Since benioff and weiss insist on writing fan fiction during season 4, they might as well have done it right. I hadnt read the books at that point and i had no idea what would happen and it was the best fight scene in all the show. Game of thrones actress on her brutal finale fight. It is my duty to protect you and shield your back, my lady, the maid of tarth continued to press, i swore a vow to your mother. Of course, its honorable to forgive and forget, but jaime did not deserve for brienne to give him an honorable entry. Brienne doesnt explain anything because if she did there wouldnt be a fight. After the battle of oxcross, joffrey summons sansa, and sandor warns her.
Her mother died when she was so young that she does not remember her. Shorter than hodor and the greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the hound, maybe roughly the same height as robert. It was clear that the hound was weakened significantly in that fight, and even then he was physically pressing brienne for the first half of the fight, after which point the fatigue from the. A big thing in favor of the hound is that he has far more experience in actual fights than brienne does. Brienne of tarth is a fictional character in george r. Apr 15, 2010 brienne remained silent, and accepted the taunt, beckoning to the hound with oathkeeper. The hound shows up and is mean to brienne for no reason, or because he believes she is here for this bounty on his head. She is not protecting anyone arya is not in immediate danger and does not kill a true villain, whos been harming lots of people at least if you compare season 4 hound with book 4 rorge. Aug 29, 2017 the following contains spoilers for game of thrones season seven world, meet the proudest pair of stage moms in westeros. Mar 23, 2020 a peculiar bond is the one arya stark shares with both the hound and brienne of tarth, two people she definitely did not start off on the right foot with. Looking past the lovehate relationship arya shared with these two, it becomes evident that the latters emotions towards the former king of the norths daughter go beyond formalities or.
S4e10 the reason why i love the fight between the hound and. She is a prominent point of view character in the novels. Apr 10, 2015 the fight against the hound made me see show brienne as a very strong yet very stupid person. He misses his twin and thinks back about their childhood. She is a a valiant and skilled warrior in a song of ice and fire. Jaime lannister vs brienne of tarth battles comic vine. When arya refuses to go with brienne, brienne and the hound fight. He would dismantle brienne with no problems at all. Jul 14, 2014 the hound shows up and is mean to brienne for no reason, or because he believes she is here for this bounty on his head. Arya spars with brienne littlefingers dagger youtube. Any discussion of the tv show or the later books in the series must use an appropriate spoiler tag such as spoilers extended, or spoilers published to create a spoiler tag, use this code. They have a brutal and epic fight, and brienne nearly kills the hound. That brienne beat the hound speaks volumes as to her ability. Brienne unleashes a fury more fierce than some of the men i have seen in the series.
The hound and aryas last prayer and the origin of their list game of thrones duration. Brienne has grown up to become skilled at arms and dreams of becoming a knight. A peculiar bond is the one arya stark shares with both the hound and brienne of tarth, two people she definitely did not start off on the right foot with. This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series asoiaf, and grrm works in general. We were sitting on a wooden bench on the game of thrones set in croatia last september and. Any discussion of the tv show or the later books in the series must use an appropriate spoiler tag such as spoilers extended, or spoilers published. The fight against the hound made me see show brienne as a very strong yet very stupid person. In the books it was a free for all horse melee and both loras. Of course, this isnt book brienne, so i see why they had the fight. Apr, 2019 for at least a few hours, their excited chatter about the imminent final series of hbos game of thrones, in which she plays the warrior brienne of tarth, was put aside for discussion of the dress. The reason for this naming preference is not known.
Brienne remained silent, and accepted the taunt, beckoning to the hound with oathkeeper. In the books, brienne of tarth and jaime lannister do not arrive at kings. Who is, without question one of the best fighters in westeros. Jul 12, 2017 game of thrones gwendoline christie on brienne of tarths epic s4 finale showdown with the hound. Aug 28, 2017 the reunion between the hound and brienne was the most underrated moment of the game of thrones season finale because it said so much about legacy, with so few words. Brienne of tarth and jaime lannister game of thrones.
