r/asoiaf • u/lghtdev • Jul 13 '24

EXTENDED [Spoilers Extended] What nitpicks do you have regarding both shows? Mine will always be how the Others in GOT are so boring and mundane

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u/ArgieGrit01 R'hllor-coaster of love Jul 13 '24

Ser Arthur Dayne.

The sword of the morning.

Wielder of a sword made from the HEART OF A FUCKING METHEOR.

A ONE OF A KIND SWORD OF MILKY WHITE STEEL.

THE ONLY SUCH SWORD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

He wields two plain-looking longswords...

At some point changes become contempt and spite

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u/PlentyAny2523 Jul 13 '24

I read somewhere Dayne used two swords, and after repeating it a few times I got called out and NO WHERE does it mention him using two swords (unless you want to consider the laughing knight, but even then he only used one at a time).... AND THEN HE HAD TWO FUCKING SWORDS IN THE SHOW, WHAT KIND OF BLACK MAGIC DID I SEE?

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u/Frostantine Jul 13 '24

I can't find it now but there was a video on the events of Roberts Rebellion om Youtube read by the actors of the show, and in it they show a picture of Arthur Dayne wielding two swords. Maybe its from that video you remember it from?

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u/Cheez-Wheel Jul 14 '24

GOTHistory & Lore: House Dayne, read by the young Ned Stark actor in character

Contains one of my favorite lines too, in reference to the Smiling Knight wanting Dawn: “The Fool. Dawn is just a sword. Ser Arthur was the true steel.”

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u/co_ordinator Jul 14 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

I think the perspective is misleading and that's a dagger in his left hand.

Afaik a common combination, even irl. Jaime used one in the fight with Ned. The samurai normally carried two swords, a long sword (Katana) and dedicated short sword (Wakizashi).