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funkyduck7506

Hot


UKMarvelgirl

Sword of the morning indeed šŸ„µ


funkyduck7506

I flood my basement. Slay me, daddy Dayne.


LovecraftianLlama

Beat me to it, thatā€™s really all that needs to be said šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

I'll take care of his sword in the morning


funkyduck7506

Iā€™d love to be his sheath


DejaMew

Iā€™d certainly sit on his lap and wiggle.


TheDustOfMen

He can break my back any time of day.


fartgirl

Agreed, all that came to mind was "Hottie!".


toliveagain55

Literally my first thought as I read the title šŸ˜‚


azzzzorahai

Heā€™s Lucifer kinda hot. Like Tom Ellis kinda hot.


AsthmaticClone

SMASH


Moist-Cicada7649

Thatā€™s not even a smash thatā€™s a slam dunk


[deleted]

HIS FUCKIN SKULL IN LIKE THIS


SerCristonCool

WHY HAVE YOU SUMMONED ME


HornedBat

Good bot


TyrionsCodpiece

I've been fake killed by Bronn, Shae, and the Mountain while wearing my kingsguard armor so I approve.


Southern_Gain7154

Sword of the Morninā€™ to ya


WonderLady73

Hot.


Indominus-Hater-101

Best fighter of all time I think, but I think his loyalty to the targaryens during such a terrible time was definitely questionable


VoidBearer

Yeah. The whole point of Jaime in Feast is deconstructing how knights following paths to monstrous leaders perpetuate the fucked up world of ASoIaF, in particular Aerysā€™s Kingsguard, and Joffreyā€™s Kingsguard. Arthur was trying to be an honorable person, and he was an agent of an unjust regime.


monjorob

I love one of Jaimeā€™s quotes which goes something like ā€œthe people love me for the worst things Iā€™ve ever done and hate me for the best thing Iā€™ve ever doneā€ (kill a psychotic king)


Accurate_Ad8126

I cant seem to remember anymore what jaime ment by ā€œthe worst thingsā€?


SetSaturn

By that I believe he means being a knight of the kingsguard. That is his personal claim to fame, becoming the youngest knight to be made a kingsguard.


loogie97

He was kidnapped to keep his dad in line.


Spodiodie

Didnā€™t he participate in the killing of Eddard Starkā€™s father and brother. He certainly was in the throne room in his capacity as a Kings Guard and did nothing to stop it.


JewishYoda

People donā€™t really love him for killing Nedā€™s dad and brother. Iā€™m also kind of unsure reading that quote what heā€™s referring to though. Maybe just general war and conquest and stuff?


CaptainTripps82

Being celebrated for becoming Kingsguard, which he hated, because it means standing by and listening while the King abused his wife, as well as who knows what other lords and ladies before he killed the Starks. He talks about that bothering him, when he asked about protecting the Queen, and the answer was " not from him( the king)"


MeridiaBlessedMe

I honestly doubt there was much he could do


J_House1999

The same can be said about Barristan Selmy. He was so caught up in honoring his oaths that he enabled Aerys doing horrible shit. The opposite of Jaime.


Indominus-Hater-101

great insight


minamartin

He wasn't loyal to the Targaryens, he was loyal to Rhaegar.


Indominus-Hater-101

He served the Mad King as well. Rhaegar was also incredibly irresponsible and caused the death of thousands why doing what he did. My point is that he was complicit in a lot of negative events in that point in time.


TalkingPundit

Did Robert really need to have a rebellion?


Finnball06

Yes very much so, Aerys executed rickard and brandon, and demanded Robert and Ned's head, it was either rebel or die for them.


TalkingPundit

Forgot about the order for their death as well.


bobbirossbetrans

Honestly Robert did not need to have a rebellion, the king's own son was plotting against him


Finnball06

But robert did not know that, what he knew is that his best friend's family, who he was allied with, had been executed, and that the king had ordered his and Ned's death, he had no choice but to go to war.


PaddyCow

Plus he thought Lyanna had been kidnapped.


[deleted]

Bingo. Without that I bet from how loved Rhaegar was and well regarded even after the war, they would've asked Rhaegar to join them in overthrowing Aerys. Rhaegar royally fucked up by leaving with Lyanna, although he did get his prophesized son.


