To me, that quote on Cregan means that at the very least he gave him a real tough match, tougher anyone the Dragonknight had ever faced. And we don't even know if he beat Cregan there either.
So one hand you have Selmy, legendary Kingsguard and one of the greatest swordsmen in Westeros history. Equal to Dayne without Dawn, plenty of feats like slaying Maelys the monstrous etc. At the start of Asoiaf he is the greatest knight alive by reputation and still a complete badass in skill...
It was stated that he was better with a sword than a lance, and even better with an axe or mace. In his prime as a Kingsguard, definitely not someone the large majority of knights would have wanted to face 1v1 lol.
Duncan definitely was a "true" Kingsguard, I mean an elite knight fit to serve there. The ones Bran knows from the stories.
Her descendant Brienne, strong and hyped as she is, I would still say loses to him. If Duncan was there at the start of Asoiaf he'd be considered one of the best in...
Duncan bested Lyonel Baratheon in a trial by combat and Lyonel was considered one of the finest fighters of his day. He definitely was a beast combat wise.
But I'd still give it to Sandoq.
Duncan is a legend but I'm going with Sandoq.
Sandoq is an actual terminator, one of the most terrifying warriors in the entire lore. Before coming into service of House Rogare, he was a veteran fighter in the pits of Meeren with a 100 wins to his name. He had slain even lions, bears and...
@Elder Lee Hung It was stated that Jahaerys would never be skilled enough to join the Kingsguard at all lol. According to the same source, he would be good enough to beat Maegor if he was still alive at that moment. All that was after he put himself in a rigorous training.
He never touched that...
Rhaegar was a scholar who only later decided to become a fighter because he read some prophecy in the books. Barristan remarked on his talent yes and he won a tourney at Harrenhal but I don't see him beating any of these other people.
I'll give you those 20 names, an actual 20 all time list is hard to make lol. I don't think some of those would be top 20 all time but for the sake of tournament lol.
Jaime
Arthur
Bobby B
C Cole
Daemon Blackfyre
Cregan Stark
Aemon Dragonknight
Sandoq the Shadow
Ryam Redwyne
Gwayne Corbray...
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