrate the naming of [[Eddard Stark]] as Hand of the King to [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]]. The tournament would contest of a joust, melee and archery contst. The prizes were 40'000 gold pieces for the winner of the joust, 20'000 gold pieces for the runner up of the joust, 20'000 to the winner of the melee and 10'000 to the winner of the archery contest.
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[[File:Tourney of the Hand.jpg|thumb|The Hand's tourney as depicted in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
[[File:Tourney of the Hand.png|thumb|400px|The Tourney of the Hand, as depicted in the TV Series.]]
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The '''Hand's tourney'''{{ref|AGOT|27}}{{ref|AGOT|29}}{{ref|AGOT|34}} is a [[tourney]] held in [[King's Landing]] to celebrate the naming of [[Eddard Stark]] as [[Hand of the King]] to [[Robert I Baratheon]].  
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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The [[tournament]] contests of a joust, melee and archery contest. The prizes are forty thousand [[Currency#Seven_Kingdoms|gold dragons]] for the winner of the joust, twenty thousand dragons for the runner-up of the joust, twenty thousand dragons to the winner of the melee, and ten thousand dragons to the winner of the archery contest. Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], disapproves of the high winnings commanded by King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}} The surrounding roads, inns,{{Ref|AGOT|28}} and the city of [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|AGOT|27}} become busy. Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] forbids the participation of the [[knights of the Vale]].{{ref|AGOT|34}} Eddard and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] convince Robert not to participate in the melee.{{ref|AGOT|30}}
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==Joust==
 
==Joust==
   
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[[File:Cristi Balanescu Lashing Out II.png|© FFG|thumb|350px|right|[[Gregor Clegane]] vs. [[Sandor Clegane]]<br>Art by Cristi Balanescu © Fantasy Flight Games]]
* [[Jory Cassel]] defeated [[Horas Redwyne]]
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*{{coa|Cassel|m}} {{coa|Redwyne|m}} [[Jory Cassel]] defeats Ser [[Horas Redwyne]]
* [[Jory Cassel]] defeated a member of [[House Frey]]
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*{{coa|Cassel|m}} {{coa|Frey|m}} [[Jory Cassel]] defeats a member of [[House Frey]]
* [[Lothor Brune]] defeated [[Jory Cassel]]. After 3 tilts Lothor was awarded the victory.
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*{{coa|Brune of Brownhollow|m}} {{coa|Cassel|m}} [[Lothor Brune]] jousts [[Jory Cassel]]. After three tilts Lothor is awarded the victory.
* Ser [[Meryn Trant]] defeated [[Harwin]] of [[Winterfell]]
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*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} {{coa|Stark|m}} Ser [[Meryn Trant]] defeats [[Harwin]] of [[Winterfell]]
* Ser [[Balon Swann]] defeated [[Alyn]] of [[Winterfell]]
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*{{coa|Swann|m}} {{coa|Stark|m}} Ser [[Balon Swann]] defeats [[Alyn]] of [[Winterfell]]
* Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeated Ser [[Andar Royce]]
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*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} {{coa|Royce|m}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeats Ser [[Andar Royce]]
* Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeated Lord [[Bryce Caron]]
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*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} {{coa|Caron|m}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeats Lord [[Bryce Caron]]
* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] defeated unnamed knight
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*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} {{coa|None|m}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] defeats an unnamed rider
* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] defeated another unnamed knight
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*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} {{coa|None|m}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] defeats another unnamed rider
* Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeated Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]
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*{{coa|Kingsguard|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeats Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]
* Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] defeated unnamed knight
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*{{coa|Clegane|m}} {{coa|None|m}} Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] defeats an unnamed rider
* Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] defeated Ser [[Hugh]] of [[the Vale]], killing him
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*{{coa|Clegane|m}} {{coa|Hugh of the Vale|m}} Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] defeats Ser [[Hugh|Hugh of the Vale]], killing him
* Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] defeated Ser [[Balon Swann]]
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*{{coa|Clegane|m}} {{coa|Swann|m}} Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] defeats Ser [[Balon Swann]]
* [[Sandor Clegane]] defeated Lord [[Renly Baratheon]]
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*{{coa|Clegane|m}} {{coa|Baratheon|m}} [[Sandor Clegane]] defeats Lord [[Renly Baratheon]]
* Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] defeated a hedge knight in a checkered cloak, after the knight disgraced himself by killing his horse
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*{{coa|Dondarrion|m}} {{coa|None|m}} Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] defeats a hedge knight in a checkered cloak, after the knight disgraces himself by killing his horse
* [[Thoros of Myr]] defeated Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]]
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*{{coa|R'hllor|m}} {{coa|Dondarrion|m}} [[Thoros of Myr]] defeats Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]]
* Ser [[Aron Santagar]] jousted against [[Lothor Brune]], but after 3 tilts they were awarded a draw
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*{{coa|Santagar|m}} {{coa|Brune of Brownhollow|m}} Ser [[Aron Santagar]] jousts against [[Lothor Brune]], but after three tilts they are awarded a draw
* Lord [[Jason Mallister]] defeated Ser [[Aron Santagar]]
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*{{coa|Mallister|m}} {{coa|Santagar|m}} Lord [[Jason Mallister]] defeats Ser [[Aron Santagar]]
* Ser [[Robar Royce]] defeated [[Lothor Brune]]
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*{{coa|Royce|m}} {{coa|Brune of Brownhollow|m}} Ser [[Robar Royce]] defeats [[Lothor Brune]]
* Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeated Ser [[Meryn Trant]],{{Ref|aGoT|30}} knight of the [[Kingsguard]].
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*{{coa|Tyrell|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats Ser [[Meryn Trant]],{{Ref|aGoT|30}} knight of the [[Kingsguard]].
* Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeated another knight of the Kingsguard
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*{{coa|Tyrell|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats another knight of the Kingsguard
* Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeated a third knight of the Kingsguard
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*{{coa|Tyrell|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats a third knight of the Kingsguard
* Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeated Ser [[Robar Royce]]
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*{{coa|Tyrell|m}} {{coa|Royce|m}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats Ser [[Robar Royce]]
  
