Poll: According to the chart in the original post, which Game of Thrones character are you?

[Aginor]

The books were heavily inspired by the 15th century so they had a lot of good material to look at, and really recreated a good number of - mostly fitting together - armor, weapons, clothing, architecture, and really used the art style from the ~15th century for all of them as well. Of course adding some fantasy but not over the top.

 

[Hyperborean]

What I really like is that sloooowly the myth of "knights in armor cannot move properly" is dying.
Shows like GoT that have people walking around in heavy armor, fighting halfway properly, helps a lot with that.

This so much. The local sword fighting school runs a panel every year at the local convention called, "What Game of Thrones does wrong" and they suit up and explain what they do right in the show, why they do what they do in the show, and what is done wrong/more theatrical than practical. Its a great panel since you get to see these guys and gals go full knight mode on each with a variety of weapons.

 

[Aginor]

With that old picture in mind (Knights using cranes to get onto their horses and such stuff) it is really shocking to see that people can almost do somersaults in plate armor.
I remember seeing it the first time on a medieval fair, it was a show fight, and they really did crazy stuff in full plate!

This video is not a joke:

 

[NIGHTBRINGER]

George can be dry for long stretches of time and ASOIAF isn’t something I can easily pick right back up to read. So while he does write an engaging story the actual engaging takes a long time for me. That’s my own personal gripe however.

An interesting perspective!

Wait I think we were talking fantasy/sci-fi screenplay writing?
Writing in general.... dozens of authors.

Specifically authors of medieval fantasy novels. So the same genre and medium that George R.R. Martin works in.

 

[Hyperborean]

Remind when I am no longer at work to post a video from that panel!

I’m teaching my students right now

 

[Lord-Marcus]

Remind when I am no longer at work to post a video from that panel!

I’m teaching my students right now

What do you teach? And why are you on lustria if you are teaching?

 

[NIGHTBRINGER]

What do you teach? And why are you on lustria if you are teaching?

Maybe she is teaching them about Lustria. (answers both your questions simultaneously... though likely incorrectly)

 

[Killer Angel]

What I really like is that sloooowly the myth of "knights in armor cannot move properly" is dying.
Shows like GoT that have people walking around in heavy armor, fighting halfway properly, helps a lot with that.

And armor are also useful!
too often full plates don't offer an apparent protection, while in GoT armors have an impact on combats

 

[Hyperborean]

To answer the question I teach middle school science we are doing coding in one class and natural selection in another dinosaurs will be brought in eventually

 

[NIGHTBRINGER]

And armor are also useful!
too often full plates don't offer an apparent protection, while in GoT armors have an impact on combats

This is a great example of it...

 

[Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl]

What I really like is that sloooowly the myth of "knights in armor cannot move properly" is dying.
Shows like GoT that have people walking around in heavy armor, fighting halfway properly, helps a lot with that.

Merlin’s another example of this - specifically in the episodes featuring tournaments and melees, the choreography is actually pretty dynamic, which is more like what it would have been. Knights would have probably worn their chainmail all the time, which means they would get used to moving and fighting with it on. This was certainly the case with Saxon Huscarls.

 

[Lord-Marcus]

And armor are also useful!
too often full plates don't offer an apparent protection, while in GoT armors have an impact on combats

Very good point. My friend who owns and wears full plate is very mobile.

To answer the question I teach middle school science we are doing coding in one class and natural selection in another dinosaurs will be brought in eventually

Coding as in computer code?

 

[Hyperborean]

Yes!

Also video time!

This was a disarming game, they weren't in armor here but you can see someone in the back in full plate

and not mine but

 

[Lord-Marcus]

Yes!

Also video time!

This was a disarming game, they weren't in armor here but you can see someone in the back in full plate

and not mine but

Very cool.

 

[Hyperborean]

What do you teach? And why are you on lustria if you are teaching?

Also because I forgot to respond to this I had my free period during the day additionally I responded at one point from the bathroom

I am nothing if not dedicated

 

[Killer Angel]

This is a great example of it...

That was precisely one of the scenes i've had in mind

 

[NIGHTBRINGER]

That was precisely one of the scenes i've had in mind

There is also a scene earlier when Jorah speaks of the armor's defensive advantage.

 

[Aginor]

Specifically authors of medieval fantasy novels. So the same genre and medium that George R.R. Martin works in.

Buahahaha holy crap I just mixed up with the Star Wars posts and thought everyone had snapped back to discussing Star Wars again, assuming "George" meant George Lucas.

Ok, GRRM then.... hmmmm I would say comparable to him (and sometimes better) are Tolkien, Robert Jordan, Marion Zimmer Bradley, maybe also Terry Brooks and Raymond Feist.


EDIT: Great videos @Hyperborean !
I especially liked the disarming technique using Half-Swording! Many people think it is not possible with a sharp blade but it actually works.

 

[Lord-Marcus]

There is also a scene earlier when Jorah speaks of the armor's defensive advantage.

I could speak at length about it

 

[Aginor]

Fun fact:
I once read an article about a real life medieval source that talked about that topic. People who are not used to fighting soldiers wearing heavy armor develop other techniques in fighting.
Certain techniques (like long-drawn slashes with swords) are extremely effective against unarmored enemies, the sword really slicing into the clothes, flesh and so on, creating huge gashes that make the enemy lose blood extremely quickly. Against someone wearing armor (even if it is only chainmail) those suck, and certain weapons specialized for that kind of fighting style become really bad.
The Arakh (which is a two-handed Kopesh basically) the Dothraki use wouldn't be too bad against armor if used properly, but in the choreaography of that fight we see the Dothraki making those long slashing cuts, and those obviously don't do anything agaisnt Jorah's plate armor.
I don't know if it is intended by the choreographer, but I really get the impression that this particular Dothraki has rarely fought anyone wearing heavy armor (mostly other Dothraki or sheep-people probably) and just does it wrong.

EDIT: Also nice to see how Jorah smashes shoulder-first into his opponent. That's absolutely something you can do with plate armor when you get close.
He still was lucky with that last cut. It had potential to really do something (and IIRC it does in the book and perhaps in the show as well. I am not 100% sure but I think I remember that in the book Jorah was injured quite a bit after that fight, his armor basically making the difference between being dead and alive).