mcbigski Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 My favs: The Blackfish is probably the coolest/bad ass. The Reader is also great for an Ironborn, but it would be a crappy nickname for a Maester, for instance. And of course, the Onion Knight, though that might just be because I rather fond of Davos himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blueseer Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 If you mean nicknames not as the short form of the name, then there are lots of characters that don't got one like Eddard or Catelyn for instance. If you also consider the shortened form of the name I think that is because Sansa is such a short name in itself that it doesn't need to be shortened, as is the case of other short names like Arya, Jeyne or Brienne. Yes, it 's a bit confusing where you really can speak of nickname. Brienne has this 'the Beauty' often coming after her as a sort of ironic nickname, but most of the real nicknames are owned by the men here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybroleach Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Come to think of it , after about 40 posts I wonder which of all does NOT have a nickname. And does it tell something about that person? Stevron was unlucky enough not to have gotten a nickname. And then there's Mace, Doran, Mandon, Meryn, Prester, Amory, Desmond, Patrik, (did Bronn have one?), Jon Arryn, I'm sure there are countless more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmaid Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Was Gate House Aymi (sp?) mentioned already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Taron Dax Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Mace Tyrell is "The Fat Flower". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HimOfTwoFaces Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I think that was a reference to Tywin not Jaime. They were talking about Prince Aegon's death They were, but most people would assume that Jaime was complicit in Aegon's death, and since Tywin has never been called "Lion of Lannister" to my knowledge, it seems more likely that she was blaming Jaime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhaenys Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 They were, but most people would assume that Jaime was complicit in Aegon's death, and since Tywin has never been called "Lion of Lannister" to my knowledge, it seems more likely that she was blaming Jaime. Actually, I would go with the other interpretation. I was looking for something else in AFFC, and there is that often mentioned section from the Queenmaker POV where Darkstar says "Nor will you get the war that you want. The lion is not so easily provoked." and Arianne answers "The lion's dead. Who knows which cub the lioness prefers." And then, two pages later, Arys says "Tywin Lannister is dead," and she thinks "That was a shock." Either this is an editorial blunder, and Tywin is the lion (which is think it is since Arienne is also surprised that Cersei is in charge), or Joffery is, but either way, they're not talking about Jaime. 'Course "the lion" is not "The Lion of Lannister," which I think GRRM has forgotten about. That's okay, though, it's a really lame nickname anyway. Kind of like Darkstar. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesatria Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 The Bastard of Godsgrace Barristan the Bold any name from the Watch: (Iron Emmett, Garth Greyfeather, Tim Tangletongue, Three-Finger Hobb, etc.) How could I forget the Bastard of Godsgrace! I love that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon tarkaryen Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Stevron was unlucky enough not to have gotten a nickname. And then there's Mace, Doran, Mandon, Meryn, Prester, Amory, Desmond, Patrik, (did Bronn have one?), Jon Arryn, I'm sure there are countless more. well surely some of charachters dont have their nicknames but most of them do.and real nicknames,not just shorten form of name.btw,Oberyn once or twice called mace "fat flower". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwater Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hot Pie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blueseer Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 And I always love it when they call the broody snake-necked old Weasel: 'The late Lord Walder'. I wish him to live out his Frey-civil war(recent thread) and see his brood reduced to sub zero. (OK, like always, spare the innocent and the loveworthy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybroleach Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 well surely some of charachters dont have their nicknames but most of them do.and real nicknames,not just shorten form of name.btw,Oberyn once or twice called mace "fat flower". Oberyn was olny slander poor Mace though. Never says it to him or to too many people. Otherwise Cersie nickname would be That Bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meuterei Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Shitmouth hell yes.. and Dolorous Edd, and Hot Pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmaid Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hot Pie!!! Right! how could we forget Hot Pie??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mountain that Reads Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 The Mountain that Rides, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redviper666 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 The knight of flowers or the sword of morning sound cool.darkstar or the hound would be ok aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blueseer Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 The Mountain that Rides, of course! Read the thread and you will see that the Mountain that Rides has already become a whole mountainrange. If there were a vote he would certainly aim high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mountain that Reads Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Right! how could we forget Hot Pie??? Hot Pie wasn't a nickname, I thought it was his actual name, or at least the only one he ever knew for himself... Read the thread and you will see that the Mountain that Rides has already become a whole mountainrange. If there were a vote he would certainly aim high. We Mountains always aim high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmaid Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hot Pie wasn't a nickname, I thought it was his actual name, or at least the only one he ever knew for himself... As I recall it, he was called that by people in KL for roaming the streets and shouting 'hot pie' - that makes it a nickname (can't imagin his mother actually put the name down on his birth certificate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Detritus Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 And I always love it when they call the broody snake-necked old Weasel: 'The late Lord Walder'. I wish him to live out his Frey-civil war(recent thread) and see his brood reduced to sub zero. (OK, like always, spare the innocent and the loveworthy) Which ones would those be??? Edmure Tully's wife maybe Was Gate House Aymi (sp?) mentioned already? I was trying to remember that one!!, BTW she's a Frey isn't she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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