 
====Semi-Finals====
 
====Semi-Finals====
* Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeated Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in the semi-final tilt. Ser Loras rode a mare in heat that distracted Ser Gregor's stallion.
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[[File:A Champion ArisesCristi Balanescu.JPG|350px|thumb|''"I am no ser," the [[Hound]] replied, but he took the victory, and the champion's purse, and, for perhaps the first time in his life, the love of the commons.''{{ref|AGOT|30}}<br>Art by Cristi Balanescu © Fantasy Flight Games]]
* [[Sandor Clegane]] defeated Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the semi-final tilt
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*{{coa|Tyrell|m}} {{coa|Clegane|m}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] defeats Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in the semi-final tilt. Loras rides a mare in heat that distracts Gregor's stallion.
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*{{coa|Clegane|m}} {{coa|Kingsguard|m}} [[Sandor Clegane]] defeats Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] in the semi-final tilt
  
 
====Final====
 
====Final====
* [[Sandor Clegane]] was supposed to face Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] in the final tilt, but Ser Loras in gratitude to the Hound for saving his life from his brother Gregor yielded the match<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref>.
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*{{coa|Clegane|m}} {{coa|Tyrell|m}} [[Sandor Clegane]] is supposed to face Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] in the final tilt, but Loras, in gratitude to the Hound for saving his life from his brother Gregor, yields the match.{{Ref|AGOT|29}}
  
 
==Archery Competition==
 
==Archery Competition==
[[Anguy]] of the [[Dornish Marches]] defeated Ser [[Balon Swann]] and Prince [[Jalabhar Xho]] at a hundred paces after all other competitors had been defeated at shorter ranges.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 30|Chapter 30]], Eddard</ref>
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*{{coa|None|m}} {{coa|Swann|m}} {{coa|None|m}} [[Anguy]] of the [[Dornish Marches]] defeats Ser [[Balon Swann]] and Prince [[Jalabhar Xho]] at a hundred paces after all other competitors are defeated at shorter ranges.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}
  
