Episode 21: "Know True Knights; Chivalry & Law in Westeros" feat. Dr. Shiloh Carroll

Maester Merry, Clint from Laws of Ice and Fire and Dr. Shiloh Carroll ask: What are the Westerosi rules of chivalry and how do they relate to other chivalric codes, real and fictional?

Our analysis this week includes:

Dr. Shiloh, who is a real life medievalist expert, learns us all about what chivalry really was and how modern audiences have interpreted (and mis-interpreted) the codes of knighthood.We do a deep dive into how the competing ideas of chivalry are reflected in ASOIAF.A point-by-point comparison between what we know about the Kingsguard oath and Sir Thomas Malory’s Pentacostal Oath.Merry says an unkind word or twenty about Barristan the Bold.Clint dusts off his rickety Jaime-as-Doc Holliday impression.Everyone wants to get their hands on the White Book.Actual Blackfish content on Learned Hands for the very first time.The crew issues very specific knightly grades to Barristan, Sandor, Jaime, and Brienne.

Supplemental reading: 

Shiloh on twitterBuy Shiloh’s book“Brienne of Tarth, not quite a lady; not quite a Knight” essay by Lo the LynxMedieval Chivalry (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks) (9780521137959): Kaeuper, Richard W.: From Chivalry to Terrorism: War and the Changing Nature of Masculinity (9780679768302): Braudy, Leo: 

Extensive editing by LittleWolfBird. Bumpers by Zach of the North. Intro & Outro music courtesy Sid Luscious & The Pants. None of this should be construed as legal advice OBVIOUSLY. 

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