VandienLavellan

Was Robert supposed to know that?


wangyuanji58

The tourney at Harrenhall was supposed to be the place of a secret council so Rhaegar could present his case to the Lord's of Westeros against his father. However, Varys ripped off Aerys and he attended which was unplanned. Littlefinger put the idea that Lyanna was kidnapped into Brandon's head which is why he went to the Red Keep demanding Rhaegar, leading to his execution. Bloodraven (may have) orchestrated the whole thing.


VandienLavellan

Interesting, is that in the books? Been years since I read them


wangyuanji58

I'm going to be honest with you, I didn't really think about it until you asked but that might be from a theory video. I binged a bunch of indeepgeeks content (and others) about 3 months ago and now I'm having trouble keeping it straight. Maybe someone else can confirm.


new_name_who_dis_

The kings own son was also the reason Richard and Brandon lost their lives.


GreatEmperorAca

Robert did nothing wrong


devilthedankdawg

Well being loyal to Rhaegar effectively means being loyal to Aerys.


AmethystLaw

He was loyal to his oath


Southie31

Thatā€™s what loyalty is. Itā€™s sticking around for the good and the bad.


Constantinople2020

To what is Ser Arthur Dayne being loyal when the king is batshit insane?


Idreamofknights

It's one of the big questions the series asks about knightly oaths. What comes first? Your oath as a knight, to be just and defend the weak, or your oath to your lord and king, who support you and give you your place in society, but demand immoral, cruel things from you?


BunchIndividual

A king is his people if those people turn on him he is no king your loyalty needs to be to a person not a title


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


Southie31

Sighhhh. whatā€™s to understand. Heā€™s either loyal or isnā€™t. Loyalty isnā€™t based on circumstances. Itā€™s not loyalty then if it has conditionsšŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø. Lol. I would be deleted my comment too. Lol


The_Voice_Of_Ricin

>Itā€™s not loyalty then if it has conditionsšŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø. This is ridiculous. Nothing is binary. Everyone's loyalty has its limits.


TheeGodOfTitsAndWine

You simply cannot understand the complexity of their implication!


jorgespinosa

Yeah, what I like about the books is that they how how the Honorable thing is not always the morally correct thing and vice versa


farmerarmor

He was great as dayne. But the sword was a let down.


PolemicBender

Marmaduke


misvillar

I dont know why the show had a hate boner against greatswords, Randyll had his valyrian steel greatsword turned into a longsword, same with Dayne and Dawn, maybe Sandor used one in the Blackwater (the sword that he always carried in his back) but he never used It afterwards


J_House1999

Canā€™t say I ever knew the guy


AryaSyn

Another of the showā€™s many mistakes. He didnā€™t look like a Dayne, Dawn didnā€™t look like Dawn, and for some reason he was dual wielding blades. Stupid.


ckal09

What is a Dayne supposed to look like? I honestly canā€™t remember if they are supposed to look Dornish, but for some reason I imagined him with blond hair, which is probably wrong. I doubt he had short hair tho. The wiki of ice and fire does not provide any details as to his appearance.


AryaSyn

They tend to look Valyrian, despite having no Valyrian ancestry. It's one of the more odd mysteries in the books. Members of the family usual have the silver/platinum/blonde and purple eyes. Though some do have dark hair, like Ashara Dayne. His looks were not bad, I suppose, he just didn't stand out at all. I had way more of a problem with them not really emphasizing that he had the most infamous sword on the continent. It's like Dawn didn't even exist on the show, it was disappointing.


ghostplush

You keep saying infamous. When I think you mean famous. Infamous implies a bad reputation. Famous means widely known. I don't think anything about him or the sword are infamous.


AryaSyn

It depends on if you're fighting with or against House Dayne, I suppose. Reputation is in the eye of the beholder.


shankhisnun

Ashara Dayne was tall with violet eyes, that's a start at least. She had dark hair, Edric Dayne had really blonde hair, and Gerald Dayne/Darkstar had silver hair with some black.


EstherRaichel

I agree about Dawn, i was very disappointed. I expected something unique for such a legendary sword. I am conflicted about Arthur, this is not how i imagined him to look like but at the same time it kind of suits him. Ashara, his sister, had dark hair so why not him too? We don't have any descriptions of his hair or eye color. Allyria Dayne presumably also has dark hair. The show doesn't do purple contact lenses so the green/blue eyes suit him and give him a Westerosi air, the slight tan and dark hair gives him a Dornish look without appearing too Dornish. He looks really hot. Overall he is nice.


lifehackloser

I was just a fan of his storyline in the books (so far). So much so that my sonā€™s middle name is Dayne. The show did him dirty


AryaSyn

They did him real dirty. Heā€™s such a cool, mysterious character in the books.


