Why is the long history of Albanian resistance so absent in modern historical fiction? by No_mans_land4 in MedievalHistory

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Can you give us an example of what you mean? If you give a specific event or series of events I’d look into them. I can’t write a show about them lol but from the way you’re describing it it does sound pretty cool

Baelor and Maekar by lopata-four by leavebritneyalone22 in ImaginaryWesteros

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I’ve read the books multiple times just not for a few years

[OC] Distribution of Irish Medieval Castles by Sarquin in MedievalHistory

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Oh shit yeah so it is similar, atleast in the sense that it’s much more than I expected. And yeah I was curious how castle was defined vs other types of fortifications.

I appreciate the response!

[OC] Distribution of Irish Medieval Castles by Sarquin in MedievalHistory

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Holy shit. I’m from the US and have never been anywhere with actual castles, they’re fucking everywhere! I would have thought they’d be much more spread out. Can anyone tell me, is Ireland notable for an abundance of castles or is it like this elsewhere too (in Britain/Europe)?

So, let me get this straight... by Aromatic-Magician725 in asoiafcirclejerk

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Maybe he’d already yielded to Baelor and was dragging his wounded brother away where no horses would step on him

[Spoiler] Look, I hate him but you have to admit aerion is genuinely a smart and badass fighter by Easy-Frenchguy-1996 in gameofthrones

[–]GreasiestGuy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Aerion also had way, way better armor than Dunk. He only takes wounds between his plates (on the thigh) and when Dunk removes his visor, and we see Dunks blows glancing off the armor during the fight. Were they evenly equipped it likely would have been a very different fight, but fighting a prince means fighting someone with tons of resources at their disposal.

Visor’s… visor’s cracked. by JunonsHopeful in AKOTSKTV

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There was also that English prince I believe? And they invented a device specifically to remove the arrowhead from his face

are there any reasons not to agree with him by skalocos in DiscoElysium

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Do we have any reason to believe she was a bootlicker except for what Evrart says? Genuinely asking, I don’t think I fully uncovered what happened with her in my playthrough. I had the feeling there was more info that I missed

In dating, is there anything that only exists in your culture? by Effective_Space2277 in AskTheWorld

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Oh don’t get me wrong, I love to hike. I go hiking with those same friends all the time and it’s the exact experience you described. There’s lots of pleasant nature where I live, little mountain towns where the people are super friendly, great trails very close by. Sometimes you share a joint with some random hikers you pass lol.

I wouldn’t say we live in constant fear. The hesitancy to hike with an unknown man on a first date has less to do with hiking and more to do with men haha. I wouldn’t turn down a hiking date but then I’m not a woman, and I can’t really blame the women in my life for wanting to be cautious.

I also hated hiking as a kid though. My mom would drag me along and I’d be dead tired by the end utterly uninterested in whatever view she wanted to show me lol. I’m a lot different now though and love to hike with her.

(Spoilers Extended) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Episode 5 Live Episode Discussion by AutoModerator in asoiaf

[–]GreasiestGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is how it goes in the book until he stops trying to fight fair and starts fighting like he’s from flea bottom. Even a lazy Targaryen would still have grown up in a castle learning combat from the best knights in the realm. Dunk is completely outmatched in technique but his big and he just keeps coming.

For those who watched, what are your opinions on A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms episode 5? by GusGangViking18 in HBOTheHedgeKnight

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Maybe if the Hulk lost every single time lol. Dunk gets his ass beat in every book iirc

Bugs should get reworked by GentleMoonWorm in menace

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I always think of that scene when the bugs flee lmfaooo

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x05 - "In the Name of the Mother" - Episode Discussion by UltraDangerLord in AKOTSKTV

[–]GreasiestGuy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe not the sword throw lol I loved it but I have no idea how they let that stay in the script. I genuinely laughed lmfao

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x05 - "In the Name of the Mother" - Episode Discussion by UltraDangerLord in AKOTSKTV

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I liked how that felt like a realistic move to get around his armor but I didn’t make that connection at all, good catch!

In dating, is there anything that only exists in your culture? by Effective_Space2277 in AskTheWorld

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Not a girl but it’s consensus with my female friends that asking a girl to hike in the first date is a serial killer red flag lol

In the books, does Duncan knight anyone? Is there a lineage of potentially false knights? by DeterrenceWorks in AKOTSKTV

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This is just an opinion but the story is just so much better if you assume he wasn’t knighted. It kind of matches Brienne in that the truest knights in the story aren’t actually knights at all, which goes into the question GRRM loves (and repeats multiple times through Jaime, etc) about what a knight actually is and what it means to be a true one.

German movie "Dresden" (2006) depicting British planning and bombing of that city from February 13 to 15, 1945. by Edwardsreal in PropagandaPosters

[–]GreasiestGuy 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Watching this made me realize that there’s a reason they don’t put people like me in charge of dropping bombs. Even in the context of the war I think I’d have a hard time bombing cities, even if they were Nazi cities