Jared Baratheon Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Areo Hotah, he cuts down a member of the kings gaurd like he was a toddler attacking him with a rattle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaspar Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 For past 50 years most likely these:1) Arthur Dayne2) Barristan Selmy3) Gerold Hightower4) Oswell Whent5) Oberyn Martell6) Robert Baratheon7) Bronze Yohn Royce8) Jamie Lannister9) Syrio Forel10) Balon Swann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALandMammal Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 One omission I've noticed so far is The Smiling Knight. I know we don't have a direct account of him, but if defeating him was one of Arthur Dane's greatest accomplishments, he must have been pretty powerful. Or at least pretty crazy.Never bet against crazy.I'd also like to point out we don't know what adult Howland Reed is capable of. The assumption is he did something to help Ned survive The Tower of Joy. Maybe it was more than that, maybe he had became a gifted fighter. After all, how many men faced Dane and lived? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonNonRegis Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 One omission I've noticed so far is The Smiling Knight. I know we don't have a direct account of him, but if defeating him was one of Arthur Dane's greatest accomplishments, he must have been pretty powerful. Or at least pretty crazy.Your point is well taken... and we do have a direct account of him.If I recall correctly, Jaime (who fought him briefly) cites the Smiling Knight as having been the previous generation's Mountain, in the sense that he was the man to kill if you wanted to make your reputation. That does imply an ass-that-is-bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan the Lunk'n Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I'm not sure about order but the members of Aerys Targaryan's kingsguard were supposed to be the best of the best. Aemon the Dragonknight, the Clegane brothers, Oberyn Martell and Ser Duncan the Tall as well.Really Dunk the Lunk? i mean i love him as much as anyone, see my name and picture, but the guy is hardly a top 10 worthy warrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan the Lunk'n Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 1. Robert Baratheon2. Aemon the Dragonknight3. Arthur Dayne4. Barristan the Bold5. Baelor Breakspear Targaryen6. Garlan Tyrell7. Qhorin Halfhand8. Gerold Hightower9. Kingslayer10. Thoros of MyrHonorable mentions. Tywin LannisterJon Snow seems to be a super badass swordsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toccs Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Honorable mentions. Tywin LannisterI wouldn't consider Tywin even close to being one of the greatest warriors. One of the greatest generals maybe but we have nothing to indicate that he was exceptionally skilled as a warrior.And what's the total lack of The Mance on all of these lists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlan Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Really Dunk the Lunk? i mean i love him as much as anyone, see my name and picture, but the guy is hardly a top 10 worthy warriorI disagree. We saw that when he was a mere 16 years old He was able to beat a knight of the noble blood. He much like the mountain and the hound is simply larger than virtually everyone else in westoros, This gives him a huge advantage over his opponents. I believe that in his day, he was one of the greatest warriors in westoros. He lived more than 50 years ago though so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Robert Baratheon in his prime, Ser Arthur Dayne, and Daemon Blackfyre for before ASOIAF. Initially in ASOIAF Jamie and Loras. As of ADWD Victarion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan the Lunk'n Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I disagree. We saw that when he was a mere 16 years old He was able to beat a knight of the noble blood. He much like the mountain and the hound is simply larger than virtually everyone else in westoros, This gives him a huge advantage over his opponents. I believe that in his day, he was one of the greatest warriors in westoros. He lived more than 50 years ago though so...Yeah, we never saw him as a warrior either, almost all he ever did was enter the lists, which he was awful at, and ended up getting in trouble over. He was good in that one melee we saw him in, but that was another debacle. Sure he has the potential to be a great warrior...but he wasn't at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brut Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Gotta be Rob Stark, if we are still talking about warriors. If it's just swordsmen, then I'd guess any - ranging from The Mountain to Thoros - fairly good duelist could fit the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Goat Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Greatest Warriors/Combatants... I'll stick to the ones who have been alive during the series, rather than taking in all dead badasses we have heard about. There's still a load of dangerous warriors though.1, Jamie Lannister - in his prime, without his right hand he doesn't come close to the list.2, Barristan Selmy - in his prime, but he's still on the list in his old age, only down towards the end.3, Robert