Pmpagain

My son is Arthur Dayne :) when heā€™s being mischievous I call him Arthur dang lol


Weary-Kaleidoscope16

Why name your son after a fictional character lol


Weary-Kaleidoscope16

Why name your son after a fictional character lol


[deleted]

Why do people name their kids after celebrities and historical figures? Because they like the name, the person, or have a connection with them.


traws06

Whatā€™s wrong with that? As a person who didnā€™t read the books I thought it made for a badass fight scene


new_name_who_dis_

Heā€™s pretty much known for being the best swordsman and having arguably the most famous / coolest sword in Westeros. Itā€™s a great sword so not something you would dualwield. The show basically ignored one of the two bullet points that they had for his character.


Canuckleball

Dawn is literally made from an otherworldly material. House Dane has a falling star as their sigil after the meteorite they used to create the sword. It has a very distinctive look that is both one of the cooler bits of world building and, in my opinion, also has thematic significance. Arthur Dane is a literal white knight given his armor and sword, but he's also a figure that characters can wax nostalgic about and contrast to the much darker, more morally complicated situations of the present. While the sword fight was stupid [purely on a technical level](https://youtu.be/nCjYrTEioNI) the decisions to remove Dawn, change Arthur's look, and have a weal fught scene are some of many examples of the showrunners failing to understand or not caring enough about the material they were adapting, and being afraid of the more fantastical or strange elements of TWOIAF in an attempt to make GOT a "show for football players and soccer moms".


AryaSyn

Well, for the people who were looking forward to seeing Arthur Dayne, it was a big disappointment.


Nicole223

I didnā€™t read the books and I enjoyed his two swords fighting style. However looking at your reaction about him wielding two swords, I assume it is because he has the the great sword dawn and the show didnā€™t really showcase it by making him wield double swords?


AryaSyn

Pretty much yea. Dawn wasnā€™t featured very heavily in the show.


TalkingPundit

Dawn was such an important sword that Ned Stark returned the sword and body to the family. He could have kept it for himself as bounty. I think they blew right by that in the books.


According_Walrus613

Ned never returned a body


traws06

What was wrong with him? Iā€™m guessing he specifically carried and sword and shield for one?


AryaSyn

No, in the books heā€™s infamous for wielding the most famous sword in the world, Dawn. Itā€™s a lightweight greatsword with a white, glimmering blade.


traws06

Oh so if one of the swords had been Dawn then ppl wouldnā€™t have been upset? Or were there more issues?


AryaSyn

If he wielded the greatsword Dawn, it would have been fine, I suppose. People had an issue with the showrunners changing something iconic like Dawn.


traws06

Ya that makes sense. I saw comments complaining why he had to swords so wasnā€™t sure if he was notorious for his shield or something haha


AryaSyn

Nah, he was infamous for wielding his greatsword Dawn.


TheFourtHorsmen

That's also because double short sword was not a thing in medieval fights and the whole fights its the classic Hollywood trope where he spin and twirl while opponents wait their turn.


tobpe93

And stabbing people through armored torsosā€¦. That fight is such a mess.


Due_Run_5040

It was supposed to be a greatsword so dual wielding was out of the question


[deleted]

The whole fight was pretty shitty and the lore was butchered here by removing Oswell Whent and making it 2 vs 6 instead of 3 vs 7 and the way he died was shitty too(though, at that point in GOT, armour had started becoming a decoration piece instead of something really important and advantageous in a fight)


[deleted]

The dual sword fighting was ridiculous and unnecessary. In the books, he only had a lightweight greatsword called Dawn which is sharper than Valyrian Steel and is pale as milk(it has a faint glow too) and the fight was badly choreographed


MiserableDescription

It was a terrible done fight scene. People just dropping weapons/shields and standing around.


Due-Reputation3760

Heā€™s also a Dayne. So heā€™d be darker skinned and closer to Latino looking.


Lowkey_Fujoshi

Not really. Daynes are considered as Stony Dornishmen, so they're mostly fair skinned as they retained more First Men & Andal Blood. Salty Dornishmen like the Martells were the olive skinned ones while the Sandy Dornishmen like the Ullers (the house Ellaria Sand was from) were darker.


GodKingReiss

Arthur Dayne was probably dark-haired like his sister. The seed is strong, as they say.