 
==Mêlée==
 
==Mêlée==
[[Thoros of Myr]] won the mêlée after a brutal three-hour fight. His flaming sword tended to frighten the mounts of the other competitors.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 30|Chapter 30]], Eddard</ref>
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[[File:Melee at Tourney of the Hand.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[Thoros of Myr]] is victorious in the melee.<Br>Art by Jason Engle © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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*{{coa|R'hllor|m}} [[Thoros of Myr]] wins the mêlée after a brutal three-hour fight against nearly forty other competitors. His sword, lit with [[wildfire]], tends to frighten the mounts of the other competitors.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}
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==Other Participants==
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{{Columns|2|
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*{{coa|Frey|m}} Ser [[Danwell Frey]]
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*{{coa|Frey|m}} Ser [[Emmon Frey]]
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*{{coa|Frey|m}} Ser [[Hosteen Frey]]
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*{{coa|Frey|m}} Ser [[Jared Frey]]
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*{{coa|Frey|m}} Ser [[Perwyn Frey]]
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*{{coa|Frey|m}} Ser [[Theo Frey]]
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*{{coa|Mallister|m}} [[Patrek Mallister]]
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*{{coa|Redwyne|m}} Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]]
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*{{coa|Frey|m}} [[Martyn Rivers]]
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*{{coa|Royce|m}} Lord [[Yohn Royce]]
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}}
  
 
==Other Attendees==
 
==Other Attendees==
[[Patrek Mallister]], Ser [[Theo Frey]], Ser [[Perwyn Frey]], Ser [[Emmon Frey]], Ser [[Jared Frey]], [[Martyn Rivers]], Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]], Lord [[Yohn Royce]], [[Joss Stilwood]]
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{{Columns|2|
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*{{coa|Baelish of Harrenhal|m}} Lord [[Petyr Baelish]]
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*{{coa|Baratheon|m}} Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]]
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*{{coa|Baratheon|m}} Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]]
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*{{coa|Baratheon|m}} King [[Robert I Baratheon]]
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*{{coa|Brax|m}} a member of [[House Brax]] (the purple unicorn)
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*{{coa|Crakehall|m}} a member of [[House Crakehall]] (the brindled boar)
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*{{coa|Dayne|m}} Lord [[Edric Dayne]]
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*{{coa|Lannister|m}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]
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*{{coa|Lannister|m}} [[Lancel Lannister]]
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*{{coa|Lannister|m}} [[Tyrek Lannister]]
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*{{coa|Marbrand|m}} a member of [[House Marbrand]] (the burning tree)
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*{{coa|Massey|m}} a member of [[House Massey]] (the triple spiral)
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*{{coa|Mertyns|m}} a member of [[House Mertyns]] (the horned owl)
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*{{coa|Baratheon|m}} [[Moon Boy]]
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*{{coa|Stark|m}} Septa [[Mordane]]
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*{{coa|Piper|m}} a member of [[House Piper]] (the dancing maiden)
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*{{coa|Poole|m}}  [[Jeyne Poole]]
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*{{coa|Prester|m}} a member of [[House Prester]] (the red ox)
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*{{coa|Rambton|m}} a member of [[House Rambton]] (the white ram)
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*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Arya Stark]]
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*{{coa|Stark|m}} Lord [[Eddard Stark]]
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*{{coa|Stark|m}} [[Sansa Stark]]
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*{{coa|Stilwood|m}} [[Joss Stilwood]]
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*{{coa|Wyl|m}} a member of [[House Wyl]] (the black adder)
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}}
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|'''Jory''': The talk in the yard is we shall have a [[tourney]], my lord. They say that [[knight]]s will come from all over [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] to joust and feast in honor of your appointment as [[Hand of the King]].<br>
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'''Eddard''': Do they also say this is the last thing in the world I would have wished?{{Ref|AGOT|22}}|[[Jory Cassel]] and [[Eddard Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|As if the expense and trouble were not irksome enough, all and sundry insisted on salting Ned's wound by calling it "the Hand's tourney," as if he were the cause of it. And [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] honestly seemed to think he should feel honored!{{Ref|AGOT|27}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|The Hand's tourney means rich [[lord]]s with fat purses.{{Ref|AGOT|28}}|[[Marillion]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|The splendor of it all took Sansa's breath away; the shining armor, the great chargers caparisoned in silver and gold, the shouts of the crowd, the banners snapping in the wind ... and the [[knight]]s themselves, the knights most of all.{{Ref|AGOT|29}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] had staged it in [[Eddard Stark|her father's]] honor. High lords and fabled champions had come from all over [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] to compete, and [[King's Landing|the whole city]] had turned out to watch. She remembered the splendor of it: the field of pavilions along [[Blackwater Rush|the river]] with a knight's shield hung before each door, the long rows of silken pennants waving in the wind, the gleam of sunlight on bright steel and gilded spurs. The days had rung to the sounds of [[trumpet]]s and pounding hooves, and the nights had been full of feasts and song. Those had been the most magical days of her life, but they seemed a memory from another age now.{{Ref|ACOK|2}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}
  
