I just watched the game of thrones episode the mountain and the viper, and im curious about the realism of this fight just curious. The outcome of the battle between the red viper and the mountain is in, and its a doozy. When sword fighting, i have come up against rivals faster than me, and rivals bigger than me. Even prince oberyns paramour paled at the sight of him. This is a much tougher fight for jamie, simply because he will have to hit the mountain a. Major spoilers from last nights game of thrones, and potential spoilers for future episodes, are ahead on last nights game of. Could bronn have defeated the mountain in the trial by. S4e08asos full text of the duel from the books, if you.
The red viper repeatedly dodges blows while questioning the mountain about his sisters murder. Breinne and the hound and especially oberyn would win in any fight where they have room to. Game of thrones brawl in the capital, the history behind. She dared to defy her husband and king edward by crowning robert bruce, a historic privilege granted only to the book that ive been anticipating for the entire series. Oberyn has eight bastard daughters called the sand snakes, the four youngest of whom are by his current paramour, ellaria sand. The mountain and the viper game of thrones season 4. On a show in which many righteous characters have met horrific. The fourth season of game of thrones continues with episode 8, the mountain and the viper, next sunday at 9 p. Jon snow says they cant go out to fight against the wildlings, as that is exactly what they want. Ser arthur dayne vs zombie mountain battles comic vine. In an actual trial by combat, though, from the mid1150s, another detail comes very close to the combat between the mountain and the red viper. Oberyn and tyrion talk strategy for the coming battle and oberyn tells tyrion that the reason why he and his sister had visited casterly rock when they were younger was to search for. The next morning tyrion is given leave to visit his champion. The martells have an affinity for poison, especially oberyn.
Mcgregor faces off against game of thrones 6ft9 400lb gregor clegane aka the mountain in a bare knuckle fight to the death. However, we would ask that you clearly mark spoilers from the fourth and fifth books. It is the thirtyeighth episode of the series overall. The fight begins as a large crowd looks on, including oberyns paramour, ellaria sand. The mountain is on the ground, unmoving, ready for one final blow from oberyn.
The mountain and the viper tyrions trial for joffreys murder ends in a trial by combat with the mountain fighting for cersei and the viper fighting for tyrion thats ser gregor clegane and. The mountain and the viper is the eighth episode of the fourth season of hbos fantasy television series game of thrones, and the 38th overall. Its been two weeks since we last saw westeros, and fans are anxious to learn the fate of characters left hanging in the balance. And so, we will get gregor the mountain that rides vs. Here, it would seem, is a significant event in the story, and thats before we even get into the implications for tyrion, one of the preeminent characters on the show. The mountain and the viper is the eighth episode of the fourth. Martin wrote the red viper and the mountains battle in the books. The mountain is too big, too slow, nowhere near fit or skilled enough. Did the red viper cheat in his duel with the mountain on. Specifically, oberyn wanted justice against gregor the mountain clegane, the man who raped elia, murdered her, and killed her children.
When i read this passage a couple years ago, i was shocked. Throughout the fight, oberyn accuses the mountain of raping and murdering his sister and killing her children. A storm of swordschapter 70 a wiki of ice and fire. Oberyn martell is one of the most highly confident characters in the books. The obvious struggle for justice is the trial by combat itself. And i can tell you that what oberyn did was a great feat of arms. His face was like the page of a book written in a language i didnt understand.
We could say that the mountain was not using a body plate, but i really dont think so. One scene that i wish had been included in the show was the conversation that oberyn had with tyrion as he was being armored up, preparing to fight the mountain. This episode marks the final appearance of pedro pascal. Oberyn martell battles gregor clegane game of thrones s04e08. But oberyn didnt pick this fight for murder or tyrion he picked it for murderand vengeance.
As they fight, oberyn hisses that he will hear cleganes confession of elias rape. Game of thrones season 4 episode 8 rotten tomatoes. While most boxing books tend to cover familiar welsh fighters as jim driscoll, jimmy wilde and freddy welsh, and rewritten using the same source material, this book covers the earliest days of welsh boxing history, and bareknuckle mountain fighters, many of which do not have their stories. Some combination of tears and vomit would be an appropriate reaction to the gruesome final scene in the mountain and the viper. I have faced swords and shields, longswords and spears. The viper random television or tv show quiz can you recite the spoken lines from the duel between the mountain and the viper. The spearhead went through the back of the knee this time, through the layers of chain and leather between the plates on thigh and calf. I loved that fight in the book, i hope they managed to portray it as good as your comic in. A great mountain man story based, in part, on historical facts and fiction.
