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Aug 7, 2017
7:03:42am

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The Dothraki are just a poor mans Rohirrim.

spugeddy24

8/6/17 11:01pm

They are a rich mans mongols

8/6/17 11:03pm

Or a really rich man's natives

JohnnyComeLately

8/6/17 11:04pm

The Rohirrim didn't stand up on their horses to shoot arrows.

DrKennethNoisewater

8/6/17 11:04pm

They wouldn't need to. They'd crush the Dothraki. They were better organized

spugeddy24

8/6/17 11:06pm

This may be true.

JohnnyComeLately

8/6/17 11:14pm

This is truly nerdy now. I love it.

spugeddy24

8/6/17 11:16pm

Khal Drogo's Khalasar was over 100,000 and had 40,000 screamers. On an open

shimmy

8/6/17 11:23pm

That's exactly why they are a poor mans Rohirrim.

spugeddy24

8/6/17 11:38pm

If GRRM had written LOTR, Frodo and his merry band of hobbits would have been

benny1982

8/6/17 11:56pm

And porn. Don't forget the porn.

spugeddy24

8/7/17 12:05am

Something to consider

Supercoug

8/7/17 3:29am

They're plenty organized. Besides, they're cavalry. It's about speed; agility, and flexibility. The more chaotic they

macaroni

8/6/17 11:50pm

RE: They're plenty organized. Besides, they're cavalry. It's about speed; agility, and flexibility. The more chaotic

DrKennethNoisewater

8/6/17 11:53pm

Hardly. I'll take the Rohirrim any day of the week.

spugeddy24

8/6/17 11:55pm

Armies avoided The Rohirrim based on their reputation as well.

spugeddy24

8/7/17 12:01am

Two things...avoiding is different than complete and utter fear, not being willing to travel to where they are.

macaroni

8/7/17 12:06am

The Dothraki are afraid to get on a boat. If not for 3 dragons they would

spugeddy24

8/7/17 12:13am

Not true. Khal Drogo promised Dany to take the Iron Chair when the attempt

byujacob

8/7/17 4:13am

It's one thing to say it.

spugeddy24

8/7/17 7:03am

Wrong. The power of a cavalry charge lies in charging with a strong, unified

OlanchoCoug

8/7/17 4:56pm

However if William Wallace shows up with his spears twice as long as a man then I'm going with the Scots

JohnnyComeLately

8/7/17 5:07pm

They'd be scared off when the Scots start flashing them.

OlanchoCoug

8/7/17 7:25pm

Feast yer eyes on this

8/7/17 7:32pm

lol. fantasy books aren't real life. IRL, cavalry is about speed, agility, and flexibility.

macaroni

8/7/17 9:42pm

How fast and agile were heavy cavalry in the middle ages which dominated

OlanchoCoug

8/8/17 8:23am

Ha. You win. You're the expert, I guess. What could I possibly know about cavalry tactics? Lol

macaroni

8/8/17 11:54pm

Umm, when Bill Gates shows up at your Programming 101 class, just listen and say

8/8/17 4:38am

What? How exactly is macaroni analogous to Bill Gates in this discussion.

OlanchoCoug

8/8/17 8:24am

RE: The Dothraki are just a poor mans Rohirrim.

UNLVcougar

8/6/17 11:26pm

You say tomato...

8/6/17 11:29pm

Who said anything about tomatoes

spugeddy24

8/6/17 11:38pm

Did you snort while laughing at your own post? 🤓

PJMort

8/6/17 11:48pm

Gandalf + Rohirrim > Dragon + Dothraki

billyrust

8/7/17 2:31pm

What I always wondered is if Gandalf was so powerful why did he fight with a sword and staff?

JohnnyComeLately

8/7/17 2:41pm

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