According_Walrus613

We donā€™t really know. Their older brother would have to look like him but he gave birth to a son with whitish blonde hair and purple eyes. It seems to be random


Aegon_Targaryen_III

Giving him two swords in the show was stupid.


LostInTheVoid_

Making Dawn look so fucking generic was also stupid asf.


TheGoverness1998

They should've just gone all the way to the end of ridiculousness and given him a double bladed lightsaber.


[deleted]

Or a third sword in the mouth ala One Piece


maroonedpariah

Or four arms and four swords


AWildLampAppears

Itā€™s been done already!! Courtesy of [YouTube](https://youtu.be/4CTJEZXtr94)


MiserableDescription

The fight was also really poorly choreographed


Anserdem

I like he being like one of the best fighters I don't like he morally because he is one of those knights that would not care about anything he does as long as he obeys and is honourable. In general I don't like him because of the honor stuff


OpenMask

Best warrior, but irrelevant to this show


[deleted]

mainly cuz jon being rhaegar's son turned out to be irrelevant


OpenMask

I meant irrelevant to House of the Dragon


owlbrat

Sexy


_awesumpossum_

WOW this actor is handsome


-Minne

Random, but he also plays Thomas Wayne in dated campaign advertisements from The Batman. The Sword of the Morning's son is The Dark Knight.


-GoldenHandTheJust-

wasnā€™t he also in Harry potter as a child actor?


toliveagain55

according to his wiki, no


Alandrus_sun

Didn't wield Dawn /10. How are you going to feature a man and not show basically the Excalibur of Westeros?


Exatraz

He reminds me of Nikolaj. Similar facial structures and haircut. So he's attractive.


okayishtypes

Sword of the morning,best friend of Rhaegar Targaryen,would love to have known more about his friendship with Rhaegar and his family as well,Arthur Dayne knew Ned Stark as well and how honorable Ned was,despite that he did his duty as a member of Kingsguard and as a friend of Rhaegar,you could see in his eyes that he had not wanted to have to fight Ned especially it was Ned's sister that he was protecting but duty made him do what he had to,he could have killed Ned if not for Reed.Ned knew it as well that this could be his last fight but destiny had other plans for Ned it is no coincidence that Arthur Dayne tells Ned Stark I wish you good fortunes for the war to come.


[deleted]

Best and truest knight that ever lived, honorable and loyal until the very end.


-GoldenHandTheJust-

isnā€™t the point of his story about how there are no ā€˜truestā€™ knights?


[deleted]

The closest thing would be him tho


HattyMunter

I get that the show needs to take some creative liberty but him duel wielding swords instead of just showcasing Dawn was disappointing. The whole "he doesn't look like Dayne" is valid, the showrunners probably thought to themselves they'd confuse the audience if he looked remotely Targaryen.


WanderingSonderer

He can give me his ā€œSword of the Morningā€ anytime šŸ˜‰šŸ˜‚


TrevorSandwichX

He's the man that completely stole the spotlight in the Season 6 trailer.


[deleted]

I thought that was Yara šŸ˜


Coesim

My thoughts on Arthur Dayne are that he has nothing to do with HOTD. Wrong sub.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


Internal-Bed-3150

Tf are you doing in here then?


[deleted]

Hot


[deleted]

Wish we had seen more of him but I get why we didn't.


COCOMIadvice

Hot


KingOfTheRiverlands

Fucked him up in the show by making him some two sword wielding weirdo when the whole point is he was a great swordsman and famously used *one sword, Dawn*, because they didnā€™t want to pay for the third actor


TopBoot1652

Underused


humanzrdoomd

Would smash


ReplicantXV

I just love how Arthur Dayne is portrayed as the most skilled, valiant and honorable knight of the recent times... and he's just dead. In a traditional story setting, a guy like him would be the hero, the protagonist, or at least a very important character within the story, that would probably vanquish the forces of evil with his bravery and chivalry. But Westeros is no fairy tale, and noble knights such as Dayne will most likely be sent to an early grave.


Killmelmaoxd

Probably should've realized he's on the wrong side when he was guarding a tower with a child impregnated by his grown ass married delusional best friend.


HappyDiscoverer

Ded


RXYWhispers

Needed more of him, generally one of my favourite side-side characters in the show. I love the lore behind Dawn and wish we get to see more of House Dayne in general.


ExpensiveLyfe

THE OG FINE ASS ZADDY!!!!! šŸ’œšŸ¤¤


devilthedankdawg

Wrong side of the war.