Brienne tarth, commonly known as brienne of tarth, is the only living child and heir of lord selwyn tarth, lord of evenfall hall. In the tv series, both arya and the hound survive the fight at the inn, but in the books. Sandors reappearance confirms a fan theory based on the books. We can definitely assume the hound was far from peak in the recent battle.
Game of thrones gwendoline christie on brienne of tarths epic s4. Oberyn martell vs brienne of tarth battles comic vine. Even though they dont really fight in the books it wouldn. Brienne follows the traditional style and codes of a knight, despite not being one women cant be ser.
Ser jaime lannister considers brienne of tarth to be the hound with teats. In the books, sandors leg is injured in a fight with the tickler, whom arya kills. We were sitting on a wooden bench on the game of thrones set in croatia last september and talking about standard character details brienne. The best part of show brienne is the insanely cool fight between her and the hound. In the a song of ice and fire novels, the relationship between jaime and brienne is about the same till they are taken captive by the brave companions. They visit maidenpool, but finding the town deserted, continue on toward duskendale. Sandor cleganebrienne of tarth works archive of our own. To answer the question, brienne is certainly amongst the elite swordfighters in the realm at t.
The spoils of war arya meets with brienne and shows off the skills she learned from no one. Brienne of tarth and jaime lannister game of thrones wiki. Brienne is really undefeated so far when it comes to fightingwith. Brienne tarth,5 commonly called brienne of tarth after her island home,1 is the only. Differences between books and tv series season 4 game of. When arya refuses to go with brienne, she and the hound fight, culminating in brienne forcing him off a cliff and apparently dealing him a mortal wound. The reunion between the hound and brienne was the most underrated moment of the game of thrones season finale because it said so much about legacy, with so few words. Brienne and sandor never even meet in the books, let alone fight. This scope covers only material from the books a game of thrones and a clash of kings. Lets talk about brienne of tarth before a game of thrones.
When arya refuses to go with brienne, brienne and the hound fight, culminating in brienne s forcing him off a cliff and dealing him an apparently deadly wound, although arya escapes in the confusion. Book spoilerswhat was really wrong with hound v brienne. Jun 16, 2014 brienne of tarth and her kind of trustysteed podrick accidentally came to aryas rescue, and the whole thing ended with brienne and the hound getting into one epic battle. He is the younger brother of the current head, ser gregor clegane. Brienne always presents herself or is announced as brienne of tarth, and never brienne tarth, which would also be correct. Jun 15, 2014 gwendoline christie wants to reveal her big secret. Jun 15, 2014 game of thrones s04e10 brienne vs the hound. Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Was brienne of tarth truly a better sword fighter then. Brienne speaks with margaery tyrell and explains that she did not kill renly.
Its best to refer to the books when considering the fight between jaime and brienne and whos better as the show goes in a different direction with it. Bronn is one of the more underrated fighters in the books and i believe brienne to be a bit overrated at times. The many men of brienne of tarth tv, movies, music, books. Brienne of tarth and her kindoftrustysteed podrick accidentally came to aryas rescue, and the whole thing ended with brienne and the hound getting into one epic battle. Game of thrones gwendoline christie on brienne of tarths epic s4 finale showdown with the hound. Jaime has no success in provoking brienne into a fight. His fighting ability gone, jaime despairs for his life, but brienne convinces him to.
Ser jorah mormont vs brienne of tarth got novelsshow. Briennes name did not appear in the season 1 pronunciation guide, but the phonetic pronunciation of her name was later seen written out in a behindthescenes short. Spoilers all i see a lot of brienne hate since sunday. In the season four finale, though, brienne of tarth, who had been searching for the. She rejects brienne s help, and since the hound seems intent on protecting arya, he and brienne engage in a pretty epic sword fight that devolves into a fist fight. In the books, briennes affections for renly carried a romantic tinge, but in the show world, where he is more or less out of the closet, brienne is allowed to be much savvier about his true nature. Jul 26, 2015 brienne of tarth and sandor clegane the hound battle sandor the hound protects arya stark from brienne of tarth. Brienne and the hound bonding on game of thrones reactions. He is nicknamed the hound for his fierce nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters and for the three dogs featured in his familys arms.
