Editing Ivanhoe (section)

===The tournament===
The tournament is presided over by [[John, King of England|Prince John]]. Also in attendance are Cedric, Athelstane, Lady Rowena, Isaac of York, his daughter Rebecca, [[Robin Hood|Robin of Locksley]] and his men, Prince John's advisor Waldemar Fitzurse, and numerous Norman [[knight]]s.

On the first day of the tournament, in a bout of individual [[joust]]ing, a mysterious knight, identifying himself only as "Desdichado" (described in the book as Spanish, taken by the Saxons to mean "Disinherited"), defeats Bois-Guilbert. The masked knight declines to reveal himself despite Prince John's request, but is nevertheless declared the champion of the day and is permitted to choose the Queen of the Tournament. He bestows this honour upon Lady Rowena.

On the second day, at a [[Tournament (medieval)#Melee|melee]], Desdichado is the leader of one party, opposed by his former adversaries. Desdichado's side is soon hard-pressed and he himself beset by multiple foes until rescued by a knight nicknamed ''Le Noir Faineant'' ('the Black Sluggard'), who thereafter departs in secret. When forced to unmask himself to receive his [[coronet]] (the sign of championship), Desdichado is identified as Wilfred of Ivanhoe, returned from the Crusades. This causes much consternation to Prince John and his court who now fear the imminent return of King Richard.

Ivanhoe is severely wounded in the competition yet his father does not move quickly to tend to him. Instead, Rebecca, a skilled [[physician]], tends to him while they are lodged near the tournament and then convinces her father to take Ivanhoe with them to their home in York when he is fit for that trip. The conclusion of the tournament includes feats of archery by Locksley, such as splitting a willow reed with his arrow. Prince John's dinner for the local Saxons ends in insults.