Lord Damian Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thoros of Myr is very intimidating with the flaming sword and has defeated the hount in melee on a consistant basis, was first into the fortress of Pyke during the Greyjoy rebellion and has been mentioned since book one. He is often overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellauthere Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 My personal opinion of fighters, not duelists or knights fighting in meelee tournament. Fighters as to their capability of surviving in a fight. 1. Arthur Dayne (NUFF SAID) 2. (Young)Barristan Selmy 3. Gregor Clegane 4. Robert Baratheon (warhammer) 4. Khal Drogo (was said to be one of the finest warriors during his lifetime) 5. Rhaegar Targaryen 6. Sandor Clegane 7. Oberyn "The Red Viper" Martell 8. Areo Hotah 9. Strong Belwas 10. Jaime Lannister or Victarion Greyjoy (feel he is underreated, but couldn't deside which of them to choose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Winters Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Ser Arthur Dayne is the greatest knight that has ever lived (in ASOIAF) Ser Barristan Semly Prince Rhaegar Targaryen Prince Aemon "The Dragonknight" Targaryen Jaime Lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterz Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 And with gregor, i find it even tougher. we know he can fight, but honestly, i chalk up a lot of that to his freakish strength. i think he would kill a lot of people in single combat, but that doesn't always necessarily mean that he's a great fighter. he flat out got beat by oberyn, and having seen bronn fight the same way against egan, we can make an assumption that bronn would have given him a decent fight too since he would have employed a similar tactic. while gregor may be able to kill lyn corbray, loras tyrell, garlen tyrell, or barristan selmy with his size advantage, would he have been able to defeat a fighter as skilled as those but with less size advantage like his brother? or even greatjon umber? This. People overestimate Gregor, he's but a brute with some sword skills. Thoros of Myr should be on that list. And I'm not even going to refer to him not only being a great swordsman but also a capable sorcerer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David of Kent Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Any post in this thread that includes Loras on the list but excludes Brienne, who punked him out, is a joke and deserves to be ignored entirely. 6. Brienne- she beat loras 8. Ser Loras Tyrell- he almost beat brienne in the melee and took Riverrun. Glad to see this mentioned. Too many rating Loras above Brienne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvo Attano Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Top 5 sword fighters of all time 1. Arthur Dayne 2. Aemon The Dragonknight 3. Serwyn of The Mirror Shield 4. Barristan Selmy 5. Ryam Redwyne Top 5 sword fighters alive during ASOIAF: 1. Barristan 2. Jaime Lannister 3. Sandor Clegane 4. Qhorin Halfhand 5. Gregor Clegane Top 5 non-sword fighters (spears, axes, etc): 1. Oberyn Martell (spear) 2. Areo Hotah (axe) 3. Caggo Corpsekiller (arakh) 4. Victarion Greyjoy (axe) 5. Grey Worm (spear) Top 5 bow shots: 1. Anguy of the Dornish Marches 2. Balon Swann 3. Jalabhar Xho 4. Theon Greyjoy 5. Blackfish Tully Top 5 fist-fighters: 1. Gregor Clegane 2. Strong Belwas 3. Greatjon Umber 4. Victarion Greyjoy 5. Lyle Crakehall (AKA Strongboar) thats my reckoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Red_Viper_of_Dorne Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Top notch amongst people who appear in the books, long-deads don't count (not necessarily by that order): Jaime Lannister Barristan the Bold The Red Viper The Mountain The Hound Mance Rayder Khal Drogo Bronze Yohn Royce Robert Baratheon (when he was in his prime) Strong Belwas Victarion Greyjoy Lyn Corbray? We know nothing of the guy Areo Hotah Brienne of Tarth Jason Mallister Garlan Tyrell Syrio Forell Perhaps the Blackfish? Perhaps Balon Swann? Do The Unsullied count? Does Biter count? Second notch: Jorah Mormont Randyll Tarly perhaps? Loras Tyrell Qhorin Halfhand Tormund Giantsbane Ned Stark The Greatjon Thoros of Myr Beric Dondarrion? Darkstar