Ran Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Agreed. Barristan the Bold has the best and most wide-spread reputation in the Seven Kingdoms. Everyone knows who Barristan Selmy is in the Seven Kingdoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter's Lady Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Yup, Ser Barristan the Badass it is.Jaime is also well known all over the realm, but people fear him mostly, that's not really hero material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Baratheon Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ser Goldenhand The Just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villemo Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Barristan Selmy. He is famous and he is a hero. Probably ser Loras too (he is young, handsome, famous, so he has the makings of being a legend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talleyrand Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Barristan. Even Jorah who probably only saw him at a distance or didn't have much direct contact with him is able to recognise a disguised Selmy when he puts his mind to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost the direwolf Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Barristan Selmy by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeryes Stark Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 If it is only living heroes, then yes it would be Barristanbut one could make the argument for Arthur Dayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOBROD Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 As regards baddies, the Hound has an now undeserved reputation as being as bad as his brother the Mountain. Jamie Lannisters bad reputation is also mostly undeserved due to him never disclosing his reasons for killing Aerys.Goodies , Lord Beric, barristan the bold, Rhaegar and Arthur Dayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisDantas Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 By any reasonable criteria Ser Barristan is at least near the top.Since the OP specifically asks for renown and fame, Jaime would rank surprisingly low. He is well-known but (as we saw in the White Book chapter of ASOS) did not really accomplish all that much. Being Kingsguard does limit one's options, I suppose.I get the feeling that Mance Rayder isn't really at all known south of the Wall; he seems to have a hard time being recognized.Stannis, poor excuse of a leader as he is, must enjoy some reputation as a firm leader and accomplished military commander, having resisted in Storm's End to a legendary degree and defeated the Greyjoy rebellion. Even Blackwater must have earned him a lot of mentions in songs.Tyrion is simply too noticeable NOT to be famous in all of Westeros. Not for quite the correct reasons, but still.The Blackfish is obviously quite famous in the Riverlands at this time, and likely in the Vale as well.The Greatjon is such a colorful character that he must be well-known in the North. And, uh, Roose Bolton surely earned wide acknowledgement as a cunning House Lord at the very least. People will find it very hard to like or admire him, but they will surely spread word of his existence and accomplishments, self-destructive and treacherous as they are. Ramsay may be more well-known than his father at this point, having scourged the North so much.Ser Loras Tyrell is certainly making the short list now. He was well-known and well-liked from the tourneys already, and that was before becoming Kingsguard, the Queen's brother and a Dragonstone war hero (as far as the songs will say). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Grylls of Skagos Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 The answer is pretty obvious. Robert. Robert the young boy who defeated the evil prince to save his love.People really do count him as a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyouintee Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 The ones who earn the most acclaim are usually the ones in the jousts because there is a clear hierarchy of supposed skill. Barristan, Jaime, and Loras seem to be the most popular living there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderfist Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I agree that Barristan the Bold is at the top of the list, followed by Brynden the Blackfish and possibly Stannis Baratheon. I'd also like to mention Thoros of Myr, he's been hanging out with the legendary Lightning Lord and was one of the first to breach the walls of Pyke during the Greyjoy rebellion. His flaming sword has probably impressed quite a few people in tournaments as well. Of the dead guys, The Red Viper probably had quite the fame and reputation in Westeros, even if it wasn't entirely positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Tom Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 If he's still alive I'd say Loras Tyrell, the female half of KL turned out to see him off to Dragon Stone. Misguided as they may be, he's very popular with ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerqueen Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Achievement, courage, and nobility. Selmy, obviously.Ned, to a fault, some would say. Dead.Robert, nobility of birth more than character, of course. Also, dead, so...Dondarrion, dead a few times...Robb? (like Robert, dead, so maybe he doesn't count)ETAWhere have all papa's heroes gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegon I Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Barristan single-handedly rescued the Mad King during the defiance of Duskendale. :bowdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Know Face Man Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Does Bloodraven count?? Hes like 130 years old but he was a Hero and the most famous person alive on his time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in the South Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Does Bloodraven count?? Hes like 130 years old but he was a Hero and the most famous person alive on his time.Hero is very subjective in Bloodraven's case, but since he's been "dead" for fifty years I can't see too many smallfolk thinking about him, besides the occasional "if you don't go to bed bloodraven will get you" or something like that to their children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Ali Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 In terms of being famous I think Barristan Selmy; but Stannis is more apt for being considered a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DurararaFTW Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Jaime says the Smiling Knight was the Mountain of his time, in that he was the one any knight would want to prove himself against. So those two I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBloodraven Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Barristan the Bold certainly. And Jaime is no "hero" in the eyes of the average Westerosi.I'd put the Lightning Lord just after Barristan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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