📘 Barristan's First Epic Fight Scene 📘

In season 1 of Game of Thrones, HBO chose to leave out an awesome scene that happens in the books - Ser Barristan Selmy's (Barristan the Bold) escape from King's Landing.
We find out about this in a conversation between Daenerys Targaryen and Ser Barristan in Chapter 14 of “A Dance with Dragons" (George R.R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire") while in Meereen.
In case you haven’t read the books yet, or if you have and you want to take a trip down memory lane, we will share it with you in this video.
I'll briefly set up the stage to the scene and then I will describe what happens using a bunch of quotes from the chapter. George RR Martin's writing is legendary.
I encourage you all to either read the books or listen to the audiobooks. I am addicted to Audible.
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[@Steelers57]

Thanks, Kev. The past is written. The ink is dry. Thanks, God we still have the books.

[@bridge4]

Winds of winter in 2020 I hear :))

[@Funnysterste]

@@bridge4 Was'nt it promised for 2015?

[@bridge4]

@@Funnysterste I dont follow that kind of stuff tbh sorry. I'm cool with him taking however long he wants to do it or to never write it and enjoy his time with friends and family :)) But someone told me that he posted a date on his "not a blog" and that person said that he rarely ever does that. So it's a good sign :))

[@dfunkt2291]

@@bridge4 That's encouraging. Personally I really do hope to read the remainder of the saga,. However, I understand GRRM is getting older, has probably been under much pressure due to GOT (although much richer because of that too)... and he has created a world and story so complex, it must be incredibly time consuming and take an incredible amount of attention to complete/add to. I understand that whatever instalments we get, will take much time, and may not end up complete. Fingers crossed though. PS Muchly enjoying your vids on ASOIAF :) PPS it's me, D Edwards just FYI - changed over to my nickname :)

[@rjkzbkfy9665]

Man, Barristan Fooking Selmy is the ultimate Westeros badass.

[@smithatkinson9962]

I freaking love your last videos of Ser Barristan, I wish his storyline will be different in TWOW

[@manofhonor1685]

I love how barristan says "here boy!" The venom in his voice. Makin joffrey flinch. I say that line to my brother all the time when we're gaming and I give him an item or something lmao

[@bridge4]

Lol that's funny. And I'm with you. His delivery was awesome

[@thelittlekitty1985]

Barristan the badass. Legend!

[@bridge4]

100% ... and chivalrous :))

[@DontknowhatImdoingbutitsfun]

Is this a Barristan-thon? I love it!

[@bridge4]

Yup, tonorrownwas supposed to be the final. But I'm adding in one additional. So two more days of barry b :))

[@warmonger9100]

I hated when the show killed him but he went out like a bad ass. if I remember right, he's still alive in the books. Hopefully, in the books, he goes out like a bad ass but not until the long night. The video was worth the wait.

[@bridge4]

so few people say that he went out like a badass. im totally with you. 3 on 1 (even if they have daggers) would be so hard. he fought something like 6-10 people. totally insane. so badass

[@bridge4]

just checked. i think he fought 7 (and then 4 more appeared from behind him - where he came in)

[@warmonger9100]

@@bridge4 I hated the scene, the first time I seen it. The second time, I loved it. I know the show runners were condensing characters and time but if your gonna die, you like that.

[@bridge4]

I think I'm in the same boat. I may have been in the whole "they screwed him" camp until i realized, no way. He went out with a song, a sweet steel song. Just as dany had asked of him right before the scene. And as he would've wished for :)) (only thing better would've been a jorah type moment. Dying defending his queen)

[@lospollinos1978]

In a world where most soldiers die young, he lived until he was at least 60. Man could fight.

[@starscourge_blackfyre1471]

silky smooth butter is your voice my good sir, I can listen to you tell barristan selmys life forever!

[@bridge4]

Haha thanks

[@bridge4]

Real credit to grrm tho. Thats where the beauty lies

[@alkalinemk1588]

Bro the editing made this one!!! Barristan on the horse 😂😂😂, it really did help visualize the story tho. Man youd be perfect voice for a book on tape. If you did WoW when it comes out thats something id definitely donate or straight up pay for. Ever think about smthn like that? -Brian

[@bridge4]

In the editing program, using the horse from an arya sandor transparent image that I already made looked ok, since the visual window is just a small piece of the application. Once I finally watched it on full screen, I realized it looked ridiculous. But in too exhausted. Done something like 45+ hours in the last 3 days and have to do the same for the next three before I can take a day off. So I was just line "ah f**k it. I'm not spending the time to make a barristan on horse transparent image" lol And instead of the horse and him spinning horizontal 180s, they were doing vertical and front to back 180s, which gets to the same place (a horizontal 180) but looks nuts ... but I got a kick out of the way it looked so I kept it :))) As far as winds of winter, I've got one chapter coming out soon. Depending on when I release a secret project I'm working on with teflon TV and gray area :)) Right how targetting those for fri/sat But I can narrate the full audiobooks without getting into legal trouble :-/ also, i hate recording since I'm a mouth breather. Editing out all my gasps is the worst lol Thank you for the kind words tho, ser!

