Annarkie Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 So Sandor Clegane won 40,000 golden dragons in the Hand's Tourney. Though I'm sure he spent some before , it seems odd that after he left King's Landing he only had 9000 dragons, which were taken away by the Brotherhood Without Banners. So, what did he do with the other 31,000 Dragons? I've heard speculations that he bought Stranger after the tourney, but that seems steep even for a horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGimletEye Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 So Sandor Clegane won 40,000 golden dragons in the Hand's Tourney. Though I'm sure he spent some before , it seems odd that after he left King's Landing he only had 9000 dragons, which were taken away by the Brotherhood Without Banners. So, what did he do with the other 31,000 Dragons? I've heard speculations that he bought Stranger after the tourney, but that seems steep even for a horse.Personally, I think it's just an error on GRRM's part. Other plausible theories might be he spent the money on wine and on hookers with auburn hair. LOL.Also, 31,000 would likely be comparable to several million dollars or pounds in today's money. If he did spend on Stranger, that was one expensive horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby b's bobby Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 It's a mistake George can't do money or distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 So Sandor Clegane won 40,000 golden dragons in the Hand's Tourney. Though I'm sure he spent some before , it seems odd that after he left King's Landing he only had 9000 dragons, which were taken away by the Brotherhood Without Banners. So, what did he do with the other 31,000 Dragons? I've heard speculations that he bought Stranger after the tourney, but that seems steep even for a horse.Pissing away 31k gold coins during wartime inflation is easy to explain. But what about the 9k we have accounted for? Did he stuff 'em into his pockets? We're talking at least a few hundred pounds. Sandor would have required chests mounted on a couple of pack animals. Ok, it's not easy to explain but hopefully you get what I'm driving at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuteman Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Likely he would have had to get the money from LF as Master of Coin. That alone answers why he is a little bit short imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annarkie Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 It's a mistake George can't do money or distance. That's what I suspected, but it's still fun to speculate. Besides, hidden treasure is one of the few things we haven't gotten in this series. And I do so love that trope. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby b's bobby Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 That's what I suspected, but it's still fun to speculate. Besides, hidden treasure is one of the few things we haven't gotten in this series. And I do so love that trope. :D You can sort of explain some of it and say he partied hard then bought a new horse, weaponry and armour but unless he was betting thousands on underground boxing it's just a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchyor Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hahahaha. Yes, i wrote this same question about a year ago, when i first joined this forum, specifically cuz i needed that answer. The answer i got from everyone here back then was "GRRM has said publically it was a mistake and that the corrected amount he won is closer to 10% of that." Cuz, yeah. That's enough to purchase an island. Or a minor lordship, or a really nice trading vessel. Or, enough to work the tournament circuit the rest of his life, whoring as he went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OldGimletEye Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 You can sort of explain some of it and say he partied hard then bought a new horse, weaponry and armour but unless he was betting thousands on underground boxing it's just a mistake.Sandor got a couple of bucks in his pocket and thought he was Tyrion Lannister. That's why he blew through so much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby b's bobby Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hahahaha. Yes, i wrote this same question about a year ago, when i first joined this forum, specifically cuz i needed that answer. The answer i got from everyone here back then was "GRRM has said publically it was a mistake and that the corrected amount he won is closer to 10% of that." Cuz, yeah. That's enough to purchase an island. Or a minor lordship, or a really nice trading vessel. Or, enough to work the tournament circuit the rest of his life, whoring as he went. Minor lordship he could buy enough sellswords to conquer the North or wipe out slavery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryagonnakill#2 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 A set of armor costs 800 silver, a decent horse not much more, and gold dragons are worth a ton of silvers. Don't forget that Pate could have stolen the bag of silver from his Maester at any time, but that entire bag of silver was not worth the 1 gold dragon that he got from Jaqen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuvuuia Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Well, maybe couldn't take the rest, when he flew the King's Landing, because it was too heavy. (I know, what he took with him should be too heavy in real world) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangover of the Morning Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby b's bobby Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 How much silver is one gold worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangover of the Morning Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 The enormous tourney prizes were clearly a mistake on GRRM's part. Even ten times less is still way too much according to what we hear about the worth of one dragon later on. You wouldn't be able to spend it on whores and drinks in thousand years. 40, 000 silver coins would make more sense. The BwB should be able to buy half of the realm since they got the winnings from Sandor, Anguy and Thoros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuvuuia Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 The enormous tourney prizes were clearly a mistake on GRRM's part. Even ten times less is still way too much according to what we hear about the worth of one dragon later on. You wouldn't be able to spend it on whores and drinks in thousand years. 40, 000 silver coins would make more sense. The BwB should be able to buy half of the realm since they got the winnings from Sandor, Anguy and Thoros. but Anguy lost all his money on prostitutes (I wonder if they scammed him?) Maybe the same happened with Sandor and Thoros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby b's bobby Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 but Anguy lost all his money on prostitutes (I wonder if they scammed him?) Maybe the same happened with Sandor and Thoros. A prostitute costing 1 silver is considered rare by tyrion so unless Anguy was sleeping with the queen for 1000 gold a night nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Man Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 The BwB should be able to buy half of the realm since they got the winnings from Sandor, Anguy and Thoros. Oh, that's neat. I never realized that the Hand's Tourney did fund the BwB (assuming that Thoros' and Anguy's money wasn't spent before). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuvuuia Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 A prostitute costing 1 silver is considered rare by tyrion so unless Anguy was sleeping with the queen for 1000 gold a night nope. but he said so himself in the ASoS. I mean, I agree GRRM forgot about how much money the prize was, but Anguy is a commoner from the Marches, he probably got lost in all attractions of the capital, I guess the merchants and prostitutes could've scammed him easily. It is kinda sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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