Game of thrones gwendoline christie on brienne of tarth s epic s4 finale showdown with the hound. In the television adaptation game of thrones he is played by rory mccann. Brienne in the books still has issues deep down with killing people. Brienne is the sole surviving child and heir of lord selwyn tarth of evenfall hall, on the island of tarth, located in the narrow sea off the coast of the stormlands. Terms of use privacy notice cookie policy do not sell my info. Sandor desired gregors gift, a jointed wooden knight, and took it to play with, though he was afraid of what gregor might do. The following contains spoilers for game of thrones season seven world, meet the proudest pair of stage moms in westeros. Shorter than hodor and the greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the hound. The sexual tension between brienne of tarth and jaime lannister finally came to a climactic pun intended burst on sunday, may 5, when season 8 episode 4 saw the two knights of the seven kingdoms. For at least a few hours, their excited chatter about the imminent final series of hbos game of thrones, in which she plays the warrior brienne. She is extremely loyal to whoever she deems as worthy of serving.
The hound has spent years fighting and killing people, far more than brienne has. I swore a vow to protect joffrey baratheon and shield his back, sandor cut in, here i am. Martins a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels and its television adaptation, game of thrones. She is unusually tall and muscular for a woman by westerosi standards and developed a taste for martial activity as a child. So, arya and the hound meet brienne and pod in the moon mountains. She says no but he keeps being a meanie and antagonizing her so that they can fight. Finally, she is able to overcome the hound, and he falls of the edge of the cliff and hits what seems like. Wolf, hound, sapphires and coins, a game of thrones fanfic. Without all the trouble in the river lands there is no point in. Game of thrones fans how the hell did brienne of tarth. A storm of swordschapter 21 a wiki of ice and fire. Brienne of tarth and jaime lannister first meet when catelyn stark entrusts brienne to escort jaime back to kings landing in a planned exchange for catelyns daughters sansa and arya.
Brienne tarth,5 commonly called brienne of tarth after her island home,1 is the only living child and heir of lord selwyn tarth of evenfall. When arya clearly refuses, brienne draws his sword and attacks the hound. Gwendoline christie wants to reveal her big secret. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Its a scene that, like many this season, deviated considerably from george r. She rejects briennes help, and since the hound seems intent on protecting arya, he and brienne engage in a pretty epic sword fight that devolves into a fist fight. May 30, 2018 lets talk about brienne of tarth before a game of thrones. Brienne of tarth vs gregor clegane battles comic vine. Game of thrones gwendoline christie brienne of tarth fights rory. Reminder the crow who posted this thread has made it a spoilers acok thread. Aug 07, 2017 the knowledge of where to strike hint.
Brienne of tarth and sandor cleganethe hound battle sandorthe hound protects arya stark from brienne of tarth. Brienne, cleos, and jaime are still travelling to kings landing. His leg gets infected and he becomes too weak to move. The wolf, the beauty, the bird and the hound chapter 5, a. The hound was basically one handed when they fought, he could barely use his other. He exploded in a burst of bitter laughter, and charged her again, this time more fiercely. Game of thrones fans how the hell did brienne of tarth beat. Brienne is really undefeated so far when it comes to fightingwith the exception of melisandres smoke monster, although there wasnt really anything she could do about that.
The hound and brienne are technically aryas parents. May 06, 2019 the sexual tension between brienne of tarth and jaime lannister finally came to a climactic pun intended burst on sunday, may 5, when season 8 episode 4 saw the two knights of the seven kingdoms. Brienne completes jaimes entry in the white book, commemorating the. Just off the top of my head, i would say brienne is taller than renly and jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of gregor clegane, who is the true giant in the series. I feel obligated to point out that while yes, brienne is badass, the hound had an infected shoulder wound during that fight, one that arya noted was even slowing down his walking during the day. There is no way in my mind book brienne beats book sandor, and most of all, book brienne hasnt earned the right to beat a champion like sandor until at least after the rorgebiter fight. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Even as children they were close and they slept together.
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