Η επανάσταση του Robert και κατά ποσό θα μπορούσε να αποφευχθεί.

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Η ανάλυση σου, [member=396]arwyn[/member] - πραγματικά πολύ καλή - μου θυμίζει μια θεωρία που ανέγνωσα πρόσφατα αναφορικά με την ταυτότητα του πιθανότερου χρηματοδότη του Τουρνουά στο Χάρρενχαλ. Θα σταθώ λοιπόν στα οφέλη που αποκόμισαν από την έκβαση της Επανάστασης του Robert οι Lannister, συγκεκριμένα ο Tywin, και θα αποτολμήσω να παραθέσω το παρακάτω απόσπασμα από το The World of Ice and Fire, το οποίο για πολλούς αποτελεί απόδειξη της σκιώδους εμπλοκής του Tywin στη διοργάνωση. Δεν είμαι η ίδια βέβαιη ότι συμφωνώ με αυτή τη θεωρία, πιστεύω ωστόσο πως αξίζει να τη συζητησουμε:

Many tales have grown up around Lord Whent’s tournament: tales of plots and conspiracies, betrayals and rebellions , infidelities and assignations, secrets and mysteries, almost all of it conjecture. The truth is known only to a few, some of whom have long passed beyond this mortal vale and must forever hold their tongues. In writing of this fateful gathering, therefore, the conscientious scholar must take care to separate fact from fancy , to draw a sharp line between what is known and what is simply suspected, believed, or rumored.

This is known: The tourney was first announced by Walter Whent, Lord of Harrenhal, late in the year 280 AC, not long after a visit from his younger brother, Ser Oswell Whent, a knight of the Kingsguard. That this would be an event of unrivaled magnificence was clear from the first, for Lord Whent was offering prizes thrice as large as those given at the great Lannisport tourney of 272 AC, hosted by Lord Tywin Lannister in celebration of Aerys II’s tenth year upon the Iron Throne.

Most took this simply as an attempt by Whent to outdo the former Hand and demonstrate the wealth and splendor of his house. There were those, however, who believed this no more than a ruse, and Lord Whent no more than a catspaw. His lordship lacked the funds to pay such munificent prizes, they argued; someone else must surely have stood behind him, someone who did not lack for gold but preferred to remain in the shadows whilst allowing the Lord of Harrenhal to claim the glory for hosting this magnificent event. We have no shred of evidence that such a “shadow host” ever existed, but the notion was widely believed at the time and remains so today. But if indeed there was a shadow, who was he, and why did he choose to keep his role a secret? A dozen names have been put forward over the years, but only one seems truly compelling: Rhaegar Targaryen, Prince of Dragonstone.

If this tale be believed, ’twas Prince Rhaegar who urged Lord Walter to hold the tourney, using his lordship’s brother Ser Oswell as a go-between. Rhaegar provided Whent with gold sufficient for splendid prizes in order to bring as many lords and knights to Harrenhal as possible. The prince, it is said, had no interest in the tourney as a tourney; his intent was to gather the great lords of the realm together in what amounted to an informal Great Council, in order to discuss ways and means of dealing with the madness of his father, King Aerys II, possibly by means of a regency or a forced abdication.

Παρατηρούμε ότι το βιβλίο θεωρεί πιθανότερη την ανάμειξη του Rhaegar, ο οποίος προφανώς και θα είχε τους λόγους του να προσπαθήσει να ανατρέψει τον πατέρα του συμμαχώντας με τους άρχοντες της Westeros. Ο Tywin όμως τι θα μπορούσε να κερδίσει από μια τέτοια εξέλιξη;