Baratheon - in his prime, but he's still on the list in his fat, winded state, only down towards the end.4, Sandor Clegane.5, Gregor Clegane.6, Victarion Greyjoy - with his augumented hand, without it he's lower.7, Garlan Tyrell.8, Loras Tyrell.9, Balon Swann.10, Bronn of the Blackwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Twatbeard Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 If we're talking about fighters in their prime, my top 3 would be;1. Barristan the Bold - most renowned knight the seven kingdoms has seen.2. Arthur Dayne - hard to rank this guy as we've never seen him, but only ever thought of as a remarkably lethal warrior.3. Jaime Lannister (with a hand) - not one of the youngest knights ever for no reason.The rest are hard to rank due to many factors (not enough evidence, different fighting styles, extent of armour etc...) but these guys would follow (in no order);-Gregor Clegane-Duncan the Tall-Aemon the Dragonknight-Daeron Blackfyre-Sandor Clegane-Khal Drogo-Robert Baratheon-Rhaegar Targaryen-Brandon/Ned Stark-Brienne of Tarth-Garlan/Loras Tyrell-Bronn-Thoros of Myr-Mance Rayder-Areo Hotah-Aegon the conqueror-The smiling knight-Qhorin Halfhand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Mike Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Accepting "Warrior" as a vague term that sort of encompasses several manners of combat, I'd probably go with Robert Baratheon as #1. By pretty much everyone's account, Dayne was the greatest knight, while Barriston noted that Jaime Lannister was the best swordsman. Most of the other guys mentioned I don't recall enough about. Bronn was good, yes, but the quality of his opponents must be questioned. Gregor could be a #1 in terms of fighting prowess, but he's an asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlan Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Greatest Warriors/Combatants... I'll stick to the ones who have been alive during the series, rather than taking in all dead badasses we have heard about. There's still a load of dangerous warriors though.1, Jamie Lannister - in his prime, without his right hand he doesn't come close to the list.2, Barristan Selmy - in his prime, but he's still on the list in his old age, only down towards the end.3, Robert Baratheon - in his prime, but he's still on the list in his fat, winded state, only down towards the end.4, Sandor Clegane.5, Gregor Clegane.6, Victarion Greyjoy - with his augumented hand, without it he's lower.7, Garlan Tyrell.8, Loras Tyrell.9, Balon Swann.10, Bronn of the Blackwater.What about the viper. He has to make the list of best warriors in westoros.If I had to pick 10 in no particular order1. Jamie Lannister2. Oberyn martell3. Mountain4. Hound5. The fat king6. Ned stark7. Barristan the bald8. loras tyrell9. Garlan tyrell10. Mance rayderA more interesting list in my opinion is greatest tacticians of westoros (battlefield not politics)1. Tywin lannister2. The young wolf3. doran martell4. mance rayder5. tyrion lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrafna Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 In no particular order, mainly because history can be messed up abit. Plus i am only picking people from westeros.Ned starkRhaegarBarristanOberynGarlan tyrellThe houndArthur dayneBronnBrandon starkRobert baratheonGerold hightowerHonorable mentions go to JaimeBrienneThe rest of aerys kingsguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrafna Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Plus i don't rate loras or the mountain very highly. The mountain is just intimidating but not nearly as skilled as many others. Loras is a good jouster but his brother is a better fighter and loras gets b!+@#slapped in the first fight he can really show his worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Which fight is that because the siege of Dragonstone wasn't a pitched battle and Loras was injured by burning oil, not because someone else bested him in combat. I agree the Mountain isn't as skilled as people [in Westeros] think he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrafna Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Loras rushed straight into dragonstone without a second thought. All we know of his skill as a warrior is basically rumor. He was bested by brienne and murdered some untested boys wearing rainbow cloaks who had no reason to believe he was a threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlan Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Which fight is that because the siege of Dragonstone wasn't a pitched battle and Loras was injured by burning oil, not because someone else bested him in combat. I agree the Mountain isn't as skilled as people [in Westeros] think he is.It's not about skill. It's about the fact that he has a 1/2 a foot and 50 pounds on the next largest fighter in westoros who has 1/2 a foot and fifty pounds on the next largest fighter in westoros. According to the wiki. Gregor cleagane is almost 8 feet tall and weighs around 400 pounds (Almost zero fat). He doesn't have to be the mot skilled warrior to be the best. He will hit harder and farther than any other man in westoros with them same weopon. He was probably the greatest warrior in westoros at the time of his "death." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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