Targknight Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I will have to go with House Hightower. They have control over religion known as the Faith Of The Seven, and Maesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moiraine Sedai Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Targaryen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGuv19 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Historically, Targaryen. At the start of ASOIAF it is obviously Baratheon. Currently (at the end of ADWD) I think it is the Tyrells. However, one could make the case that Dany (and therefore House Targaryen) is the most powerful since she has the ultimate weapon : dragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyser1 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 When are we speaking? Look at soft and hard power and if we say at the start of "A Game of Thrones", I say we are looking at: Lannisters Baratheons (all branches together) Stark Tyrell Hightower In that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targknight Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, nyser1 said: When are we speaking? Look at soft and hard power and if we say at the start of "A Game of Thrones", I say we are looking at: Lannisters Baratheons (all branches together) Stark Tyrell Hightower In that order. Lannisters have gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyser1 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 46 minutes ago, sexyprinceviserys said: Lannisters have gold. Quite a bit. Furthermore, the hard and soft power established by Tywin from youth to Hand to post Rebellion as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 The Targaryens have distorted the long term power hierarchy in Westeros. The most interesting point in time to assess the comparative power of the Houses is probably 300BC, before Aegon’s landing. And at that point it would seem that the ranking was somewhat different to today. It would seem the Starks were comparatively more powerful than they appear today, raising more men than any region except the Reach. Sure, the Lannisters 22000 men at the Field of Fire wasn’t their full strength, but given that populations were apparently significantly lower than today, it might well have been 60% or more of their entire strength. So a total strength of 30-35k for the Westerlands and a similar strength for the North seems quite reasonable at that point. With the Reach at perhaps 55-60k compared to today’s 100k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Hollard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hoare Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 7/23/2020 at 5:08 PM, McGuv19 said: Historically, Targaryen. At the start of ASOIAF it is obviously Baratheon. Currently (at the end of ADWD) I think it is the Tyrells. However, one could make the case that Dany (and therefore House Targaryen) is the most powerful since she has the ultimate weapon : dragons. One could argue that the Martells are the most powerful, since they know how to kill dragons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShimShim Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 As of the A Dance with Dragons, House Tyrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee-Sensei Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 At the start of AGOT? 1) Tyrell 2) Baratheon/Lannister 3) Lannister/Baratheon 4) Arryn/Stark 5) Stark/Arryn 6) Tully 7) Martell 8) Greyjoy/Hightower 9) Hightower/Greyjoy 10 Redwyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TargBaitedStrawman Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Fire and Blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodraven’s Spider Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Currently I would give that honor to House Hightower At the start of the story I would say Lannisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Baratheon* Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 House Backfyre is the Most Powerful at the End,(Mostly Due to Varys Being A Member), With the Only Other House That Could Possibly Match them Being House Baelish (Due to Littlefinger Being the Only Member), All the Other Houses on the lists are KNOWN to be Powerful, So Whenever Something Terrible Happens to the Smallfolk, The Houses That Let Themselves Be KNOWN to Have Power are the Scapegoats, Whereas House Baelish is Really At Fault, But Most People Would Not Believe it, Because That Would Be Interpreted as the Powerful Houses Using A Weak House As A Scapegoat, When In Reality It Is Reversed, With House Baelish( The Weak House) Using the "Powerful Houses" As Scapegoats.(Fun Fact, Large Paragraphs Gain More Attention In Forums Due to Their Rarity, Among Other Short 1-4 Sentence Replies;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGail3 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Stannis Baratheon* said: House Backfyre is the Most Powerful at the End,(Mostly Due to Varys Being A Member), With the Only Other House That Could Possibly Match them Being House Baelish (Due to Littlefinger Being the Only Member), All the Other Houses on the lists are KNOWN to be Powerful, So Whenever Something Terrible Happens to the Smallfolk, The Houses That Let Themselves Be KNOWN to Have Power are the Scapegoats, Whereas House Baelish is Really At Fault, But Most People Would Not Believe it, Because That Would Be Interpreted as the Powerful Houses Using A Weak House As A Scapegoat, When In Reality It Is Reversed, With House Baelish( The Weak House) Using the "Powerful Houses" As Scapegoats.(Fun Fact, Large Paragraphs Gain More Attention In Forums Due to Their Rarity, Among Other Short 1-4 Sentence Replies;) Stannis the Mannis why you say this? You are the Mannis of House Baratheon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.