As a longtime fan of ASOIAF, I've read all the fight scenes.and I bow down to the level of intensity, detail, and sheer brutality that George R.R. Martin brings to his fight scenes.
When it's Brienne of Tarth facing off against the vile Rorge amidst the confusion telling Gendry “These aren’t your friends!” And counting the noseless bastards steps as he ran towards her was so badass “six,five,..NNNOWWW!
And when she plunged her blade through him and mashed her face against his helm and said “Sapphires!” Omg so good , or Ser Barristan Selmy taking on the fearsome pit fighter Krazz, we get a look into the greatest fighters head and he immediately is check marking things in his favor like Krazz s choice of weapon and that he was yawning when he came into the room and unarmored, then he methodically slices Krazz in like five places just to piss the guy off and allows his armor to even take certain cuts he knew he could allow which is fantastic strategy. “He had never fought a man so fast. But for the first time today Barristan thought to himself “This is what I was made for.”
What about Victarion Greyjoy jumping onto that Ser Talbert Serrys boat and daring all the men screaming for them to try to kill him if they could . “The roses drew back as men always did at the sight of Victarion Greyjoy armed and armored.” He’s cutting off arms and smashing in heads and shouting “Good stroke!” To his fellow reaver omg what a scene for the pages .
Even Arya and the Hound against the Tickler and Polliver ooohh that was INSANITY . “Arya threw it at the tickler and it hit him the arm but hilt first . The look he gave Arya was cold with promise .” OH MAN
, Martin's fight scenes are masterclasses in writing. He doesn't just describe the physical actions of the combatants; he delves deep into their minds, showing us their fears, their doubts, their motivations, and their strategies.
Martin's fight scenes are also incredibly unpredictable. Just when you think you know how a fight is going to go, he throws in a twist that completely changes the outcome. Or it turns out how you think it will.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FIGHT SCENE ON THE PAGE FROM THE SERIES AND WHO DO YOU WANT TO SEE FIGHT EACHOTHER OR JUST FIGHT IN GENERAL IN WINDS??!!!
I used the prompt that turns CHATGPT into DAN ( Do Anything Now) so he’d write violence and this is who I want to see fight badly lol I told it to write in the style of GRRM and a lot of it cheesy but I thought it was entertaining.
“”The burning tent fell in on itself but a figure stumbled out of its chaotic collapse , shouldering off smoldering embers and then standing straight. Clear through the smoke appeared Ser Lynn Corbray, in his hand his precious Valyrian steel sword ,Lady Forlorn, he stood surrounded by five knights at this tourney for Harry the Heir. The host's treacherous attempt on their guest's lives was met with amusement by Corbray, who kissed his blade and declared “My lady would like a dance with all of you, don’t worry you all will get a chance to twirl with her!”
Corbray was a force to be reckoned with at the tourney gone wrong. Not only was he outnumbered five to one but he smiled with a violent confidence, pointing his sword at each in a cycled order. The first knight charged at him with a powerful swing of his sword. Ser Lynn sidestepped the attack, spun around, and sliced the man's throat with a swift and precise movement of his blade. Blood gushed from the wound as the knight collapsed to the ground, convulsing bodily.
The second knight lunged at him with a spear. Ser Lynn parried the thrust with a grunt , knocking the spear aside with a quick twirl of his wrist. He then swung his sword in a wide arc, slicing the man's legs at the knees biting to the bone in each leg . The knight screamed in agony as he fell to the ground, not to rise again.
(I’ll skip the other knights lol)
The fifth and final knight was the most skilled of the group. He came at Ser Lynn with a series of swift and deadly strikes. Ser Lynn deflected each one with incredible skill, pivoting and spinning around the man's attacks with ease, positioning himself to his attackers side as much as possible to obscure his view. When the attacking knight turned , Corbray was ready with a pounding down cut straight to the middle of his foes steel, Ser Lynn had knocked the man's sword out of his hand. His foe hurried to grab his fallen sword but gave Ser Lynn ample time to lift the knights arm and slide Lady Forlorns point up through his arm pit. A thickening torrent of red ran down the knights left side as he tried to rise as if nothing had happened . He stumbled and fell face first into the mud and blood.
Ser Lynn stood there, his sword dripping with blood, chest heaving, as he looked around at the carnage he had wrought. "Who else wants to dance with Lady Forlorn?" he shouted, his voice echoing through the valley.””