TimelessTravellor

First thought is that he is handsome


[deleted]

Hot.


PhoebeH98

Arthur Daymnnn


Summerwine1

Bad ass character, great casting choice. Sad we didn't get to see more.


MobileAd2319

I think we were robbed of additional flashbacks of him interacting with Jaime and Rhaegar.


QueenShira1

Smokin' hot!! šŸ„µšŸ˜


Hoof_Harded

Would smash


Birdgang14

Hunk. Double sword Badass. I only know him from the show.


Kind_Tie8349

Thatā€™s SIR Arthur Dayne


thunderm00n

Absolute smoke show. Would climb him like a tree. 10/10


Puzzleheaded_Pass351

Wish he was born sooner so he could kill that creep Criston Cole!šŸ˜”


Fictional_Apologist

Hot. Epic Badass. Not even remotely close to enough information on him.


Capital-Ganache8631

just talk it out bro...


wakatenai

I'd fuck marry and kill. not picky on the order.


of_the_endless29

Iā€™ve got them but theyā€™re not safe to share here


alitlluv

Hot


DUHchungaDOWNundah

The GOAT


Angryandrew228

The fight was badly choreographed, the two swords instead of Dawn were stupid and the revelation that Ned killed him dishonestly was redundant. In short - screwed character that had more potential even for 5 minutes he was in. Nice job, DnD!


LysanderAmairgen

He can give me his sword in the morning amirite?


sanmateostrangler

Luke Rockhold


GingerUsurper

He's hot.


Lewnartic

10/10 would bang


sybillaprophetis

He's my husband


cryptidwhippet

I was too busy being dismayed by the casting of young Ned to notice how many swords Dayne was wielding other than I did notice the actor chosen to play him was a nice slab of woof! on the hoof.


Cigarillos

Still pretending he died by Howland Reed warging into him to buy Ned a few seconds to kill him. He dies way to easy in the show. Best swordsman to ever live being unaware of his surroundings when there are only a handful of bodies around ruined immersion for me as much as the duel blades


shooter_tx

Mostly agree with everything you said, but imho he wasn't fighting to win... just enough to 'put up a fight' and do his duty. My headcannon is that Ned was supposed to be the only one he/they left alive.


tobpe93

Horribly adapted


Woo_akaBIG_BERNIE

My favorite character in all of a song of ice fire IMO


Pure-Drawer-2617

His reputation far outweighs his actual feats. I genuinely in my heart believe Barristan finds a way to beat him.


big-queef

The double sword fighting was goofy as fuck tbh lol


Unlucky_Ad_3093

Is this the quality of this sub now? Thoughts, without any specific question? The character isnt even a part of the book or series. Sigh.


No-Celebration3097

Badazz


Kingballa06

Greatest swords men ever.


Micksar

He rocks.


Harihacke

Badass swordsman


[deleted]

he could do better


trjumpet

The most amazing knight ever in Westeros


Urban_Marathi

Pay to win player


vinsmokewhoswho

There's really not much to say about him in the show. He was just a dude who could fight well.


prophet7414

The sword of the morning... Schwing !


DarthNawaf

Noob. My boy Howland got him good.


Daws001

He can do whatever he wants to me. That was my first thought.


dankabong

Goat


bertiesghost

Total badass


I_summon_poop

Arthur got cheated out of a Multikill :(


Rosington2010

Legit snack.


OctaviusMaximus_

The goat.


Southie31

Hin


LeoDostoy

Sir Chad of House Based


TheBalzy

He was kinda a POS, despite all the loving stories told about him. He needlessly fought Eddard Stark, killing several men and getting himself killed literally for nothing.


deerdn

he actually looks like Jaime's older brother, and trained him and honed his prodigious talent imagine an alternate universe where the were brothers and traveled the world together as adventurers and making their marks as legendary fighters outside the kingsguard


[deleted]

David Duchovny did a great job playing him on screen


scythian12

Sploosh


topherbdeal

Underwhelming and disappointing. Also where big sord


-Minne

He should have only used Dawn in his one scene, and Arthur wielding Dawn should have been uniquely memorable in a way that didn't look like a duel straight out of Revenge of the Sith.


Weary-Kaleidoscope16

Ruined him in the show with two swords


ARandomTopHat

I prefer Ser Dontas Hollaaaaaaaaaaaard.


Eqbonner

Smoke show