Minsc Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Wooooo! Eddard was a fantastic warrior. He took care of those Lannister Guardsmen and went toe to toe with a healthy and arrogant Ser Jaime Lannister. That is show Ned not book Ned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylin Stark Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Personally i consider him on the Garlan, Sandor level. I.e. one of the best fighters right now. Prior to his exile he was already a great fighter having fought so well at Pyke that Robert himself knighted him. Then he goes to Essos and has been making his living as a mercenary. Considering the Dothraki value strength above all and Khal Drogo seemed to have respect for him i'd say he's pretty good and he did kill one of his bloodriders. So where would you put him against the best in Westeros? I think you're grossly overestimating Jorah's abilities. I think he's well above average, but nowhere close to Garlan and Sandor. Had either one of them had the same penchant for fame like Loras, they'd be considered the best of their generation. Loras himself is widely considered incredible, and we know that Garlan and Sandor are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BlackBear Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 He won a tourney against some pretty dangerous fellows, but while it can also be considered a one-off, he did win. Jousting doesn't equal fighting though. the fact is, jorah killed a bloodrider and bloodriders are like the kingsguard in the dothraki. plus, he was a kingsguard for one of the greatest khal ever. so yea. The Bloodrider has almost certainly never faced a knight as heavily armoured as Jorah, and is weilding a weapon that is not designied to pierce armour. And yet he still manages to cut through the mail and into Jorahs hip, if it hadn't been for the blade lodging there, Jorah would have been killed. He was extremely lucky to survive that fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiraloftheDothrakiSea Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Wooooo! Eddard was a fantastic warrior. He took care of those Lannister Guardsmen and went toe to toe with a healthy and arrogant Ser Jaime Lannister. Balon Greyjoy and Roose Bolton didn't get gully until after Eddard and Robert were gone. http://youtu.be/7L8ByreRfUo Ser Jorah is above average but Daario, and others could have easily slain him. Lol and what has Daario done exactly? I'm so keen to see Jorah kill Daario. Vic can kill Hizdahr but Jorah killing Daario would be hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gneisenau Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 He is pretty good rider at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat King Robert Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I'd say he's not as skilled as Loras and the like, but would rather describe him as a pretty damned hardened warrior. He has survived as a sellsword for many years and faced battles more frequently than the majority of westerosi knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errant Bard Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I give him a 5.4 for style and a 7.0 for technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew the Raider King! Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The fact that Jorah has survived without his title and name, with sword only shows he is one to be weary of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylva Santagar Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 on a scale from 1-10 (1 comparable to a regular soldier and 10 comparable to Ser Arthur Dayne) i'd give him a solid 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwf Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Honestly he was probably pretty good as far as fighters go. He's aging now though. I guess he's still an okay fighter for a highborn Westerosi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRainingKnight Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Jorah is one heck of a fighter,though not the most skilled one ,he has survived countless battles against all kinds of warriors.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickbarry Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'd consider him to be one of the better fighters in the books. He's spoken honestly about his fighting prowess in the past and believes he can hang in with most any knight not on horseback. He's not a Barristan Selmy by any means, but I think it's a safe assessment he's in the same league as The Hound. Minus the character defects. Show Jorah is a different animal. He's top tier all the way. Jorah, Two handed Jaime and The Viper have all wrecked face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Dogg Pound Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I would consider him somewhere around Jon's level, he's pretty good and can hold his own but can never be mentioned among the elite. such as Sandor or Garlan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olligarchy Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I've always assumed that Jorah was a bit above average when it came to his swordsmanship , but well above average when it came to endurance. He's not the best, but when his toughness and experience are combined it turns him into a pretty lethal knight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdw4950 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 martin himself has said that its impossible to determine the best fighter because the top tier are all very close in skill. his quote was something like 'what the two fighters ate for breakfast could be the determining factor.' what im getting at with this is jorah isnt in that top tier class though. jorah is no slouch but garlan is one of the best swordsman and sandor is seen as one of the top fighters despite always being drunk or hungover. the 'jorah won a jousting tournament!' argument isnt really valid here either. off the top of my head im not sure about garlans history in tournaments but sandor has had some success too. if it wasnt for thoros' flaming sword, sandor wouldve won a couple melees. not to mention he was named the winner of the joust at neds tourney by beating renly, jaime and fighting off the mountain when its implied that sandor couldve killed him. i dont agree with the people labeling jorah as an average knight but im definitely not going to put him in the elite class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crastors Child Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I would put him on pat with Bronn. Not the best, but a well rounded fighter who's handy to have around in a tight spot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyenon15 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Pretty good, in addition to the childhood trainng, there are years of experience fighting for Robert Baratheon plus the years in Essos sellswording would make him something fierce.At the moment I'd give him a fair shot against Selmy, being that Selmy is super old and a Jorah is probably only slightly past his prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A spoon of knife and fork Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Really good. His skill is average for a noble-born knight (he's no tourney night) but strength, endurance, and intelligence are all above average. Rereading that it sounds like an RPG lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Storm Reborn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 At his prime with his experience, close to Loras, below Garlan, Sandor... a country mile from legendary swords like Jaime, Barristan, Arthur... incomparable with the GOAT... Prime Bobby B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyenon15 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'd also put him in league with guys like Bronn and Sandor.Not huge on the honor aspect, the years in Essos would give him a roughness that a regular noble wouldn't have.Definately not a guy you want to get in a bar fight with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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