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− | In the [[Seven Kingdoms]], tradition holds that the victor in a [[Tourneys in Westeros|tournament]] may select any woman present and name her the '''Queen of Love and Beauty''', crowning her with a wreath of flowers and dedicating his victory to her. The victorious knight often chooses a woman | + | In the [[Seven Kingdoms]], tradition holds that the victor in a [[Tourneys in Westeros|tournament]] may select any woman present and name her the '''Queen of Love and Beauty''', crowning her with a wreath of flowers and dedicating his victory to her. The victorious knight often chooses a woman he loves or intends to court, and it can be a source of scandal if the victor crowns a woman already bound to another man, or if a married man crowns someone other than his wife. |
==Past Queens of Love and Beauty== | ==Past Queens of Love and Beauty== |
Revision as of 17:33, 23 July 2012
In the Seven Kingdoms, tradition holds that the victor in a tournament may select any woman present and name her the Queen of Love and Beauty, crowning her with a wreath of flowers and dedicating his victory to her. The victorious knight often chooses a woman he loves or intends to court, and it can be a source of scandal if the victor crowns a woman already bound to another man, or if a married man crowns someone other than his wife.
Past Queens of Love and Beauty
- Queen Naerys, named by Aemon the Dragonknight, who was disguised as a mystery knight known as the Knight of Tears.
- Princess Rhaella, named by Ser Bonifer Hasty
- Lyanna Stark, named by Prince Rhaegar at the Tourney at Harrenhal
- Lynesse Hightower, named by Ser Jorah Mormont at the Tourney at Lannisport