Year of the False Spring

The ​Year of the False Spring was the year in which the Knight of the Laughing Tree fought at Harrenhal.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Year of the False Spring was the name commonly given to the year 281 after Aegon's Landing.

It was the year in which Rickard and Brandon Stark were executed by the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen for alledged treason.

Several important characters were also born in this year, including Brienne of Tarth, Loras Tyrell, and Aegon Targaryen.