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On the other end of the spectrum, in regards to how badly armed and armoured some Westerosi soldiers are, you have the Lannisters and the Tyrells who somehow manage to equip their vast armies with plate armour. Not brigandine, not gambeson, plate for the common soldier. I'm surprised the two...

Nah. They want to make money, damn the consequences. The major problem with our modern elites is that they are self made men without roots. They are multinationals who feel little connection to their homelands, not tied to them by ancient blood or have an illustrious heritage to live up to...

Elites are a lot better than we give them credit for. Due to the fact they are human beings, they are as much capable of compassion and cruelty as the rest of us. Parasitic, useless and evil people do not overwhelmingly make up the officer class of pre-20th century warfare and lead from the...

Ah, yes. I misread the original question a little. If anything the armies of Lord of the Rings can come across as a little too well equipped sometimes. I mean, Gondor can afford full plate and chain mail for most of their army. Denethor's got to be loaded. Come to think of it, Orcs were oddly...

A good chunk of it. I mean, just look at the Frey "army" with its leather hats for helmets. This being in a setting meant to be based off the Wars of the Roses, where the most bitch basic of soldiers would have worn gambeson or brigandine at the very least.

In the case of the Mongols, this is even more accurate. Hilariously enough, as I understand it Westeros would flourish under Mongol rule. The Khans really didn't give a toss what you worshiped, wore, or spoke, so long as you paid your tribute. Come to think of it, that's unlikely. Joffrey...

You know, just thinking about how far the Dothraki are from the Mongols, maybe that was actually intentional by Martin. Maybe he really did read up on his history and realised the Mongols would conquer Planetos within a few fucking lifetimes and summarily had to dumb down the Dothraki to prevent...

Yes, on further thought I do remember it was more "murder" than "kill." Thou shalt not kill doesn't make too much sense in more savage times when, in defense of your life you didn't have much of an option. All in all, this thread has been absolutely fascinating for me as the Middle Ages aren't...

Even Tywin himself must give some thought as to the keeping of his immortal soul. What he did to the Reynes, let alone the Red Wedding, wouldn't go down well with the Seven and he knows it.

Now that I come to think of it, it's quite weird how so many characters in medieval themed stories are irreligious. To the people of such a time, faith was more than a belief it was fact. Someone as vile as Cersei should genuinely believe in the Seven and agonise over her misdeeds sending her to...