The mountain and the viper, directed by alex graves you might remember him from joffreys purple wedding, has promised us the trial by. Game of thrones lightsaber duel red viper vs the mountain. Many game of thrones fans know what a student of history author george r. This post contains spoilers for game of thrones season 4. S4e08asos full text of the duel from the books, if youre curious. More recently, the 10th mountain has been conducting operations in iraq. Is the fight in the mountain and the viper realistic.
The fight between oberyn pedro pascal and the mountain hafthor julius bjornsson is all the rage online and graves has plenty to say about the gritty details of getting that gruesome scene. I was struck by this passage, not because i think it has any real. This is without a doubt the best welsh boxing history book i own, for a number of reasons. The 10th mountain division light infantry is a light infantry division in the united states army based at fort drum, new york. This game of thrones post is for people who have read at least the first three books in the book series. It is written from the pointofview of someone who has read those books and for the benefit of fans of the books. In this mountain paperback january 1, 2003 by jan karon author. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Prince oberyn nymeros martell, also known as the red viper, is a member of house. Based on the song of ice and fire novels by george r.
I cant watch the fight again though it seems like a. Oberyn martell faces gregor clegane in battle to the death. In the other, we had the mountain, a giant mercenary who apparently kills prisoners for his morning workout and doesnt even know or care who hes preparing to fight. The mountain and the viper is the eighth episode of the fourth season of game of thrones. Theres more of a reason than just the red vipers affinity for poison in this case, he is o.
Designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division is the only one of its size in the us military to receive intense specialized training for fighting in mountainous and arctic conditions. The mountain and the viper game of thrones wiki fandom. Oberyn plans to fight with a spear and use only light armor. Conor mcgregor vs the mountain game of thrones youtube.
Game of thrones 6x10 cersei lannister burns the sept of baelor with wildfire duration. Why did prince oberyn martell poison his spear before. In the television adaptation game of thrones oberyn is portrayed by pedro pascal. The theme of the mountain and the viper is justice. A storm of swords, the third novel in grrms opus a song of ice and fire is so far my favorite. The episode was written by series cocreators david benioff and d. The viper opens with bella mcduff heroically walking to her imprisonment, to be hung in an iron cage from the highest tower of berwick castle. Gregor clegane is an imposing figure in a full suit of armor and a large sword, while oberyn is light on his feet with a spear in hand. Why that game of thrones fight scene was so brutal to.
Why that game of thrones fight scene was so brutal to watch our roundtable on the mountain and the viper, the eighth episode of the fourth season of the hbo show. Game of thrones the mountain and the viper tv episode 2014. All discussion points are valid, up to and including the events of the fifth book. Spoilers below for those not caught up on season 4 of game of thrones. My heart was racing throughout the entire fight, and my stomach sunk lower than any other moment in the show or books thus far when oberyns skull got turned to mush. The mountain and the viper is the eighth episode of the fourth season of hbos acclaimed fantasy television series game of thrones, and the 38th overall. Oberyn martell, the red viper of dorne, came to kings landing in. In the mountain and the viper, the june 1 episode of game of thrones, gregor clegane and prince oberyn martell square off in a battle for tyrion lannisters life who will win. That bloodcurdling scream made the brutality of oberyns death much more impactful. Maybe its because i read the books a few times that i can enjoy the scene. What ive got here is probably one of three pages i see for this scene.
The fight between prince oberyn the red viper martell and ser gregor the mountain clegane in the way it should have been. Why the mountain and the viper is the best episode of. Oberyn wounds clegane severely, but before oberyn can finish him gregor grabs oberyn by the leg and drags him down. Many of the plots themes have echoes in the war of the roses and other historic events. Prince oberyn nymeros martell, also known as the red viper, is a member of house martell and is the younger brother of doran martell, prince of dorne. In the books this line was actually the men who killed her father and took. Hbos game of thrones brandishes a consistent and high degree of fidelity to the nearly 5,000pagelong source material of george r. The mountain reeled, swayed, then collapsed face first on the ground. With tyrion framed for killing king joffrey, the red viper. Martins a song of ice and fire novels, but there still. The mountain men were a special breed of the american people.
The mountain and the viper delivers a tense, twisty final scene well worth the wait. The book is historically authentic and very well written. It would be easy to say that the mountain and the viper is a good episode for its shocking and grotesque ending, but i think that does the episodes finer points a disservice. Logically, each sword would limit the range of motion of the other, and trying to take on multiple opponents, or even one opponent, would likely cause you. As the days tick down toward the game of thrones season 4 finale, the stakes will only get higher and the risks greater, meaning not everyone will survive to see.
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