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Were there knights like Beric Dondarrion who fought against their class on behalf of the commons?
See Simon de Montfort.
Regarding knights; is the knight from whom you gain knighthood matter more than the circumstances? I guess I was thinking of the knight who knights you as a modern university whereas the circumstances around which you gain said knighthood (like a noble deed on the battlefield) as equivalent to GPA in this analogy. I would love to hear your opinion! Thanks Steve!
Well, both seem to matter, but it seems the knight matters more.
For example, we have examples of squires being knighted for winning squire’s tourneys (some of which are rigged), which seems a bit low prestige compared to, say, saving a lord from an outlaw, or unhorsing a prince and the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. OTOH, if you’re knighted by Arthur Dayne or Gerold the Bull or Ser Barristan the Bold, that name carries.
So yeah, I think your analogy is apt. Apt, I say!
Were there any other Reach hostages in King’s Landing after Robert’s Rebellion apart from the Redwyne brothers? Why didn’t Mace Tyrell have to give up a son? After all, he had several.
The Redwyne brothers weren’t hostages, they were in King’s Landing for the Hand’s Tourney and to hang around in court. They didn’t become hostages until Cersei took them.
At the time that Catelyn was negotiating with the Freys, was promising Edmure’s hand within her ability?
If it wasn’t relevant when Arya’s hand in marriage was being bargained, why would it be relevant in this case?
Feel free to tell me if this is outside your realm of knowledge, but I’ve never really understood the whole “four thousand a year” thing that you hear in reference to some Regency England heir or heiress’s largesse. Is that how much they make per year off of their estate(s), or investments, or what?
Could be either, although it’s more likely to be the former, and the important point is that this figure represents the profit that the estate or investment generates over its costs.
Asking pretty much every ASOIAF commentariat person I can think of this, how would you make a Wyman Manderly costume for holloween?
Medieval clothing, merman sigil on the chest, and some meat pies for the guests.
To answer the unasked question here:
Do not wear a fat suit.
There is almost never a good reason to wear a fat suit.
Ah, I missed that (I have a cold, so brain not in top gear). Yeah, don’t do that.
I don’t know if you’ve been asked this before, but I’ve read that some people think Catelyn sold Robb’s hand to the Freys cheaply. If she shouldn’t have married Robb to a Frey, then who should she have that was available?
I am one of those people, so sure.
In terms of who else, I think Edmure might have worked.
In TPatQ, we know that the Triarchy led a fleet of 90 ships to the Gullet. Isn’t that a bit small considering it’s the forces of three merchant republics? And shouldn’t the Blacks have had an easier time against them? They only managed to take out 2/3rds of the fleet with 5 fully grown dragons.
How much of your navy would you send to fight someone else’s battles?
Even with the alliance, none of the Three Daughters had been attacked directly by Rhaenyra (although they had beef with Daemon Targaryen, certainly), nor had direct interests at stake. It was really more of an alliance of convenience, a hope that victory would bring with it rewards, advantages, a renegotiation of the Stepstones perhaps.
The Battle of the Gullet is rather weird on the dragon angle. Given what happened in the Battle off Gulltown, you’d think the battle would be one-sided in the extreme. My guess is that GRRM wanted the battle to go one way but had already decided the numbers and dispositions of dragons.
Asking pretty much every ASOIAF commentariat person I can think of this, how would you make a Wyman Manderly costume for holloween?
Medieval clothing, merman sigil on the chest, and some meat pies for the guests.
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