Strongboar? Rodrik Cassel Euron Crow's Eye? Daario Naharis Archibald Yronwood? Dany's Bloodriders? The Kettleblacks? Thrid notch: Bronn Theon Greyjoy? Obara Sand Nymeria Sand Robb Stark Jon Snow Davos Seaworth? Ilyn Payne Rorge? Well that's all I have ATM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Red_Viper_of_Dorne Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Top 5 sword fighters of all time 1. Arthur Dayne 2. Aemon The Dragonknight 3. Serwyn of The Mirror Shield 4. Barristan Selmy 5. Ryam Redwyne Top 5 sword fighters alive during ASOIAF: 1. Barristan 2. Jaime Lannister 3. Sandor Clegane 4. Qhorin Halfhand 5. Gregor Clegane Top 5 non-sword fighters (spears, axes, etc): 1. Oberyn Martell (spear) 2. Areo Hotah (axe) 3. Caggo Corpsekiller (arakh) 4. Victarion Greyjoy (axe) 5. Grey Worm (spear) Top 5 bow shots: 1. Anguy of the Dornish Marches 2. Balon Swann 3. Jalabhar Xho 4. Theon Greyjoy 5. Blackfish Tully Top 5 fist-fighters: 1. Gregor Clegane 2. Strong Belwas 3. Greatjon Umber 4. Victarion Greyjoy 5. Lyle Crakehall (AKA Strongboar) thats my reckoning First of all, I don't think there's proof that Grey Worm is any better than any other Unsullied. I think they're all pretty equal. Second of all, Xho is never described as a talented marksman, as far as I recall. However, there is this one Summer Islander who is in command of the Golden Company's archers. He's described as a superb marksman, and so is Balon Swann (I think the quote was: "Good with a lance, better with a morningstar, superb with a bow."). Oh, and I think Drogo is better than Caggo. Living men give a bit more of a fight than corpses in armor, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Winters Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Top notch amongst people who appear in the books, long-deads don't count (not necessarily by that order): Jaime Lannister Barristan the Bold The Red Viper The Mountain The Hound Mance Rayder Khal Drogo Bronze Yohn Royce Robert Baratheon (when he was in his prime) Strong Belwas Victarion Greyjoy Lyn Corbray? We know nothing of the guy Areo Hotah Brienne of Tarth Jason Mallister Garlan Tyrell Syrio Forell Perhaps the Blackfish? Perhaps Balon Swann? Do The Unsullied count? Does Biter count? Second notch: Jorah Mormont Randyll Tarly perhaps? Loras Tyrell Qhorin Halfhand Tormund Giantsbane Ned Stark The Greatjon Thoros of Myr Beric Dondarrion? Darkstar Strongboar? Rodrik Cassel Euron Crow's Eye? Daario Naharis Archibald Yronwood? Dany's Bloodriders? The Kettleblacks? Thrid notch: Bronn Theon Greyjoy? Obara Sand Nymeria Sand Robb Stark Jon Snow Davos Seaworth? Ilyn Payne Rorge? Well that's all I have ATM... No Ser Arthur Dayne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterz Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 No Ser Arthur Dayne? Here, mate: Top notch amongst people who appear in the books, long-deads don't count (not necessarily by that order): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvo Attano Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 First of all, I don't think there's proof that Grey Worm is any better than any other Unsullied. I think they're all pretty equal. Second of all, Xho is never described as a talented marksman, as far as I recall. However, there is this one Summer Islander who is in command of the Golden Company's archers. He's described as a superb marksman, and so is Balon Swann (I think the quote was: "Good with a lance, better with a morningstar, superb with a bow."). Oh, and I think Drogo is better than Caggo. Living men give a bit more of a fight than corpses in armor, after all. In the tourney of the hand, the top 3 archers by a big margin were Anguy, Balon and Jalabhar. Caggo had a valyrian arakh too, which gave him a big advantage (I am allowing valyrian weapons as counting towards their ability) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Winters Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Here, mate: But still he deserves an honourable mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterz Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 But still he deserves an honourable mention. As does Aemon and so on, etc etc etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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