Warfare Experts Rate 12 'Game Of Thrones' Scenes For Realism | How Real Is It | Insider
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Archer Jim Kent, aka Grizzly Jim, breaks down bow and archery accuracy in "Game of Thrones."
Roel Konijnendijk teaches ancient history at the University of Oxford's Lincoln College. He rates battle scenes and swords and buckles in "House of the Dragon" (2022), featuring Matt Smith.
Blacksmith Neil Kamimura rates forging scenes from "Game of Thrones" for realism.
Rebecca Simon, a piracy historian and professor of history at Santa Monica College, rates pirate battles from "House of the Dragon" E2 and E3 (2022), for realism.
Toby Capwell is a medieval-weapons expert as well as an author, lecturer, broadcaster, and the curator of arms and armor at The Wallace Collection in London. Capwell assesses the accuracy of armor and weapons used in "Game of Thrones."
Jousting world champion Shane Adams rates horseback and jousting fight scenes in "Game of Thrones" for realism.
Evan Wilson is an assistant professor at the US Naval War College and an expert in 18th-century naval warfare. Wilson rates naval warfare scenes in "Game of Thrones" (2017).
Medieval-fortification expert Michael Fulton is an assistant professor of medieval history at Western University in Ontario, Canada. He looks at fortress defense scenes from "Game of Thrones" S2E9 (2012).
Dave Rawlings
www.londonlongsword.com/
Roel Konijnendijk
twitter.com/roelkonijn
Neil Kamimura
www.instagram.com/rpm_neil/
Rebecca Simon
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Toby Capwell
www.instagram.com/tobiascapwell
Shane Adams
www.extremejousting.com/about-us
Evan Wilson
twitter.com/wilsonevan
Michael Fulton
westernu.academia.edu/MichaelFulton
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Warfare Experts Rate 12 'Game Of Thrones' Scenes For Realism | How Real Is It | Insider
All Comments (21)
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You know you messed up when the ditch man brings out a whiteboard.
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I love how the entire comment section recognizes the importance of digging ditches. Just lots and lots of ditches
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I've dug like 40 ditches in anticipation
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"You should be digging ditches, many ditches. Once your first ditch is ready, build another one! ...dig many ditches. Just lots and lots of ditches." 😅😅
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No offense to the other experts, but these scenes needed ditches! And more ditches!
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"Veni, vidi, fossas multas fodi." "I came, I saw, I dug several ditches"
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Should have asked the naval warfare expert how often one side completely forgot their opponent's very large fleet existed.
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Yes, we have Ditch Man again!!!
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I loved when Roel said: it’s ditchin time
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Roel makes me wanna dig a ditch around my house - and then three more!
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I'm a simple man. I see the Ditch Man, I click.
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The whole world: "ZIG ZAG!!!"
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Love the siege guy. The way he said, "You drop a bowling ball on someone, it stops them in their tracks". He said it with way too much enthusiasm.
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Giving the Battle of Winterfell a 5/10 may be the greatest single act of generosity that I've ever witnessed on the internet...
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Winterfell: 20 concentric rings of ditches around the entire castle Roel: NOT ENOUGH DITCHES!
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Hollywood should hire Dr. Ditch for every medieval movie
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I think the first thing Jaime told the Frey brothers at the siege of Riverrun was to dig ditches.
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Heeey, it's the ditch master himself. LEGEND.
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Can we point out that one guy’s qualification was “world jousting champion”
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He came, he saw, he built a ditch!!
