Harrenhal Serie: Part I – The Scheming

Rhaegar put his hand on Jaime’s shoulder. “When the battle’s done I mean to call a council. Changes will be made. I meant to do it long ago, but . . . well, it does no good to speak of roads not taken. We shall talk when I return.”

Jaime I, AFfC 8

This essay will be done in three parts. The first part will look at the information we have prior to the tourney at Harrenhal. It will look at the information we have about Aerys II Tagaryen’s small council, the shadow host of the tourney and a couple more things.

The second part will be about the things that happened at the tourney proper. The Knight of the Laughing Tree and their identity as well as the crowning of Lyanna Stark as queen of love and beauty by the Prince of Dragonstone will be discussed in this section.

The final part will look at the aftermath of Harrenhal. This section will look at Lyanna Stark’s so-called abduction, Brandon’s mad rush to King’s Landing and so on.

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