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Again, that isn’t a private army...those are the numbers of combined levies from the Reach and the Stormlands. I’d guess probably a 60/40 or maybe 65/35 split, but they aren’t a “house guard” which in ASOIAF/GOT terms means “security detail for the family and the castle.” In Crusader Kings...

@Circle of Willis is largely correct as to the reason medieval armies were so small: 100,000 is a ridiculous number to field, but that’s also a combination of Reach and Stormlands levies; it doesn’t seem that Westeros really has any sort of professional standing forces, much less a dedicated...

Sure, because those forces have been repeatedly forced to adapt to new realities; they know they need any competitive edge they can get against their neighbors/other rivals; they have been taught that God really does exist and will judge their eternal souls for their treatment of their fellow...

It's even more hilariously inaccurate when you consider that not only was the Church responsible for preserving knowledge, but also the organization that oversaw the establishment of the universities. Rulers copied Bologna and Paris but those were founded by the Church and adhered to Church...