OFFICIAL Game of Thrones Thread

[Joffrey]

The show pulls elements from different medieval cultures, so I suppose one of them used a giant sword for beheadings at some point in time. The executioner must've been jacked.

 

[Gibonius]

Originally Posted by Jodum5

The show pulls elements from different medieval cultures, so I suppose one of them used a giant sword for beheadings at some point in time. The executioner must've been jacked.

It was the same sword Ned used to behead the guy in the first episode.

Those Northmen go big.

 

[Neo_Version 7]

Ned should have pulled a me and dodged the sword as it went down. Varys was great in that scene as always.

 

[bbaquiran]

Originally Posted by Jodum5

The show pulls elements from different medieval cultures, so I suppose one of them used a giant sword for beheadings at some point in time. The executioner must've been jacked.

Check out Ser Ilyn's huge forearms.

 

[bamboo85]

Damn this Pandoras Box of thread!!! Didnt read the books, but got the cliff notes to the rest of the future series. bastards!!

 

[3cyr3]

Didn't realise it before but

The sword used to execute Eddard is the same sword that Eddard used to execute the deserter in the first episode

 

[TRINI]

I don't get it though. How is it the same sword? Did he bring it with him from Winter Fell?

I assumed that each 'realm' had their own executioner sword.

 

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

I'm confused on the sword as well. Is there just one executioners sword that travels around to whatever beheadings are necessary? Or did they take Ned's sword from him? (Random aside: that was a lot of blood on that sword.) Also what's up with the spelling of Ser? Is that just a GRRM invention?

 

[javyn]

It's his family sword, Ice. Not sure how it made it up there but assume he took it with him when he left Winterfell in the beginning.

 

[Blackfyre]

Ned brought ice with him. When they imprisoned him cersei or joffrey gave it to ser illyn. Since ice is valyrian steel, its sharper than regular steel. Because of that illyn is using it as his executioner sword.

 

[Joffrey]

Originally Posted by Blackfyre

Ned brought ice with him. When they imprisoned him cersei or joffrey gave it to ser illyn. Since ice is valyrian steel, its sharper than regular steel. Because of that illyn is using it as his executioner sword.

Thanks. But why did the origin of the sword matter?

 

[javyn]

Family sword, handed down from father to son for generations. That and Valeryan steal would be the equivalent of a Vorpal Sword in D&Dland I guess.

 

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

Originally Posted by Blackfyre

Ned brought ice with him. When they imprisoned him cersei or joffrey gave it to ser illyn. Since ice is valyrian steel, its sharper than regular steel. Because of that illyn is using it as his executioner sword.

So he got wacked with his own sword huh? Thats pretty cold. Gotta say they do a pretty a good job of making Joffrey easy to hate.

 

[javyn]

Originally Posted by Mr. Bananagrabber

So he got wacked with his own sword huh? Thats pretty cold. Gotta say they do a pretty a good job of making Joffrey easy to hate.

Yeah, which is why I hope Joffrey stays around a long, long time heh

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by Jodum5

Thanks. But why did the origin of the sword matter?
Its symbolic. In the first ep he makes the point that if you're going to kill someone you best do it yourself. And uses that sword to lop off said head.