[@alkalinemk1588]

@@bridge4 Wow man keep up the hard work, youre kicking ass. Sounds good tho ill be tuned in.

[@alkalinemk1588]

And btw even the simplistic visuals you throw go a LONG way. I'm the type where I always have to visualize the story (been picturing god as Dave from Wendys since 3rd grade lol) so even Barristans upside down horse runniing backwards was awesome.

[@bridge4]

@@alkalinemk1588 lmao at your visual kg god. That's funny. And I hear ya. I like to take the time to atleast use transparent images (I didnt take the time to make them if gold"loaks either) but I figured its not too important since my animation. Is cheesy anyway I'm like you tho. Visual learner. So when I work on projects that's almost always my goal. To try to make something that visually would help me (and fingers crossed, that'll resonate with other visual learners :))

[@miquelcanosasanteularia1678]

The legend

[@ziggv563]

A lot of Barry the bold, love it. Keep it up kev!

[@RichardDCook]

Thank you so much for these great Barristan videos! I'm one of those poor unfortunate souls who is a massive fan of the show but has never read the books. I had no idea how badly Barristan was handled in the show. It's criminal. Now I understand McElhinney's disgust.

[@TheBoxingCannabyte]

As a swordsman, former Ranger (75th Regiment, 6 combat tours, and then 2 more running private security and bodyguarding AFTER i lost my eye to an IED and injured my back) I relate to Barristan quite a bit. I've studied HEMA, FMA, Emerson Boxing, American Arwology, Pencak Silat, and as a Jew (who, with my bag of Jew gold, I rule the world with my fellow Illuminati Lizard People Clone Robo-Space-Jews) .... I have, after losing my eye and suffering 8 severely herniated disks and a break in my neck and collar bone (Vehicle-Borne IED aka vbIED, a car crash with a bomb, killed two of my good friends next to me...fucked us up...anyway), I have done very well for myself. Ican't compete in boxing but IDPA, and HEMA I dominate really well. As I get older I get more experience and adapt. I even had to switch oy my left hand for awhile, apparently Jamie Lannister is borderline retarded as left-handed he should have developed the same skills as the legendary Qhorin Half-Hand! IMO The Half-Hand is one of the top-5 best fighters in the books or show, he is just a legend on a scale few have.... Barristan, I think, could have beaten The mountain if somehow tyrion could have used him, I also think he'd have beaten the Red Viper. TV Jorah and Jon combined I think could beat Barristan, barely. Barristan is = to Arthur Dayne or so close that he'd win 1.5/3 fights statistically.

[@bridge4]

just saw this in the "pending review" section. not sure why YT held it back, but its out there now. sorry to hear about your personal losses, stray strong ser! and im totally with you on barristan. there was an MTV interview awhile ago where George R.R. Martin confirmed what you said about dayne/barristan (he said it would be a "coinflip" unless Dayne weilded Dawn and Barristan had an ordinary sword, since that would give Dayne the advantage)

[@justindmoser]

Really glad to see more GoT vids here lately! You're the best there is at this, my man!

[@bridge4]

Appreciate it, bro :))

[@BurnzyNUFC]

I wish they included at least one of these fights that you have shown us (Bridge4) in the tv show because I always felt he was underused and deserved another badass fight scene before he died.

[@bridge4]

I feel ya. And theres even more than this. He battles in winds of winter

[@paulaguibord9572]

Love this new video and insight on how truly awesome Barristan is - with how crazy things are right now in the world, I’m so glad I can count on your amazing insightful videos! You Rock!!!

[@GutzOverFear]

Dude it is so hard to concentrate with Ramin's masterpiece playing in the background. 🎶🎵🎼🎶🎵🎼🎵 Great video though. As always. 👍👍

[@bridge4]

I was just at the live experience. Ramins music is soooo good

[@TheWesterosiNinja]

This Barry B hits harder without the juice than the one who played for the Giants 😜🙃

[@bridge4]

Lol well said

[@TheOaf2782]

Westerosi ninja great channel love you guys

[@mikelombard21]

Amazing video. Really some of the best Got content out there. I love your vids. Much love.

[@znumoxlae-7826]

Amazing 😉 vid 🎥👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 What a collage 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@bkaa18]

Can't wait until the next video.

[@stephenbyrneireland]

Loving these, pal. I hope Ser Barristan at least makes it through WOW.

[@bridge4]

i dont nthink he will., but id like that =))

[@Percy_Garcia]

Keep em coming Kev! 👍👍

[@leshreddur]

Well done Sir.

