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re: Who is currently the best swordsman in Game of Thrones?
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:24 pm to UncleBlazer
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:24 pm to UncleBlazer
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He's a jouster. He would get his arse kicked by everyone in the thread in a REAL fight
Loras kicked arse in a real fight
First one into the Red Keep slayed dozens on the way
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Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:28 pm to JumpingTheShark
Ser Bronn of the Blackwater is clearly the correct answer.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:33 pm to Turbeauxdog
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Since Syrio is likely dead, probably some water dancer in bravo
you neglected to consider that he took on the Kingsguard with just a wooden sword and disarmed the first one to engage. We never saw the rest of the battle only knowing that Mervyn Trant survived only to succumb to Ayra and Syrio to not be referenced again. What if he had possession of a real sword when the KG arrived? What if he's a faceless man and we will see him again in the future?
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:46 pm to jeff5891
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Ned Stark would have slaughtered Jaime lanister
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:47 pm to Screamer
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you neglected to consider that he took on the Kingsguard with just a wooden sword and disarmed the first one to engage.
I think GRRM confirmed him dead.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:49 pm to tiger2012
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Selmy got destroyed by the Sons of the Harpy.
It was him against 20 others! He still managed to kill a lot of them and he was an old man!
Jesus Christ
This post was edited on 6/5/16 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 6/5/16 at 1:58 pm to JumpingTheShark
If Jaime still had 2 hands it would be him.
If we are talking about characters who are or may be alive right now, it's hard to say. Randyl Tarly is probably great, Brienne is solid, The Hound as well. Jon is pretty average/about the equivalent to Ned in the books. He's much better on the show at sword fighting. I definitely think he could whoop Ramsey's arse though.
Oh and the Blackfish isn't shabby either/is the most warrior like of House Tully.
If we are talking about characters who are or may be alive right now, it's hard to say. Randyl Tarly is probably great, Brienne is solid, The Hound as well. Jon is pretty average/about the equivalent to Ned in the books. He's much better on the show at sword fighting. I definitely think he could whoop Ramsey's arse though.
Oh and the Blackfish isn't shabby either/is the most warrior like of House Tully.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:37 pm to OMLandshark
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Brienne is certainly better than Loras, so I'm going with a no on that.
In the books he wasn't using a sword in that fight, he was using a long axe and got beat by her. Even Jaime contemplates how great Loras could be but in the books Loras isn't arrested and he is a Kingsguard. He is a much more capable fighter in the books than he is on the show. The show managed to really gay him up and tone down his fighting abilities.
As for some of the other comments through this thread, I forgot this isn't just a reader's thread, a lot of opinions would be vastly different from the books than the show.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 3:44 pm to JumpingTheShark
Arthur Dayne is the best in terms of the relevant GoT universe in on the novels. His 5 minutes of screen time in the show was easily the best impressive display of swordsmanship we've seen in that adaptation. Successfully taking down four trained swordsman at once (and wielding two longswords skillfully at the same time) is a rare skill.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 3:46 pm to LordSaintly
So many Ned haters here.
He is very underrated and from the north. They dont build prissy bitches up there
He is very underrated and from the north. They dont build prissy bitches up there
This post was edited on 6/5/16 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:04 pm to jeff5891
Ned in the TV show surprised Jaime by how well he held up.
Not really sure why so many people in here are saying Jaime would've destroyed him.
Not really sure why so many people in here are saying Jaime would've destroyed him.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:09 pm to Warfarer
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I would think that would have to go to Loras now.
Loras is alive, but in bad shape in both the books and show.
For "warrior" - right now, it would tough between Bronn and Daario, IMHO. We just don't know how effective Frankenmountain is going to be.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:10 pm to boXerrumble
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Not really sure why so many people in here are saying Jaime would've destroyed him.
On the show, Ned was actually worrying Jamie. If he hadn't got stabbed by the other guy, I think he would've beat Jamie. Again, this is only on the show. In the books I would bet the house on Jamie, but on the show I'd probably take the underdog Ned.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:21 pm to Roger Klarvin
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Arthur Dayne is the best in terms of the relevant GoT universe in on the novels. His 5 minutes of screen time in the show was easily the best impressive display of swordsmanship we've seen in that adaptation. Successfully taking down four trained swordsman at once (and wielding two longswords skillfully at the same time) is a rare skill.
That's a given and I would definitely choose him for GOAT, but he is dead now. Wondering about current characters.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:37 pm to WalkingTurtles
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Bronn
Biggest issue with this answer is he basically admitted he wasn't as good as the mountain when Tyrion asked him to fight the mountain in that trial by combat
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:38 pm to JumpingTheShark
All out warrior who would beat any of the others in an open battle? Khal Drogo would have slaughtered any of them. He has the finesse of the likes of Jammie or Bronn, but with brute strength and fierceness like The Mountain.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:40 pm to AshLSU
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All out warrior who would beat any of the others in an open battle? Khal Drogo would have slaughtered any of them. He has the finesse of the likes of Jammie or Bronn, but with brute strength and fierceness like The Mountain.
The problem with him is he doesn't wear armor and has little composure. I'd honestly put Daario and Jorah over him if it came down to a battle.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:41 pm to Hazelnut
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Biggest issue with this answer is he basically admitted he wasn't as good as the mountain when Tyrion asked him to fight the mountain in that trial by combat
In swordplay? He's better. It's just that The Mountain could (probably) beat him by simply overpowering him. Bronn would have had to resort to hit and run tactics and "chip away" at The Mountain over a long time where as all The Mountain had to do was get in one blow.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:43 pm to OMLandshark
I'm taking armor out of the equation to put them all on equal grounds.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:45 pm to AshLSU
If this is the case, I think we can take the Mountain off the list. He is very slow and highly reliant on his armor. I think Drogo could take the Mountain in those conditions.
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