===Heraldry===
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==References==
* [[House Mertyns]] - the horned owl
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{{References|2}}
* [[House Prester]] - the red ox
 
* [[House Piper]] - the dancing maiden
 
* [[House Massey]] - the triple spiral
 
* [[House Marbrand]] - the burning tree
 
* [[House Crakehall]] - the brindled boar
 
* [[House Rambton]] - the white ram
 
* [[House Wyl]] - the black adder
 
  
==References and Notes==
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[[Category:House Baratheon]]
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[[Category:Tourneys|Hands tourney]]
  
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[[fr:Tournoi de la Main]]
 
[[fr:Tournoi de la Main]]
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[[ru:Турнир Десницы]]
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[[pt:Torneio da Mão]]

Revision as of 23:41, 18 January 2023

The Hand's tourney as depicted in Game of Thrones

The Hand's tourney[1][2][3] is a tourney held in King's Landing to celebrate the naming of Eddard Stark as Hand of the King to Robert I Baratheon.

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A Game of Thrones

The tournament contests of a joust, melee and archery contest. The prizes are forty thousand gold dragons for the winner of the joust, twenty thousand dragons for the runner-up of the joust, twenty thousand dragons to the winner of the melee, and ten thousand dragons to the winner of the archery contest. Lord Eddard Stark, the new Hand of the King, disapproves of the high winnings commanded by King Robert I Baratheon.[4] The surrounding roads, inns,[5] and the city of King's Landing[1] become busy. Lady Lysa Arryn forbids the participation of the knights of the Vale.[3] Eddard and Ser Barristan Selmy convince Robert not to participate in the melee.[6]

Joust

Gregor Clegane vs. Sandor Clegane
Art by Cristi Balanescu © Fantasy Flight Games

Semi-Finals

"I am no ser," the Hound replied, but he took the victory, and the champion's purse, and, for perhaps the first time in his life, the love of the commons.[6]
Art by Cristi Balanescu © Fantasy Flight Games

Final

  • House Clegane.svg House Tyrell.svg Sandor Clegane is supposed to face Ser Loras Tyrell in the final tilt, but Loras, in gratitude to the Hound for saving his life from his brother Gregor, yields the match.[2]

Archery Competition

Mêlée

Thoros of Myr is victorious in the melee.
Art by Jason Engle © Fantasy Flight Games
  • Fiery Heart.svg Thoros of Myr wins the mêlée after a brutal three-hour fight against nearly forty other competitors. His sword, lit with wildfire, tends to frighten the mounts of the other competitors.[6]

Other Participants

Other Attendees

Quotes

Jory: The talk in the yard is we shall have a tourney, my lord. They say that knights will come from all over the realm to joust and feast in honor of your appointment as Hand of the King.
Eddard: Do they also say this is the last thing in the world I would have wished?[7]

As if the expense and trouble were not irksome enough, all and sundry insisted on salting Ned's wound by calling it "the Hand's tourney," as if he were the cause of it. And Robert honestly seemed to think he should feel honored![1]

—thoughts of Eddard Stark

The Hand's tourney means rich lords with fat purses.[5]

The splendor of it all took Sansa's breath away; the shining armor, the great chargers caparisoned in silver and gold, the shouts of the crowd, the banners snapping in the wind ... and the knights themselves, the knights most of all.[2]

—thoughts of Sansa Stark

King Robert had staged it in her father's honor. High lords and fabled champions had come from all over the realm to compete, and the whole city had turned out to watch. She remembered the splendor of it: the field of pavilions along the river with a knight's shield hung before each door, the long rows of silken pennants waving in the wind, the gleam of sunlight on bright steel and gilded spurs. The days had rung to the sounds of trumpets and pounding hooves, and the nights had been full of feasts and song. Those had been the most magical days of her life, but they seemed a memory from another age now.[8]

—thoughts of Sansa Stark

References