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On June 05 2013 20:46 zatic wrote:

When they tell the story of Berics past resurrections it is not a stretch to say he can bring back the dead. Beric was caught by the Lannisters, got a dagger through the eye, and was then hanged. It think it is safe to say that killed him. Thoros couldn't have been there or he would have been caught too, so he must have found (dead) Beric later and brought him back to life.

The line with Ned was more that that was months ago and that there is probably not much to resurrect left but rotten bones.

On June 05 2013 16:50 KwarK wrote:

Ned didn't tournament, didn't want the others to know what he could do. He's like a guy who only plays offline vs computers showing up and stomping koreans, impressive but probably not on the power rank.

On June 05 2013 21:22 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
The saddest part is that after next week we'll have to wait almost a whole year for more Game of Thrones.

Tyrion is my new favorite character and I'm thinking of boarding the SS Stannis after all.

On June 05 2013 21:12 Quexana wrote:


Kinda this, Also remember that Jaime was very much into the tournament scene, and was speaking from that perspective. Ned trained his swordsman skills for war. Different skills are needed when you are fighting 1v1 than when you are fighting in a battle of hundreds and thousands of people. Jaime is clearly the better 1v1 swordsman, in a pitched battle, in close quarters, with men fighting on all sides of you, no one knows how that would have turned out.

On June 05 2013 22:18 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:

i don't think that you are correct in saying jaime was clearly the better swordsman. in the one example we had they seemed evenly matched

if jaime was better, he either was holding it back or it's not significant enough to show until it becomes a drawn out fight

On June 05 2013 22:24 DertoQq wrote:


It's the same in pretty much every sport / competitions. If you are better than someone, it doesn't mean you are going to win everytime, it just means your odds are better.

You can't judge with a single fight.

On June 05 2013 10:55 Dfgj wrote:

And it's considered scandalous/disreputable that they sneak out to them - thus it's a breaking of vows, not done openly.

On June 05 2013 22:18 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:

i don't think that you are correct in saying jaime was clearly the better swordsman. in the one example we had they seemed evenly matched

if jaime was better, he either was holding it back or it's not significant enough to show until it becomes a drawn out fight

On June 05 2013 22:39 Quexana wrote:


Seeing as how Jaime went into that fight with the intention of taking Ned Stark alive, I would infer that, yes, he was holding it back a bit. Also, the fight lasted about 35 seconds. Two well trained swordsman could easily appear fairly equal in a 35 second fight. Foreman looked equal to Ali in the first 35 seconds of the Rumble in the Jungle, yet Ali was clearly the better fighter. Also, if you rewatch that fight, you'll notice Ned grunting and hacking and slashing almost wildly, while Jaime is very controlled in his dodging and parrying every attack. Jaime is, in fact, smiling through a good portion of that fight. He's not worried in the slightest, while Ned is giving it everything he has. Not that it matters now, since Ned is dead and Jaime has lost his sword hand, but at full strength, Jaime Lannister was a better 1v1 swordsman than Eddard Stark.

On June 05 2013 22:40 CatfooD wrote:
Didn't Brienne beat Loras Tyrell in a fight in Highgarden at the beginning of season 2 or something? From the dialog and context clues, it seems like Brienne, Loras, Eddard, Jaime, and Ser Barriston are all the best swordsmen. We don't really know about how good Jon Snow, Jorah Mormont, Darrio, and Grey Worm are in comparison.