tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post8438771809284514787..comments2023-09-19T07:15:01.677-04:00Comments on Willmark's Darkside Blog: The Greatest Warriors of the Westeros- Those who didn't make the Top 10 ListWillmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13554909606828004686noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-45505599377376344702014-06-03T10:06:32.343-04:002014-06-03T10:06:32.343-04:00HODOR!!!!!HODOR!!!!!Willmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554909606828004686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-55247497464390725492014-06-02T16:23:34.084-04:002014-06-02T16:23:34.084-04:00Madness, this entire ranking is a farse. Where is ...Madness, this entire ranking is a farse. Where is HODOR ???Pinguinozaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198122427958169629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-87962012907775516132014-05-13T14:31:42.819-04:002014-05-13T14:31:42.819-04:00And what about Ser Duncan The Tall??? It seems tha...And what about Ser Duncan The Tall??? It seems that nobody remembers him :/ Ámbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192513351039613295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-33440215216355722392014-04-20T22:47:02.662-04:002014-04-20T22:47:02.662-04:00Thoros and the likes of Beric Dondarrion strike me...Thoros and the likes of Beric Dondarrion strike me in the same vein as Stannis. Probably good but would they do well against any of the top 5? Its possible but they probably aren't in the same league as the upper tiers of the list . <br />Willmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554909606828004686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-44890323607893743152014-04-11T20:41:47.722-04:002014-04-11T20:41:47.722-04:00Hi, what about Thoros?
Actually in books it said h...Hi, what about Thoros?<br />Actually in books it said he won all the meele combat torunaments.Varbarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452307887017030312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-25617836565064167132013-08-26T17:36:55.517-04:002013-08-26T17:36:55.517-04:00Yeah it will take forever, imo he can't finish...Yeah it will take forever, imo he can't finish it in two books, if we take in account for how long Dany is taking to get to Westeros for example. And even GRRM himself said that there might be more than just two books. I'm hoping for TWoW to be released late in 2014. Then maybe we can get the last book till 2020. <br /><br />And I really hope there will be some Howland Reed chapters. Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914695132789189491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-35383640266861952172013-08-23T14:55:04.944-04:002013-08-23T14:55:04.944-04:00While its possible we just don't have enough i...While its possible we just don't have enough info on him to say. Howland literally is the only one who can shed light on what happened. I do t think its getting answered anytime soon. Here's the sobering part: the old man has around 1800ish pages to wrap it all up between the last two bookks. At his current glacial rate of writing that's about 10 years from now. Barto g that the TV series will be further along then the books.<br /><br />One has to wonder if A) he doesn't know how to end it, or B) he can't end it. After all he has referred to some of the characters as like "his children".Willmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554909606828004686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-42566611540871524112013-08-22T15:10:01.797-04:002013-08-22T15:10:01.797-04:00One thing that occured to me as I went through thi...One thing that occured to me as I went through this list. I think Howland Reed should belong on this list. He was the other survivor of the Tower of Joy fight and he saved Ned from Arthur Dayne. Now we don't know what happened exactly, but chance is he either hurt or even killed the Sword of the Morning.Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914695132789189491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-1977527369981201652012-04-28T18:09:45.835-04:002012-04-28T18:09:45.835-04:00He should be moved up a few, I think of him as on ...He should be moved up a few, I think of him as on par with victarion or maybe better. I think in general both victarion and halfhand are underrated not just in this blog but everywhere. Halfhand uses the wrong hand and he's still better than everyone around him. I'm pretty sure he uses a greatsword too but I could certainly be wrong about that. If it is true one handing a greatsword is boss. Jaime can barely swing his sword with his left and he's number 3 so what does tha make halfhand, oh yeah the only person inthe realm who weilds a sword with his less trained hand and can still kill people. He also a leader of the shadow tower so thy should give him some points. The only reason jon defeats him is because 1 he wanted jon to kill him and 2 ghost is chewing on his leg during fight. Halfhand and Mance should probably be in 6-10 but that's just me. As much as I love Bronn how would he do against one of those two who both prefer the chainmail/light armor/speed technique that Bronn does. I think they'd put him in his place everytime.Halfhandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324794155439592470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-24834883230097994752012-04-28T17:54:04.993-04:002012-04-28T17:54:04.993-04:00This is great. My only problems are the lack of ra...This is great. My only problems are the lack of randyll tarly and mance raider and the halfhands position. Obviously we don't know enough about randyll except that he's a good commander so I can understand that but any guy with a sword named heartsbane has to be pretty badass. Mance raider on the other hand should probably be in the top ten. As king-beyond-the-wall it's understood that he's already challenged and beaten every wildling that's ever opposed him, including tormund giantsbane. In his battle with jon(disguised as rattleshirt) he makes jon look a fool and handles his greatsword better and faster than jon does with his lightweight valyrian bastard sword. He also unites the WILDLINGS, arguably the most impressive feat of leadership for any character in the series. Now the halfhand,Halfhandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324794155439592470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-21511675413534595712012-04-01T12:02:56.870-04:002012-04-01T12:02:56.870-04:00Comments always welcome but confused by this: Afte...Comments always welcome but confused by this: After all, the #4 in your list was a mere squire for Strong Belwass.. <br /><br />Also look at #20 on this list n regards to Robb ;)Willmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554909606828004686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-62866724618029010362012-04-01T12:01:23.983-04:002012-04-01T12:01:23.983-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Willmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554909606828004686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-26077192782369737642012-03-22T12:48:00.200-04:002012-03-22T12:48:00.200-04:00Greetings!
I came here after liking Ser Arthur Day...Greetings!<br />I came here after liking Ser Arthur Dayne on Facebook and following the link on his site - completely agree with putting him first =)<br />But since you give points for prowess as battle commander, I must insist (sorta) that you mention Rendyll Tarly, who crushed Roberts army at the battle of Ashford. AWOIAF also mentions him as "one of the best soldiers in Westeros"<br /><br />Other great commanders (imho) would be Robb Stark (won every single one of his battles) and Tywin Lannister himself<br /><br />Out of curiosity, how would the list change if you left Westeros? After all, the #4 in your list was a mere squire for Strong Belwass.. and Khal Drogo should make the list as well<br /><br />Just my two cents, hope you don't mind =)B.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10198632410090598832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-75771136047779799732011-09-08T12:25:52.845-04:002011-09-08T12:25:52.845-04:00Heh just saw this Mike!
It's tough to rank th...Heh just saw this Mike!<br /><br />It's tough to rank them for sure. The problem with Brienne is that her performance in battle is all over the place. This one really made me think: "If Jamie actually tried to kill her would he win?" I think we know the answer to that.<br /><br />Also as noted getting nearly killed by Biter?<br /><br />Lastly, Loras. No argument he's all show and no go.Willmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554909606828004686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57147207760403713.post-15770147842076000262011-07-13T09:00:31.984-04:002011-07-13T09:00:31.984-04:00How can you have Loras ahead of Brienne? She beat ...How can you have Loras ahead of Brienne? She beat him in the melee at Bitterbridge! In fact, throughout the series, pretty much all we saw Loras do was lose, except when he was killing his "friends" outside Storm's End after Renly's death. He's a pretty-boy with some skill at arms, but Quorin Halfhand, Greatjon Umber, and Eddard Stark would have torn him apart. Brienne actually DID beat him, and I'd probably put my money on Jon Snow over Loras as well, especially if Ghost got to help.<br /><br />Thanks for putting this together - it looks like it was a lot of work! It's even mostly right. :DMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689588372003266118noreply@blogger.com