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| Aug 7, 2017 at 6:29 | comment | added | Aegon | @Luaan Jaime is always described as an excellent field Commander, his only weakness is that he is rash. Make him frustrated and bored and he will walk right into your trap. Which is exactly what Robb did against Jaime. | |
| Aug 7, 2017 at 6:28 | comment | added | Aegon | @EricMcCormick No I just had a re-read of AGOT yesterday, Robert made no references to Ned's Prowess. And Ned never used Ice in Battle IIRC. As Skooba said: "Asked if Ned ever used Ice in battle. George points out it was a greatsword, very large and cumbersome, a ceremonial sword for beheading people more than a fighting sword, so he suggests that it was "probably too heavy and clumsy" to use unless you're the Mountain." This is merely more or less repetition of the now removed comments. Please take a look into them following the link by Null. | |
| Aug 5, 2017 at 20:15 | comment | added | Luaan | @EricMcCormick Hard to tell. For one, a commander would most likely be on a horse - otherwise it'd be very hard to keep track of what's happening on the battlefield (if they're fighting in decent terrain). Two, fighting well in a group isn't exactly the same as fighting well in duels. It might very well be that Jamie would beat Ned in a duel easily, but wouldn't defeat him host-against-host. There's many different skills involved, and they don't entirely overlap for the two challenges. Ned seemed to take fighting seriously, not as a fun past-time activity. | |
| Aug 5, 2017 at 0:31 | comment | added | Eric McCormick | He's regarded as being well accomplished on the field of battle which, according to the Stark sensibilities, would involve him at the forefront, directly commanding troops and making good use of Ice. This includes the Battle of the Trident, the culminating battle of King Robert's Rebellion. IIRC King Robert Baratheon made reference to his skill on the field of battle as a swordsman while en route on the Kingsroad heading south, perhaps in attempting to get him to compete in the melee meant to be in his honor as Hand. | |
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| S Aug 4, 2017 at 13:28 | comment | added | Null♦ | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Aug 4, 2017 at 9:08 | history | edited | Aegon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 4, 2017 at 0:58 | comment | added | Paul | @GreySage Right, so 7 on 3. He wasn't a chump, but he also wasn't a total rockstar. | |
| Aug 3, 2017 at 22:57 | comment | added | GreySage | Remember that Ned was part of the team of 7 that KILLED Arthur Dayne (and 2 other Kingsguard), so he must have been at least competent. | |
| Aug 3, 2017 at 22:28 | vote | accept | Paul | ||
| Aug 3, 2017 at 22:28 | comment | added | Paul | I think this answer is more authoritative, though I like both responses. The conversation with Barristan in the show could easily have been polite flattery. | |
| Aug 3, 2017 at 15:22 | history | edited | Aegon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 3, 2017 at 10:36 | comment | added | Aegon | @RoyalCanadianBandit When did that happen? Jaime and Eddard never fought except in the show heresy. Jaime simply walked away when he cornered eddard in streets of KL, at least in the books | |
| Aug 3, 2017 at 10:35 | history | edited | Aegon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 3, 2017 at 10:33 | comment | added | Royal Canadian Bandit | IIRC, Ned was able to at least briefly hold his own against Jaime Lannister. That suggests he was more than competent as a swordsman, although he might not have been on a level with Jaime and other famous fighters. | |
| Aug 3, 2017 at 10:29 | history | answered | Aegon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |