Talk:Brienne of Tarth

Brienne of Tarth vs Jaime Lannister
Which of these two is the greater swordsman/swordsman in Westerose. Yes, they have dueled before but there were several obstacles: Brienne was not intending to kill him but to subdue him, Jaime had his hands tied and was physically exhausted, and the fight was quickly interrupted, leaving the winner of the confrontation. In the books, Jaime is depicted as the greatest swordsman in Westerose, but in the TV series he is depicted as one of them. Jaime Lannister has fought against expert swordsmen like Ned Stark, but the fight was officially a stalemate because the duel was interrupted at its climax. Also, Brienne has fought several opponents simultaneously and defeated them in a matter of seconds, and has even incapacitated the Hound. She is physically stronger than Jaime, but Jaime is significantly more agile. Brienne, that being said, is not as cocky, arrogant or prone to overconfidence as Jaime - who grinned combatively whilst fighting Ned Stark - and is, instead, stoic, calculative and relentless to a fault, not making the mistake of underestimating her opponent.