[@FandomDSaint]

It would of been interesting of we got this one on one with Dany and Barristan....... As well as a Barraistan funko

[@bridge4]

Lolol. Of course

[@bridge4]

U crack me up

[@jamestaylor8037]

When it comes to a square go..barry the bold dont mess about..he strikes first..if only he helped save ned on baelors steps

[@forest_blerta5488]

his voice!

[@TheOaf2782]

Barry the bold. Is my love ty man. Shireen is close second. Great work as always with your sexy voice ty mate

[@snapmasterbalance9146]

Would love to watch your videos but I'm currently reading a storm of swords and dont wanna get spoiled

[@bridge4]

If you're reading the books, then just hold off on mine and everyone's and enjoy the ride. :)) cause there are alot of book only characters and subplots that start in ASOS and more and more in AFFC and ADWD. Have fun :))

[@chrissyofoldstones3210]

I ♥️ Barristan

[@bridge4]

Aw that's so sad. Cause he once told me that you annoy him:-P

[@chrissyofoldstones3210]

@@bridge4 LMAO

[@Divinemakyr]

I don't remember this for some reason. Awesome to hear it.

[@bridge4]

I didnt remember it the first time through. I recall doing audiobooks for my second time through and being like "whooaaaa". Usually it's the reverse, zoning out for intervals with an audiobook. But I sometimes do the same with books, I'll "read" several.pages and realize my mind is somewhere else lol

[@Divinemakyr]

@@bridge4 That's quite common. Your brain goes elsewhere and you read entire pages worth without realizing it.

[@bridge4]

@@Divinemakyr I wonder if any of it sinks in on a subconscious level when that happens

[@Divinemakyr]

@@bridge4 Maybe. I doubt it for me personally though, I remember like 90% of what I read in the books. And only that.

[@UrbanAstronomer]

Savage

[@gavomorg762]

Omg kev,completely forgot he returned to white sword tower to finish his story.i tell u mate I love our Ser granfather ,,legend,,that kine I the throne room is one if my favourites “even bus u cud cut cut thru the 5 of you like carving/cutting a cake 🍰,here boy take this and melt it down with the rest “ badass,also di u think he’s grateful Joffrey dismisses him after the ned incident because he was just glad to be out of his service or cos he didn’t have to stand back and watch it di what he did????

[@bridge4]

That's a great question. It could be either or those or probbaly both. Possibly even just the fact that hes bound by oaths to a fault. So joffrey taking away his white cloak was sort of a way out (he didn't have ti sell his soul for a king again. As he did most notably with aerys)

[@JoniukasVader]

Bridge the gap...

[@bridge4]

Thanks always for stopping by

[@terellchapman8737]

Ser Barristan the badass, such a shame he couldn’t serve the true King. 😭

[@bridge4]

Meaning rhaegar?

[@terellchapman8737]

bridge4 Brandon Stark 😂 let’s face it Rhaegar probably would have went mad.

[@bridge4]

hahah. there were a lot of great targaryens. like any familky, some good and some bad =))

[@terellchapman8737]

bridge4 yeah but Daenerys, Viserys....Aerys hell even Jon Snow wasn’t fit

[@bridge4]

@@terellchapman8737 who not jon?

[@FirCorred]

Almost feels eerie to be here so early... but how can there be comments 2 hrs old? Notification says video was put up 22min ago? Any idea how this works?

[@Vaxsysl]

If you were to narrate the books, I'd buy it. Have you honestly considered that, with support from pateron if nothing else? Whom am I kidding, you did. But did you? Because, definitely.

[@bridge4]

Not allowed unfortunately. So I just do select passages which they dont seem to find since it's basically free marketing

[@BubblegumCrash332]

Barry B!!

[@bridge4]

:))

[@jimmyreece5781]

Misleading title

[@saras123]

I’m worried that he abandons Dany for Faegon in twow🤷🏽‍♀️

[@bridge4]

You think he would ditch his views for the first time ever??

[@saras123]

Quite the opposite. He left KL in search of the true king to redeem himself and if he believes Faegon is the true king he may leave Dany not to make the same mistake he made when he accepted Roberts pardon. And Dany making all these questionable decisions may push him towards Faegon. He dwells alot about her temper in adwd

[@bridge4]

@@saras123 oh ok, i see what you mean now. i like the connections ytou made. and people do change in this story. ill have to think about this, but thanks for sharing this well thought out idea =))

[@bridge4]

I just remembered that he rides the silver filly soon. Would be a total insult if he ends up betraying dany ... I think hes going down in the battle tho :*(

[@saras123]

bridge4 🥺🥺

[@SHARKVADERS]

B...

[@shadowdance4666]

He didn’t die in the books did he

[@bridge4]

Not yet. I fear he will soon